St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-21
ANOTHER TRIAL OF ST. cLA1E
The Escape from Prison aud the Attack o.
Deputy Sheriff Mary.

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Deputy Sheriff Marfy.
Yesterday morning the trial of Charles St.
Clair for assault on Adam Marty. deputy
sheriff, at the time that ST. Clair, White and
Smith broke jail aud escaped, was taken up.
County Attorney Castle was ably assisted by
Fayette Marsh and Geo. F. Sabin. j. n.
Searles for the prisoner.
When the court opened the sheriff returned
the following special venire: Chas. Benson,
John BOreen, B. F. Judkins. Chas. Mozier,
Jas. Mathews, and Z. W. Mcclure.
The following jury was sworn: S. P. Rich
ardson, A. Frederick, Jas. Mulvey, B. F.
Judkins, E W. MeCldie, z. d. Farmer,
John w. Riseh, Geo. jerks, John BOrceu,
VIM. Turieh and Robert Mofatt
The Witnesses examined for the defense
were Sheriff HOlcombe, Deputy Sheriff Adam
Marty, Edgar Wadsworth Charles Bloom and
County Clerk Bennett. The prisoner was
the only one examined for the defense.
From the testimony We learn the following
facts: Adam Marty, deputy sheriff, went at
about O'Clock on the evening Of the pris-
oners' escape TO lock them up as usual, an d
as SION as he entered the outside corridor of
the prison, and advanced as far as the first
corner, he was struck by some blunt imple-
ment on the left temple. At the same time
he dropped his lantern to catch at the one
that had struck him, and whom he supposed
to be the halfbreed, Louis Smith. Then
the corridor was perfectly dark. While
struggling with him he received 4
second blow which nearly stunned him,
making a cut on his head over the left ear.
The three prisoners, St. Clair, Smith and
White, then escaped. Marty immedi-
ately followed them, but they had got out
through the Office and the rear door OF the
court house, and as the night was dark he
was unable to trace them. He then went
down into the city to put the police on the
alert, Sheriff HoicOmbe being at the time
away from home, but who got back soon after
and made diligent search.
The way the escape from the Jail was made
was by drilling one Of the bars by a broken
bit which had been left by some workmen
who had been repairing the prison. \ fort
night had been taken in doing this and filing
the bar. The ba- was pried of
by piece Of board which they split from a
shelf, making lever of it. Tue prisoners
got out by partly undressing and pressing
themselves through the aperture they had
male. Their clothing they threw out between
the bars.
The testimony showed that the prisoner,
st. Clair, was captured few days after the
escape, and narrated the manner Of the es-
cape 20 the marshal, Charles Bloom, of Ma
nne, who arrested him, and also the attack
that was made on Marty. Wordsworth, who
was prisoner in the jail when the escape
was made, told how they were to attack
Marty, each one saying that they could handle
him aud that they would be free no matter
what il cost or what they might have TO DO to
Marty. The prisoner did not deny the
attack on Marty, but said that he
did not strike him, but escaped while he and
the half breed were engaged; he did not
use the billy produced, aud which was found
in the corridor.
THIS billy or sling shot was q formidable
looking affair. II was composed of pieces
of lead, around which yarn had been wound,
and 10 it was attached a rope handle with a
loop for going around the wrist. II would
knock any one senseless If struck much of
a blow with 1t fairly.
County attorney read the points of law,
and the manner in which the jury from the
law should be addressed. The were very
voumnious. Mr.. Marsh summed up and he
was in better condition than the previous
day. Mr.. Searles made the address for the
defense, and did.his client full justice. The
charge Of Judge McCluer was an able one,
and he gave the law Of such cases clearly
TO the jury. The case was not closed last
evening.