The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-07-14
MUTINY AT THE JAIL.
Led BY Oscar Finley 1t De-
veIOps Seriously.
"DROP THAT BAR OR DIE"
Was the Command of Deputy Mar
shall Booker.
.ADESPERGTE NAN PLAYING FOR LIBERTY.
FoIIed In hts Attempt tie submits to
Punishment and Beats the Record
tor Power Of Endurance.
DESPERATE NAN PLAYING FOR LIBERTY.

Drop i'll was the command that
Deputy Booker issued To 4 desperate
prisoner by the name of Finley. one uf
the men recently arrested and jailed
on charge Of wholesale larceny ~
cattle.
The next scene in what leaked very
much like an immediate tragedy was
I the obcyance uf the order. This &C.
Cured yesterday morning in the jail
yard about II o'clock. The cause lead
/ ing To- il was the discovery 0f a well laid
plot OF the prisoners. partly executed
/ To effect au c>capc from the federal
T bastilc. When detected trench six
7 feet long leading under the walls had
/ been dug and in short while more
/ their exit would have followed. There
were seven prisoners engaged in the
! plot. hut three uf them were shown L.
be- the leaders. They were Finley.
Treat and Duc other whu>c name j.
not al hand. Of course 10 followed
that they must b. punished ia way
z that others would know what such
conduct would ia the future mean.
Z Treat and the man Whose name can
not b. given touk their punishment
mcekly. but mot - with Finley In
order to explain fully the cirrum>tan-
ccs il is necessary 10 give the method
of punishment adopted hy the Officers.
/ Ii WAS To haudcuiT the men and then
piniuu their arms hy running
/ bar Of iron weighing pruhahly.
T twenty pounds through the locks ~
! the elbow and acru>> the back.
Ii was this that Finley objected tn
+ in very vigorous manner when officer
Puliiam and guard COL went into the
/ Jail to >hackel him. His first Ira>> WAS
To knuck MIR pulliam down and bc-
fore he could be- checked. jumped un
him and stamped him in the face.
Guu came to the rescue aud wa> him
self treated to u blow from the list 30
the mau made douhly strong hy dc-.-
pcratiuu. Both I1llliam and coil rail-
lied and uNcrpOwcred him after q
fierce struggle putting the trimmings
on him. lis rage WAS. however sub
ducd After numerous efforts Finley
al last succeeded. by striking the end
of the iron har against the wall. Ia
Knocking il through his arms - that
il fell tu the ground. No >unncr had
this been accomplished than like de-
mon Finley grabbed the bar aud with
mannacled hands >hOuldered it aud
deticd any man 10 attempt tu again
nut il uu him. Ia this he rcckunrd
without his host or a knowledge uf
the temper uf Marshal Stowe aud his
brave deputies.
After brief consultation a coucltI-
sion WAS reached. and il was that the
iron would again Ia put un or Finley
would die. Instructions were given
not tu Kill him 10 il could hc avoided,
bat that il the ub>trepcruu> culprit
, made movement, toward executing
, his threat 20 >hoot him ON the spot.
The duor was opened and Marshal
5 Stowe led the way into the yard fol-
lowed by deputies Burch. Booker and
Hin. aud guards Coll aud Hubbard
, Marshal Stowe told Finley what Q,
depend un and tu lose nu time iu max
ing his decision. lie WAS still >ullcI
and looked Just like one ready To- com
nit murder. Tie command tu throw
down tie har was given acrnmI aaict
= with Deputy Buokcr throwing duwr
un him. Realizing hat delay meant
a surrender of hi> life the har druppct
and he humbly submitted 10 its agIir
! being placed upon him. and there d
remained three hours before lac asked
for mercy. u time that beats All rec
n urd> uf former endurance. Thus end
+ ed "a mutiny. which for q while lunk
cd ~ though IL would result fatally q
4 at least one.
The necessity for better and safe
quarters for prisoners J. given addi
tional emphasis. There j. now con
= fined in the make>hift of a jail yer
4 desperate gang 81 bad men aud thi
movement which was checked la IL
:, incipicncy FOR the time being. will II
O all probability bc repeated. with wha
results remains o. IT, seen.
In their encounter Deputy PulliaI
e sustained broken finger aud Guar
al Golf a sprained wrist.
is So clothes pins sc at Herndon's.