The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-09-18

increased At ese-y step snd the sris- fer ven
eeance grew Eonder and loader. The streets
were crowded with Women eho anxiousIy
asked which IS he p and then in tones Of
deepest hatred. hissei skill hins. he's not
81 to live When the crowd reached the
Academy sqnars there was scene Of in
tense conasaofion. and ca few moments il
looked as though the Iynch;ng suggested at
the woods wonld BE- carried into efiect tight
there. But cooIer heals again prevented
ang such attempt from being eonsummai-
ed, and after comparative quiet had been
restored, the little man " was hurried up
Uuion Street and back into the jail from
which be had escaped.
Joe Nicely hung his bead like craven
coward, insisting all the while that he had
10, shot McsGiIIen and begging to be saved
from the crowd who gibed and taunted him
as be passed by.
~ TIE JAIL CORRIDOR
There are more pistols in the prison,
have the boys look ont for them" said
Deputy NcAiIIen to our reporter As he lean
ed over The bsd TO inquire afser that officers
wounds.
This information was at once given to
watchman Richardson who asked tive ten
prisoners in the jail. one afier the ether il
there we're any more pistols in the prison.
All denied knowledge Of any excepting the
Two the Nioely boys had saken with them.
When Garno-the little Italian lockwood
bursIar-denied that there were more re
volveEs in the Jail, he was confronted by
watchman Kiefes who said what's the use
lying. Shorty, you pointed two revosyers at
NEE
THE ITALIAN "FEssEs Up
AT this Richardson caught the Italian BY
the throat and choked him until be turned
as white as your shirt front. '.Ill tell you
where they are, he gAsped as Richardson
released his hold. %. threw them down
the water close"
"a search Of that apartment failed 10 re-
veal anything and the Italian was again
subjected 10 the choking process and several
light q slsps.
Come with me and I'll get them for you. y
he said when again released from the watch
mans grasp. and leading the way TO the
closet he lined upa board and brought forth
two new IS caIbrc Smith & wessoa re-
volvers.
A TALK WITH EHE STcELYs.
When our reporter stepped up to Dave
Sicely's cell he was invited to ~go TO hi
and mind your own d--d business You
fellows have done ali you could to convict
US
We'll. tell u, when the revolver. come
into jailr
That's none OF your id business was
the curt reply.
Dave subsequently, told one OF the guards
that the revolvers had been handed 10 be-
fore the attempt TO break jail several
weeks ago bad been discovered; and that
they were handed to Joe through the ven
nla;or.
JOBS OILY TONGUE.
"How's Mhs Where did the balls strike
him r
When told lha, the Deputy Sheriff was in
a very critical condition and that the bullets
entered just below the heart he quietly se-
marked
cit won't kill him. They are too low.
"Hox did this afTair occur joe wei.
now. I'll tell you all about ii. We were con-
victed when We were innocent, and as the
chances were al against Us We determined to
escape Letters have been received, too. saying
that the jail was 70 be blown up with dyna-
mite, asd we didn't want TO be here when
that happened
"Yeu have gotten yoursegfin nice posi-
ton by attempting 10 murder the Deputy
Sheriff ventuTed the reporter. Il can't
understand Why innocent men wozld make
a break Of this kind =
Il didn't skOot Nit"
Vow. see here Joe. interrupted Richar,i-
son, II I'd been at thedoor you would have
shot me- We have all treated You boys
kindly and have dene you lots OF havors and
Icant see why you shot Nilt?n
We'll, it was good chance, . replied Joe
We wouldn't have tried it If you had teen
at the door We ma.e up our minds to 90
about week ago The Sheriff went away
this morning. Everybody in town was
likely at dinner, and thought We could
scare Milt. Instead of that he grabbed me
BY both wrists when l jumped out of the
door. / had never handled a seif-cocking
revolver before and it went OF accidentally
Mili held on TO meand We Kept on scutiing
when the pistol again went Off I'm sorry
if the shot bit Mili
How does it come thai Dave lsft you so
far in the rear when you were running p
asked the reporter You know he's siekly."
That's something I can't understand.
used to do three miles without stopping. /
guess this long confinement is the reason.
Dave run ike a deer. couldn't begin to
keep up with him
This knccks your case in the Supreme
Court high and dry. suggested some one
standing by.
Il suppose it will, said Joe. we've made
a bad mes oft all around and I'm mighty
sorry for IT,
Were the boys close to you in the woods p
II should say they were One time had
TO draw in my legs to keep some felioxs
horse from tramping on them. Dozens Of
people passed Eilhin few feet OF me- When
first got into the woods aud was running,
a ballet vhistled by my ear, thai think
nnst have cut my hair. When We got to
the far end Of the woods we saw that escape
was cut of. Just then some one shot and
Dave and got separated / dug myself
half way underground and threw nv pistols
away
When were the pistols handel into jail
let me see this IS Monday. they were
handed in through the yentiIalor SUNDAY
night
''rha, was last night 'Phats right they
werr handed in Sunday night
"Ba5 the other boy. say they have been
in here for a week
4 tell sou the arms we're pat in Sunday
night, said the oily longIcl scoundrei. and
then as We drs~ Axay fran bis cell door. he
requested as to tell Nil I'm sorry I shot
him and tia; hope he'll get we'll.
LIaEEALLr PRovIDED WITH BULLETS.
When Dave Nicely was searched loaded
revolver and an unbrokea box OF cartridges
were found in bis pockets
Joe had thrown his revolver away before
he was captured aud II was picked up a
few feet from the spot by NJ II. HsrizelL
Two chambers had been discharged. A large
number Of loose cartridge. were fonnd in
hispockst