The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-25

IAdJ SIN on my hands ana Dubuque
strong Catholic
The girl went away. At 4:3O o'clock
That afternoon turnkey came with sup
per. Ordinarily he did not open the cell
door; but passed the food through little
window. When he came TO Dubuque's
door the prisoner va seated at his table,
apparently drawing On a paper.
Whats that, Dubuque; a plan Of the
iail' he asked
mo, sir"
Pass it out and let me see it,
But Dubuque sat down on the edge of
his bunk with sullen air and folded his
arms and said never a word.
"Weu, then, said the turnkey. sI'H
come and get it, and he began to unlock
the door
Dubuque never moved. The turnkey
entered and started for the table. just as
ne passed the captive a swift blow fell on
his head and
HE SANK TO THE FLOOR.
1t was the rubber billy A prisoner in
the next cell heard the noise and at once
OWNED the taouble going on. Like good
fellow began to howl Rock of Ages at
the top Of his voice to cover Dubuque's
work.
That song will be worth money and
friends TO him when am out" thought
Dubuque, as he bound and gagged the
oAAAtS-h 0uAuhGS- linen Hc pun On iO6
man s hat and coat, and taking the KEYS
stepped out and locked the door. The
Senseless turnkey was locked in. Du-
buque went at once to the cage at the Jail
egress, and unlocking it let himself in
and locked the door behind Then he
raped three times with his key on the
| outer wicket, which was the turkeys
| sign 10 the doorkeeper TO unlock and let
him out Dubuque expected TO pass uu-
detected. The turkeys hat was big
SLOUGH, which, as he kept his face half
| turned from the guard at the door, pro-
| tected his features from view. There
were several Offices to go through after
! this, but Dubuque was hopeful he might
| manage IT, IL was growing dark at the
close of a winter afternoon. This would
| help.
But just as a Dubuque raped at the
| outer wicket to get out an Unforeseen
thing happened. The vocalist was still
| bawling Rock of Ages and waiting for
his supper when Bang came the
REPORT OF PISTOL
inside the Jail. 1t was the turnkey who,
though tightly bound and gagged, on re-
| covering his wits, managed to fire his pis-
toll without taking it from his pocket.
Il should have taken away this reVol-
YER reflected Dubuque hastily as he
heard the noise. But he was equal to the
occasion. In an instant he turned back
and began unlocking the inner door again
which led to the cells. The outside guard
was tearing open the outer door while
half dozen deputies, already arrived
were waiting to get in. Dubuque got his
door open at the same the outer
door swung back. In an instant the
mob of deputies rushed inside the cells
without regarding Dubuque. This alert,
yet thoughtful, individual waited until
all were in, closed and locked the door,
and then started through the Just de,
serted offices to the world beyond In
the last door he met the sheriff, who was
to banquet him the next day. He did not
recognize Dubuque, and asked hastily
what was the trouble in the Jail For re
ply Dubuque smote his would-be enter
tainer to the floor with his rubber billy.
Then he ran into the open air.
'He knew pursuit would be hot on his
heels in less than five minutes. Ten rods
from the jail he turned up a stairway to
a lawyers's office. In the stairway he
changed to the cloth car
HIDING THE BIG SLOUGH
of the turnkey in a coal box which stood
in the hall.
4" Is MIR. Jameson inl' he asked as he
came into the Office.
8" No. said the clerk, a very young
man. MIR. Jameson went out on Wood
land avenue with a lady to see a man who
was sick and who wanted to employ him
in the Joe Dubuque case
" I'll wait awhile said Dubuque, and
taking chair, he sat looking out of the
window at the darkening street. He had
sent his girl to take this lawyer away
from his Office so that he might use it to
hide in. The lawyer knew him by sight,
so II would not do TO have him there
" That's what l cali one way TO employ
lawyer said Matches, when he heard
it.
'While Dubuque waited IN the lawyers
office pursuit ran up and down the side
walk beneath its windows. The pursued
took thoughtful pleasure in watching il,
AT last detective, who was called to the
escape by the sheriff, got one of the Gus
tomary clews and led the entire chase to
a different part Of the city. Dubuque was
safe
81 never feel absolutely removed from
danger said Dubuque until a detective
is chasing me. Then | know Pm safe
''While Dubuque sat by the window a
carriage drove up and stopped across the
street.
DUBUQUE LIGHTED A CIGAR
the clerk gave him for his comfort while
he was waiting and watched the car
riage narrowly He must make no mis-
! take. Presently a little hand holding a
white handkerchief was placed in the
opening in the door. 1t was Dubuque's
carriage But he smoked on and was in
no hurry. Let it get a little darker
The carriage waited and Dubuque wait
ed. At last il was quite dark
''I'll see Mr.. Jansen later" said Du-
buque TO the clerk. COR tell him I'll
write to him"
"Then he went across to the barriage.
The door was opened and he stepped II.
The pretty girs was waiting.
Through thick and thin he said as
a hnFs in n nc nd liz I,
AS they passed the Jail a few feet farther
on Dubuque waved an adieu as he looked
out from the dark carriage. l must look
after that Rock of Ages man, he thought
Then he kissed the pretty girl again.
Joe Dubuque had escaped