Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-02-06
Were Fleeing In Sleigh With
Mrs. SUffel
Desperate Battle With De-
teCtiVeS Occurs

Butler Pa. Feb Edward Bddle and John Bdde rid
died with buckshot and in precarous condition. and Mrs
feter H. Soel lying in hospital with selfinicted wound
IN her breast the sequel the sensational escape of the Bdde
brothers from the Allegheny county JAIL aided by Mrs Sofe
wife of the warden Thursday morning The story the close
OF the Bidde tragedy which As yesterday afternoon
is thrilling one
The two miles of Prospect
Butler county, Mount Chestnut az - exact place at
McCures barn. where double segh filled with eight
officers met the Bddes in onehorse Sleigh stolen at Perry
vile, and opened fire. the Biddles returning the fire
after jumping out of the sleigh The fugves dinner
j. j. Stephens at Mount Chestnut five miles of Butler
They had made detour Butler and going several miles
east turned north and then west The Pitbg officers only
few miles in the wrong road eight miles,
up for lost time by ephonng and egaphng ahead for
horses They reached Mount Chestnut half hour
ugves Here they secured fresh and the chase for life
began The officers met the Bddes and Mrs Sofe
McCures barn. two miles from Mt Prospect The Biddes
having learned that they almost overaken taking
they considered their only chance drove eastward and their
doom.
The officers armed with winchester rifles and revovers
Of large calbre They shot kill and their aim perfect
The Bddes tried kill to the last of their string but
officer wounded result of the battle When the detect
got within 60 yards of the ugves they opened fire. The
Bddes promptly answered with shotgun and revovers Mrs
Softer first reported stood up in the sleigh with
vover in each hand and bazed away the purues This
probably untrue
When Ed Bdde fell and she saw she was about to be cap
ured she fired bullet into her breast She will the
bullet DETECTED by her and her wound compare
lively slight.
Blddle bullet the breast which penetrated
right lung and he will probably die before morning John Bid
die his wounds though numerous failing reach
vital spot The escape of the officers miraculous The
Bddes had demonstrated that they
good marsmen and why they should have failed yesterday
bring down their mystery After the Biddes fell the
officers picked the apparently fee bodies and back
Butler bringing the stolen sleigh and the horse the
had tried senuousy get with toward Canada
and liberty.
As Told By Detective
The story of the fight told by detective is The Biddles
the riUht daOfth cuttpr the
left.
od up your hands and surrender cried Detective Meow
Ed Bidde jumped up, raising shotgun and fired at
McC1oven His aim bad and McGovem and Roach dis
charged their wnchesters Ed Bdde Both shots took effect
Jack Bdde raised from his and discharged revolver
Detective Swnhart fired his As Colt revolver the ball taking
effect in Jacks The detectives opened fire in rapid
cesson The knocked the Bddes of the sleigh Ed
dropped the and Jack fell top of him. Their horse
becoming frightened away At this time Mrs Soel
seen to collapse in the sleigh Detectives approached the
wounded and Roach Ed Bdde reach his pocket
as for gun and the detective shot him again McGovern
then up within five feet and empted his winchester into
them The Biddes then yielded They manaced hands
and feet and taken to Butler.
Mrs Sofe who had fallen from the sleigh when the horse
ran away picked up and placed with her companions and
taken to the hospital Butler At the jail last night Ed Bic
die called for priest and made in which he admit
ted many crimes but denied that he his brother shot Detect
i've Fitzgerald Thomas Kahney and said that Mrs. Sofe
assisted their and that she shot herself He expressed
gratitude the who listened his appeal and got them
out of JAIL Seeing reporters he turned upon them AMI
denounced them creating sentiment against him.