The Ordway new era., 1905-08-18
SHOT BY An OFFICER
f,onr or BOULDER. PalsoNEas
ps.oer.ts Asssuit In Basement -
County Court House 10 Met ey
oH,cers with Rsvolvsrs-

OfSScers with Revolver.
Denver. Colo. Aug. ia Boulder
Colorado. special to the News IA.
night says: Five pistol shots rang out
from the basement Of tho court house
shortly after O'Clock this evening.
and \ great crowd was soon surg'ng
through the building. Near the en-
trance to the cage In the jail lay tne
body OF Louis Cinkus, who was snot
through the right breast and aimos<
instantly killed. In cell was James
Runyan. shot In the neshy portion OF
the right leg. In another cell. pale
With fear was Charles SchroAe. an
other prisoner. He narrowly escaped
being hit by a hall Of bullets fred
through the grating by Sheriff Bartsu
and Deputy SheviY MADEIRA.
which OF the officers did tho killing
4, not known, but both say they nred
as long as they could see anyone To
frs At.
A statement OF the cause leading to
the tragedy was given out by Sherin
Barteu. Under Sheriff Thorne and
Deputy Sheriff MADEIRA tonight II ID
as follows:
"one Of the prisoners gave us TO un-
derstand this afternoon that the three
men. Charles Schrode. James Runyan
and Louis Cinkus. were going to break
fail this evening at supper time, even
IL they had to kill Under Sheria
Thorne. who fed them. TO do II. The
sheriff asked Deputy Sheriff Madeira
10 be present with him when Thorne
fed the prisoners at the regular time.
When Thorne was coming out with
the tray OF dishes after feeding the
prisoners the three men jumped on him
and. with tho leg OF table and the
two side pieces OF = washboard.
Knocked him down.
..Thereupon Sheriff Barteil and Dep
uty MADEIRA began shooting at the
prisoners, resulting In the immediate
death OF Cinkus. who was shot In the.
right breast just about the right nip
pie.
Cinkus was IN Jail on a charge OF
highway robbery and awaiting trial at
the October term OF the District Court.
James Runyan, at the same time. was
shot In the right leg. but the bullet IN.
iiicted flesh wound only. from which
he will recover. Runyan is an inmate
OF the Jail on the charge OF an assault
to murder. and also awaiting trial at
the October term OF tho District Court.
Charles Schrode is in 3aIl on a charge
OF horse stealing. and is considered
one OF the most dangerous OF the pris-
oners.
when Thorne started to leave the
cage he was assaulted by the prison.
ers, felied to the floor, and then the
shooting began. The under sheriff
crawled beneath the table during the
fusIllade. and so escaped being struck.
He escaped without any other injury
than n bump on his head due to the
blow by one OF the prisoners. After he
was shot Clnkus reeled into u cell and
later staggered out into the corridor
fell and expired.
Coroner Buchheit was on the scene
within ten minutes. as well as DIR. r..
Il. Trovillon. the county physician.
The coroner took the body to the
morgue and will hold an inquest to-
morrow.
Cinkus was brought here from Lou.
isville. charged with robbery. The EVIL
dence at the preliminary examination
was that he held up man and robbed
him Of his watch and money In the
rear OF a saloon in Louisville. He was
man OF large frame and equal TO
any physical exertion.
Rupyan shot his father-in.law
Charles Mellin. near Longmont, a
month ago. The wound was in the
leg. but nearly caused Mellin's death
Schrode.. who was the real ring
leader in several attempts at Jail deliv.
cry. has an extensive police history in
connection with horse stealing. He
also has penitentiary record. and IL
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