The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-17
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TACOMA. Dec. fa.-IspeciaLI-Johs Dry
Gen, who 80 siiekiy escaped from tbs King
county fall with some religious folks, nsds
smother attempt this morning TO escape
from ofscer Yunroe. Of Seattle, while
being returned 10 the walIa walla Pen.
Dryden did no. surrender until . pistol
vas isvsgsd as him and he was tod he
would b killed IL he moved further 90
ward the door.
When Deputy Marshal I'd Minch reached
puyallup Junction last night, en- route for
Ellensburg TO serve some papers In the
Stanley City boom suit, he was Joined By
Oficer Nunroe and two prisoners. Barney
Rics and Dryden. A guard who vas 70
have mpsnisd Aunros had missed ine
train. and Minch recommended that
. private Of the United States army
stationed Is waila Wsila and Who
kad acted ~ guard In bring.
ing several United States prisoners 70
this city, and who was retuTning ~
the same traia, assist him. Col Comp
ton had recommended the private. whose
name is Graft. very highly. and Mineh
had found him very faithful. Aunroe
took him into his service When near
Ellensbsrg Munros went into the water
e.oset. At tho time Minch was asleep on
q seat. Just as soon rs Munroe was out OF
sight DRYDEN and Rice insisted on getting
Q drink from the tank 1t the other end OF
the car. Graf. told them TO wait until
Eunroe returned.
Nevertheless they got up and started for
the door Private Graft produced his pis-
toi end drew bead on tho desperadoes.
and again told them to stand still. They
continued toward the door few feet and
then began to 80 through the pockets OF a
man who was also asleep In seat. That
was too much for Private Graft. He did
not mind the apparent robbery par: Of
the business so much as be did the fear
tina. the man who appeared TO be 30 dead
TO the world. aud through whose pockets
the prisoners were going. might he con-
federate. and that they were looking for
revolver, which he might have had ready
for them In his overcoat pocket.
Crafts orders, given in q loud voice.
aroused Minch, who on awaking found
Graft in the act of pulling the trigger. He
told the men that he would shoot. and he
evidently meant II. ~ the prisoners took
their hands out Of the sleeper's pockets.
but refused to SIT down. They cursed
Graft v.ciously. and gave notice that they
were going TO escape at the FIRST chance
they got.
A drummer who WAS doing In q seat
next 10 Graft Was aroused also. and just
rs Graft was leveiing his gun. He thought
IL was q case OF tram robbery. To him II
appeared that he was looking right into
the muzxIe Of the revolver.
Minch went TO Crafts assistance, and
told the prisoners they must sit down.
They retorted defantly that he dare not
shoot them. But ho notified them he
could and would knock them down with
his pistol If they did not obey AZ once and
cit down. That cowed them, but they
did not for an instant cease cursing Graft.
It was learned this evening that Officer
Munroe and Private Graft had reached
Paseo In safety with the prisoners.
When Deputy Munroe returned hand
cuffs were placed on Dryden's wrists in ad-
ditlon to iegcnffs on his ankles.