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MRS. sOFFEL WAS ALSO SHOT
a., Attempted suicide = warde"'s
wife purnshed rurderrrs win
Moan, Of Escape and Arm.

pe.burg Pa, Jan Sl.--Edward Bid
i. dyIng in the jail at Butler John
v,ddle Is rlddled with buckshot and In
a,ocorious condition, and Mrs Peter
so0el Is lying In the hospital win
so,t.lnalcted bullet wound In the
s,oast This is the sequel OF the SEN
,.,Ional escape OF the BIddle brothers
,rom the Allegheny county jail, aided
u Mrs. sonel, Wife Of the jail warden,
SS Thursday morning.
FIRING BEGINS.
mia close Of the Bldde tragedy came
i, gB o'clock this afternoon on a
ssnow.coyered road two miles east OF
p,o.nect Butler county near Mount
ihasinut The exact place was az Nc
Ctnrea harm. where two double team
.oiebs allied with eight officers three
y, The pitlsburg detectiyes-John
poacb Albert Swinehart and Charles
MeGovern--met the two Biddles IN a
"ns'borse sleigh, stolen at Perryyille,
and al once opened fire on them.
The Blddles returned the fire after
mmplng out of the sleigh.
Mrs soffel was shot through the
breast Edward Biddle WAS shot In the
lah arm In the breast and In one leg,
lam Bidde was nddled with buckshot
In he breast and head.
The plusbufg officers were met at
pnler this afternoon by Deputy Sher-
INs Ramey and Hoon and Officers
Frank Holiday and Aaron Thompson,
me latter under command of chief OF
Police Robert Ray of Butler
MURDERERS EAT DINNER,
The officers we're certain that they
we're on the right trail and that II was
only question Of time when they
would oyertake the escaping con-
demned murderers and their guilty
companion
The Riddles and Mrs. Soffel ate dim
ner AT ]. J, stephens, at Mount Chest
nut Ave miles east OF Butler. They
had made detour Of the town Of But
er and after going several miles east,
turned north and then went west. The
plttsburg officers, only a few miles
In the rear, TOOK the wrong road for
about eight miles, but when they found
their mistake they made up lost time
By foning and telegraphing ahead for
fresh horses,
They reached Mount Chestnut not
h. than half an hour after the Bid
des and Mrs Soffel AT this point
william Watson, storekeeper, had
frtsh horses waiting for them, and the
chase for life began anew.
MET THE RIDDLES.
The two sleishs carrying the eight
officers met the Blddles and Mrs. Sof-
fcl at McClure's barn, two miles from
Mount Prospect The Biddles, having
learned that they were almost over
taken and taking what they considered
the only chance they had, drove east
ward and met their doom.
The Plttsburg and other officers were
armed with Winchester rifles and re-
yolyeIs Of large callber They shot to
XIII and their aim was perfect. The
BlddIes tried TO kill to the last OF their
string but not one of the eight officers
has wound as a result of the battle
When the detectives got within about
sixty yards Of the fugitives they opened
fire The Biddles promptly answered
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Don't let the hand OF time paint
wrinkles ON your face. Keep young,
~ Keeping he blood pure and the
digestive organs IN q healthful condl-
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Dept
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Finland Police TO be independent

st. Petersburg Friday Jan. i7.-(Cor.
respondenoe Of the Associated Press
In Finland the police up 10 the pres.
ent, have escaped complete Hussiiica-
tion. This action Is now proposed for
Helsingfors, al least, where the 81,
Petersburg system Is to be transplant
ed. The police win be entirely indie
pendent Of the local authorities there
will be department Of political police
and a police address book TO include
every house. will be introduced and
dvornlks the most characteristic feat
ure Of city life In Russia, WIN be in
stituted The dvorniks, though paid
BY the householders. are the lowest or
der Of police They are bound to re-
port ali arrivals and departures Keep
the regular police Informed OF al that
happens In each house and assist In
maintaining order making arrests, etc.
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Autobiography Of Capt Jcmes s.
Brown. $50 pages, bound IN cloth. Price
$780, Tor sale az h. Cannon Book store
(Deseret News. lrops), n and 10 Main
Street. Salt Lake City, Utah.
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the executive committee Of the Nation
al Tea Duty Repeal association No
definite stand on the question has been
taken by the committee 1t has been
decided to secure the sentiment Of
prominent interests In various parts OF
The country before taking final action
either In favor Of Jan. l. 1903, as the
date for the repep act TO take effect
or an earlier date. Inquiries are to be
sent at once by the committee IN order
to learn what other sections think
about It, That the trade is divided
ON the subject IL shown by the fact that
some favor Jan l. 1903 others would
prefer July next and still others argue
that the repeal should take effect Inn
mediately upon its passage.
