The Portland daily press., 1897-09-21

oi tnem q little and run toward Cne
o'uer mill on the Peterville road. AS he
~ the Italians close behind fired at him
WIN their revolvers, 1t is estimated more
'.ian one hundred times. He returned the
snots, reloading his revolver as he ran.
IN the confusion and uncertain light he
was nit but once, although he could hear
ouiiets striking all around him. He
gradually outstripped his pursuers and
"hen almost mile from their camp over
took team which took him out of reach
OF his pursuers.
oassett was shot in the right arm
ABOUT half way between the elbow and
shoulder. The surgeon has probed four
inches without finding the ball. He is
also badly bruised.
The ball that struck the italian in the
head caused bad scalp wound. but did
not penetrate the soull. Another has a
| broken leg, third severe injury to the
chest and others are slightly hurt.
Wilson and Davis are at Bethel.
In an interview Mr.. Hallett gave the
following account Of his capture and
escape:
IT was just after dinner" he said,
that we were surprised and seized, and
you never saw three more surprised or
scared men in your life than we, when
we found ourselves thrown into that
camp and declared prisoners.
II was riding with Albert Davis at the
time the attack was made, more than one
hundred of them rushing at the carriage.
They pulled Davis out Of the team in an
instant but they didn't happen to get hold
of me and whipped up the horse and
got away.
However, soon ran on to another
crowd who saw me coming. lashed the
horse into a run and he was fairly leap
ing as he struck that crowd of Italians
which filed the road. How they did the
trick never will know, but in an instant
they had stopped the horse who was run
ming at the top Of his speed and tipped
the wagon over, pulling me out of it al
most before knew what happened.
They then took me back. to camp,
where stayed all Friday night and until
the middle of Saturday afternoon. 1
never suffered SO in my life, and 1 am
now so unnerved that the least sound
startles me and makes the perspiration
stand out all over me-
Mr.. Davis nearly went mad with fear
Friday night, and can only imagine
what he must have suffered Saturday
night. am glad he is safe for really ]
never expected to see him alive again.
Saturday afternoon I determine to
make my escape. had been out around
the cabin for an hour or SO walking back
and forth and gradually lengthening out
the distance I was covering A dozen
Italians were watching my every move
ment, but finally I thought saw an op-
portunity and made a break for the
woods. In an instant there were some
thirty Of the blood thirsty creatures after
me with clubs, knives and revolvers, and
RI had hot race. One fellow who was a
good runner and who was very near me
when I started got too close for comfort,
and turning about stopped short, and
as he rushed up 1 dealt him a blow with
all the strength that was in me, and
was made strong by desperation, Telling
him to the ground. Three others who
were coming up frightened away with
revolver and plunging into the underbrush
was soon lost to view.
"After running until was exhausted,
knew not where struck road which
led me into Norway, and just before
struck the road, fifteen of the gang who
were looking for me passed within thirty
feet Of me. I reached Norway in safety,
but I concluded to get out tonight as the
strikers are well nigh insane since W il
son and Davis have escaped and they
have threatened to set fire to the town."
The Italians have been in a more ugly
| mood since the rescue Of their prisoners
by Detectives Wormell and Basstt last
| night. This morning gang of them
armed with knives and revolvers sur
rounded the farm residence of F. n.
| Ames and demanded one of their num-
ber, a blacksmith, who was staying
there,
"We hang him." they shouted as some
Of them waved ropes in menacing man
ner. The blacksmith slipped from back
door into the woods and eluded his angry
countrymen.
Their grievance against him was that
when Bassett in his sensational escape
was going up the hill at Peteryille in the
carriage he SO opportunely overlook this
Italian, who had been after milk, was
descending so as to meet the team. His
countrymen shouted to him to stop the
carriage, and when he failed to do SO be-
camo angry, giving him terrible beat
ing. During the night he slipped away
and went to Mr.. Ames. The other
Italians learned his whereabouts and went
for him.
About two hours after the rescue of the
prisoners Albert Bean, peaceable young
farmer, who lives beside Crooked river,
was going home on foot, along the high
way by the strikers camp. Suddenly a
gun was fred at him and two buck shot
struck him in the head, causing a flesh
wound. Such episodes have frightened
the more timid, SO they drive around
rather than pass the camp.