The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-12-18

As the night advanced the crowd
about the mine mouth dwindled. un.
til at dawn only a handful remained.
Frost Bitten Men
Found Skulking in
Warm Boiler Room
Continued from page one)
mystery Of the prison break. The
general story Of what the two did
during their three days Of freedom
can be pieced together from their
disjointed recital at police headquar.
tiers. It IS . story Of desperate SUI.
fering from cold and hunger.
Burrowed In Hay stacks
During the daytime they burToWed
In h~aystacks apparently on the river
bottoms west Of the city. They dow.
" froze as they tried to escape the
subzero cold. Monday night they
broke into the Killing home. sosne
milk "a all they obtained there,
they said. In the way Of food. FOR
comfort they took suits and overcoats
Of Mr.. Killing and covered their prison
garb. which was very little projection
from the cold.
Hunger and cold that led 70 their
recapture. A tip was telephoned to
police headquarters shortly before 0
o'clock that two providers were trying
to buy hot coffee out along the river
road. The chief asked no further
particulars. but called . tAxicab.
Ecotty Forsyth. the chauffeur speed.
ed over the highway to the Indian
school. carrying Chief Martineson,
Bob Phelps, Chris Hanson and peis-
on guards to what seemed the logical
place to look first for the fugitives.
The party headed for the boiler
house. It was dark inside.
Arnett Collapscs
Chief Martineson, disdaining dang.
err, plunged into the darkness with
only a flashlight. It's rays fell on the
two fugitives covering In q room off
from the boilers. There was no fight
In them. The chief didn't even have
to draw a gun.
Arnett collapsed at police head
quarters. Everybody there took .
hand In carrying in snow. by the
shovelful, for q frost-bite massage.
The men we're partly stripped and
laid OH tables and rubbed down while
waiting for Dr.. etackhouse to arrive.
Feet, noses, ears. faces and hands
were frozen. The tip OF Canfieldis
nose was fiery red and his feet also
were badly frozen, especially the
heels. Arnett's feet had suffered the
worst. They were badly blistered.
Just Wandered, They Said
The men talked freely. They said
the escape through the roof Of the
cell house by cutting . hole seemed .
good beginning. They dropped from
the roof to the ground and walked
away unmolested. L was cold. but
that meant nothing to them It the
time. They expected TO have the as-
sistance Of an automobile In making
good their escape, but when this fall.
ed to appear, their scheme became
complicated.
Just where they wandered In the
three days they were being sought.
they did not disclose In detail. They
were In too serious . physical con-
dition to detain for questioning and
what they told was gasped out q
the volunteer nurses rubbed them
down with snow on the headquaTter
tables.
All they said was that they had
mostly burrowed away In hay stacks
up the riverbottoms. The cold was
terrible. they said. and. do what they
would to keep warm, the frigidlty
penetrated them. They came out Of
hiding Tuesday evening In the hope
Of finding a warm place. They made
for the boiler house Ut the Indian
school. There was nobody In the
place and they crept into the drying
room Of the laundry.
Fear Montana and Death
Chief Martineson sent out Tor
steaks and coffee for the pair. Cam
field urged Arnett to cat and enjoy
the food.
"Who knows?" he said. this may
be our last meal"
They do not know but what their
exposure may have sown the seeds q
illness and seemed to think there was
Z possibility OF death from exposure
to be reckoned with stu.
Garfield Is very much exercised
over the prospects OF being turned
over to the Montana authogitleo
when his term here Is served. Re e.
capped from . deputy sheriff d MI
ungs after conviction Of asoaulting ~
officer with apparently deadly M
tent. Arnett served q term at Doer
Lodge. he admits.
Had Handfnl Of Fe0n1ee
with the men were recovered the
two suits Of clothing. two hats and
overcoats, one fur-lined, and q 0ttlnG
Of pearls taken from the Killing 6eano
Monday night. The men had only .
handful Of pennies when taken.
ExposeA By Coffee Cao
The lugitives told Warden Turner
this morning that they kneW they
were reported from . house where
they stoppod and sought b get coffee.
This VA the home Of Charles Leach.
He directed them to the Indian ocho0l
ana word was sent from the school
70 the police station. The loaehes
viii be entitled to half o9 tho stand.
ing reward Of 800 which Is paid for
the recovery Of escaped oonv1ctG,
Warden Turner said. The Other halt
Will 20 10 Chief Nartineson, alttouGh
an employe Of thu school named HAt.
terson may b found 70 b entitled %
soene Of the money, = he directed tho
men to the boiler house, pending the
arrival q the police and guards at thu
school.
Amputatien Yfe0leteo
warden g. o. Turner sajd today
that Arnett,s toes had turned black
and that anputation seemed inoeeap.
able.
He described Arnett 6 Ssti4 sin-
PIE" q slang term usod TO denote on
irresponsible. mental condition Whlch