The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-04-05

land Bernor was placed on the G,
next TO the sleeper bt fore the train had
come to full stop. The two deputies
sat near him, but did not have him fas-
tened to them. Joe Moses sat in the
next car in advance. As the train came
70 stop, bowling mob of nearly
three hundrt men made q dash for the
cars yelling; There he is, catch him."
some OF the men we're masked while a
part OF them were not. They climbed
INTO oil the oars, but most of them broke
for the one in which Moses was seated.
One OF the deputies who mad been de-
tailed with srner, sprang from his seat
and started for the front of The Car.
The crowd though it was Berner try
ing to escape, aud pouucing on hlm
pore hlm to the ground He Was
choked, beaten and almost killed be-
lore the mistake was discovered. Ber-
ner had sprung from his seat, but In at
tempLing to jump from the platform
fell headlong to the ground. 1t was
doubtless this accident that prevented
the crowd from recognizing lin. The
train boy, who YVES standing ON The
pinuorm at the time, says Berner
walked around the car and entered
again from the rear.
DETERMINED TO HANG HIM.
In The meantime the wild mob Ad
discovered their mistake, and were
even more infuriate than before. Ber-
ner walked about two-thirds OF the way
through the car, when one of the depu-
ties who had seen him jump from The
train cried: "rhere he goes now; catch
him." Immediately Bornsr again
started ON the run and again jumped
from the train, which by this timo
had startt d to pull out from the station.
One OF the deputies ran .fJer him, while
the one who had been mistaken fur.
Berner was still held by the crowd.
Joe Moses and thin d deputy remained
on the train.
While the first section OF the train.
the one that had been attacked at Love.
land, pulled into Morrow, another mob
was waiting to capture the prisoner.
The mob was composed OF $50 or 200
men, only part OF whom were III asked.
Before the train stopped they climbed
ON the engine and into the cars In their
eagerness to get possession Of the MUIR
derer. Some Of the men attempted to
force the engineer to stop the train be-
fore it got into town. in order that they
might swing Barner from bridge neax
by. They hunted the baggage, pas
senger and sleeping ears, completing
their search just as the train pulled
out.
LANDED IN THE PRNITENTIARY.
COLUMBUS, March 29,-Berner was
landed In the penitentiary at o'clock
tonight, accompanied by . strong
guard of specials. He had . most
evsntful experience in his escapes for
the past thirty hours. After leaping
from the train last night, he wandered
over the country keeping in sight of the
railroad. Finally he restt In q box
car on q siding till nearly daylight,
when ne broke for the woods, and WAS
Dvertaken about 10 o'clock by deputies
Moses and Devote who kept up the
chase with buggy. They had din
guilty in keeping him concealed during
he day, but finally drove to Fosters
Crossing, the next station above Love-
and, where they had arranged to meet
'ome newspaper correspondents. They
1ad changed Bsrner's clothes, put q
Derby instead Of q soft hat on him, and
had him SO changed that no one rec
,gnizsd him from the descriptions.
They turned him over to two CORES
,c N tents, and then claimed that they
lad fallen to find him. There was
luite crowd at the place, however.
'efore the train arrived at O'Clock.
Ind the people suspecting tht m called
or Bsrner, but they got of safely.
3orner was at once taken into the closed
express car by the journalists and the
he officers were in the coaches. pre-
ending to be en- route to the capital for
'dvice and aid. They kept the Governor
'dvised by the conductor sending dis
patches from every station. The Gov
'rnor had the train stopped ha,f . mile
rom the depot, and close by tho peni-
entiary, when Berner was taken on
he run. There were crowds ut ali the
tations making inquiries, and multi
udcs awaited the train in and about the
'ty, but they were given tie slip. A
of police and q large aum-
'er OF prison guar ds had been quietly
ocateu at the suburban crossing, where
he party alighted. They succeeded in .
citing there one by one without arous.
rg suspicion. They met large crowds,
lowever, on the double quick to the
'rison gates. Berner was scared near
Z to death. He was the first man that
Warden Thomas ever saw that was glad
o get behind the walls. He rejo3ced
Fhsn he was inside and wanted
eat aud to rest. After he had his
upper he related his trip to every one
o met, saying that the mobs were ours
e and boiling for his blood. He il rs
ears old; sentenced to twenty years
nd expects to outlive il.
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an Auburn physician who is sub
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