Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-03-26
4 NOTORIOUS RASCAL
BnIa EplDits Of cDlDnel ThDmas
BlDDd In England.
TRIED TO STEAL THE CROWN

A&4a III tAAAAtNH%@ - 1922
Iskmsu4 AFssr Bsinn captursS--tlis
Attask on tire Duke 81 orm0nds-
the most reckless and brazan soldiers
Of fortune that ever cut a swAth IN
England was the notorious Colonel
Thomas Blood
This choicest Of seventeenth century
mcOundrsls was bOrn probably IN Ire
lnnG In or about 1B1S During the civil
war he WINS active on the pariiRmeD-
nary side, WINS made Justice Of the
peaee lJy Harry Cromwell and received
lnrga grants 0f land. These were con-
flScnted Ut the restoration. and HlDOd
forthwith begun his cnrBGr mE q das-
psrhdO.
Ills FIRST plgt WIS to aeiHe Dublin cas-
4le and the person Of the Duke q Or
monde, tine lord sAaa1auant, In 1668 A
crowd was 10 be collected ut IilR castle
EMtes, a prBtsndea baker with q load
uf bread UaoD his shoulder was ~
stumble ana upset the lnHveE, and in
the scramble which would probably an
sue among the castle guards the gatss
were 10 lse Halzsd, hut tine plut wms DO
1ERyed 70 OrTnonne, and although
Blood himself eacaped. his hrDfhaF.in-
inv was arrested and executed
Aftar period Of ssciualDn among tina
Irish Mills ana IA holland, BLOOD CROSS
ed to England and jntnsd the flfty mOn-
nFct1y men. After one or two minor
deeds o. daring he planned and uanrly
carried 0Eit q desperate gtrnae I'm 1870
In TINT year the Prince o1 Grunge whit
md England ana was entertained nv tine
city 81 Isnn1Dn. In his trnin On tim ac-
cmslan was the Duke az 0rmnnde.
against whom HlBnd uurnea undying
hm1R. The duke was dragged frum mis-
G@anh 40 Et Games Htrsat nv Hlo0d and
hls Hnb-in.lEw, strapped On h1rsBhack
IN one 81 tine cnuaplrntDrn and hurried
toward Tyburn So 0Btarminaa waa
tine prime mover in the HKair fhRt klB
anamy should Ole fhat he hurried On
&DwmK0 the gmliUwH 10 arrange tine xupa.
Tins cuke's eaachman Gave the alarm
Rna followed his master win anaiai-
mnce. and q timely raacue was effected.
On Hay 3 Ia the following year Bl0od
made bis great attempt % carry or the
Tower jewels. he set shout tine fnnk In
quite q modern style. Enne Thrae
Weals bef0re the aftampt he and wo-
IMAM wh0m he ranrsaeutsd aR mis- wife
-his real wife being then IN the north
uE Observation-Disclosures the TDwae, MhaFe
the lady feiened sudden Illness. sine
and hnr cnmpHnion were invited into
the private apurtmantB Of Edwards.
the agsa ksapar TINT she might Essl
and r0GUver.
a0 WIN . praaant o. gloves ns an nc
acknowledgement o. the clvility Blood
wma caurfeEy ifaalf, aamlirsd every
fh1ng. bsEt especially Dawmndg pEsrty
daughter. ana presently pFupusaa q
mmfrh tsefwean 1he young laay ana hts
-,naphew" This was agreed 10. ana
1he xinltars aE once dinea win the fam
~. Eisad BrBnauncing m adttying
GFnee. After dinner they we're shown
over TIE house. blood managed 10 nd
MawuraR az a case ~ plManlE ~ pur-
chasing them Tor = frlRnd. and Il was
arranged xhmf me asna1fhews should ie
hsanght fu inHFectinn ~ his future
hraae at o'clock ON 1hR morning 81
AEny o.
EsnnctuAl 10 the Day and hour. Blaoa
mpEaarea wsith three comparisons Par
mt. Hunt and Holloway. Each hna q
sword stick IA his hnna. q dagger An hiH
halt ana plEtals 81 his p0ckatB HollO-
WY ramaAnad eutRide tD guard tina
daar.
Blooa. with . nine ragmrd for M Ell
-
&hey ahauld await the nrrlvMl 81 his
wife hgfnFe joining the ladies' Hna that
Edwards should show than fhe erwin
Jewnin ~ while awHy the time. The
jewel Eeom wRs entared and the duur.
M usual closed Edwards WINS at unne
nttnrked GnEEed and bound an axon
haok hning even attached ap hls mesa
'1hat ma sound might pass from him
thnt way In spite Of flrnais he
Htrugiplad gAilRnetv, was knachea down,
axahhsa and 1aft fur deAd. nnrrut nut
ehs Elai,e IN his iDOae hraechaa. RlBa1
crushed MP fha crDWn ana thrust II ~
nnath his clnak. while HUNT hagMn ~
NE the scapear n rive hu1ure putting Il
An q hag.
Al this mumuut. lnEe q hnlt rem me
hlna aupeared Eaw'nras' son. newly ~
rived frum Flanders and eaRar 10 grust
hia 3Hnlg. He went 6rsf 10 his mu1h-
gr nna nlHfHr. ana the ThievuE ntlppad
Uut hut Dawarla raEnining conscious
mess managed - Eive the alarm. and
ahEy weEH taken. Said Bl0od phIlo-
musADllcaiiy. ~ was q bold @t1Hmpt. hus
a Mns 1ur a croxn."
~ Short Ehrifr fur Coiunea Blnoa. and
Ne axpacf the march IN Ts-hurn and an
@affTng 'laNt speech Bxlt he refused
- plead unless IN pE4vnte 10 fhe king
Mnd was Aamirtea 20 an interview. mU
On the EiEhf side 0f 9hs merry mon
Grch, hin1ne az RncOmpliceN ny thR hun-
0red who wpulo arenEe his death. vas
Grantad his furfelted estates and was
3hnnneforward frequent In xhe pras-
@noa ehMmhar Then be uuErralad wan