Show D- D ATTEMPT SUICIDE I WHEN CAPTURE IS CERTAIN Declare leclare- They Shot Themselves Themselves Them Them- the from t. t FIl jj selves When Confronted streets They loss is S t sections Refuse to Desert jens jen's s Wife and Sh she Fed Fred Them in Effort ring King E Self SeIf Destruction j By By Associated Associated pr Press ss L The I.-The The condition I v i Feb 1 lr- lr Jiao of ot the fugitives from Jus- Jus r te L-e L Edward rd and John Biddle and Mrs t a e l who were wounded in the thel l' l Lh the Pittsburg and Butler Butler- i at evening had not ch changed 3 z except in the c case se of Cf f td d fiddle who has grown noticeably and has almost almost continual in- in eraT T hemorrhages W j I Mrs only wound was made mad ty fY by bullet a which penetrated the left breast breast bre st st. It was wa from a call 32 calibre 32 e r re- re volver voIser and coursed around the rib to th left side lodging in the shoulder ibl blade de e Dr G. G K McAdoo operated on her r th the bullet bullet and and her recovery ry rys Is s probable Mrs 1 tells two storIes of the shooting one that she 1 shot herself during the fight tight and the I 1 if other that she was shot by Edward EdwardI I Biddle The bullet did not go through her garment which indicates I that th the shot was fired tired by herself or Biddle by putting the hand under the coa coat t. t SUICIDE P PLANNED BY THE lm From the statement t made since since this morning bY by Jack Biddle In his cell it itIs itis itis is evident that the the escaped escaped convicts convicts and their their accomplice ac had a arranged a ged to commit suicide in case capture became Imminent In addition Jack also told old how they escaped Their manner of of getting out of jail according to his his his' sta statement t was as has already been published McGreary ary he says fell over the th theran ran range e wh when en he jerked l o e from the hold the prisoner had on him Mrs l helped them to escape but but would not say she supplied the saws The sawing of the bars of the ce cells ls he says was completed before January y and several times previous to to the day on on which the escape was made their plans failed through some little detail Jack again reiterated that he never killed any one oIe and that he never put a b bullet Into any one except Keeper Keep Keep- er Reynolds He said the said the first crime he ever Committed was assisting to rob a liquor store at Carnegie but ad- ad Bulletin BUTLER Pa Feb 1 p. p m. m The Biddies are Believed to ba be dying and contrary to expectations Jack may pass away first Inflammation has set in in his b bowels bowels bow bow- wels w- w els which were torn to pieces by bullets and it is said he cannot live long Ed Biddle is in a dying condition He is in convulsions and the death rattle has been detected in his throat Mrs has developed pneumonia and her condition is more serious than ever The change in Mrs 1 condition is due to her heir long long wild ride through the wintry air and the tle exposure re resulting resulting re- re suiting from insufficient clothing and lack bf good food and also from the Intense excitement and strain under which she has labored ever since she fled with the murderers Her condition is precarious Mrs Mis Dietrich her mother visited her today arid aid in response t to the question as' as to whether r there was ws anything she want wanted d done don dor sh she replied is to do nothing to to Thee nothing do dol j Tossing on n her bed she said Oh I Ido Ido Ido do not know how r I could have done it I 1 dont don't know I dont don't know I am a wicked woman but I hope God will spare my life for many years to ltv live down this thing District Attorney Ha Haymaker maker arrived this this' afternoon but as yet has made no effort to obtain possession of the pris pris- As the trio have had a turn for the worse arid d t the e Biddies are are expected to todie todie die at any moment it is quite likely action will be postponed by Mr Haymaker Haymaker Hay Hay- maker aker until after their d death th Continued on page 6 Biddies s Attempt Suicide Continued front from page J. J J. J that he had participated in a number of robberies after that BLACKMAIL LEVIED ON THE MU MURDERERS DERES After they left the jail jai they went t ta ta ta a house near a a railroad in Pittsburg pitsburg They hey remained all of Thursday Th people of the house when they read o 0 othe othe the escape from the Jail jai recognize them them and would only let them remain after the Biddies gave them a bunch of mone money The remained at the house unU Thursday night leaving It I as soon a aIt ait ait it grew dark Jack says he wanted t stay there and that Ed also was will willing wi ing irig to stay but that the woman was wa nervous and afraid they would be caught I would not let them go alone Jack said and as s soon at it grew dark we went down the street and took a Perrysville Perrysville Per- Per avenue dar car ar We Ve rode to the end of the line lne and from there we walked until we reached the farm where we stole the horse If I it I had hadnot hadnot hadnot not been for the woman we would not have been caught for we could easily have gotten another horse and by this time have been more than miles mUes away WOULD NOT DESERT THE WARDENS WARDEN'S WADEN'S WIPE WIFE WIs W. Its Is a pipe lead cinch that we would have ave escaped but we could not let that poor woman go by herself She did all al she he could with wih us betrayed us-betrayed betrayed her husband husband husband hus hus- band deserted her family all al to help us out and we would have been beena a great deal worse than we are thought to be if we had thrown her down do When we saw the officers coming toward us on the road yesterday evening we knew it was all al up We did not fire fre a shot at atthe atthe atthe the officers but d to kill attempted ki our our- selves I shot myself in the mouth Ed shot himself himsel over the Heart and the woman shot herself in the breast We knew we had no chance to get away away and we knew we would swing if i taken back ourselves and that is why to kill kil BULLET HOLES HOLE IN N CAPTIVES CAPTIVES' CATIVES' CATIVES CLOTHES The Biddies when captured d had on the the same clothes they wore when they escaped Jack had in addi addition on a a. light Melton Melon overcoat Mrs also had hadon hadon hadon on the clothes in which which she left her home Through Eds Ed's Eds coat coat there is one bullet bulet hole but through the dark velvet velvet velvet vel vel- vel- vel vet vest he wore are two holes made by by