The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-30
DEATH FROM LONG RANGE
GERMAN BANDIT SHATTERED BY
NOVEL EXECUTION OF a RE
MARKABIE FIRE4RM
Skill OF A VETERAN GUNNER
Thrilling Narrative of Exciting In
cidcnt ia German Fort in Which
aged officer Proves
Himself u Hero.
Chambers, Journal.

AAldAuHCAS JOUi III
and dent you find it very duh up
{ here all aIone?" asked. No" he ans
wered. not so dull as you might think
E by any means. You see there is plenty
of game to be had, large and small. for
the shooting; the scenery is del ghtful to
me. who, like you. am bit of an artist,
and then the banditti usually provide a
HtkIe additional excitement" What"
1 said, are there banditti AROUND here
them" Yes lie answered, most GER
tainly. though not In the direction from
which you have come But as you pro-
coed into Bohemia you will find the
mountains infested with them, and 1
Shall send an escort down with you to-
morrow. Indeed, in these piping times
of peace ii is chiefly for the purpose of
escorting travellers through the noun
tains that We are here You will have a
specially strong escort tomorrow though
as we nave here at present confined in the
fort = notorious bandit we captured but
yestes4Jass ~ IA d on his hiding pace
and e5fs>9r5sw l shall send him down to
RaDeDSbufs fer trial There IS 10 doubt
what his fate Will be. Two lnur5Z- have
been proved against him, and there are
aWnerous improved ones and hundreds
OF roboeries down to his name, but Rad
ensbuTS : CIR headquarters, and he will
be tried BY the military theIe. But you
must bsz tiEed and glad to get to bed.
Saying tEis, he showed me to a small
bedroom and left me to my sIumbers.
was awakened early by fac sound Of
q buSie, ard was soon cut to enjoy the
fresh air and fine scereIy, I was irl2;5di-
ateiy struck by the strong position %
the fG-i tn on which IN
being admirably adapted fer defense.
The ro3ti.=-if road it could be called-per-
hapSs pass; would be a better Word-heTe
for a fun mile in a kind of glen
Or gully, lined on either side by lofty
and pTec:pitCus rocks, which, towering up
high on each side left only a narrow
way az the middle. seStanding in the Ce-.-
ter OF this gully you could look along
the path about half mile each way,
a which distance IL came to a stop, the
road suddenly dipping dOwh on one side
to RadeESbErg and on the other toward
a forest It was in the middle of this
valley, or rather cutting, that the fort
had been built. stretching across the mar
row way from che wall to the otn>r
so that, If necessary, the road could be
completely blocked and swept by the
guns of the fort. In times of peace the
q fort had a gate left permanently open
allowing travellers :; walk right through
it and pursue Their way to the future
side.
My friend, the lieutenant, soon Joined
me, and l remaTked on the strong posi-
ton held by the fort Yes" SAL h.,
smiling, - think we could give q good
account Of ourselves before an enemy
could pass along the road from end to
end. and he pointed to the three guns
mounted on each side, commanding the
two roads. A large one was in the mid
die and a smaller one was on each sue
of it. and very formidable they looked.
He sad l might leave them at noon
when the escort fo- the prisoner would
be ready Hardly had he finished speak
ing when shout was heard in the fort,
followed By a report of a rife and a
babel of cries.
The officer rushed down to see what was
the matter. / following him closely. Ar.
rived at the square, we found crown
eft sJId.ers assembled around man
lying on the ground, bleeding profusely
from wound in the shoulder. The Of
hcer was quickly told the cause of the
tumuit- The bandit, while being led qut
OF his cell, preparatory to being m991led
away, had suddenly stabbed s04,ih.r
with Il hidden knife, and, taking adyaa-
tage Of the surprise he had created. had
escaped from the fort though a sentry
had fred at him. He was soon deserted
fy.ng down the road which led to the
forest. and several men started in pursuit
Inc officer was about to follow them
when a grizzied veteran touched his
shoulder and said a few words to him.
Are you quite sure you can do it, gun
ner?" asked the lieutenant Perfectly
certain. sir" replied the cid soldier. II
Will lay my life on it She will not fail
es at this moment VERY well. then
said the lieutenant Recall the men.
The bugle rang out and the pursuers
turned and slowly retraced their steps TO
the fort After ALL he went c.. ct is
our best chance. for they cou:d i.ever
catch him. Just look at the pace ne is
going az! l would not lose that scoundreI
for anything, and if We cannot take him
alive must anticipate his fate and
take him dead" Several men had been
potting at the fugitive with their rifles.