The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1891-03-21

ante-room leading into the prison
was damned with eager, excited
men.
Meanwhile, the prisoners were
stricken with terror, for they could
hear distinctly the shouts of the
people without, madly demanding
their blood. Persons who were
charged with crimes other than
completely in the murder of the
Chief also shared in the general
alarm. Some of the Drawer among
the representatives of the Malta
wanted to die fighting for their
lives, and pleaded for weapons with
which to defend themselves, and
when they could not find these they
sought hiding places. The dep
uties, thinking to deceive the crowd
by a ruse, transferred nineteen men
to the female department, and there
the miserable Sicilians trembled
in terror until the moment when
the doors would yield to the angry
throng on the outside.
GATHERING DOWN THE DOORS.
Captain Davis refused the re-
quest to open the prison, and the
crowd began the work of battering
in the doors. Around on Orleans
street there was a heavy wooden
door, which had been closely barr
ed in anticipation of the coming of
the avenging mass. This the crowd
selected as their best chance of get
ting in. Neighboring houses readi-
" supplied axes and battering
rams, and willing hands went to
work to force an opening. This
did not prove difficult task to the
trembling, but determined throng.
Soon there was crash, the door
gave way, and in an instant the
armed citizens were pouring
through the small opening, while
A MIGHTY SHOUT WENT UP
from 10000 Threats in glad acclaim.
There was resistance for the intru.
ders, however, but it, too, was soon
overcome with a huge billet of wood
which the men carried Then the
turnkey was overpowered, and the
keys taken from him.
By that time the excitement
was intense; none the less 80 when
patrol wagon drove up with de-
tatchment Of policemen, who were
driven away under a fire of mud
and stones. When the leaders in.
side the prison got possession of
the keys the inside gate was prompt
ly unlocked, and the deputies in
the lobby rapidly got out Of harms
way. The avengers pressed into
the yard of the white prisoners.
The door Of the first cell was open.
ed and a group of trembling prison.
ers stood inside. They were net
the men who were wanted, and the
crowd very quickly, though with
remarkable GOODNESS, burst into the
yard. Peering through the bars
of the condemned cell was
A TERROR STRICKEN FACE,
which some one miss-took for Scaff-
edi. A volley was fred at the man
and he dropped, but none of the
shots struck him, and it was sub
sequently found that he was not one
Of the aaaa aains
The inmates of the cell were
ready to direct the way to where
the Italians were, Go to the fe.
male department" some one yelled,
and thither the men, with their
winchesters, ran, but the door was
locked.
In moment the key was pro-
duced. Then the leader called for
some one who knew the right men,
and q volunteer responded, and the
door was thrown open. The gal.
lery was deserted, but an old NO.
man said tho men were upstairs
A party of seven or eight quickly
assembled the staircase, and as they
reached the landing, tho assassins
fled down at tho other end. Half
a dozen followed them. Scarcely