The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-02-05

shoulder, and we had all the ,WeAp-
ons on the kitchen table / had the
front door key in my hand, readYto
let Thomas out in case not thing hap
pened. He and Jim came to the ron
door and shook hands, and Jim
said: ss;s5sss
"Well, i shall depend on you to
get those witnesses " g.s sssS1
"Oh, Of course, of course, !" wasthe
| reply. n q may drop in some day
next week with some good uns. q Ssa 81
Il hope SO. .>, -. .ss, (. :...
"Well, 7 keep up your courage:
Good-by. + :.,'.$; .7'. 4: .>.-s ~ q
"Good-by." =. 2 q:
Andrews turned the key andIet
Thomas outinto the corridor. None
of them had seen us, because we were
| farther down. Andrews had swung
the door about halt Shut when
Thomas turned on him and struck
him with hig fist behind the ear. The
turnkey fell in q heap, and then
Thomas drew a fevo liver and struck
him twice with the .aoutt Of it. BY
this time Black Jim was out; in tile
corridor, and / saw a revolverin his
hand. Mother screamed OUT as
Thomas struck the turnkey second
time, and both villains made dash
foru I shut the door in their faces,
however, and it was bolted as they
came against it. We ran through.to
the kitchen, and in five minutes we
had the passage barricaded with the
table, cupboard and several chairs.
If they broke down the door WesWere
to make our fight here.
After" a few kicks on the doorSthe
fellows left it, probably intending to
go out. They found the keys gone,
however, and likewise discovered shat
getting out OF the corridor was
not getting out of Jail. It seemed
that Thomas had brought nothing
with him but clothing and firearms ),
having planned to dispose OF the
turnkey just as he did. They could
find nothing but a stick of wood to
work at the doors or windows with,
and: they made no progress toward
liberty. They were working for halt
an hour before they re allied thatsthe
way to liberty was thr ough the dwell
! ing part. They no doubt supposed
;; mother and I had fed, for they be-
gan at the door without calling to
us. They kicked the panels out and
reached through and unbolted it.
wanted to fire, but M other restrsai.-
|ed oping tt ould be necessary:
As the door swung pen / shouted to
them, and they could not help seeing
the barricade. They drew back and
Black Jim said: -.~%:.7s Z.
"See here, Mrs., we don't want
to hurt you or the club, but we are
determined to get out of this if we
have to kill you both!''
''Throw US that front door kew or
we'll murder you'll" added bis com
panion.
Mother and were both trembling,
but still we were not towards. The
brutal attack on Andrews had given
US courage instead oftakingit away.
She would not trust herself to an
swer, but I replied:
Il will shoot you if you attempt to
enter the passage!''
care they armed?" heard Thomas
ask. .,-s~e~>--
''Mny have q revolver"
"We've got to go that way, and
we've no time to lose. It's only a
woman and club, anyhow"
1 was kneeling down behind the
barricade, with the shotgun poked
through a big crevice, and 1
cooked both barrels. Mother was
behind me, having the revolver
in hand. Shielding their bodies be-
hind the jambs, the fellows fired two
shots apiece into the barricade.
and then made q rush. 1 pull
ed both barrels as soon as I saw
them, and for go seconds there was
smoke, shouts, curses and groans. I
knew that both of them were down.
but as they kept firing I could not
say whether they were hurt or not.
After the rumpus had died out Black
Jim called:
"For Gods sake give me some
water! You've done for both of us!''
> Peering above the barricadeE I
could see them on the floor, and aft
ter making sure there was no trap
we tore away the defense aud went
to their aid. The shot gun was
loaded with bird shot Of good size.
and the range had been only ten
feet. Thomas had got his dose in
the rightleg and hip, and Black jim,
who was crouching down as fred,
was wounded in the face and shoul-
der. Both thought they were done
for, and made no resistance as we
dragged them into the ward. II When
we had the door locked / went for
help and a doctor, and after an hour
secured them both Then we found
that Andrews was as good as dead
his skull being fractured, and that
the two desperad oes were only Sc,
verely wounded. It5was only 10 DAYS
before they were moving about the
@corrid or. ather returned home
next morning. and 4 went with him
to the old clearing and found two
superb horses The & lawyer was
simply Black jim S partner. and he 1
had made q bold stroke to Get him
out of jail. Each was sentenced to
prison for life. and III wa S. An N txv II