St. Paul daily globe., 1894-05-07
WANT TO RESCUE JOE.
SOME OF HIS 81. PAUL FRIEND; a.
RAECE A PLAN,
BUT 1T SADLY mIscAeRIEs.

How tho Sheriff and Hts De puties
Frustrate the Piaas OF a Gang
of Toughs Who Intend to Make
Trouble - An Attempt to See
White-0ne Man Arrested for
Begging.
Indications of a most sensational
character have arisen within the past
few days, pointing at planned attempt
to rescue Joseph White, the Harris mur-l
der suspect. The scene In court short
time ago, when White threw the ink
stand at the witness Simonson. has been
described In the daily papers, but one
Incident in tue court room that day was
noticed by the watchful deputies only.
In the early part OF the day, before the
beginning of the trial. Sheriff Eye was
notified that party of Whites friends
from st. Paul were hanging about the
court house, and the prisoner was care
fully guarded when taken from the
Jail to the court room, one
block away. The St. Paul
crowd filed into the court room and took
seats near the door. When White sprang
to his feet with an angry oath and sent
the missile within an inch of the wit
ness head, the attention of the officers
and crowd was naturally drawn to the
spot where White and mis- brother Harry
were struggling in the arms of the de-
tectiveS. There were, however. watch
full eyes fixed upon the crowd. Amid
thn confusion Itfltv R,ccon N mi
pointing to the crowd gave a command
in loud voice, and in a moment the
deputy who sat in the sheriff's box had
leaped the railing and was forcing back
the crowd of st. Paul men. about whom
the sheriff had been warned. they hav-
ing crowded close to the railing during
the excitement. This prompt action
quieted affairs in moment.
The sequel to this first disturb.
ance occurred Saturday afternoon,
when tough-looking gang approached
the court house, talking loudly among
themselves about White.
II will tell you what we will do," said
one big fellow in the crowd. in voice
so loud as to be overheard by a gentle
man who was walking along the street;
1--WE will 60 into the court room and
raise excitement, and it will be easy
enough for White to get away"
The gentleman who overheard the
conversation Immediately reported the
state of affairs at the sheriff's Office. A
short time later two of the IOud-talking
crowd came into the sheritf's Office and
asked for pass to see White, presuma-
bly, to inform him of their plans for his
escape. 1t is needless 10 say that the
pass was promptly refused by the
deputy who was in charge during the
sheritf's absence. The crowd then ad-
journed to the saloon in Labor Temple
and added to the whisky courage which
they already possessed. The police in
the vicinity were Immediately notified
and kept their eyes on the gang while
they hung about. However, trial was
not held in the afternoon. They were
rather troublesome TO the spectators
passing, stopping one OF two and de-
manding money. An officer finally
caught one of the gang while he was
asking a passer-Dy for money, and
locked him up in the South side station
He gave the name OF Harrigan.
Whether the whisky was the cause, or
the movement planned one for the
rescue of White, it is hard to state, but
Indications of such very suspicious a
character have set the authorities on
their guard, and any further movement
OF the above character will receive at
tendance at the hands of prepared dep
uty sheritfs that will prove most un-
pleasant surprise to the participants.