The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1902-02-07
around Tho body and ana No damage

around the body and did no damage
They were removed on Saturday
bullet wound was found in the roof Of
the mouth. but 1t was slight and would
not have caused his death This wound
was inflicted by himself with the eyi-
dent intention of committing suicide
In all, Iackwa suffering from nine
wounds but excepting the one that
penetrated the kidney none Of them
would have been fatal Eds terrible
sAnerings were caused by a bullet
wound that struck him on the lelt
breast about an inch and half to the
right OF the nipple and passed down
between tho fourth and fifth ribs to
the left OF the heart and through the
lung This wound was made by Ed
himself Tho powder marks are yis'
ible on the skin Death was caused
~ hcmorrhagcs and the man suffered
untold agony to the last breath An
other wound found on his body was on
the same side about an inch from the
LEFT nipple, but the bullet struck the
fourth rib, passed under the skin and
did 10 oamagc. Both bullets found in
Ed were % taliber. and in tho opnion
OF the doctors who held the autopsy
there is 10 doubt that he killed him.
self
Arrangements were made 10 take
the bodies to l'ittsbnrg Monday morn
ing. They are In charge Of Sheriff T,
Il Hloon
Since the officers concerned In the
fight and capture Of the Biddles have
had Time to Too on little. there ap
pears to be disposition to be fair to.
wards each other in the matter Of the
distribution Of The prize money. and
an agreement 10 divide the 5000 re-
ward equally among the fonr officers
here, the driver. J a Snyder and the
three Pittsburg detectives, has boon
practically consented TO by all OF the
men except Detective McGoyeru who
is not here
Mrs Sonel was reported 20 be spit
( ting blood Sunday night at the hos
pltnl and her condition is not eousid
cred so favorable
Pitshurg. Pa, Feb T. The remains
OF Edward and John Biddle the dead
bandits. arrived at the Pittsburr n
Western railroad station shortly after
o'clock Monday morning and we're
at once taken to the Pittsburg morgua
The morgue wagon was waiting and
the bodies were quickly driven TO the
niorgur Tor Identification The re-
mains Of the murderers will be turned
over 20 their brother, Harry BIddlo,
who viii see that they receive proper
( intcrm,nt In the South side cemetery
Dispatches from Rutlcr say Mrs Sot
rel's condition Is unchanged Whilr It
is believed that she viii get we'll the
danger is not past and on account OF
this uncertainty In her condition moth
/ Ing is being done iu the way OF prep
Hrntions for her removal TO Pttsburg
Butler Pa Feb Z MB SoiTcl the
warden's,Ni lie. made statement Mon,
day night to some newspaper men IN
I the presence OF Dr BuoEer In which
/ she said
I had not intended going with the
Biddlc boys on the night of their cs
/ cape. but Eds cnueatics won me
over
/ She told OF how she remained In the
library ON Thursday morning awaiting
the signal for the outbreak, II was her
Intention To let the boys go and she
could meet them later while sitting
! In the library She was almost para
lyEcd when the two brothers came
crashing through the door In their
excitement they had lost the KEY TO
this door and had to break il down
Ed asked mc 20 come with them
! tried to pursuade thom to go Then
felt myself giving way 10 Eds per
suasions and yielded We all dash}d
out on Ross street Wo then passed
along the court house to the alley
! Ed and Jack went ont Grant street
and, crossing the river, we met In Al.
logheny at their friends house We
could not remain there and we were
soon out on the road again The night
IN the schoohouse was perishus cold
The exposure affected me greatly
Now, | want 10 say the statements
that ! was intoxicated are untrue
I'd and Jack bought lmll pint Of
whisky and | drank some Of It It
seemed to stimulate me We secured
| al. tak ~
try all night The night was bitter
cold, There was no robe In the sleigh
and suffered terribly When day
light came was nearly perished by
the cold
Mrs, Soffel then narrated the terri
bic scene of the capture,
THE boys knew the detectives wero
after us and they consulted abou, de-
Tending themselves Ed said to Jack.
II is a lita for He lots shoot them
down, When they saw them appear
Ed told Jack to Get ready He rccoS
nized Detective Roach Detective Nc
Govern got out OF the sleigh and was
followed by the other two | saw De
tectiye McGoyern nre The shots were
returned by Ed aud Jack Then there
was iuslade OF bullets | saw ed
aud Jack fall out of the sleigh was
shot The horse took fright and ran
away Detective McGoyern said XIII
all the d-d rascals. and pointed his
gun at me.
objective Swinehart called to him
to have mercy on ma, thai II was only
woman, and not To shoot ms did
not fall out of the sleigh ! Jumped
out That was all ! remember De-
tectlve Swinehart ran to me, and ask.
cd me II was hurt, and ! said was
shot He raised me up and held my
head on his knees Then felt myself
fainting and the nevt thing ! knew |
was in the sleigh We arrived at the
jail and the rest is all known
DID NOT LOVE WARoEN's WIFE,
Evidence That Ed 6dde Loved None
But Jessie 4cdne.