The Irish standard., 1908-02-29

rsrsuoh the revolver from his grasp
and prevent another murder, for al
: ready the weapon had been turned upon
ovisaay.
I. Cronin started out Of the church with
\ Ais prisoner, the crowd following. Once
sutsids the holy walls anger gained the
upper hand and shouts Of Hang him!
4 Lynch hirn!" filed the air.
- Saved Him from Lynehnp.
The maddened people surged and
joatled officer and murderer and sue
eseded in tripping Gabrielle, who fell
an the church steps, cutting a cash in
his face. The sight Of blood-his own
blood this time-crazed the man and
he began to fight viciously with Gro
min.
BY this time the church had been
emptied! Of parishioners, who crowded
around the struggling pair. They beat,
kicked and spat upon the murderer in
their frenzy and again the cry went up:
Hang him! Lynoh him!"
Fearing the violence of the maddened
people Cronin, at last gaining the up
per hand Of the struggling assassin,
Ey belonging to John ]. App, live
stock dealer. and started for the city
jail.
It was q scene far different from tho
one the peaceful parishioners had ex-
rected to see when they left their beds
to attend the early mass.
Lashing the horse into gallop. Gro
min sent the buggy flying down the
street. while blood flowed from the
,nurderer's face In a stream and the
crowd followed at a run. Outdistanced
ut last by the galloping horse, they
gave up the chase and later appeared at
the police station in twos and threes
until a. crowd OF several hundred had
gathered.
Back in the church emptied of all
but a few priests and one or two par
ishioners, sadness was on every face
as they bent over the dead prelate.
Slowly and solemnly the chimes in
the church steeple pealed forth telling
the city OF the death Of the church
, pastor. For fully fifteen minutes they
rang and then came a lull while the
sacred host was removed from the al
tar and the ediflce abandoned. Every
fifteen minutes during the morning
q. hours the knell Of the church was rung,
s.. and save for this the structure was
silent as the tomb. The church was
closed. No more services will be held
in it until 1t has been reblessed by
bishop or some one delegated by him
: TO reconsecrate it.
Down at police headquarters other
scenes were transpiring. Quickly the
crowd grew and muttered imprccations
: and threats flew thick and fast. So
disauieting were these that Chief De-
laney. wishing to be on the safe side,
.Mdecided that the county Jail was the
ssplace for the prisoner.
y Rushed Out of the City.
:, Gabrielle was led from the holdover,
his coat changed for one Of different
/, color and slouch hat pulled down over
= his eyes. Out Of tho station, through
tho growing crowd he was taken be-
/. tween Delaney and Detective Sanders
{ The three mon climbed into waiting
&. automobile and tho trip to the coun-
{. ty jail was made in safety.
I The crowd merely thought that three
I: plain clothes men were going out on
/ duty. When 1t did roalixe that 1t had
: been fooled the auto was out Of sight
down Iarimer and it was too late to
!. overtaks it even had 1t wished to do
-.
At the county Jail things were not
quiet for long. The crowd from the
police station, augmented by those who
had joined it on the way, began slowly
to congregate in the neighborhood of
tho county institution.
Then it was decided that the greatest
safety would only be found in getting
the prisoner out Of town. 1t was de-
Chief Delaney and Sheriff Nesbit tel
cidad to take Gabrielle to Colorado
Springs.
cphoned to Linn Mathewson and
quickly a flyer" was brought to the
. Jail. The assembled people lacked q
leader and IL it realized what tho big
machine drawing up to the door meant
!, 1t made no demonstration.
In the meantime twenty patrolmen
had stolen quietly into the Jail and
when all was ready the murderer was
led out. With ten officers in front and
ten behind he was rushed into the
waiting machine, where he was pushed
into a seat between Deputy Sheriff Len
De Lue and Detective Sanders, the ma
chine gave q. warning Shrek, sped