The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-12-10
BREAKS FOR LIBERTY.
Indian Frssk Big Top Breaks for
Liberty. Jsnpins Out Of
Car Window.

Frank Big Top. BACK fogt In
dian. aged - years. weighing 10
pounds, ard 6 feet , inches high. en-.
route % Leaven.orth military Tris-
90, under . sentance Of % year.. 81
Helena. Mont. for committing . stat
utory oisnse. escaped from Deputy
United states MARSHA J N bick.
man and guard by Jumping through
. state-roon ~indo4 on train ~. a.
the train sas nearing Fortes III .
speed Of about ~ miles an hour,
about 40 Friday morning. Dec. ).
The prisoner had been acting
strangely. and seemed . liitie add ed
By reason Of fearing that On lis ~.
rival .; the p'ison lie would Re
hanged While III. marshal And his
deputy ~ere packing neif belongings
preparatory 70 making = change o.
cars .; -; Joseph. Ia. prisoner raissd
tie large double sindos q the S.aie
room and II ade he leap
On striking the ground lie sJ.n
gained his feet and started bacs W
the track. bot tie sas TAD t'3iSs1
About TIE head. AIMS ara lands
They pulled tie b. cs'5 And
s:oppe1 lie t'.it. AMI Re ,n1 deputy
started In pursuit.. an1 c.-ins 20 a
farm house they stopped and la1e
inquiry THsy ss'. 's.i tt.' 'as
igsn o. Forbes 49, .Is' Iii,ls sly
down ;hs cfae. And iIsre tLsy Gu !
get boil telephone ara -. s.'ap.
connsctigr
Thsy 's''.cs1 'hsi' .,sps ar5 ssn'
. Fgfbss Ana "a 81 - C5ns..be
carter sh5 adslsss them 9 "a -
>.efis 70. Win TLis as sgre -
onc4. ara rs As'i" hurried ..
i9f,<s an1 net tie anxious mazda
Tie sue'if % gg.i,' - ~, 'glA..
= pair q ;gei san1S o. - N 'Ls
.fai' ana 'Is.s acre - -.'sl - -
% -. Joseph nii-t A''ives =; Is'De,
N vain J. absYiisy sitii.y As's
A. once r.t'. s.fE TA.y zoe. -
ne t'Ai 3r 'itrslf.s1 isi,.s! ~ay
: We pIb &c fgAi sA7.u. .as, ;s.A'f
i0'o-' Ten ss.;l q! ties AID
iifoJ.U .'f 'hsu iYAu taes ~.
ssgth . 'ie Na'i.r wrs:n ace 3:
the .D.ic '5A5 iisre. Wsst n -.
pubic 'yaf T. TIE T. L Br3.n . ace
and from Lefe o iDs HIS,s.ii iis.'
toAn he 'igt' ga. = tie T. Raiser
farm s2y'hess' - fOro~s Here Il
became ~ iA'. mat ~. chase hi1ts
be ADinf NED IT,. party returned
- ts'Ds. ana -. ....e' AID d.,
'Jss an; the mania, .rf IT, deputy
took ~" - Louis OGais iy.' .y'
-. Jyssph. ann >l.'ir G"sin 's
TUNED 70 hIS lone
About c'Ccs saturday u5'rin.
sb.'ir O. H. '.-siI.da 's'vpi ar.ca.
from MIS- sherman Zee .i,in. ~ ne
Sicss,Is Grove Gis,'ic,, % miles sa.,
AND = ri"s rt''h = oregon. va;
Ths'e nssstrar m lsf house, .uf
from her s,D'y tie s'.'i'' a. ~.
cinsi = 'us be LEI 'il' T. VA 80.
via indian TIE ,l-'lf ssc MA
MED by li. al's bl'a ae armed
and supplied Vl'l ne necessary p'ls
gnsr JsAsry. hurried - tie Kee
home and the Sisrif found thS' ~
opinion wAs ryr'eci a. 20 1, being q .
"San,s1 Indian from Helena iai
found On entering TIE Lysss that
sherman Eee saS standing covering
tie man Win = doubs bsrreei ,Lgt.
gun.
Tie Indian came 70 lie ker home
late In 10. bish ana unbesnpah 70
them, entered tie kitchen. and
helped himself 10 What I've could ind
70 eat on the table and rsHS4csed tie
re'rigsrs,Of. and tleu entered tie
bed room, Which srOls-d the family.
a struggle took place, and Nf. Rec
and his brother, Frank, hnally sue
ceeded In overpyserins Bis Top, Ms
kee doing her part, and the shsri:.
was called
Sheriff Gelyin, While kee held ths
gun on him, safely msnscled Big
Top, and he sAs escorted TO tie sher
ms car, given back ssAt beside jhs
sheriff, ana the Mrs. sLe'ir ~ tht
wheel, safely landed Tie nan In ,hs
house" In the county jAii.
Sheriff Gelvin notified Marsha
Hickman thai he had the Indian, znc
tie sheriff accompanied by Judge II
NJ. DUNCAN, took him 10 81, Joseph
and delivered the prisoner TO III,
marshal, who In turn delivered lin
TO the warden OF the Federal prisoi
a. Leavenworth, and Big Top IL nov
beginning " serve his 2o-year sen
te0ce.
A Worthy Cause.
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