The sun., 1901-10-06
LIFE RISKED FOR LIBERTY.
RfG CHANCES TAKEN NJ SOME
MILITARY PRISONTRS.
If:Ihs, Escape Their Guards VIII suner. No
They Face Death When They Break
for Freedom, Civil law and military
Iaw--t.usrds sometinies Taken

,hs city The other day by one OF the guards
.-,m ...c Marine Corps who were taking
him - tho Norfolk boat, some peopl.
thought that he was tho victim 81 pretty
harsh treatment. such critics ar. no,
familiar with military Law. u the man
lad escaped all his guards would have
,.s.', hailc to severe punishment. There
va- n time in the army when tn" guari
ho inSt prisnner lad Ia put on TIA. mill
's-v cOnvict's uniform and do the time of
f." prisoner who got awav from him. II
On, CIgilivc had roi much lime left To- serve.
o. -fsl''" per,od was tackled onto IN" butt
I. 'h" court-martial irving IN" unfor-
'..s.. guard Tho penalty J. lighter now
..t,,. I'm severe enough 60 cati~" guards
iu avoid taking chances.
tN.r. L. anoi her phase of the matter
v..q hats r.criVed little attention. Tho
'rrriuN officer IN command ~ tho g,iar,ls
a.i 'hc marine who did tho shooting re-
jH'te-l ~ tho llennard strre' polio. station
sit.f fhr afa,r. Tho marine officer did tho
snt ,Hing by ihlIs exhibiting his defer
.n"s ior ne civil authority. hut he needn''
have done 80 The civil authority had
u',hing wha'eye. to do with tine matter
Tie officer in Charge ~ the Leonard
,'r.ei station happened 20 know this. 80
'fat he man w.p did the shooting wls
80 hrl. I'M thete i similar case on
r~,,,ri ,r''.', tho civil authorities 81 CITY
bud i- - city oi no '~s ,ya than san Fran
c-,.a. Ggurci tina 'hev were within their
g,' IN demanding tho surrender Of
,..G.rr who sgp' and killed a military pri--
or"r ..yiug in "~'sn" on q reservation.
Ih" saooling Happened a the pr"sidio.
o., o. pI eight vcar- agn. and % caused some
pretty stormy do'ngs. prisoner who
va ip ha . l.Ncu ~hippcd over - the mill
Tar, prison "a Acatraz Island TO undergo
torn Tor dc-'r'.pu was working on th"
oI'skirts ~ tho reservation. under the
gun of a vuuug fellow Who had been his
huukie The guard was I'm" soldier.
an educated man who had entered tho
service for tie lurispsr ~ winning t'Oin-
mission from ~" rnuNs. and was IN
fa,r way to acllHNc his END The prisoner
was IN mood 20 take advsu' age NJ the
far' that he was guarded ON this oCrN ION 10y
q man who had bInke,i alongside 81 him.
Jars said the grii-'nsr o,,ilS !" ,n" guard ard
post out Of sigh, and hearing ~ any Of
the other working parties. -le' me GO
I'D like To, pal replied the prisoner'-
guard and former bunkie, but look wher> |
that would land me
Well. come along with me, then, sad |
tho prisoner
-De-er,'" said the guard. That's not
me You know what I'm trying for Ia
this outh, the sword and pair OF tho." |
Kilt things on nv shoulders YOU wouldn't |
have me pass II all up Just Ia give YOU |
chance 10 make Jump for IL, when. even |
ai that both Of ~ would stand two-to-ono |
chance 90 he nailed before We got out OF |
San Francisco. Would you;-
Well. replied the prisoner. sulkily and |
sef-hly. I'D like Ia have YOU come along
Cant ard won't said the guard.
The prisoner silk"i for a while, and then |
be said We'll. I'm going TO give you a run |
The guard snapped open the breech of (
his rife. slapped q ball cart fridge into y. |
and said. Don't you do II, chum. Id |
hate 10 hurt YOU. but I'd have TO.
The prisoner. taking advan'ag. OF the /
friendship that had existed between him
self and the guard. and not believing that
his ex-bunkie would shoot him, took up |
a lope for a hole IN the high hoard fence.
Stop cried cut the guard. without |
moving from his position You'd better |
stop. ] tell you, man
But the prisoner ran night on, increasing
his speed, The longer the guard refrainci |
from blazing AZ him. the more b" thought |
the guard would newer shoot ~ him The |
guard Callci after him once more. bu' ~. |
prisoner went on He waS iusi going |
through the hole IN the fence, when the
glarr's rife cracked. and the prisoner
fell back with "a ball through his body.
Tho guard pickei HIM up and carried
him into the post TO the hospital. and re
ported 90 the officer Of the guard. The
uflccr OF the guard reported the occurrenC"
10 Col William Montrosc Graham, who
vas then commanding the Preside
Too had. .said Col. Graham. but the
guard did his duty.
Til" news of tho shooting and Of the
mau- death got out Of the post ~ short
order and about two hours later a COupl"
~ san franCi-ro detectives appeared
~ col Grahams quarters and dcmaiId'-i
in" guard who had done the shootn INK
col Graham .courteously explained 10
'heu' that the civil law had nothing 20 de-
wtth the case The detectives declined
10 -Tr this and c-sayed 10 browb-at hm
into giving up the guard. col Graham
gave them FIVE minutes 10 make IN" nAul
gate ot ih" Pre~idio. informing them thai
u they weren't OF m" reservation within
that time they'd 60 Out a. the point OF tn"
layonci
Tie detectives reported ~ the Chief 81
Police. and tho chief ~'oru"d into Col
ItaiiauI's prc4s.nC.', demanding the guard
who had done the shooting Col Graham
oppressed his surprise thai "A man ~ mani
ic~ily -'usihlr IN other resIS'cl- should
10 - ignorant a. 20 the line OF d"n'srca-
'ion "N',ijng betwacn the civil aud th"
military law
-Nou'vr NJ more right to this man than
n be- wo'r soldier of France on Frnch |
Ill 'ho Colonel explained to the Chief
&C P,iic.
H-s y murderer. and the murder wss
committed ~ this county, hotly reioued
il" chof Hand him over 70 Inc. No
ur-'1r' with n lot of gold lace on him -
gong n bullviag me. You give M" that
man
Thirty seconds later the San Francisco |
chef - Polio, was being u-hered ou' OF
'nl trauatn'~ quarters uv the sctgeani
and three -IldprS Of 'hc guard tie walked !
gnat'"nu-d iu the gate. HE knew that |
80 would hay" 10 gp out of the gate some |
way, and he preferred ~ g. uiIa'i tended.
On IA" same day the Nhoh polcr ma |
ohin"ry oi san frauri-cp was piii into !
motion To drag tho guard ont Of 'hs hands |
'i Col Graham, and. strange a. u -,cm~. ,
most Of the citv and county officials of |
Niu Francisco d'emed that VA" guard /
f-'loug"d 20 the civil authority and tel"-
phou"d 'hratcningv to Col Graham I,
iia' he'd teiter hand the man over SOiue |
90 them wcnt - far as 60 say that they'd 4
have he man hy fur~ II neCs.Sssary
Try that. rrp,icd Col Graham, grimly. \
O. 'h" samo time informing them that les 1
lad prutaojed tho guard To- ~ q -'rgeRnt.
~ fhis ~tsg- 81 il th" mof' l"Nol-heatl"d |
oMrais oi San Francisco lsgan 10 unk I
up 'r" authorities - hnd out whei" they !
,l.sI 4fr. of Cpur~r. incy found that tlcv I