Woodruff County news., 1909-02-18

very fond of her husband.
 But fate decreed that the serpent of jealousy should creep into this Eden of domestic bliss. Mrs. Phipps, with out the knowledge of her husband, had been in the habit of making secret trips across the river to Windsor, and it chanced that Luke Phipps received information of this fact. Passionately devoted to his wife, this discovery fill. ed him with madness. He watched her carefully and shadowed her move ments. One Hateful night she left her home and boarded the ferry boat for Windsor. Close on her heels followed the infuriated husband, armed, and under the influence of strong liquor in which he had been indulging freely since he had been informed of his wife's supposed unfaithfulness.
 Not until the boat was we'll out in the river and approaching the Can. madam shore did Phipps reveal him. self to the woman. Angry words passed between them, the husband accusing the wife of infidelity. Mrs Phipps replied harshly and the words had scarcely left her lips when the man drew a revolver and fired point blank at her. The bullet sped true to the mark and Mrs. Phipps fell to the deck dead. The murder was witnessed by score of passengers and Phipps was instantly seized. He made no resistance but meekly gave up the weapon with which the deed was com mitted, and when the boat landed at Windsor was taken in charge by the Canadian authorities. He was taken at once to Sandwich jail, three miles from Windsor, and committed for trial
 Into this ill-omened place of con- fnement came Phipps sobered by the realization of the awful tragedy of which he had been the author. The future looked black indeed, for Cana dian justice frowns grimly upon the destroyer of human life no matter what her or his provocation may have been, and the gloomy shadow of the gallows loomed threateningly before him. Among the inmates of Sandwich Jail was one 'Bucky" Greenfield, a professional thief, who like Phipps was awaiting trial, but on a far less serious charge. To this man Phipps was assigned as cell-mate; and glad to find someone in whom he could con tide the wife-slayer told him the story.
 As result of this conference mys terious female shortly afterwards paid a visit to Greenfield and for ten days following her call Bucky kept close in his cell. During this interval Luke Phipps became seized with a mania for music. He whistled and sang con- tlnuallyin loud voice for hours at a time, None of the warders offered any objection. Life in Sandwich jail was a monotonous existence at the best and if a prisoner found comfort in the sound if his own voice they saw no particular reason for silencing him.
 The truth of the matter was that Phlpps had Tesorted to the perform ance of these nocturnal concerts fer the purpose of stifiing the sounds of Greenfield's labors in the cell.
 Al last the persistent gnawing of the nle conquered the stubborn resist anee of the steel bars. They were cut through and the way of escape lay open before the prisoners l. the dead of night the two men slipped out into the darkness. Greenfield got through the narrow opening with little dlihculty but Phipps when half way through stuck fast. His comrade tar Hed for few moments making des- perate efforts to eXtricate him, but rhlpps remained immovable, as though gripped in a vice. Self preser- vaton being the first law of nature, nucky Greenfield resolved to obey it's oictates, and seized with sudden panic Nea swiftly into the night.
 Despair seized the heart of Phipps Ill It's icy clutch when his comrade asserted him. A few seconds passed, ana he still lay in the narrow open tug panting from his exertions. Then