Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-09-23
UNCEREMONIOUSLY
Does MI. Mccoy Take French Leave
Of His Friends at the Peni-
a Tertiary.
He Forgets Ordinary Courtesy so
Far as to Neglect the Usual
Good-Byes.
Shoon Lay and Chun Kee Have q
Little Trouble, Over Some
Collateral. ".r.
VamOosed the Ranch,

r# Vamoosed the Ranch.
Geo. W. Mccoy, n of the Mccoy
brothers who we're sent up from Cass
county recently on a two-year sentence
for. horse stealing, is wanted at the
~penitentiary. He eluded the vigilance
of the officers last Sunday night and
skipped, being still at large at latest re-
ports. Mccoy was a bright, frank look
ing young fellow, and so much confidence
in him was felt by the officials that they
made HIM a ~'trusty," with charge of the
stable. 1t was his duty to harness and
unharness the teams, and clean out the
barns, keeping everything in order, gen.
orally. On Sunday evening there was a
visitor at the penitentiary, and his horse
was taken in charge by Mccoy, who I'M
harnessed and cared for him. At about
8 o'clock in the evening Joe Edgerley,
the clerk, went to the stable, and called
for the horse, which was Immediately
harnessed and brought out by Mccoy,
who led the animal to. the door at just
;8:l5. Nothing more was thought of it
until the first tap-bell was sounded at
8:45, and when the count of the prison
ers was made it was announced that
Mccoy was missing. Edgerley ran at
once to the stable and found that the
bird had flown, truly. A team was i'm
medlately harnessed and Joe came to
the city and informed Frank Donnelly,
the only resident member of the peni-
Tertiary board, of what. had happened.
A man was also sent to Sterling by
train to watch all trains, and kilograms
we're sent all along the line of the road.
Nels White and others searched for him
Sunday night, but without avail.
Mccoy is about 20 years of age, five
feet seven inches in height, weighs about
$50 pounds, and at the time of his
escape wore blue overalls and a yellow
canva coat. A reward of $500 has been
offered for his capture, and as he had
but a half hours start, and every place
of escape is guarded, it is thought his
capture will be effected.
Celestials at War.
Chun Kee, the Cinnamon who pre-
sides over the culinary department at
the Sheridan house, and Shoon 10y, the
celestial who does washing on Fourth
street, for a consideration, had a little
trouble Monday. It seems that Chun
has used Shoon as a handy man from
whom to borrow money, and has Dor
rowed quite extensively, without any
noticeable inclination to return what he
had borrowed. Monday, Shoon made
out a bill for $115, the amount of the
debt, in the hieroglyphic characters of
the Chinese, and brought it around to
Judge Chase for collection. The bill,
in itself, was a curiosity. On one side
was a series of items, upon which Shoon
shed light by explaining that those were
the different times which Chun had bor-
rowed money Of him. Below this was a
tumble of characters, said to be a
''promise to pay" and signed by Chun.
The judge advised Shoon to attach the
wages Of his celestial comrade, but as he
could get no bondsmen for Shoon, they
finally decided to have it out with the
debtor in person. Shoon went to the
Sheridan, and vas brought face to face
with Chun. Their conversation sounded
for a time like the clatter of the feet of
q clog dancer on a hard floor, and con-
sisted principally of a pyrotechnic dis.
play of the latest and most emphatic
Chinese cuss-words. Finally Chun was
made to see the Q rror of his ways
and turning to Proprietor Kihm, who
was.watching the fracas, he said:
"Glib m fifty"
when shall I pay him the rest?" said
Mr.. K1hm. "Next month";"
"H--l no." said the disguised Chun.
@Flor month glood enough-dam China.
man."
Then he turned to his work. Shoon
was forced to be satisfied, but he will
watch Ohun pretty closely when those
tsfor month are up.
Barges Launched, ...
The first barge which has been com
pleted by the Josephus Plenty Coal
company was launched Tuesday, The
satisfaction of those concerned in the
enterprise was supreme. The barge is
substantial and solid, and floats beauti-
fully, drawing about tive and a half
inches Of water. No better success in
barge building could be desired. Work
on the others is being pushed, and they
will be completed as soon as possible.