Show r r i A lidjia in ani rf orders office la about 0 djock quite a fiant between hie and a toan by ia n ime of J aro a occurred in the allu u in the county it about as follows About llie time stated or a little earlier tho foreman 0 air W V tuu gea plumbing establishment went up atnia in the county courthouse Court housa to work on the ISM fixtures in alio room oa rench lne the landing LI found a man in be clat hera the city water tap is situated tha fellow of middle height hedvy hneil a round face and clean shaven shouted you B n of a b li get ont of liera or ill kill you the plumber donn and nt information at tin Mill gite alie business busi telephoned to hie sheriff attlio caime down iio ente reil and js lie came up to the head of the lie heard a nono and the transom ahova the in the recorders office move in front of alie door stood a chair the boora mere louled and the fellow whoever the was had evidently crawled through the transom that he was inside vas boon made evident aa ho ari Mired at the transom and he shouted to the i ceto lie would kill him the Sl ienir liefl ever tried the doors but could get no key so aa to got tho door open in alie kiino tho nene spread and it was not ions before a bir crofta was found in the aisle leading ahn county clerks and alie recorders offices marshal matelli and officer noon but until the key had been obtained from alie residence of recorder He corder stin ford there aa door open at aasc the key arrived and the officers opened the door while the crowd surged up to it t as there appeared to ba no eiju of danger tho officers had previously peered through the transom and seen hiis tiis coat lying on a bench but biad not been able to discover any sign of the man upon entering alie door to the private it was noticed that the largo iron doors of tho vault were open while tho inside doors were closed apparently locked some one shouted a barnini war nini to the door as he might ba in the vault but a large fortion 0 the craw surged in tho hunted through he rooms in vain no one waa found on approaching pro aching ahe vault door marshal partly pulled it open and baw the man inside not knowing whether lie waa armed or not he on the spur of the moment banged the door eliut soma of the spectators say they baw the glistening eye s of ilia hidden man when the door was pulled open sheriff helpap pressed forward anil na bins for marshal SIet club slowly pulled alie door open it had leen opened but a fow inches A hen a report sounding like a pistol shot echoed through the gloomy darkness of the vault smoke or dast filled the narrow passage and he sheriff staggered out with a in ins forehead A re of THE to the officers when the re was beard and ft hen ho saw the sheriff wounded and the crowd giving anay am first thought the door eliut he throw hia on floor but alie dep man had follon cd up his adatan tago and arf ased through before bis wo could be accomplished he carried iu his a six pound indian dab chich lie had found in the oli weapon ho held it raised with both hands abaro nig head and would doubtless have dealt the sheriff another blow had ho not seen alie reporter by bis bide lie turned like a tiger at bay the press man waa in and there was no earthly show for escape bun was a desk in front of hiim tho madman on tho feht tho clooma vault and on the left the sherall Sherl ll who bid almost fallen to hia knees from ho aut acta of alio llio blow As the club knitli apparently cicat force oer the bead of tho unlucky nati who bad crow tied too Hosely for full particulars he cloard with clift desperate man instead vi the club striking on the hc id he arm struck the intended spi the hat while tho struck in alia baak of the reporter almost all he forte was pent by the blow of tho arm on the hy alila time officer habbach tapped ho fellow on the head with his club a couple of times he for a moment alio reporter jerked the club frosa ills banda and with it paie him a light blow on alio head sufficient lio weier to bring him to his knees another mow or two by and alie who bad turned on him laid him out and he was and led damn stairs and in a cell later in the day dr condon visited him and bound up liis wounds caused by tho lions the heard was tho blow the struck alie iron door alio arm and forehead ct tho sheriff and scattered the accumulation of dust it is thought the man is crazy while others think hirn a desperate thief bent on getting at alia records for some pur poo whichever is ho roo theory lio certainly fought desperately and had lie received more play would made things exceedingly lively for a few minu UiS much credit is duo to the prompt cadon of the officers iri him and pat tioff litin out of harms way he ia mid to bo a telegraph operator on the C 1 ravo ins name aa kroan at alie police station during the day when first seen at alio court house he entered the bince elating that parties farther down on alio street were making a on which to liao bain and lie wanted a distl wherewith to defond this would lead to tho belief that ha ans crazy and wea actually tinder alie belief that he must defend himself |