Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-10-09
RUDE BURROWS BAGGED.
He Was Shot Dead While At
tempting to Escape.
CUPIDITY CUT SHORT HIS CAREER


his hands In daring, reckless attempt to
regain his liberty, and when he fell, two
men had gone down before his unerring
| aim. To the last he displayed that spirit
Of deviish cunning aud daring which for
four years has made his name terror in
the south and west Wednesday night
Burrows was taken by his captors to Lin
den. With his hands and feet tied they
placed him in the sheriff's Office In the Jail,
and John McDuffy and negro named
Marshall set down to watch him through
the night. The negro was one OF the cap
tors
J. G. Carter, who planned the capture,
took the money, sl7s found on Burrows
and went to Glass store to sleep. While
Burrows was quietly sleeping, his cap
tors sat near him with pistols in their
hands.
The Desperado's Clever Ruse.
At O'Clock the prisoner awoke. II am
hungry; get me something to eat," he
said. eve cannot get anything to eat at
this hour answered McDnffy well,
hand me my satchel there. ] have some
crackers In that" A leather satchel which
Burrows carried in his hand WfAen capt.
ured lay In one corner of the room where
It had been thrown without examination.
McDuify handed the satchel to Burrows.
The manacled hands OF the prisoner were
thrust inside, and, bringing out handful
OF crackers, he handed them to his guards,
and McDntfy and the negro put down their
pistols and began TO eat the crackers.
Again the shackled hands went down
into the open satchel and when they
again came forth the startled guards look
ed into the muzzles OF two cleaning re-
volvers.
Orders from tho Outlaw.
"Untie me, and be quick about it, said
Burrows to the negro, who obeyed at once.
Now unlock the handouts on my wrists,n
and again the negro obeyed. Put them
on that man, was the next order, and the
trembling negro closed the cuffs with a
snap on the wrists OF McDulTy open the
door, demanded Burrows, and the bars
were removed. Then placing one Of the
pistols In his pocket Burrows secured the
key OF the door, aud pointing a pistol at
the negroes head he ordered him outside.
Keeping the negro covered with his re-
volyer Burrows locked the door on the out
side, leaving McDuffy bound and help
less prisoner within.
He Wanted HIS Money.
"Now, where is that man Carter with
my moneyPn asked the outlaw Of the me-
gro. The negro told him, and was ordered
to lead the way 70 the store, and Burrows
knocked loudly on the door.
"Who Is thatsn asked Carter In a
whisper Burrows ordered the negro TO an.
swer which be did.
RTell him to get up quick, that MeDuffy
wants him at the fail, said Burrows, In
the same stern whisper, and the negro re-
peated the words. Carter recognized the
voice Of the negro, and coming TO the door
he opened II and asked; 'What is the mat
| ter, Johnw
"Where Is my money! Give It 10 me at
once, said Burrows, and pistol was az
the breast Of Carter, ana a glance In the
semi-darkness was enough. Carter recog-
nized Burrows and understood the situa-
ton In an instant. But he was not going
TO lose his 81, 800 prize without a struggle
A Duel 20 the Death.
Instantly he sprang back TO the bed
where his pistol was lying, seized it, and,
| turning 10 the door again, fred almost at
the same instant that the outlaws pistol
| sounded. Both shots were well aimed.
| The ball from the outlaws pistol struck
| Carter in the left breast above the heart
and passed through the lungs. Burrows
was shot through the bowels. lie stag
| gered back into the street, but raised his
| pistol again and sent ball crashing
| through the shoulder OF Marshall, the
negro who was standing there half dead
with fear.
Carter was staggering from the shock Of
his wound but he ran out into the street,
and seven moro pistol shots rang out on
the night air, Both men had emptied
their revolvers.
Rube Burrows Was Dead.
| BY this time Burrows had crossed to the
| opposite sidewalk and Carter was near the
middle OF the street. AS the echo OF the
last shot died away both men sank to the
| ground. The shots had aroused half the
| people in the little village, and the in
habitants running out into the street in
their night clothing, stumbled over the
bloody forms Of the two men lying prone
in the dark street. Soon lantern was
brought, and its pale light cast ghostly
shadows about the weird scene The
startled people heard groan from the
man lying on the sidewalk, they gathered
about him just In time TO witness one long
convulsive shudder, and then Rube Bur
rows, the man who had so often defed the
grim destroyer, was deed.
Carter was suffering the most agonizing
pain from his wounds. He was carried 10
his room and everything possible done for
him. He is yet alive, and may recover.
but his wound Is a dangerous one. The
negro, Marshall is badly wounded also,
but his wound is not considered dangerous.
The body OF Burrows lay where he fell un.
I'll the coroner came and took charge Of it,.
Carter, the man who killed Burrows, Is
the man 20 whom his capture is due. He
keeps a Small country store eight miles
south Of Linden.
He Let the Golden Opportunity Pass.
The express company's detectives who
have seen Burrows say this Is the man.
The officials who have studied his habits
for years are positive Of his identity, and
the dare devil spirit which cost him his
life leaves no room to doubt the identity OF
the dead outlaw
The spirit that prompted Burrows 10 20
in search OF Carter, recover his money,
! and thereby surely lessen his chances 81
escape, Is hard to understand Al the hour
he escaped he aud his two guards were
probably the only men in the town awake
. | On fleet horse he could have been miles
away before daylight. But he let the
golden opportunity pass and rushed to his
fate
After the inquest the body OF Burrows
was turned over TO the officers Of the ex
press company, and they decided 10 SEND
it to his aged father in Lamar county
: Ala, for burial So ends the career o.
RUDE Burrows, a man whose history is al
most without parallel.
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