Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-10-20
KILOGRAMS TO TIKI STAR
He EaraeA HTS Liberty.
A CONVICT RUN DOWN RI BbooDHouNps Aztec
TERRIBLE CHASE.

CONVICT RUN DOWN RI BLooDHouNps Aztec
TERRIBLE cHAsE.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Oct 2o.-Henry Estes Q
white convict was brought here yesterday nom
Belount Springs ousrries. 30 be taken 10 Jesfer-
SON county 90 stand trial for demonstrating.
Estes had been sent TO the Blount 9usrries FOE
night saturday morning he made bold dash
LOT hoerty, Knowing that he would De saken 10
Jefferson county saturday night He was
working on the top of the limestone quarry,
which Is one thousand feet perpendicular at one
point The rock stands out q few feet. enough
behind and crawied on his all-fours the distance
81 OH .wo hundred yards pulled mp the distance OF
Two hundred feet by his hands and teeth, hold
ing 10 slender bushes. He WAS compelled 20
suspend himself in the air several times. and at
one time he held on by his teeth 10 a small sap
he reached the top he was exhausted and laid
down TO rest He was awakened by the yelp III
Tue oloodhonnds, who were looking for his
traii which they had found but could not fol.
low up the cliff. BE got n start, and ran like y
deer over the mountain roads and through
aud was climbing over the limestone elf of
Jack Blanket mountain, twelve miles distant
a,s, me looked across on the other mountains,
James Hanley aud William King on horse
oaek, riding at faii speed, witt six bloodhounds
tree. He was discovered by the dogs baying ss
The Bundle Censasaea q naSy.
How A YOUNG WOMAN GOT RID OF AN En-
CUMBERANCE AT AUGUSTA.
ATLANTA, Ca, Oct. 2o.--A special 10 the Cbss-
stttut,on from Augusta says: The county author.
tiles have little mulait to baby on their banda
and IL is proving white elephant The other
day Phoebe Brooks, colored. living on Nav ave-
nue, was leaning over gate when a carriage
drove up and pretty female occupant thereof,
engaging Phoebe ia conversation, asked her 10
care for a package Tor her Tor n few moments
Having given a huge bundle TO the negress the
fair lady gave the word to the driver and the
found IL necessary 10 examine the suspicious
bundle. and found it TO contain q pretty little
tor the mother TO return and finally despairtne
Phoebe reported the matter To the police and
they immediately Instituted Investigation. Il
was found that circumstances connected with
the visit OF a couple of ladies from Orangeburx,
= e., who recently came TO Augusta aud took
rooms in Pearl row, show that they had q hand
i'm the affair Al any rate the child will be
shipped In charge of Detective Purcell TO Gussie
silItle and II she refuses TO care Tor II she will
forthwith be compelled TO come 10 this city 10
SHOW cause Tor refusal SO TO do.
Wrote an Account Of His Own euiciae.
FARGO. ID. T., Oct 2o-Mondsy morning
James B. Bell, for the past ten or twelve
years connected with ST. Paul ana Mime.
apolis papers, and for q few weeks local edi-
tor of the Argus at Moorhead, put a pistol 10
his head and fired a bullet into his brain,
account Of his suicide for the Argus: said he
was tired OF living. and suffered unbearably
from chronic disease. He was an old gentle.
man, with children all married.
His Speciality Was Rebbine Churches.
CHATTANOOGA, Oct. 20. A negro named
Brown has been arrested here on suspicion In
his room were found four Bibles three church
clocks, several fine vestmenis stolen from an
Episcopal minister, aud silver comm union
SET the negro had been robbing churches and
had brought his plumber 10 Chattanooga TO dis
pose oft The communion set was stolen from
q birmingham church.