Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-23
ITNPED THE CAR.
.rx,w,Y PRISONER CREATES AN EzOIT-
ING SOENR
.. p,sa Shots on Market Street ADD to the
'a'" General Coafasion-Si0ry Of the
Arrest asd Capture.

$500. rN.flll-
BY ~- amt cold chills up the spinal
~ the on-lookerS. Cries Of
A..r- Hold him." Head him
r'.t mingled with the confusion Of
1h .r,wls. three sharp reports OF
hurry tsar cleaned in the hand OF
a re'o. ,.vr. the crash Of a runaway
an --A-5s General din and confusion
team. -..-.s-ei wreck and ruin, a dread
,l-. ..,v ON dark, gray and chez
il -'- T- was all OccaSiOned by a
.'' 9r prisoner who escaped from
que ....,s, ~ tb police by jumping
,- Itcsme about IN TINS way;
',fe,' .r- after I'D o'clock "A big, tall,
Stranger who had wandered
Island g0t into an alterca-
over %. i. CONDUCTOR O'Brien, Of the Isl
.'l nearly 10 front OF Williams
-ll $685. The confab began TO look
lI-- ,,ber the conductor happened
saI.o.'' oe.ar LukenS coming along and
Cd ,. 81, rte scene. The fellow
,t.' t-t- rs soon as Lu6enS ap-
saw .'.se5 linn. aud quite struggle en-
.os. -h. falrow being almost more than
'.-- 49, eorld comfortably handle.
.-s o..D...sr who was formerly a
h. s- rbe e. 4 o. depot hap
"-- ,. sending near at the time
l, 5 .,..sIv came 10 the rescue, and IN
'- .to-- lime the fellow was well sub
: i S-Y' T5e handouts were placed on
-.-- ...5 ra was taken into the horse car
q y y '' t-,~,br over 90 Jail. After enter
20 y. .t..s--he cults were removed from
.I7 rsHow. thinking he would probably
1e .sfa with Officer LuSenS ana Mr..
1.n.,,er both in the car with hlm.
o,'. -.5s IN the city was uneyentful, and
''l ',,.,s. nothing 90 Indicate that the
NJ .-.,-s~p'ated any serious change
!, ,ba nro-ramme until the horse car
- -,..s8 down Main street and nearle
- Fourteenth street. And hery
..5e,s tbe fun began. 1t seems that
Ee.sr Lrsen,. just before reaching
|r.r-a.rtl street. started to 90 on the
outside Of the ear for awhile. No
.ooear had be- opened the door than the
prisoner Jumped of his seat and made
Wild dash for liberty. II was all done
moment. and with such force that
-ba persons in the car we're for few
moments almost bewildered. 10 was
artclarly dark spot where he made
&, escape, and for moment or two
WAS difficult 70 see IN
,t what direction he had
,o.- The fellow was soon discovered
-,r.ng with all his might up Main
-.-,. and in another instant Officer
sens and Mr.. O'DOnnell were at his
The fellow was almost too swift
|r.aem. however, and rapidly gained
|Erd. pom reaching Alley nine the
x ilrted mp TO Market street, the
fer, h0'leriug all the time, catch
pa ..hpad him of. As the fellow
asLei around the corner by Ziegenfel-
les confectionery store several had
l-eldy heard the cry, and a
sw were on the outlook for
|.he runaway Us be turned the
|0rner West Thompson, a driver at
buss, stable. was standing near. and
kraobei him oy the collar, but be east
II broae away and as he is a fellow over
',iN '-e- cal. and weighing probably some
|oj pounds 0r more, his momentum
wa, ,.ct ,la. H being twisted about
p Thompson he fell upon ThOmp-
ions carriage and nearly knocked 10
SER s. sooner had the fellow
Otea away from Thompson than
Dbl ae fred a revolver at him. and
boz fellow ran diagOnally across Market
u.t turned the Mcclure House when
s-.- report flashed upon the air, and
-her, the man with the revolver
owing close upon the crowd just be-
ID .1s runaway prisoner. Who the
l-T-l the revolver was no one seemed
! log he came upon the scene un-
ware, aud disappeared almost As myS-
'rm,Y. Hack drivers about the Nc
Doe House said he had an express
li,e oa his hat, and think il was an
|ng0gs Of one OF the express COM
al.es l town. Certain il is that
,r-h,ued people for awhile
Che fellow seemed 10 fire prOmiScu-
,.g Into the crowd. and spectators
4 GOD with bated breath for fear some
Innocent person would be shot down in
Old blood Windows went up and
'or> aew open in an directions, while
'o,e> o., people could be seen rushing
lle direction % the shots, expecting
're q whole tier of the dead and
o-lled >,reTed along the roadway.
fortunately mo- one was struck by the
'.'s 0tle,>, ou, ior a few moments
e'y'a'og algured most tragic scene,
I'D people stood with nerves at full
8lS.0u
Inc runaway prisoner, not at all
'-'el oy the shooting, continued his
around The corner of the Mcclure
''' up Twelfth TO Eof, where he
- ,-rned the corner and was soon
view. Officer Wood jOi ned
pursuit 40 the Mcclure House,
OIL followed TO the corner of EOff
1~e.-tn streets, where the trail was
10 was thought he might have
-'1 himself among the stones in
-alat0u OF the new Jewish Syna-
or perhaps In some of the yards
'"-y>, and the whole locality was
{ examined by different de-
PCS. QUO all % no avail. 1t is re-
~a, the fellow after turning
'aer OF Twelfth street, stood in
."a! quietly until the crowd
4'm unSuspectingly and then
oI o. another direction. There
siderable specializing then as to
-s could have gone to, and firmly
s upon bis capture, the officers
.-4. parts OF the city were mott
'oS Out for his appearance.
,"o" 10 seems had taken cir
'.oN-e by the back streets and it
'lS before he was seen skulk-
r.1 over the suspension bridge TO
--. Parties ut the bridge who
D.