The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-10-05

you can cut the rest of my
arm off. inch by inch. but Ill never
tell who brought me the gum"
such MAS The declaration Of John
Hildebrana. after three hours OF
strenuous sweating az the hands
90 tan officials aud deputy sheriffs
Thursday morning The latter were
endeaSoring BY every lawful means
10 draw from the ene armed prts-
oner the name Of the person or
persons who asnuEEied Hldebrand
4. the dozen odd files with which the
'errssoner attempted 20 fiie thrcuEh
The bars OF his cell. and the gan with
which he "Wednesday afternoon ter
rlfIed the inmates Of the Jail held
up Jafler Wise ard an bat secured
his keys. and acct ientaiiy shot ur.
Corson, tn the left check.
.bsointely nothing Was drawn
I'm the nsryy criminal by the three
znours Of sweating. and when he
declared that they migat cut off
the rest % his stump uf m arm,
inch inch. and yet fail 70 induce
him - give up 20 the Law the "old
!. raj who had tried TO help him 20
lgbersx the deputies ceased their
aulzzlnx and sent him back TO his
eek
: To a star reporter Hndebraud
:. gave concise account Of the affair
3 frem his own standpoint. and Of the
thlnss which led up 20 H.
I had been planning this Ions
tire. but had an aWfuly hard pug
ale To figure out have bad the
gun and the flies ever since two
weeks ago Saturday. They we're
handed 20 me through the bars BY
All old pal whose name I wouldn't
dlvuixs n I we're to be drawn and
auartered for u.
II first tried saving the bars bat
ne temper n very hard. and u was
~ ~ work I could work oaly At
: n.kht. and as I always play a lone
hand. I ala not want to take anyone
into my confidence. I filed away IN
4 the night. but there are only 20 min
utrs between the times when the
night Waterman PAGES by the cell.
8 and could only work a few min
i. &ses NJ time. II took lots Of pa
Hence and I lost lots Of sleep and
rev. nightly discouraged. but /
nsanxHed 70 saw through one baE
ana partially through another.
Moula have had 10 saw through twf
zt&xe each IN two places. and I saw
: had 4 couple Of months hard work
+ xhead ~ men TO do A.. Then heard
x bad been committed and vas 20
- sent over Immediately. and !
ura Il out that rad 10 take the
ct chance I could and work with
&fhe gun.
Yes. was out to see the doctor
Two OF fhree times before. but !
~aa genuinely sick. I had an eye
or<n, however. for n good chance
Etach time. do not care 20 say
: anythInx about that attempt AZ sui
eide a. whether II had anything 70
A. with my plans.
AN day wednesday my liberated
i ear rafned me terribly. and asked
81 the doctor. when Wise came 10
Id = door Of the tank and told me
b = doelor Was waiting for me, l
- IA the gun under my sweater
aad Resolved that ! would take The
only chance left me.
~Ax I stepped cut OF the tank into
the north corridor. Wise lifted up
his arm TO reach the lever that
Throws the tank door shut. and I
made a grab Tor the keys IN his
hind pocket. | had 10 do this with
my one hand. II I had had two
hands I would have covered him
with the gun with one hand and
& ~wabbe~ the keys with the other.
hise .ocked my arm up and struck
ne the face. He started 70 back
towards the door and tfipped him
M. Re also slipped on the door
All. lie fell. and Trusty Klein and
fsr. Corson then became a part %
me situation. The two shots fired
we're not Intended 20 harm anyone.
wanted 10 Brighten Wise into civ
nj 40 the keys. II was a mere ac-
<4aert that the bullet struck DIT
}rson. Before God. I did not mean
1nhoot him or anyone else. All /
&nfed was the keys. ! Intended
"A get them and slip out the side
-. l cousd have got good start
4ore they would hgN discovered
b escape. and cQk ne hidden
&ntil night 49, gun ] had !
<nuld easily y induced some way
{arer 90 aessy me with money to
s.xet out 81 town with.
Put Sheriff Smith spoiled Il
nj. he had the drop on me from his
(. POSITION on the stairs outside. He
mas partially hidden from me by the
|.IAra and screen of the Jan door. yet
~ had a perfect chance 70 shoot
me. People were gathering outside
# the door and when Smith fired ut
NE twice / saw I had no hope left.
81 II had got the keys even then J
would have aeooted out the side
aeor And given them a run for their
money. but ] knew Smith was a
rraek shot and he'd Ect me n I
sildnt drop the gun. had got
lnfo the hospital ward With the keys
anyhow. 80 when Smith shouted 10
!. ne to drop the gun or he would