The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-03-14
FRANK RAMD.
This 11otoious Murderer Kills the Deputy
Warden of Joliet, Ill, Prison,

Joliet, Ill, March IA murderous assault
was made upon Capt John Mcdonald, deputy
warden of the penitentiary here, this afternoon.
The assassin is a notorious desperate named
Frank Rand. Deputy Mcdonald in going his
rounds entered the collar shop where Rand
works. As customary, Mcdonald stopped at
the desk of Keeper Madden to receive his re-
port. While the deputy was talking with the
keeper Hand snapped his finger at his keeper
and raised his hand, giving the signal
Tor a request to go to the closet.
conversation WIN the deputy,
whose back was turned on Rand. The Keeper
also turned his hack to Rand to give an order to
another convict. Instantly Rand, who was
crossing die room. picked up a heavy iron po-
ker three feet long, rushed upon Deputy Nc
his force, smashing in his skull. Mcdonald
dropped senseless. Rand shouted II have
killed the son --atlast." and drew a large
knife. Keeper Madden rushed up to Rand and
received a terrible cash Ill on arm, but held
Rand until two life conyicts, Dclnolin and
Roab, came to his assistance. and Rand was
hurled violently TO the floor. Hearing an
alarm, Assistant Deputy Warden Garvin and
Keeper Ed Mcdonald, brother OF the attacked,
deputy. rushed in and the convict Roab was on
top of Rand and had the life nearly choked out
OF him. When Garvin ordered him off, Roab
begged to be allowed to choke him to death.
Rand rising staggered toward the door and
made q quick plunge, grabbing Il knife on the
table, he turned desperately on Deputy Garvin.
who broke a heavy cane over Rund's head, cut
ting him terribly. Pulling a revolver, Garvin
shot Rand in the side, then grabbed the convict
by the throat. While holding him thus, Keep
er Mcdonald frantically drew his revolver.
placed the mnzzle at Rand's right ear. and fired
Rand fell Deputy Mcdonald and Rand was
carried to the hospital. determination showed
McDonald's skull terribly crushed. Pieces
of skull were removed, leaving the brain exposed
two inches long and one wide. He will die. Rand
was unconscious a long time. 1t is not known
how dangerously he was wounded. On recover
ing consciousness, Rand said: 81 am Jesus
Christ, and was sent to rid this prison of that cru
nued, 81 left a broad trail of blood all the way
to prison when | came here. To do so l killed
nine men. This makes my tenth. y Deputy Car
win says responsibility for McDonald's death
rests upon the jury which sent him Rand to the
pemtentiary instead of hanging him. During
the terrible struggle the conyicts behaved adj
mirably.
Iribune'sJoliet, Ill, special: Deputy Warden
Mcdonald, who was assaulted by Frank Rand,
is still very low, although his friends think
there is a fair chance for his recovery. When
asked why he had assaulted the deputy, Rand
said: HE was cruel to me. l suffered like a
being in hell While he confined me in the soil
tary. l had a vision from God in which l was
told to skill the deputy" The physicians have
not yet probcd for the ball in Rand's head.
The other wounds are not serious. Rand is
fully posted on the result of the recent trial of
Convict Mooney, the murderer of his cell-mate,
is up 10 all the insanity lodges, and has begun
to get in his insane talk and actions this early.
for the purpose of carrying out a plan he has
evidently concocted to be declared insane and
Sent to an insane asylum. This is the motive
Tor his attack on Deputy Mcdonald.