The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-19

Thomas Rianck, murderer and JAIL
breaker. Ia stii 4: large. although par-
SIZED by fully do men armed witss shot-
guns and Winchester rifles. Ftckle fer~
tune seems 10 smile or the bold desper-
ado, for by most miraculous chain OK
circumstance he escaped yesterday mcrn-
ing few minutes after is o'clock from
:he very muxzies OF a rifle ana shotgun
ia the hands OF Michael Kelly and Dick
RuTkman at n point about a half mile
south OF Black River junction. where tho
Northern Pacific main line and the county
road cross.
The officers could have killed him itko
dog but being In dense darkness and in
ignorance of the persons they had before
them they refrained from firing only tn
learn n moment later that the prise OF a
lifetime had made his escape n second
time. Rianck and SeFyius Rntten. tho
kitsap murderer. were making their way
along the county road when they came
npon Kelly and Rnrkman The latter two
saw them coming. hut did Iaot think they
could he any of the escaped eonVtcts.
though Of course they ordered hands
up" The tall man, who proved 10 ha
Rutten. threw up his hands ana walked
directly mp 80 the ulugzle Of Rurkmanss
shotgun. hut his partner. klanek. dndged
behind him and In the twinkling of an
eye was gone I'm the bushes at the west
side OF the road,
The moment Burkman said 10 Rustena
''Where do YOU come from?'' he replied;
''T'he county JAIL"
And who is your companione''
"Bianck."
II took but a moment. less time than 10
takes to read the words spoken. but Rianck
had gone; disappeared as completely a.
II the earth had opened and swallowed
him up. In which direction he went was q
complete puzxler 10 even that oldtime
hunter and weodsman Kelley
About the time of the Btauck episode
William cosgrove. alias Harris. the petite
iarcenist who escaped with the crowd.
was captured near Oisricn station by We
i. Staples. J. ]. Crow and George Crow
without trouble and marched to Kent al
the point of Winchester
Ford Begins with Hoid.Up.
From all authentic developments IL ap>
pears that nearly all OF the escaped con-
vocts went south. and that Ford. the Fa-
nous clothing house burglar. took time
to try to borrow money from Bert Nelson
and Win Weir. Ford had large gun
In his possession. which he is supposed to
have secreted under u sidewalk some
time before he was arrested. and de-
clared ne would never he taken alive.
The Plan of the Pursuit.
As stated In the Post-fntelligencer yes
teFGA$ *. the energy ulSptnSes by
Sheriff Van do Eanter I'm communicating
with outside towns. with view of sstab-
fishing guard lines from Tacoma east Ia
Palmer aud from the latter place To
Franklin. BLACK Diamond. Renton and
Lake Washington, WIS only equaied by
the enerEetic manner In which he went
about the actual carrying out of his plans.
City Deteetivs Phiibriek and ex-city
Detective George Cave went TO ballard
and then came back to- the city by way
of the Sound I'm hope OF cutting Off any
men that tried to escape by water.
Deputy Sheriff Tom Roberts FASTENED "a
Renton and at the hour of O'clock In
the morning called the peaceful inhahl-
tants Of that little town from their beds
by means OF the church he'll. A. the iron
music resoundcd through the little town
the inhabitants poured out Of their houses
In much the same manner as the peopie
of this city came out when the bells rang
for "A iynching bee. In few words Rob-
erts told them of the jaflbrsak and asked
them to guard every road and let no man
pass. In less than fifteen minutes haik
the town were on duty with rifles or shot-
guns
Constable Fitzgerald. Tom Nash and
Mr. Croft were on duty all night nj tho
| Madison street landing on Lake Wash-
/ ington. The teieErams that were sent oiie
: to the towns OF Kent. Auburn. GriIiia and
/ Black River junction were equally well
| responded To,
ON the Trail of Bianek.
As luck had IL. Michael Kelley, the
/ South Park pioneer and ex-eons,abfs. who
/ will hs remembered as the captor OF Coun-
terfefter Mcthvtn. and Dick EurSman
| were sent south along the county road.
Burkrnan was armed with doubie-bar-
/ relied shotgun loaded with buekss.c..- ssnd
! Kelley carried his s2-eaiiher Marlin rifle.
/ They walked for quite distance along
, tbs Grant street bridge. when they were
overtaken by a carriage sent ont by
/ sheriff Van de Xanter. Once in the car
/ rtage. they rode along rapidly until near
Black River junction. where they dis
mounted and sent the carriage back tn
| the city.
I when the two men got 10 the point
/ where the Northern Pacific and the coun-
~ road meet they decided To go into am
hush. but did not expect any deveiop-
! mants for arne time. as they beiseved
! they were far ahead Of any of the men
! who might have @orked south. Burkman
stood close by telegraph pole that can
/ ne seen from the Northern Pacific car
/ xy.uaovs ard for the time being Kelley
( stood near as hand.
At this point the county road comes
down oyer Jergeson's hili and crosses ths
! railroad diagoualiy, as can be seen ny re-
sarrtur To the diagram. After crossing
I ne track the rAasi has slight pitch down
I ana INNS along close TO the river. whose
/ hanEs are sloring. quite high and fringed
/ with bushes
II was very dark on the side OF Jerg@-
! sons htii arld AZ the east Of the road was
a small camp FIRE that had been made ~
four trHrnps. That fire was unfortunate,
: for II served ia course Of time 20 arouse
the suspielons OF the greatly sought crime
inai.
Gianck aftd Itniten APPEAR
suddenly in the darkness Kelley sn4
! pu~fruan heard "a noiss that led them "a
think sorne one was coming along ths
road They listened and sooa heard foot
steps. -
II r1sess we had better hold these fel-
lovs un," EaiA Burknan. "and ani OUT
who ;heT are 1.
Kellev then creps out I'll the middle ct
.hs roaA and croaenee down. ore knss
on ff4s ground and his other lex crooked
| .o ,haf hls foot rested on the ground just
the safns, az IN walking.
silence rsteBef ard soon In The dark
/ r@sz me raiatY forTus % tail man ara
/ a r,grra nlon that BOXED like y iilx Roy
ahowea sp The man was In the lead
ana the boy" appeared To be a fs~ feet
| behind
when sney got within about twenty
! feet the officers cried oat almost ssTnui-