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

Chambers Journal
tAnd dent you find it very duh up
here all aIone?" 1 asked. No" he ans
wered. not so dull as you might think
by any means. You see, there is plenty
of game to be had, large and small. for
the shooting; the scenery is delightful to
me. who, like you. am bit of an artist,
: and then the banditti usually provide a
litkle addition 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
Shall send an escort down with you to-
morrow. Indeed, in these piping times
of peace it is chiefly for the purpose of
escorting travellers through the noun
tains that We are here. You will have a
speciail5s strong escort tomorrow though,
as we nave here at present confined in the
fort . notorious bandit we captured but
yeste+as fstsaa Ia d on his hiding place.
and csflS-Srcs L shall send him down to
RaDeI;Sburg fer trial There IS no doubt
what his tate Will be. Two lnurlz- have
been proved against him. and there are
2WneroUs improved ones and hundreds
OF robteries down to his name, but Rad
ensburS $ cur headquarters, and he will
be tried blythe military theIe. But you
must bs tired and glad to get to bed.
Saying tEis, he showed me to a small
bedroom and left me to my sumbers.
was awakened early. by tf4e sound of
a bugie, ard was soon cut to enjoy the
fresh air and fine scenery, / was irl1;5di4
ately struck By the strong position oc
the fort, the site on which it was BIZ.
being admirably adapted for defense
The road.zzff road it could be called-per-
hapss pass would be better word-here
ran for a full mile in a kind of glen
or gully, lined on either side by lofty
and prec!pitCus rocks, which, towering up
high on each side, left only nsrrow
way az the middle. s4Standing in the Ger
ter OF this gully you could lock along
the path about half mile each way,
at whleh distance ita came to a stop, the
road suddenly dipping down on one side
to RadeFsbaTg and on the other toward
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 enc 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
fort had 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 remarked on the strong posi-
ton held by the fort. Yes" SAID hI.
smiling, 81 think we could give q ss.,od
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 d smaller one was on each sue
of it. and very formidable they looked.
He sad | 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. l following him closely. Ar
rived at the square, we found crow.
eff scId.ers assembled around man
lying on the ground, bleeding profuseIy
from Il wound in the shoulder The Of
hcer was quickly told the cause of the
tuTnuit. The bandit, while being led out
of his cell, preparatory to being msee5ied
away, had suddenly stabbed a s061n.r
with d hidden knife, and, taking advan-
tage OF the surprise he had created. had
escaped from the fort though a sentry
had fred at him. He was soon deserted
lying down the road which led to th.,
forest. and several men started in pursuit
The 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 old soldier. II
will lay my life on it she will not fail
las at this moment" VERY well. then. y
said the lieutenant Recall the men. =,
The bugle rang out, and the pursuers
turned and slowly retraced their steps 10
the fort. After ALL" he went CO, st is
our best chance. for they cou:fi ,.ever
catch him. Just look at the pace ne is
going at. would not lose that scoundrel
for anything, and If We cannot take him
alive we must anticipate his fate and
take him dead" Several men had been
potting at the fugitive with their rifles