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some heart and gratitude for the wo-
man who helped US to escape She
merely did II out Of good sympathy
for US. ! persuaded her to do 1t. |
told her was guiltless Of the crlme
for which ! was about to be executed,
and she was impressed and yielded to
my suggestion, planned itall"
RITES FOR THE DYING.
Father Walsh administered the last
rites Of the dying, and Biddle rolled
over on his face and sighed, He was
asked II he wanted any word taken TO
his brother and he shook his head
The entire party, officers and prison
ers, are expected 10 arrive In this city
tonight on special train, Mrs Softel
made statement after her capture, in
which she said she became involved In
the affair through her sympathy for
Ed Biddle. She said she now realized
her mistake and wished she was dead.
She said she did not shoot herself, but
was the first one shot by the detec-
tlves. The officers say the woman was
armed but don't think she fred any
shots.
THE woMAN's WOUND.
DR., j. Il, Ayres, who examined the
Biddles and Mrs. Soifel as soon as the
prisoners We're taken into the county
Jail, made the following statement to-
night THE wounds Of all three
prisoners are exceedingly grave and
may result fatally before another TWEEN
ty-four hours.
"The bullet which struck Mrs. Soffel,
and which appears to be self inflicted
entered her left breast, going through
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Glucosc.starch omblnatlon.

New York, Feb 1T IL definitely
stated by the Herg that the glucose
starch combination s now reached a
stage al which the promoters feel as
sured OF It's success The underwrit-
ing has been completed and It Is be-
leyed the deal viii be closed before the
end Of February.
At that time unless the unforeseen
occurs, the Corn Products company
win be organized I'm New Jersey with
o capital stock OF sS0OOQ,OO0. II viii
own majority Of the stock OF the
National Starch company the starch
trust, the glucose sugar refining com.
pany and the Illinois Sugar Refining
company OF Pekin, Ills IL also VIII
own outright The properties OF the Pope
Glucose company for which cash VIII
be paid and a minority interest In the
New York Glucose company In which
many standard OH capitalists are in
torested.
About 100000 in cash has been
raised by the sale OF the new stock
aud the underwriting was subscribed
three times over
The combination win have a daily
capacity Of ESQ 900 bushels OF corn. II
is expected that much Of the eXpen-
siye price cutting will be done away
with entirely.
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t~N-NNTNN~fsNSSNsre<N S-~T>-Ns-r~r~NSN<<>rNs
) Born before United States was
( formed.
I Saw ~ Presidents elected.
) Pe'ru.na hss protected him
from all sudden changes.
! Veteran offour wars.
s Shod a horse when go years
old.
I Always conquered The grip
! with Pe.ru.Ra.
: Witness in a land suit al age
OF no years.
5 Believes Pe.ru.na the greatest
remedy Of the age for catarrhal
diseases.
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WIN shotgun and revolyers. Mrs. sof.
iei 700 stood up In the sleigh with h
revolver IN each hand and blazed avav
AZ her pursuers When Ed Blddle feil
and when she saw that she WAS abont
y ps captured she fired bullet into
neI piehst An examination OF her
Wuunu SHOWS that she viii recover, as
lne bullet was DETECTED by her corse,
ana the wound Is comparatively slight.
ED BIDDLE SHOT.
va Blddle got bullet IN the breast
winch penetrated his right lung, and
VIII probably end his life before morn.
ing John Biddle may recover, as his
wounds though numerous, failed To-
feech vital spot. The escape of the
otllcers Is miraculous. The Blddea
nave demonstrated on several ocoa-
slons That they are good marksmen,
ana why they should have failed to-
day TO bring down their men is a mys-
terry.
After the Blddles fell to the snow
covered ground the officers picked up
the apparently lifeless bodies of Mrs,
Soifel and the Biddles and took them
back TO Butler where they also took
the stolen sleigh, patched up the har-
ness ana Wornout horse that the trio
had made use of IN their flight.
There Is absolutely no doubt that the
errlng wife OF the warden furnished
the murderers with the tools to make
their escape, Warden Sofel contem-
plates reslgnlng as he feels keenly the
disgrace his wife has brought upon
him In leaving him and her four child
ren.
u IN the intention Of the authorities
TO prosecute Mrs Soffe when she re.
covers, although there are many per-
sons who contend she was either hyp.
Noticed or insane,
THE DETECTIVES ACCOUNT.
The story Of the fight as told by one
Of the detectives follows.
The Biddles were sitting on the right
side of the cutter Mrs. S0ifel was
on the left side, When Detective Nc
Govern called to them to hold up their
hands and surrender IA Biddle Jumped
up and, raising a shotgun, fred ut
MoGoyern He aimed badly ana the
shot scattered alongside the road.
