The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-02-07
THE B|DDLESESCAPE HANGING
Both ofthe Men Died ofthe Wounds
Received.
MRS. SOFFEL MAY RECOVER,
story of the Escape which an infatuated
woman Aided Wounded Murder
er. Died Saturday Night The wardcn's
New story.

Edward and John BIddlc. awaiting
execution In the Pittsburg. Pa, jail.
tor the murder OF Grocer Thomas ID.
kahney. OF Mount Washington, sawed
their way out OF their cells. oyerpow-
cred the guards and escaped at
o'clock Thursday morning.
The murdcrcrs owe their escape 10
the infatuatlon of Mrs. Peter X. Sof-
Eel. wife OF tho warden of the prison.
FOR Edward Bld,lc
shortly before o'clock one 81 the
B!ddlcs called on James Mct;oary.
who had charge of the outside gates.
aud uskcd for some ,rump medicine
Ia hurry, saying his brother was
dangerously sick.
NcGcary FASTENED 20 the cell with
the medicine when John Bid,ilo
sprang through the opening In tine
cell. and SELLING the guard around
the waist hurled him over the railing
10 the stone floor beneath. "a distance
OF lG feet
Edward Blddlc Joined ms brother
Immediately. and both, with drawn re-
volyCrs hurried to the first floor,
where they met Guard Reynolds and
shot him.
There were hut three men on duty.
AMI the third WAS CA one 90 the upper
ranges. lie was ordered down AZ the
point of tile rcvOlyers and the three
guards were put In dungeon.
The keys were taken from Keeper
McGclry. aud the two desperate pris
oncrs had clear field. The only per-
sons who witnessed the ESCAPE Were
prisoners Who could not interfere or
give IN alarm. The Blddlcs went tu
The wardrobe where the guards keep
their clothing. and each pu; on 4 new
suit. They then unlocked the outside
gates AMI passed out into the street.
Tho father OF tine Blddlcs kept q no.
tol!ous saloon called Hell" ~ Am
her, ;hurs ~ the death of the OLD
| MAN. Ben NrQuaIc. brother OF Mrs
! E.ddic. touh charge az tlr saloon AMI
Else orphans. tie was q druukurd him.
SELF and hy li.-trcatlng AMI abusing
| the young boys drove them ont into
! TIE streets AMI into bad company. Me-
| Qundp ended hy committing suicide,
aud the boys dr.ftcd away from homo.
into the world 81 thiuyc, and crooks.
Ed AMI Jack Bld!r. The famous
! criminals who were captured near
| Butler. Pa. after being shot down hy
officers iu u desperate battle. following
| their escape OF Thursday morning from
! the Allegheny county jail. are dead.
Contrary Co expectations Jack Bildle
was the first 90 die. succumblng 10 his
wounds at I:i5 Saturday evening. The
| direct cause OF his death was Internal
| hrmurrhagc. Ills brother. Ed died at
| ~ p. ~. having been uncuu. ious dur
| ing the evening. The death OF Jack
/ Rlidic was cdusCi 10y the bullet
wounds iu hts abdomen aud bladder
/ Early Iu the day the physicians thought
/ pcrllunitiS was The principal danger In
| III, ease. but az night internal hem.
orrhagc set IN ami rnc man hlcd 90
/ death iu shur; time ~ long ~ lac
was able. Jack WAS extremely talka-
/ tive AMI Was ut times hoastful. hui as
| soon as the shadow OF death began To
fall upon HIN aud he recognized u. hc
| became Ecuitcut
II know" said he THAT my time
| here g. short. uUd YOU can SAY FOR inc
/ that I am Christian and viii BE a.
/ sincere believer iu God. and hope
| VIII have strength enough 20 say ~
/ at ;hc last I know / have taken part
! iu many wruu@ deeds. hut ! have never
! Killed any man and WIS never iupll
| Gated with anyone who Gid. ! wish |
| could see Mrs EIhncy. | would tell
! hcf the truth about Tho killing OF her
| husband Thls life has been pretty
! tough tu NE ana the cnl cannot come
! to1 quick. and I 10 not care how
Ed Biddle made dCafhhcd confess
sion 20 Rev. Father Walsh. declaring
! hts Innocence ~ the crime OF shooting
| Grucrrymnn kahucy aud Detective
| Fitzgerald
| Mrs Sntfcl. the wife Of the fail war.
/ den. who aided the two brothers 90
escape nnd accompanied them after.
ward. shooting herself when she saw
the battle with the officers would re-
suit In The capture ~ herself and her
companions. has developed pneumonia.
| hut the bullet was successfully eX.
trlctcd from her breast Saturday
| morning ana she still has u chance 10
/ live.
Former Warden Soncl made the
startling charge that h. had been un-
der the influence Of ciloroform during
| the night when the Riddles broke
/ TAIL Mr. SofTel believes the ancsihetlc
WAS administered by bis wife
\ love letter which Ed wrote TO
| Mrs. SofTcl gives all the details of the
plan To escape and directions To the
foolish woman how 60 project herself
and finally join her desperate lover.
or 90 ny with him. which she chose to
ITO with the result already told. Her
enquiries Saturday were nor the DYING
criminals and not for her husband or
children.
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