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Show A Prisoner's Desperate Game Foiled Coiombub, Ohio, January ,2. Tiniel Os-born Os-born wanted in Prospect, Ohio, : r forgery, was arrested at Canal, Winchester, ten miles below here, yesterday, and afteiard met his death in a singular manner. Tho officer was on horseback, while the prisoner, handcuffed, hand-cuffed, walked in front. At some point on tho road a f armor was met, who informed the marshal that the prisoner was armed, as he had seen him trying to get a revolver ont of tho breast pocket of his coat. The Marshal thereupon dismounted to disarm dis-arm tha fellow. As he approached Osborn he saw him draw the weapon from his breast pocket and apparently point it at him as well as he could, and handculad a3 he was. The Marshal seized his hand, and at the samo instant the revolver was discharged,' the ball entering Osborne's left side bstween the ribs and passing through the heart. |