Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-02-03
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The notorious murderers, John and
Edward Biddle. under sentence Of
death, succeeded in getting away af-
ter overpowering the guards and kill
ing one of the keepers.
The Biddles must have had materi
al aid from the outside, as they had
been fitted out with saws and guns
by means of which they cut their way
out of their cells. defied their keep
ers, bound a couple OF the guards and
had clear sailing outside the prison
| walls.
1t was three hours before the es-
cape was discovered. Up to II a. m.
| no trace of the desperate men has
been found. although the entire police
force OF the city is engaged in a hunt
for them.
The Biddles are desperate men
They were the head of a gang of rob
bers. Last April they entered the
| residence of Grocer Kahney In search
of large amount of money the gro.
Ger was supposed to keep In his liv-
ing rooms. Mrs. Kahney was awaa-
| ened by the noise. She called her
huSDduu, NIlppie' SieepluE Ill an
adjoining ROOM He at once ap.
peared upon the scene when he was
shot dead The robbers then clean.
ed out the house and escaped.
Two days later Officer Fitzgerald
found the gang at house on Fulton
| street. When he attempted to ar
rest them he was shot dead.
The gang was finally caught, and
one of the outfit named Dorman at
the trial turned states evidence.
The Biddles were convicted and SEN
fenced to be hung. They had been
respited until February. %. by Gov.
| ernor Stone.
The Biddles were well known In
the western country. They lived for
a time in Colorado in which state
one of their associates, a
woman, known as a diamond thief.
got them and herself into trouble in
Pueblo and Denver.
Before departing, the Biddles at
tired themselves in street clothes Sc
| cured from the warden's wardrobe.
They are believed to be in hiding in
the city.
Warden Soffel this afternoon said
81 believe my wife furnished the
Biddles the tools with which they es-
capped. She is gone and | have not
seen her since last night"
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3O.-When the
house committee on ways and means
authorized Chairman Payne to report
| in favor of repeal of the war tax
q
| which he showed that the reduction
would amount to $77.0OO.OOO annually.
Despite this, Mr.. Payne says the gov
| ernment will start out on the next
| fiscal year with a surplus of $l74.-
100000. 1t is believed this will save
| the beet sugar industry, because 1t
will prevent any great reductions in
the tariff on Cuban sugar and tobaa-
CO.
GRAND JUNCTION, Jan. 3O.-The
first section of freight No. II and
freight No. las on the Rio Grande
| Western collided head-on at Disco,
Utah. this morning. killing Conduc-
tor Webster, Brakeman Buckley and
| Engineer Tuskey of No. II, and ia
tally injuring the conductor on No.
145. The accident was due to an
error of the train dispatcher in CIV
ing an order to hold the first section
| The men killed lived in this town and
leave families.
| WASHINGTON. Jan. 30.-Much in.
terest is felt here over the doings of
the two mining millionaires, Senator
| Clark of Montana, and Thomas Walsh
of Colorado. Both are building mag
| nificent mansions. Each expects to
out-do the other. The two palaces
will be in Dupont Circle. Walsh's
mansion of 60 rooms is to be eclipsed
by Clark's home of 10 rooms. Sew
enty million dollars will be spent on
the decorations of the two houses.
1t is thought Senator Clark will out
last the Colorado man, as he has an
income of presumably $12,000,000 per
annum from his United Verde mines
IN Arizona and his interests in Mon
| tana. Walsh is enormously rich and
is socially ambitious. but in many di-
rections he cannot approach his
Montana rival.
MARION, Ind. Jan. 30.-A fire
| dldl III III ODt vi tlt litdNtio iuot tNei-
ing. which was packed to suffocation.
caused a panic The attraction was
a vaudeville company. and the audi
ence was composed of men. An uW-
iul fight and stampede resulted. aud
many were Injured.
WASHINGTON. Ind, Jan. 30
The strike situation at the Baltimore
and Ohio Southwestern shops as
| sumed most serious conditions today
when the men refused to return to
their places. The company at once
posted notices closing the shops per.
manently, which throws out OF en-
ployment 500 men.
General Superintendent Rawn re-
marked that he regretted the neces-
sity for such action. but that it WAS
impossible for the company to carry
on its business here when unneces-
sary help could not be discharged
without general strike. He said
there was not the slightest discrim-
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