The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-30

was about to ride away on his bicycle
thinking the noise all in jest. He rode
square then returned, thinking possibly
something was wrong. Finding that trouble
was brewing he ran across the street and
notified the police, after which he rode to
the barber shop to alarm his father When
Sheriff Shufelton arrived he found the
main door locked and realized that Chap
man must be overpowered. He procured a
ladder and climbing it fired Winchester
rife into the air through an upper window
to brighten the prisoners into submission
and let them know that there was no use
trying to escape. While Mr.. Shufelton was
on the ladder one of the crowd of two hun
bred or more people found the keys and
gave them to him. Then the doors were
opened and the frightened men and women
evangelists were let out and a swarm of
deputy sheriffs and police soon had order
restored.
FEDERAL PRISONERS.
The three prisoners are Harry Church, of
this city, Harry Warner, of New York, and
Carl Krauel, of Jacksonville. The first two
are charged with robbing the Lebanon post
Office last February and Krauel is accused
of robbing the postoffice at Johnsonville.
All are therefore United States prisoners,
and occupied cells in the United States row,
on the west side of the second floor of the
north wing of the jail. Yesterday morning
as is customary, a band of Pentecosters
came to the jail to hold religious services.
They sang and prayed and exhorted awhile
in the main corridor on the first floor, and
then went to the second floor. The door
leading from the cell corridor to the cage
between the door leading out to the gallery
and the cell corridor was open, and the
prisoners had the liberty of this cage. There
was still heavy iron grating between them
and the outside windows.
The Pentecost band was admitted to this
cage and the outer door locked by Jaler
Chapman. AT about Ii o'clock Chapman
received the signal and went up to let the
members of the Pentecost band out The
party started downstairs. but Chapman
opened the door leading into the cage again
and went through another door leading into
the side corridor on the west of the cells
He had locked the door behind him leading
out of the cage to the gallery, but the door
leading from the cage to the west corridor
was open. Chapman had barely passed
through this door when he heard a sound
behind him, and, turning around, looked
into the barrel of a revolver, back of which
stood Harry Church.
AT the same time Warner came IN 70
them from the north, and then Chairman
discovered for the first time that a bar had
been sawed out of the grating between this
west corridor and the cage. Through this
warner mad crawled and had been at work
saving out bar in north window.
chapman remained cool under the cir
cumstances and had presence of mind
enough to throw the bunch of keys out of
the window. Realizing then that the men
couid not get out without saving more bars
chapman was in d humor to argue with
them in the hope that somebody would give
the alarm and help would come. When
Chapman threw the keys out Warner came
around and was very angry. Leveling his
pistol at Chapmans head, he said:
You - hava a potioo +o
put your lamp out right here. You have
ihIeeIered with our game and deserve it .
but there was work for Warner and his
piston II the robbers were to get away 1T
was feared some of the other prisoners of
whom there were seven in the cage at the
time, might give an alarm. While Church
other prisoners throw up their hands, and
then he noticed two or three others outside
on the range, They were TRUSTEES" who
had already discovered that something UNI
usual was taking place within. One of them
was James kllnger, late assistant shipping
clerk at Charles Mayors store who was
arrested for wholesale robbery of his en-
ployer. Klinger was covered by Warner
through the grating, but he found chance
TO get out of range of the pistol and Jumped
to the floor below, He was still behind
bars, however, and all about him were the
members of the Pentecost band, who were
gathered under the gallery in a place Of
safety. They could not get out of the Jail
until Chapman should come down with the
Key Kiinger called through the wicket
lhere; lie then ran into the bathroom and
called to some men riding by on a bicycle.
and one of them told the police across the
way that something was wrong at the jail.
AT the same time Eddie Shufelton the
sheriff's son, discoveredethat something was
wrong and ran into Superintendent Ouig-
leys office and gave the alarm.
Nobody seemed to know exactly what was
wrong. Sheriff Shufelton was away, but he
was soon found by his son and hurried to
the Jail. In the meantime the fire depart
mont had also been notified, and a company
from headquarters was on the scene ready
70 deluge the Jail. A crowd of two hun
dTed people collected. In the meantime the
desperadoes compelled Chapman to call
Klinger back and forced Jasper to fall upon
covered by Churchs revolver, and while
Warner tried to hold the prisoners at bay
bar out of the north window. One had al
ready been taken out by Warner, and one
more would make a hole big enough for the
men TO crawl through. The three prisoners
and Chapman realized that help had ar
rived and that escape was impossible now.
Chapman still, had one key in his, pocket
The prisoners had failed to find it when they
seached him. Ii was the only key TO the
mon door leading from the main corridor of
the Jail 10 the office. And II was this door
that kept the sheriff and members of the
police force from coming to Chapman's as
sistance
THE GAME WAS UP.
Sheriff Shufelton scaled the outer wall
with ladder and fired a Winchester
through window at the ceiling. This shot
plainly told the prisoners that their game
was up, and Warner became furious at the
prospect Of remaining a prioner after escape
seemed so near He stuck his pistol against
Chapman's breast and declared that he
would shoot him in spite of everything. But
Church was cooler headed and declared
that such course would be suicide for
them. There was an argument and then a
parley. Said Chapman:
You men are caught, and you might as
well make the best of IL. II would do YOU