The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-12-04


10 found tbs, ] could plainly bear their 90,
. versstion. Tho nrst words csugh, wer
% from Thomss Who vss saying.
o. --si least . mile. I sussA n's du,
% vest Of here. With sn old log hoas. 10 ,
o clearing. The borses are tuo good,
u ones.
Whats ths weather outsider ssked
p jim.
= Going TO be dark.
y Well ii will be - cay a. rolling of :
y log.
Anything Ia the house worth tax
Q ins'
Can't tell ,ill ve have . look. Iwou.
: per where the devil this cold air comes
from.
l drew back. softly replaced the sssh,
. aud thin sntsssi tbs OR ridor 10 tell An,
drewa He eat 10 bis chair bali asleep,
and u occurred 10 me that II called him
of bis post the fellows would suspect
something entered the dwelling part
aud related the particulars to my mother.
! remember how white her face grew %
she listened 10 me. She Vas for q once
sending mo out for some OF the neighbors,
but when We came TO reflect ws remem
bered that father had taken twenty OF the
best men in bis posse. and we could think
OF no one who would be likely to accept
our call Andrews was at bis post, and be
coald not be called away or conferred
with We had ~ arms double barrel
led shot gun. revolver and rife. The
turnkey had the revolver. or was suppos,
ed to haye it, but 10 looking around tho
corridor l found it hsnging on nail be
hind the door leading into the dwelling
pat. It was loaded, and l myself loaded
the other arms taking them into the dwell
ing part TO do SO. The keys to the front
and back doors were in the locks. Ire
moved them without Andrews know
ledge
Now to understand what took place you
must have the lay OF the jail. II was only
one story high There was door at either I
end Of the corri Tor. Midway there was 9
door aud psasageway to the dwelling par.
which was composed OF three rooms.
There we're two windows In the corridor, Q
both strongly defended, and the doors a
weie very msssive The door iuto the !
dwelling part was only an ordinary light .
door When 0 O'Clock came stood in Q
this doorway, aud with mother looking 3
over my sh oulder, and We had all the wes q
pons on the kitchen table. had the I, ont d
door key in my hand, ready to let Thomas
out il nothing happened. He aud jim Q
came to the iron door and shook hands, Y
and Jim ssid: u
Well. ! shall depend on you 10 get those e
Y witnesses. te
Oh. OF coursr, OF course. was the reply.
| msy drop 10 some day next week with
some good uns
hope so.
Well. keep up your courage. Good :, =
by. .
Good by. -
Andrews turned the. key and let Tbom !, =
rs ont into the corridor. None OF them
,ad seen us because we we're further down
Andrews had swung the door about half i,
hut when Thomas turned on him and :
truck him with bis cinched fist behind
be ear. The turnkey fell 10 heap and !.
hen Thomas drew revolver aud struck :,
lin twice with the butt Of it. ~ =,
BY this time Black Jim was out 10 the ii,
orridor. and saw q revolver 10 bis hand. v,
dother screamed outM Thomas struck m,
be turnkey second time aud both vii, :.
isns made = dssh for us. I shut the door "a.
q their faces. and il Was bolted as they n,
anne against it. We ran through to the vb
itcheu and 10 five minutes ws had tho =,
assage bsrricsdei with . tabls, . cup 9,
oard and several chsirS Ifthey broke 4
own the door we were to make OUT fisbt ~;
ere.
After lew kicks on the door the fel a.,
'ws left It. probably intending to 60 out. d,s
hey found the keys gone. however, and o,i
ke9ise discovered that getting ont Of the
orriior was not getting oot Of jail. II h,
,emed that Thomss had brought nothing a0(
ith bim but clothing and firearms, hAy, .or
70 plsDned to dispose Of the turnkey lust ,e,
J he did They could find nothing but "a
stick OF wood TO work at the doors and lov
indows with and they msde no pro, M
'ess toward liberty. They no doubt sup 500
osed mother and 1 bad fed for they be tar,
IN 1t the door without calling to US. mo
hey kicked the panels ont and reached ..n
rough and unboltod IL. I wanted TO an,
'e. but mother restrsined me- hoping IL viii
ould be unnecessary. Az the door SWING mn
zen shouted to them. and they could fore
1t help seeing the bsrricsde. They drew enc
ck, aud Black Jim said; nj
See here, Mrs we dou't want TO hurt par
~ or the cub. but We are determined the
get out Of this IL we have 10 kill you and
ibl Viii
Throw us that front door key or we'll ono
nrder youl added bis compsuion. nox
Mother and we're both trembling, but eror
II we were not cowsrds. The brutal 81
sck on Andrs~s bad given up courage rem
'tesd Of taking 1t away She would tion
.irus, berseif TO answer. but 70 .nte
ed; OF Il
will shoot IL you siienp. 10 enter the Vail
sssR, ever
Are they armed, I heard Thomas prin
/. OF u
Nay have . revolver. tile
We've 90, 10 20 that v.y, and we've and