the bul bullets ts that lodged near his heart Jacks Jack's coat and vest are literally literal literal- ly by riddled There are four holes in the th Side of the coat and ten in the sleeve The latter appear to have been made by small mal bullets Jacks Jack's pistol was a cheap calibre 32 calbre 32 affair Three of the six chambers of the gun gunhold hold bold lold empty cartridges Both of the Biddies w were re talkative this morning moring but both disclaimed ever having killed any anyone one The Kahne j murder he alleged was committed by Walter Waler Dorman assisted by a man who had that day come from Chicago and nd the Seeb rs woman who put on a mans man's suit sui This his Ed said she had often done before When she had assisted assisted assisted as as- them in their Tobb robberies He admitted admitted admitted ad ad- having committed a res robberies but stoutly stouty maintained that he had never killed any anyone one Shortly Shorty before no noon a wild rumor was circulated on the streets that the Allegheny Able Alle Ale Ale- county authorities were vere coming with wih enough armed men to take the Biddies Biddle from th the Butler Buter jail jai by force In a few minutes a crowd of men collected around the jai JaiL Jalk Many of them were were armed and others went to seek arms and nd public vengeance vengence was threatened threatened threat theat- ened to any outsider who attempted to interfere with wih the t f authorities There was no foundation n fo for the report and the excitement soon died down WILL L BE E SENT r BACK BACK TO PRISON Dr Bricker is in constant attendance at the cells cels of the Hie Biddies He says their wounds will not permit of their being removed and feels fels certain certin that thata a journey to o Pittsburgh today would b be sure death to Ed Biddle Notwithstanding this however it is the intention of the Pittsburg Pitsburg authorities authorities authorities ties to have them moved d to Pittsburg Pitsburg at once regardless of r consequences Superintendent of Police Demmel has ha wired here to that effect and officers are now now on their way ay to this place to take back the prisoners at any cast cat Drs Greer and Bricker Brick r who have b been beeh eh attending the two Biddies made madea a report this morning that apparently confirms Jack Biddles Biddle's story that the fugitives had had tried to kill ki themselves They had come to this conclusion after a complete examination and a partial probing of the wounds pf both men Wounds Described Ed Biddle Biddie who is generally supposed to be the worst injured has several powder marks on his f left ft breast which h would go to show that Hiat he attempted to toki kill ki himself In Jacks Jack's mouth moth are three bullet bulet wounds which would be prima facie evidence that he wanted to rid rd the world of himself himsel One of the bul- bul which evidently came from a re revolver revolver revolver re- re volver carried away a portion porton of hi his tonsil which the doctors say could only ony have happened by the he holding of of ofa a revolver to his own mouth One of his other wounds is through his abdomen and it is thought into his bowels and this may cause his death because peritonitis usually results from wounds of this kind Bullets from his two other wounds wounds' about the stomach were taken talen out this morning Mrs Sotel Worse Wore About 1030 o'clock this morning moring Mrs took a bad turn tur and her condition condition condi condi- tion ton is more serious She aked asked for her children and they will probably be besent besent besent sent for Edward Biddle Biddie is unconscious unconscious unconscious and breathing heavily His death may occur at tt t any moment John Biddle BIddie has recovered from the opiates administered and talks talk in a boastful strain Th The physicians now say that while he may live lve several days his ultimate ultimate ulti ulti- mate recovery is deemed impossible There is great excitement In the town and the streets are crowded large numbers surrounding the hospital hospi hospi- tab tal tal A conflict between the Pittsburg and Butler Buter authorities over the possession possession possession pos pos- session of the prisoners and the right to the reward is confidently expected The Butler Buter authorities assert that they will not give up the prisoners without a writ wrt of habeas corpus District Distrct Attorney Acts Acs District Attorney John C. C Haymaker left for Butler Buter at 1045 this morning over ovex the Pittsburg Western railroad He stated that he he did not think he would have any difficulty in straightening straightening straight straight- ening out the tangle at Butler Buter in connection connection con con- lon with wih the arrest arest of the Biddies Biddles and also said he was of the opinion that if 1 it I was vas at all al wa feasible the Biddies would be removed to this city at the earliest possible moment Much depends depends de de- de- de he stated sated In what condition conIton the I prisoners were in and that he could not say definitely as to what action acton he I could himself take until h he had investigated for Given No Credence The declaration by Edward Diddle Biddle that he did not shoot Detective FItzgerald Fitzgerald Fitzgerald Fitz FItz- gerald and was vas not implicated In the Kahn Kahney y murder s given no credence by tHe th e S P of Police Demmel Demmel Dem Dem- mel and K Kelly to As-to Ato A- to AS to thaB s' s declaration that f Thi I neither of them was at t tl the Kahney Kahney house the night of the murder Detective Detec Detec- tive Kelly Iely said That is absurd Fred positively pos pos- identified them as did several others The woman was accounted accounted accounted ac ac- ac- ac counted for that night The Biddies Biddies' statement in this regard refard is absurd as asa asa a a pr preponderance of evidence shows Accuses Aces His Wife Former Warden SoViet made the startling revelation that he had been under the influence of chloroform durIng during dur dur- ing the night when the Biddies Biddles broke jail jai Mr r. r believes the was administered by his wife The Butler Buter officers demand half hal the reward of and in order to hold the prisoners warrants were sworn out for the Biddies charging them with wih felonious shooting in attempting to kill kl Mrs Sotel District Attorney Haymaker says the position taken by the Butler Buter officials is wholly untenable and steps will wl be ta taken taken taken ta- ta ken at once to compel them to relinquish relinquish relin relin- their claims |