Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-02-06
.B|DDLES SUCCuMB
TO THEIR WOUNDS
Both Of the Brothers Die of
Injuries Inflicted by
Detectives.
BRUTALITY is ALLEGED
Officers Charged With Shooting ana
Striking the Fueitives While
Lying Wounded and Hs!pless-
Inquest is Held.
BRU TALlTY is ALLEGED


inquest is He'd.
Butler Pa Feb. 1.-The terrible fate
| of the ls;,ldles both Of Them diving of
tba;,. y.orn,,s s,tpr,,ay ,,igh, vas the
al, - ,,,.s....,,,1,, - s,,,,,,.,,
'oi'ic " SoiiN ers''ei'i i'S'e SUIT :
| ana curious throng OF people nave
! been dcfyinas the storm, hanging about
/ the jail entrance in vain attempts to
get in to see the bodies OF the dead
| muidefers. A great deal of sympathy
4 FOR the boys is expressed ON all sides.
and not a few of the female portion
on the crowd expressed q desire to see
| what manner of man l.c Hiddle was,
mat he should exert such q wonderful
influence over men. and partieuiarly
! women. lhe lall doors were closed an.
u''y' aili no oils Se1 m but me aoc,
.ots' Ni'o at9eiidt'a w aU'oPSs' anu
lhe S'E'fiei 1stiN; i.Neh heWspa per
MN Were sS ,,, rom me inquest.
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nn, ,,aa,,,a e ~ ~ ~, we OK
,a1,,, ' S.si1ele va. Va,
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nf ~, as or, ui,e
di.e ana ar Sba,liir .l'l,os,5as - H.,
Vas MISC talsen
mo ye,.ii,5t ar ,l,a i5,.v ia tb,t ma
,s;,,a,o .., :, y; ', , ~ - VIA. 20
shot ilre.! bv hiflsetf, :.,isj tbat Jac,,
Biddle net MS Death from II gunshot
wound inflicted by lie officers in dis
charge OF TIN, il lawful duty.
meier the Instructions Of Coroner
Jones' mn AUTOPSY was held on both
the Riddles,
The evidence secured baars out the
statements that the i:idG,!cs intended
to XIII Themselves rather than be tax
Ell alive. aud that Ed succeeded i'm his
attempt while Jstcl. failed, though his
life WIS forfeited.
Or. Brick,r gave out the following
statement after the autopsy:
Jack I}idtlle had two eunshot
wounds ON the right sid i'm the region
Of The liver. the bullets passing up ana
around the body and doing no damage
They We're r. moved on Saturday A
bullet wound WAS found in the roof of
the month but ii was slight ANA worla
not have caused aeath rhis wanna
wass inflicted by hfnss In with tha ayj-
dent intention Of colnsoit,in.s s,,inide
Ellis right arm Was shatte,,.d Nv i've
bullet wounds. and the radius was
h,nlsnn il, ,ha ,,,,,, 49,, $500 80
that caused his naath ven. n,aa, $3.50 H..
4 -
the ilium ~, III, ,.;rI, ~; - 80. =,
back through ~ I.i,lne,.s '''' cp,'sl,,sr
helnorrbaee N'''9'"s'
HAD Nine Wounds.
IN ali Jack was suffering from nine
Mou'ds. put excepting the one that
peie1ra,ed the kidney none of Them
wolff nave been fatal EDS terrible
suiieli'liss "er" caused by Il bullet that
"A n
~, ~. ''iiS' a hai 70 the right OF the
e1,,i,,,, 'ili,' paaaNM Down between the
800, 80 w 'tii'i ~ IN fa9s 70 the left of he
, ,, anu 'af"u#i' the lung This
npu,iu MsiS lihaae hE Va himself. ne
~ ~ l.l'i' bltli; Nsiieie til ht' skin.
80 49,. w. '.',..ea ~ ie!noffhages.
va ~ ~ ~ lllail suFefed untold ;'eoily to
'iic 800 pifa'a. Aa"'hef wound found
oh obo,, rs 93 m M ~, on ny, l1e sals side
$500 ~ ''i'i' from VIC ieit nipple" but
p l,at,, lTe skin and diS no damage-
'3sssle.S l",iu ~ lta we're thirty
A.. ','',' w liie oifllon OF the
80 Avn. ~ ,'.,olss ,nefe is
fts, ~ n,.'el n,ii'Sell.
lsiad,es Nc pe,a .taaS I've j., poales or the
uneja,,talk@r Who ,,s'.s .il''s ,', ny an
i,,,i., i'el'.''ea 'ieih Tor
Tn ,ast,,nony ,,l.on :, ~, ;.
W. ,,,,t, a.l,,',i $500 ~ 'he hi'lues,
VI: M a '.i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ..,'.,
,ee l,, =, ~ ''e''.e'A .7iief
M,,,oye,,1 a,,n Of me ,.stN,,s On
.tiyes. SiSe',N
Deputy lHoan. after descri!,,ne H.
hunt lpr the fu"ltives and The eight IN
which they We're Wounded WAS asked
TO describe the approaching Of the Bid
die boys. !te said
"Me(sovefli ard walled m 10 ,l,e,,, |
Ihpy were both Iyino se,,t ,i;,. ,.t