Show Exciting but not Edifying R H Stroud the purloiner of boots tried to escape from custody yesterday ActingJailor Farr when turning out the chaingang for duty on the streets yesterday morning abdut 7 oclock allowed Stroud to accompany the other prisoners He worKed apparently ap-parently all right until about 11 when He made a pedestrian burst along Green Street towards Second Mr Jessie Field who was in charge of that end of the gang at once gave chase but was not sufficiently fleet of foot Ho then drew his revolver and fired over the head of the absconder at the same time calling upon him to stop or he would fire straight Discretion now would seem to have guided Strouds action for he immediately pulled up He was I marched off at once to tee city jail Later in the day he was brought before Judge Dee on the charge of stealing shoes and was sentenced to thirty days He will have the pleasure this morning of appearing on the streets wearing a pretty ankle ornament |