Almost simultaneously Detectives
Wmcheaters at IA piddle poth sbots
tooi. ecfect Iack Rlddie raised from
,bosos ana d,scbargod his reyoiver at
Ky ,hrao 'oeSners netent,ye swIne-
hasr, stsod,eG bin,seIs nnd Aired HE
W.ealihc, Goit revoiver at fark The
han tooL 49,, 70 Tanl,'s s,n, Tben
~ a loV" ,uas onnood ~ ranid dire N,
, 'ne o uv,vNe rbe shots knncked nom
out of the sleigh ed fell sprawling
pn wy ,s sroT gre " Ealing from tbeIr
hnm 49,
t,,,,r,,,, 1ot, ,,cr,o,
MlSs' SOrFEL coLl'ArNh9'
The Biddleg horse then became
frightened and ran away across field
II wns nj this time that Mrs. Soffe
Was seen TO collapse in the sleigh. The
detectives approaehed the wounded
mon and Detective Swineheart was
gushing IN ON them when Detective
McGovern called Ia him 10 stay back.
Thai the Blddles were only feigning.
De,eetive Ronoh saw Ed Biddle
reach in hls coat nocket as If for a
pun and the detective shot him again.
srhen Detect,ve Mo(ioyern ran up
within five feet Of the boys and emp
WA His Winchester into them, The
n,Gdles man vIeldnd and Roach and
NIcCnvorn handmffed their hands and
90. 80 ,ha,,I ,,ara tolyan ia pntiar
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WIN shotgun and revoyers Mrs. sof.
lel 700 stood up In the sleigh With i
revolver IN each hand and blszed away
~ ner pufsuers When Ed Blddle feil
and when she saw that she was about
DC captured she fired q bullet into
net prenst, An examination OF her
WOUND shows that she viii recover, as
lne bullet was DETECTED by her oorse,
ana 'he wound Is comparatively slight.
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uapN Willard II, Morse, the eminent rrao.
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The Washington times., 1902-01-05
CAPTAIN MA1ANS NEW HISTORY MAKING OF THE BRITISH NAVY

frightened? 1 need not ask how he
looks"
A little further on there is character
sketch of Howe, which runs. in part, as
follows:
Composure under suspense is chiefly
matter of temperament; of the constitu-
tional outfit with which nature favors
some and does not others. 1t may be
cultivated by its happy possessor, but
when wanting, the sufferer can supply its
place only by laborious self-contro1, the
tension of which by itself expends the
energies it seeks to maintain, and so i'm
poses limitations of strength that are
often insuperable obstacles to achieve
ment. especially if prolonged. The strain
of this endurance is prominent among
those borne by commanders in chief. VINO
can at no moment afford to be lax. nor yet
precipitate; and it increases with time
at compound interest. Howe's native I'M
perturbability was. therefore, one of the
chief factors in his great professional
powers, making possible the full exercise
of all the others. By dint of it prin-
cipally he reached the eminence which
must be attributed to- him as a general
officer; for it undeflay the full, continu-
Gus, and sustained play, OF the very
marked faculties, personal and profession
al. natural and acquired. which he had.
1t insured that they should be fully de-
veloped and should not flag, for it pre-
served his full command over them by
delivering him from the factitious bur-
dens of his imagination.
This quality not only entered into his
external professional life, but character
lied the habitual temper of his mind. He
diyested himself in a remarkable manner"
says his biographer. "of every approach
to a state of anger or resentment" in
stancing herein, it may be noted, the i'm
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force by personal impression upon his
officers. The official staff OF the fleet had
to pass under the rod of the schoolmas-
ter, to receive new ideas, and to learn
novel principles of obedience-to living
by an unintelligent tradition. Not till
this step had been made, till discipline
had full hold of mems affections and un-
derstandlng, was there room for the
glorious liberty of action which Nelson
extended to his officers, preaching 1t in
word, and practicing it in spirit. Hawke
rebegat the British navy in the spirit he
impaired to it; Rodney, first of several,
trained its approaching maturity in hab-
its which, once acquired, stand by men as
principles; Nelson reaped the fullness of
the harvest On assuming his
command. Rodney could not but feel that
he had more to do than to establish a
reputation; he had reputation to re-
deem, and that under burden of ma
tiOnal depression which doubly endan-
gered the reputation of every officer in
that, however undeservedly, he had not
the full confidence of the Government, al
though party and personal ties would
naturally have predisposed It in his IA
vor. He, therefore, entered upon his ca
reer under the necessity to do and to
dare greatly; he had not a strong hand,
and needed the more to play game not
only strong, but to some extent adven-
turous.''
