The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-10
BIDDLES
BROUGHT
TO GRIEF
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tail Jack again reiterated that he never
killed anyone and that he never put a
bullet into anyone except Keeper Rey-
nolds. He said the first crime he ever
committed was assisting to rob a liquor
| store at Carnegie, but admitted that he
had participated in a number of robberies
after that. After they had left the jail
they went to a house near a railroad in
Pittsburg. They remained all of Thurs
day. The people in the house. when they
read of the escape from the jail, recog-
nized them, and would only let them re-
main after the Biddles gave them a
bunch of money"
They remained at the house until
Thursday night, leaving it as soon as it
grew dark. Jack says he wanted to stay
there and that Ed was willing to stay.
but that 1.-The woman was nervous
and afraid they would be caught
| Il would not let them go alone" Jack
said, land as soon as it grew dark we
went down the street and took a Perrys-
Vile avenue We rode to the end of
| the line, and from there walked until we
| reached the farm where We stole the
horse. If it had not been for the won-
an we would not have been caught, for
we could easily have gotten another
horse and by this time have been more
than 100 miles away. It's a lead pipe
cinch that We would have escaped but |
we could not let that poor woman go by !
herself. She did all she could for us
lily, all to help us out-and would !
have been a great deal worse than we |
are thought to be if We had thrown her !
down
when we saw the officers coming to-
ward US on the road yesterday evening
we knew it was all up. We did not fire
shot at the officers, but attempted to
kill ourselves. L shot myself in the !
mouth. Ed shot himself over the heart Il
and the woman shot herself in the breast Il
knew chance n pei
and we knew would swing if taken
back, and that is why we wanted to kill
ourselves
The Biddles, when captured, had on the
same clothes they wore when they eS-
capped. Jack had. in addition, a light
Melton overcoat. Mrs Soffel also had on
the clothes in which she left her home.
Through Eds coat there is one bullet I
hole, but through the dark velvet vest he
wore are two holes made by the bullet 1
that lodged his heart. Jacks coat |
and vest literally riddled. There are
four holes in the side of the coat and
ten in the right sleeve. The latter ap-
pear to have been made by small bull
cts. Jacks pistol was a cheap 32-calibre =
affair. h
Three of the six chambers of the gun a
lold empty cartridges. Both of the Bid +,
lies were laxative this morning, but n
10Th disclaimed ever having killed any a.
me. h
The Kahney murder, Ed alleged, was a
committed by Walter Dorman, assisted o
~ a man who had that day come from
Chicago, and the Seebers woman who h
1ut on mans suit. This, Ed said, she ',
lad often done before when she had as a
sisted them in their robberies. He adj +,
nitted having committed a great many
but stoutly denied that he had n
,ver killed anyone. ~
DIR. Bricker is in constant attendance G.
It the cells of the Biddles. He says their
wounds will not permit of their being II
emoved and feels certain that a journey | q
o Pittsburg today would be sure death p
o Ed Biddle. Notwithstanding this, how G
yer, it is the intention of the Pittsburg N
authorities to have them moved to Pitts
'urg at once, regardless of consequences. II;
of Police Demmel has II
Wired here to that effect, and officers are n
low on their way to this place to take 8
'ack the prisoners at any cost. Doctors m
ireer and Bricker who have been at
ending the two Biddles, made a report r.
his morning that apparently confirms n
ack Biddle's story that the fugitives r.
ad tried to kill themselves. They had o,
ONE to this conclusion after complete &
and a partial probing of the
POUNDS of both men. Ed Biddle, who is n.
to be the worst injured, has w
everal powder-markS his left breast, al
hitch would go to show that he attempt III
d to kill himself. In Jacks mouth are
hree bullet wounds. which would be as
rima facie evidence that he wanted to CT
ID the world of himself One of the | n,
ullets, which evidently came from a re- or
Oliver, carried away a portion of his m
'nsil which the doctors say could only |
ave happened by the holding of a re- ri
Diver to his own mouth. One of his 9TH 90
wounds is through his abdomen, and av
is thought into his bowels, and this !
ay cause his death. because peritonitis w,
sually results from wounds of this kind. an
ullets from two of his other wounds !
bout the stomach were taken out this lie
orning. no
About 1890 O'Clock this morning Mrs. )
'ffel took a bad turn, and her condition an
more serious. She asked for her chill ey
en-, and they will probably be sent for
lward Biddle is unconscious and |
eathing heavily. His death may occur
any moment. John Biddle has recov-
ed from the opiates administered and
lks in boastful strain. The physicians III
w say that while he may live several in
Us, his ultimate recovery is deemed !.
possible. ia
There is great excitement in the town uu
d the streets are crowded large num- wi
RS surrounding the hospital. a conflict oc
tween the Pittsburg and Butler author ola
es over the possession of the prisoners Nj
d the right to the reward is confidently %
pected. The Butler authorities assert -
at they will not give up the prisoners -
thout a writ of habeas corpus. III
District Attorney John c. Haymaker
t for Butler at 1045 this morning over \
e Pttsburg & Western Railroad He FIR
lted that he did not think he would Ia
We any difficulty in strengthening out 600