The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-12
CAREER ENDED
IN SUICIDE
IKE GRANVILLE SHOOTS GUARD
AND ESCAPES.
he TAKES HIS OWN LIFE
Desperate Criminal Turns Gun on
Himself Rather Than Be
Retaken.

Helena, Aug. 12.-Isaac Gravelle,
dynamiter, horse thief and burglar,
lies in coffin at the Flaherty under
taking establishment, and the last VIC
tim of the desperado, Anton Korizek,
is in a precarious condition in a hos
pital as the result of three wounds
inflicted by the desperado.
Never before in the history Of the
city has the equal of the occurrences
of yesterday been witnessed. A des-
perate criminal, on trail for the CRIME
Of burglary, while about to be taken
from the Jail to the courtroom, held up
the jailer and his guard, shot the
guard, took his revolver from him,
then forced the jailer to open! the Jail
door. Making his way to the street
he had scarcely started from his pris-
ON before determined men, some arm
ed and some unarmed, were in pursuit.
He did not get two blocks from the
Jail before he was surrounded and
cornered and five minutes after he
had walked out of the Jail his body
with bullet hole through the head
and shattered arm, was carried back
into the court house, where IL men
we're waiting to judge the issues be
tween him and the law.
The hour when the tragedy occurred
was one when those whose duties call
them to the court house are most
likely to gather few minutes before
q The day was pleasant and all the
windows in the court house were open.
Up in the court room judge, lawyers
and jury were waiting for the hands
pf the clock to point to 2, and the
witnesses who we're expecting to tes-
tify were some of them in the court
room and some sitting on the benches
on the dawn. Suddenly pistol shots
rang out, ind then all was confusion
| l0 JuuS0 1OlL tAC OOAANAAS O4AO 1eS w ~ =
closed their books and hastily slip
ped cartridges into the revolvers that
were lying before them as exhibits in
the case; the jurors rushed down
stairs and the attendants began a
search for firearms.
The story of the affair shows that
never cam too many precautions be
taken to guard a desperate man who
sees before him long term in the
penitentary. Court was to meet at
O'Clock to continue with the trial OF
Gravelle Since Monday, the first day
of the trial, Anton Korizek has been
acting as special guard for Gravelle,
bringing him to the court room from
the Jail and taking him back. Yester-
day at about minutes before 2
Korizek went to the Jail after Gravelle.
Following the custom, Jailer Jones
went to the cell room for Gravelle.
The latter had had his dinner in his
cell and he brought his dishes out
with him. There are two sets OF
gates leading to the cells, and both
are kept locked. Jailer Jones passed
to Gravelle the key to the inner iron
gate and Gravelle unlocked it and
came out, locked it again and then
passed. the key to the jailer. MT
Jones then unlocked the outer gate
and Gravelle came out with his dishes
and put them on the table THAT stands
| Just at the entrance to the cells.
Korizek was standing about in front
of the door that gives entrance to the
! iail Office Jones, with his prisoner
walked through the Office and Gra
yelle stopped about on a line with the
door and suddenly called out to Jones:
"Throw up your hands!"
Jones looked around quickly at Ora
velle, and smiled and grunted, think
ling, Gravelle was joking. But he
only thought SO second. AS he look
ed. Gravelle pulled revolver out o.
his coat, and pointing it at the jaile1
said:
Don't fool. mean it,"
At the same time he ordered Kori
lzek to throw up his hands. Both thu
jailer and guard obeyed. Then Ora
lvelle told them to march back to TIN
rear Of the Office. They obeyed, Jones
walking q little in advance Of Korizek
When the men were up against tn