The Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1919-current, 1920-12-03

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"As I wa. picking my way ihu
the darkueu two men suddenly
spmnr from behind % fhI,l cluster
~ undsrhnsh and e.frd mr &c..
fore ! could draw weapon Boz ms
defense wa. thrown FOO the ground
and bound hand and foot I wns
then isaua,d. robbed ~ what mon.
81 : had and ur placed boz my
mouth
"WthDut saying o. u0fd the iHo
men then carried me io the river ard
placed me .n the bottom ~ fhs
rkif
"Ihe rain wac row falling boz Gov.
rents and ! could NOT 300 egor the
form ~ my abia.ior I could
tell. however from fhe sound ~ the
oar and ths movement. ~ thr sk.f
that one ~ ihr men bad taken oar
and thlf $50 urrr leaving che horr
I .oan discovered a..D chat thr other
man Boz another skIf va. following
close behind After ar bad muri
loot Inio ihe river far SOME dnanr,
and a . Judged md reached ihs
mhd.r ~ coo stream the oaumaH
leaned over and whispered tn my
ear
20 sou" BE- 1903 Elm ro'
inr n d..ohoy orders Wr arf Boz.
stmded m 300 500 ant 's' youf
body Goat down tfr uter Boo hs
kf. as "nrad mrn 600 %. Gale.
nut Hy Co., u.rr m pare your
hfs II sou alf sersihly Sou must
Dee Boz ihe bottom ~ thc sk.f ~
o. lea.t an ho1r without moving of
maiur th slightest uore. other
vse SOU giIl b. BILLED. as yoH w.i
bf watched lr doing thn I m it.
u.k of os.nr my oaH ife No'
even my companion mu.f tHoe chat
500 arr mt dead Don't tu 90
land on either ..le u the ntef hH'
rui "a. many mi.rs h,terer 5000 an
fhs place a. 500 can
"Whr BE- had whispered ihes.
sorls io mr. with in.fr he sever
81 ihe loni. chat houui my wrists
then taking the oar. fum th, h.ts
be- sprane .H'u ihr thrf .h.f arl
could hear thr tuu m.n muIu. me.
toward che cave
"rhr rain vas 5000 aIr Dob tr
RENTS. aud ihr uini h'ru boz lif
mss %. hy iher SILENTLY hoat
mr hen thr river . onud fee
thr vaier wishing Boz ias sklf araHt'
my t.dy rai daHne m MOVE lea'
somehow shauh hr shat u death
I knev t would b, only D. matter Of
time until itr uair. wou'd il ih.
boat aud ttr .klf aH.d .ink unieI
iis weight
"ln the dafbr, 10 bad r, eay OF
measuring t.mr Bot ate. the hp'
~ what se,mrl io m, mulh nnF,
than ar t1ur Raised myself io
sitting r.tuu
"rhe dsfhurss vas so d,r, I
could rot .er an m.h before me
With my o., hand . inok ihr bad
fum m, mouth ani unbound OBJ,
,urdt that h,h my feyf iorrihrr
. then iaok m, hat aHd ihe hef
could bllci OBJ, vatsr fmm th
std
"Fc,luf AROUND with m, hand.
discovered thai there wen, uo oar
leh .u ihe sk.f n,nlhri BOB OBJ
stn my oumrau.or rerhara mur
dersd. va. i,fi m an olr.r.s caf
Go aoat down iht river a.mlc..N
without money or food fucnd.es
and uramcd ani apparently boz
aVles. country
"rh1urb Q haI 81, flr rlarfi uii
m, Dc. ea. Iu rl rr,ah'r siaf
e m.ni. aHi Q ea. tempted o Ium
nio ihe n,rr bri ih ri m
twuh'r.
Hovr,m thukHr w u.h,
friends at tam, . teertei llov ga
! bad f,aitd down iu che darAur
,oud n1t oven uwi.r The iim
,,mcd as ayes io mr as che hoa
moved slowly on with thc current
"lust as che urht 81 day va
breaking iu the east saw a hrl
in the disnncr A. che boai DIRE
uciur I discovered that the hrh
rmanaied from canic shlniu
through the window ~ a cabin %
what ! afterwards found 90 be- rlul
ricanr Island Whether ! would du
fugud OF for. knew not, bat I n
solved to take the risk and tell III