The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-18

iimidste them. The guards were
unarmcd also. Iic CDslrymplej
ran thru tho front gate aud
over 10 hia house. Where he
went after that We do not
know.
"RIGHr in the turkeys
~ office there was slaught
erh0uaH Davidson and tho turn.
key, ] Knocked slHughterhouas
down with my fist and left
him lying on the floor. begging
for mercy He wan squeallng
like "A pix, and backed tho
turnkey over 20 the gun case
with an open. long bladed knife.
Then Jones came In.
HTN the meantime the guard
L IN No. tower began shoot.
Ing hlindly into tho turkeys
office, Tho turnkey ran out at
this umc. holding HIS jaw.
grabbed a heavy apittoon and
crashed tho lock on the gun
case. handed a $3.50 rife. fully
loaded. 20 Jones. Jones was eK.
cited and began cmptyinE tho
gun At tower No. thru the
window lilo was shooting wild
Il took two nix shooters,
IS special Colts and a 1870
Smith & WcHson. Jones took
his Eawed-off shotgun. loaded
with buckshot. and ran back
out on tho lawn. when We go,
out on the lawn. Kelly and
Willoa were standing with their
hands In tho air under cover
OF five guards. with guns, The
only thing which kept them
from shooting was that Guard
White was standing between
wiilos and Kelly.
when Jones and I ran out
Of tho turkeys office tho
guards that had Kelley and
Willos covered ran for cover.
wilios and Kelly were still I'M
armed with their hands in tho
air.
ONO. I tower was not shoot
~ ing, and | got behind an
oak tree. and | told him Guard
In Tower No. - 10 como out
and throw his gun down or wo
would smoke him out OF there.
Instead Of doing so he kept
himself covered as well as he
could behind the walls Of his
tower and tried TO get shot
at US with his rife.
AS II was his life or ours.
shot him In tho head with the
1920. He fell dead and ! made
run for the steps leading up
10 the tower Willoa was right
behind me. Neither willos nor
Kelly had fired shot UP to
this time.
g lust as went UP tho first
- two steps OF the tower
stairs Guard Holman. who was
concealed behind the iron fence,
shot me thru the left arm. As
he shot me Willos shot him
with n pistol
by the time VIC went thru
this tower the bullets were com.
ing fast. We all dropped to
tho ground outside Jones, vii.
los and | were on the ground,
and ! called 10 Lutte Savage,
who was standing in the gu.
rage, TO come over TO where We
were. MS We wanted him for
protection from the bullets from
the other guards. lie wouldn't
come. so took one shot at
him with my pistol. Whether
| hit him or not, | don't know.
Sc A BOUT this time Jones was
n shot in the side. At
about the same time Willos and
! started for No, tower along
the side wall, MS this was the
best route for our getaway
Kelly stopped to shake hands
with Jones. Jones said: Tell
the boys TO play careful and
not make II more than one
Jones then took tho gun and
fired n load Of buckshot thru
Holmans head, who was sitting
up against the wall. Made him
unconscious OF what was going
on around him,
H\HTE rushed toward the In
w sane asylum, commnn,
dccrcd an automobile and from
then on the public knows just
MS much M we want them TO
know. Wo have not harmed
anyone and intend to harm no
ono as long as they don't stand
between ourselves and liberty,
tSignodD
tom MURRAY
"ELLSWORTH KELLY