Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-27


thanks. tao1gh Why shs hrsssd ms
angry crowd nuF my saks newer kIsess.
4 lespeo rsl11lY from Cne haf roof 70
anocaer toWasd 1hs EaTeT, but rono TO
fast. for tEanpang feet. osshs and sAots
followed al 10 quickly t1x u1y comfort,
sEd - | lsAped sTon The last roof INTO
The EFeF oEe bales Enzsse the holss IN
tAs orOzn Z that rat, jass missing my
head Tas raf62ns th0uebt they hsd
finished as. ed Eilen the Fash Il ms
Waiting poszs. vAo made dash when
they heard tho comnOsion, gave them
other nElaluazs.
Il gss 8 short time be4oFe 1 was On
tie optosite bank Il the river reviewing
TIE e.-se. Detectives xne more feared
ana Asted ~ l4NbFeakers than tho
regular ol3eoFs. and knew r ny basil
naas Was known, la II seemed II wa, II
was o mach - asy ilfs was worth y 70
ruFn for cflo present Besides The work
i hzd undertaken vas finished. 50 | con
cla,lsd 10 20 due north I'll bad struck
the rcilro@d, st0p Tie first train / saw 90
% gbe aext ss1.t i0n, then telegraph back
for ny gEip aHd eoEtlnas my Journey
west
1T VS. noS toward morning, and l
concludes | lad bSCtsr make myself
scarce hesore daylight revealed ny
whereabouts. 1 strack out rapidly for
tle north, osst When the hot san came
oet, and with most u the time nothing
81 snow me ny locality, Lost my reek-
CHING a1.i muet have taken northwest
eTly c0uEss. Thus i. was long ii the
afternoon when | sighted telegraph
poles and knST l must be near the rail
road
Taking cut my climbers, which, with
telegraph Instruments IA case OF some
eule4gealcy / always carried with me
GUHns my trips, climbed the pole, cut
the wires and telegraphed to the station
east 70 stop the next train where 4 white
fig was flying from a telegraph pole. |
then tackled nay hanIkerchief 10 the pole
and sid down. 1 was 50 overcome with
hunger aud fatigue that l knew this pre-
caution was necessary, for l might drop
% sleep aad fall 10 hear the train.
In about tEEo hours \ train came
along. stopped and took me on. The
engineer told me l must have travelled
nearly forty miles since leaving A.
As soon IS the train was under way the
conductur wanted to know by what
right l has stopped the train. took
out my pass and showed him my official
badge Il few minutes he left me aud
said a few words 10 two men, the only
other Passengers on tho train, and then
went out.
Il had noticed the suspicious glance
Of the two men before, and now 1 no
ticed they wiaked knowingly to each
other, bot / partly closed my eyes and
pretended 70 be dozing. yet al the time
watching my fellow passengers closely
and wondering what was UP. scented
fUui play and meant to DO on my guard.
Finally tho men came and sauntered
toward me, aud one was Just about to
put his hand ON my shoulder and
caught = ghnlpso Of = pair Of handouts
IN tho other fellows hand, when Out
came my six shooter and | told them not
10 touch ne as they valued their hives.
had taken them by surprise, as 1t was
too late Cor them 70 pull ouf THEN weap-
up my weapon TIL was safe IN the next
station. Seeing large placard on the
wall as / entered tie little waiting room,
| lurnet ID read il with my hands behind
me. In a moment / felt pair of steel
bracelets snap on my wrists, and
wheeled aroBnd 10 meet the cornplacent
looks Of my fellow passengers, the train
hands AID telegraph operator. 1 inst
loaned then, WAS 80 angry. ] wanted
10 know what they meant and ordered
them 70 release me. For answer one of
the men clapped his hands on my shout
der and said:
- I arrest you for the murder of Q. r.
Raymond
&C. r. Raymond, you foolsf l man
aged TO blurt out. Why, am G.. r.
Raymond myself, and not much of a
dead msa either, as you will find out If
you don't release me at once
They stu kept calm and advised me
TO read the notice behind me, for l could
come no game on them.
II turned and read: Murdered Ar
rest any one presenting the pass of G. X.
Raymond. ssSte officLal, who was muir
derezl on ths 9th inst. Body thosght u
have been robbed and then thrown INTO
the river.
THAT glance revealed the situation,
bat no expostulations or explanations Of
mine could couyinco the men that / was
c. r. Raymond and not his assassin.
insnediately te1egrsphed 10 the gov
srnor shs circumstances of my escape
and arrest, and toe result was an order
t. rolease ME at once.
by this time the excitement and
fatigue had so worked on my nerves
that l am sure I was never angrier
Ia my hfe, and when the governors
commands ysere executed l turned and
gave those two officials such e blessing
a. presume they never before received.
All beloved ne then and were ready TO
90 me ervice After rest and refresh
Iaout Of coarse I could view the case
more calmly. --Detroit Free Press.
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