chapter which is likely to be partic-
ularly interesting to American readers is
that which deals with Lord Howe
brother to the general of that name who
figured so conspicuously in our Reyolu-
-tion. There is great deal of the per-
sonal atmosphere in this biography, and
after reading it one feels almost as we'll
acquainted with the man as if he were of
The Washington times., 1902-01-05

our own times. Several anecdotes re-
corded here illustrate his character, as
do some of the things said about him by
other officers. At the time of his ap-
pointment to the command of squad
ron destined to the Mediterranean in lTo,
criticism was made on the ground that
he was a junior admiral in the fleet, but
Hawke replied:
81 have tried Lord Howe on most i'm
portant occasions. He never asked me
how he was to execute any service en-
trusted to his charge, but always went
straight forward and did it.
Among the anecdotes are these, illus
tratipg his coolness and self possession
under fire.
The service involved considerable dan
ger, being close in with the enemy s
coast, which was indifferently we'll known
and subject to heavy gales of wind blow
ing dead on shore. On one such occasion
his ship had anchored with two anchors
ahead, and he had retired to his cabin,
when the officer of the watch hurriedly
entered, saying, MY lord, the anchors
are coming home" the common sea ex-
preston for their failure to grip the bot
tom, whereupon the ship. of course, drags
toward the beach. Coming home, are
they?" rejoined Howe. Il am sure they
are very right. don't know who would
stay abroad on such night if he could
help it." Yet another time he was aroused
from sleep by a lieutenant in evident
perturbation: MY lord. the ship is on
fire close to the magazines; but don't be
frightened; we shall get it under short
w." Enlightened, sir!" said Howe. what
do you mean? never was frightened IN
my life" Then, looking the unlucky Of
fcer in the face, he continued, Pray. Mr.
how does a man feel when he is
The Washington times., 1902-01-05

tains so that the lieutenants should have
to climb over the hammocks. The author
says:
"Thc entering port in a three-decked
ship, being on the middle deck, the diff
ference between going into that and
climbing over the hammocks may be
compared to entering the drawing room
by the balcony window, or mounting TO
the parapet and taking the attics by
storm. There was also great inconveni-
ence, and even expense, attending this
painful operation. since in those days all
officers wore white knee breeches, or
shorts, as they were called, and many
useful garments which could not readily
this attempt at juvenile activity, and
many oaths probably sworn which but
for this needless exertion would not have
been elected
But the biographies are not confined to
history and anecdotes of personal
nature. The work of each admiral is
shown in its larger relations to the navy
as whole, and in the history of England.
Boston: Little, Brown & Co. s2.50)
Another step in the making of the Brit
ish navy was taken under Admiral Rod
ney, who. in 1873, was sent to the West
Indies at a time of critical moment in
the affairs of the nation. The navy was
demoralized. Rodneys influence over it
is thus described:
THE severity of Rodney was needed to
jerk the West India fleet sharply out of
sleepy tradition; to compel promptness
of maneuvres and intelligent attention to
the underlying ideas which signals com
municate. Flexibility of movement, ear
nestness and rapidity of attack, mutual
support by the essential conference of the
battle order without too formal precision,
these were the qualities which Rodney
was to illustrate in practice, and to en-
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provement of a natural gift. "and he
carefully abstained from all irritating
language. whether in speaking or writing.
In the Derusal of the 400 letters and up
ward that have been mentioned. embrace
ing opinions of and unreserved discus
sions upon the merits. or otherwise. of
many and various characters, of all
classes of individuals, it did not fail
forcibly to strike the reader of them how
invariably. with one single exception, he
takes the good-natured and favorable side
OF every question. In the whole series
the harshest word employed is block
head bestowed upon his steward for not
taking care of his own interests.
This equable frame of mind was thus
fundamental trait In Howe, private as
well as public, personal as well as pro-
fessional-not assumed for the moment,
but constant in operation He had none
of the irritability attributed to genius,
as also he gives no sign of its inspira-
tion-of originality. He is seen at his
strongest in dealing, stage by stage, with
difficult situations created for him; fol-
lowing step by step, and step by step
checking the lead of another; his action
being ELECTED by successive circum-
stances. not deriving from some creative.
far-reaching conception CT his own. The
temperament Is one eminently practical,
capable on due opportunity of very great
deeds, as Howe showed; for. having i'm
proved much native capacity by the coz
stant cultivation of professional knowl-
edge. and with the self-confidence which
naturally springs from suchs acquisition,
he rose readily to the level of exertion
demanded by any emergency not in ex-
cess of his abilities, and so long as the
need lasted, maintained himself there
easily. without consciousness of exhaus-
tive effort or apprehension OF improbable
contingencies. Never hasting. never rest
ing,' might be safely affirmed of him."
L. L.