The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-08-22

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Fifsi sams Ne fngIas a1f inca setefsl
baxaafs sad mall and afpfsss ears. ahi
lasily ne passenger f1arhss Tha tffin
had two siespefa ahi ihi Peoria was
ihe last one nuih platforms Wefs
crowded, tho people I've The most pert
balng ~ Laulans, Wbo hsd gone Gni 70
sabufhsn stations before Daylight 60
board the train Hon John Martin
sad several newspaper reporters could
he seen through the CAf windows, ali
crowded around lhe seat which the pfls'
onef occupied The train stopped, tud
out they poured ~ both ouds Tho
crowd NJ hfat being unable "a tell which
end vas the right one, divided aud Gov.
cred both, a. they determined, coma
what might, not 70 lei the prisoner o.
cape. The rear end proved 70 DO
thu rlghi one, ~ was evidenced
when Detective TtncYs iimil.
lar face appeared al the door lie was
closely followed by the prisoner, and
Badger was al the atlot'a heels Chief
hafflgan was below on the ground to re-.
colve them, and with him were twenty OF
the biggest policemen 10 ~. Louis aud
halt a. many seraeants, about all, In fact,
in the Central District. They were there
10 keep the crowd back aud make way
for the all.important trio. Tho crowd
was good.natufod and fell back to the
right and left In good order, and tho
prisoner was marched almost on g trot
to the patrol wagon which had been
backed up under the Twelfth street
bridge
lne face OF Maxwell was on the pale
order, and IL would not b. exnggeratlng
TO say he was pretty badly scared M ho
was hurried through that crowd. A
shout was given as the prisoner was as
sisted up Into the patrol wagon
The prisoner was hardly seated In tho
wagon when Tracy shouted, "Let her
golh The driver applied the lash to the
horses aud tho animals plunged forward
under the bridge, while small army OF
blue-coats clung 10 the rear steps Tho
crowd gave a tremendous cheer rs the
wagon started for the Four Courts. The
horses were urged rapidly forward,
the crowd following as fast as II could,
cheering and yelling the while. Tho
mad chase was kept up until police
headquarters was reached. Lodgers In
the neighborbood were awakened by tho
shouts and cries OF the thousands In tho
streets, and, dressing as quickly as pos
slblc, Joined the excited throug Twelfth
street was impossible. Ably secondlng
the efforts OF the young were old men,
women, mothers with babes In thclr
arms, and even small children.
The wagon stopped In front Of the
CLARK avenue entrance, and In mlnut,
was surrounded by the throng. "lak'
him out and hang hint" shouted tai
man In a white hat, as Tracy aud Badger
lifted their charge from the wagon. Th'
officers on the wagon formed limo anC
pressed the crowd back toward lbcr's
As the prisoner finally disappeared be
hind the front doors another halrralsin!
shout was given. Meanwhile the thou
sands who had been left by the patrol
but who, nevertheless, persisted In socur
ing one more look, found the TwelltI
street entrance 10 the building open
poured In like flock Of sheep.
In a minnie the roiunda was jamme'
and again the officers formed In line an'
drove the mob out into the street Max
well was taken into tho detectlve's roon
aud given n chair. lie was quite pal
aud spoke only In monosyllablos whe
lnterrogated. lie did not seem TO quit
understand the fuss on the outside
Commodore Smith, Captain Fruchtc
Sergeant Schmitgens and number o
reporters received tho prisoner In III
room. lie carrlsd long English ulste
and appeared tired and trayel'stalne,
from his journey.
"Mr. Tracy, Is II possible to get
place TO washi" said he.
"Yes, certainly; come with me-"
"Take him down stairs" said Sci
geant Burke.
"Give me my brush and comb" rc
quested Maxwell.
Tracy went down In one OF the dee
pockets OF the ulster and nshed out
comb and brush, and handing II TO th
prisoner, saidi "You can have anythln
YOU want"
Harry Newboldt, the Photographic
who does the work for the rogue
gallery, was present aud had mad
every preparation TO receive a good pic
ture Of the prisoner. AfteE Maxwe
had performed his ablntlons la the cali
boosc, he was brought up and phot'
graphed. The police were immedlateI
besleged by thousands for permission
see the prisoner, bat all were denied.