The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-12
Miss Julia NorfIeet Grapples With Burly
Prisoner and Prevents His Escape.
4 BOLD ATTEMPT AT JAIL DELIVERY
EEIrcc Criminals Attempt TO Escape
L'roui the comfy Jnit Eui She
Eleroicnlty Prevented II by Sciz.
lug ana sInldIn. enc Intii thC
Gihcr Was SnbducG.


heroic display Of nerve ana presence OF
mind Miss JULIA No.iiect, 4 niece OF
Deputy Robert Il. Norfect, last night
held by force big bury criminal. VINO
was as dcSp!cable as he was Durly, and
as desperate as he was Determines. lie
was trying to escape imprisOnmcnt--pc-
nal servitudc Imposed because Of wild.
unlawful career. There were three OF
thenl-a trio OF cOnvicts. making bold
dash for liberty They almost succeed
ed. They were on the threshold OF Zee
dom. Then Miss Juia's bravery and
Jailer Norfect's handy guns held them
back-lll but one. He Jim keeling.
made good his leave. and l. even now
putting dirt between h 'mself and Suffolk.
y BOLD SCHEME.
II was Il bold scheme. well planned,
and executed almost to a successful ter
safety and lives Of Deputy Norflcet and
his niece were jcopardizcd But they
were equal TO the occasion. They me.
the. emergency and comha,ted 1t.
Last night the turnkey went into the
Jail as usual, and unlocked the cells 10
allow the inmates 10 carry out the sw!ll.
Among those who went out TO perform
that mental duty were Isaac Morgan,
Jim Keeling. and stephen Clements.
Then was the time 10 carry out their pre-
concerted plan. The opportunity was
rperipc. They accepted II, Instead Of
going around the jail to empty the Stops
the three men made q dash for the door
which separated them from the open air!
CAPTAIN Norlicct was on the alc't and
barred the way Keeling was too quick
While the jailer was looking after Nor
gan and Clements who nrr held for
irravcr ofTcnsrs. Jim rushed by and cut
grit Then Captain Nortilc. lelmqu'sh-
cd his attention On item and tried 10
stop Keeling.
j GIRL 70 rHF. RESCUE
As the ja.ler wa.. oslt; aaInrlrs "a se,a
shot Al ;llr Hcctuw liiau. c,g3lents ana
Morgan made nnotnll l{.T3i; MIS- Julia
stopped them Ska :}at u rtag,i or The
former and grlpi.lrN WIFI lin. MORGAN.
who Is liz fee; tNo. GNi niaEEU!lg IN pra-
portion. dew Lack 50 tla,,l y nlwcr:.;l
in an instant .u"Ncd AZ his negl.aad
pressed ring Ct c2ll ;nrl against his
forehead. THEN lie wIltch I'M young
lady held he; man iii he was brought
into subsection hy GUS. sSoth were
taken to theia cell ara put in irons.
inE got away. re was only doing time
for pst!i larceny. Morgan il already I'M
Hcr sentence 10 the ncn!tcM;iary. and
81 Clements IS al cH-GDnvi::S. who has
I mighty Nr!gh; chances q going back
SIZE SAVED THEIR LINES
CAPT Norllgct says III, nGcE's bravc.
oct saved the criminals lives. lie would
IL L
has fought on he Western Frontiers, has
led the life Of a cowboy on the TeXi.
plans, and has made three ,nnn bite
the dust IN personal ccmbats. lie knows
now 70 shoot, and he IS not afraid. At
the SAME time he Is humane ana gentle.
He would not take hums life unles ne
cessity demands. Then he acts, and acs.
quickly. Could the course Of the Two
desperate men not have been checked,
ne would nave put several windows in
for1
round w!ndows-sze IS.
BROKE STEEL BANDS.
An idea OF the mems desperation ana
physical strength can be gained from a
little incident which occurred last night
after they had been sha ckled together
IN heaTy IRONS. With no other instru-
ment than their hands, and no other lev
cage than the bone: OF the forearm.
they snapped like paper strings the half
men steel bands around their ankles
IheE were sulicd at defeat and intend
eu 70 make another break this morning.
d NY were naiked again. Deputy Nor
meet unloosed the heavy bars. ana walk
ed IN with gun in his hands, The in
mates acknowledged having broken tha
irons with thei. hands. The i Her didn't
,oel:eNe them. Neither did Sheriff IA
Aer; VINO accompanied him. They were
told 10 break another shackle. 'rhan
Morgan. who Is the stronger ~r,sn,i
the steel band and twisted Il In two IiI,o
the petals of fragile flower.
IN MURDERERS' CELLS
nov they repent. Re alizing their reclS
less fury, Deputy Noyneet has placed
4. morgan and Clements where thew orI.
safe. They lie shacklel in The rl,,rdar-
4 ers celis-the strongest in the prI:on,
With hands bound to a safety bel and
ieet chained to the floor. they beg fnr
mercy who're none is shown They lnu Il
submit. o
SHE NAY 1--WE IN WELDON
The plot still thickcns. and sin ~
PUBIC Is Kept guessing as 10 the iSsn;i-
q y or if'e heavily yelled woman whn Iaft
pretty little girl baby with Lin, perl
klns, and who disappeared as n1vsta
Eiousiy rs she came. The infant is thriv-
ing nicely, and growing so fast ,h,,i.s
mother won't know it if She dnasn,t
come soon. 81
A STRANGE POSTAL
a small spark ( light was shad !, ~,
darkness to-day when Mr.. ] Ohm wiz. ny
VINO lives near the Seaboo rd dnnot ~;
far from the home Of I.ir.a perIi;ns -.
ceiVed a strange postaj card r 80
written in disguised chjrorr,nhv on5
pats of it were illes:jble s r.;y, ~
sN5,em OF signals may have been usal
Pm enough could b : CLEANED to know
Ia, ..ie write! asked Mr. wilkins 10
! .., aI1er baby. No particular baby
We uts!ghaieu ] he writer, who was
- !ue! ! womar., said she would soor
p paa, ,tnrough SUI ok on the train. Be
y - liz me p.v erage person could get
~, - M, iinsolnit !o,i from the card. 1t was