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Show NORTHWEST A. N. Daley, a Shelby carpenter, who was shot in the back while endeavoring to .escape from Jail ait Cut Bank. Mont., died at the hospi- AN ESCAPE VIA THE GRAVE By GEORGE T.PARDY tal, having , Search, the Disappearance of a Criminal and the Hanging of Man by Essex County Authorities An Achievement of That Master , Sleuth, John Wilson Murray. ,. .. ... ' ' D been Lave hts injury brought treated. , there . to. Governor Chamberlain of OHeRon bas vetoed senate bill No. C8, which provides for the compulsory sterilization of confirmed criminals, Insane persons, idiots, rapists and imbeciles lor the prevention of procreation. That the Nye & Ormsby bank at fteno, Nev., was closed, not because It was insolvent, but because it was ven-.urproving a failure as a business since the expenses doubly the profits, Is the statement made by an official. Following the discovery that thou-land- s of dollars have been secured by means of forged time checks on "I'm ready to go now," he said, and :he Consolidated Mines compauy of Murray took him across the river and Goldfleld, Nev., the officials have unback to the Jail from which he had earthed a complete counterfeiting made such a daring escape. , plant in a house on Broadway. t There were several circumstances , The Goldfleld (Nevada) Evening that weighed heavily against Phipps' Chronicle failed to issue on February chances of escaping death on the gal- 22, owing to the fact that the plant lows. In the first place bis lad been attached by the sheriff at exploit In company with Ducky ;he Instance of John S. Cook & Co.'s Greenfield was against him. Green sank, which holds a heavy mortgage field got away safely to Mexico, and n the building and material It conas there was no extrs-iitiotreaty be- tains. Beneath an overturned wagon, to tween Canada and the former country at that time covering his offense, he u.hlrh a no ottnphpil a team of fright was never brought back. Doubtless ened horses, Ole Synnes of the Bear- oolh. one of the best known ranch Greenfield meant well by his when he planned their escape, but II men of Montana and noted as a. crack would have been far better for Phlppi thot, trailer and hunter, was dragged had he not broken Jail. Then ther to his death in Prickly Pear canyon and Wolf was the episode of Billy Callaghan it between Manila siding "' t creek. Sandwich Jail which had much to dc tho for has William Hayes Convict with influencing public opinion in tbl second time been sentenced to be County of Essex at the time of tin hanged for his part In the attempted Phipps trial. escape from the penitentiary at Deer Callaghan belonged to Detroit Hi Lodge, Mont., a year aso, in which came of a respectable family, and is Chief Guard Robinson was murdered. bis younger days was a dry goodi George Rock, Hayes' pal, has already clerk, but became a professional burg- paid for the crime with his lire. Hayes lar and desperate crook. He and a must hang April 2. for After unanimously providing burglar named Kennedy were being held In Sandwich Jail and on March the recall, the charter convention at 16 they made a dash for liberty, Colorado Springs fixed 30 per cent George O'Callghan Leech, the old as tho necessary proportion of voters governor of the Jail, tried to Intercept to call a special election to nil tna the escaping prisoners, and Billy Cal- office of any incumbent No mention question in laghan drew a revolver which bad was made of the liquorThis was de been smuggled into his cell, shot and the proposed charter. vote. killed the governor and escaped with cided without alssentlng Thomas Rudd and Gunther Kiiaa, Kennedy. Callaghan got safely away out of the country but Kennedy was bachelor farmers living near Bellingwere accidentally Wash., ham, caught and sent to Kingston penitenblown up by dynamite while clear tiary for seven years. was hurled fifty feet While there Kennedy became pals ing land. Thomas nis neaa being mown away with another convict named Dllnky away, and nearly every bone In his body Morgan who was serving five years broken. Gunther Rudd is alive, hut for manslaughter. Shortly after be- sightless, and horribly injured. coming acquainted the pair broke out The roof on the Morascl building of Kingston penitentiary. Morgan was at Manhattan, Nev., collapsed from traced to Reno, Ohio, by a detective the weight of snow. Tony So- named Hoollhan and In the fight thai fami was killed. The building bad occurred when they met the office! been used the ladies of the Cathwas killed. Morgan escaped aftet olic church byfor Sunday school pur slaying Hoollhan but was run down poses and for social meetings. Had In Alpena, Mich., where he shot the the root fallen ten minutes earlier sheriff and wounded another man. H about fifty women would have been was captured, taken to Cleveland and killed or Injured. The people of Rlverton. Wyo., are hanged. Kennedy got away. In the meantime Callaghan, after Incensed over the alleged cruelty of killing Gov. Leech of Sandwich Jail, eno George Drummond, a civil en had disappeared completely. Murray gineer, to fifteen year old Mamie sent out circulars offering a reward Murphy, an orphan who had been for his arrest and finally received a living with the Drummond family, It charged that because the girl telegram from the police of Hannibal, being did not get breakfast ready as early Mo., which read: Drummond wished, that he cruelly "Come at once. Callaghan In Jail, la beat ber with a rawhide quirt. acknowledges Identity." "Wanted for Fqlony" are the Murray wired back; "Will, come, but words In big black type printed I do not believe It Is Callaghan. He scross circulars sent out by Sheriff would not acknowledge identity." . rerrell of Reno, calling for the arHe prepared the necessary extradl rest of Frank J. Grunenthal. Orun-rnthtlon papers and went to Hannibal, tak came to Reno from San Franing with him Turnkey Smith of Sand cisco about , a year ago, broke Into wich jail, who knew Callaghan well. newspaper work, was defeated for at the last election and Arriving at their destination they were Informed by the police that two (hen engaged in the poultry business. Jack Hunt, an alleged embezzler crooks, known as Joe Rice and John horse thief, has been captured ind had Danker Patter burglarized Carr, son's house In Harry, III., making him by Marshal Hash of Battle Mountain, get out of bed, open up his safe and Nev., after an exciting chase of 140 turn over the contents, besides taking miles. Both men were mounted on his gold mounted revolver. They had '.horonghbred horses and were in the twenty-seveconsecutive been caught in Hannibal and Rice had saddle the stolen revolver. On the way to hours. Hunt was found asleep with the Jail Rice whispered with Carr, and his head resting on his saddle, which In tho Jail he had said to a fellow he had removed trim his horse, which was lying dead close by. prisoner: Joseph Healy and Horace Ritchie "I wonder If these cops know who have pleaded guilty to attempting a I am? They offer a reward for me In Jnll delivery at Mt. Vernon. Wash., and Canada," The prisoner reported the serve at least the minimum senmust conversation, Rice was questioned and tence of five years in the penitentiary. confessed he was Dill Callaghan. Then The men were captured while endeavwas sent for. Murray oring to liberate a couple of counter The detecUve was Bhown to the cell occupied by the supposed Callag While a train was running at full han. It was a gloomy hole, but even speed between Willow Creek and In the a single glance Three Forks, Mont, an exploding lamp at the Inmate convinced Murray that set fire to the dining car of the west- be was not the murderer of the Sand' bound express on the Milwaukee road, wich Jail governor. Turnkey Smith the car being destroyed. None of the also shared his opinion. The prisoner passengers or crew of the train were was ordered to step Into a hotter light injured. and Murray looked at him closely. William Keppler has returned to "No," tuld the detective, "he Is not Saratoga, Wyo., from a trip Into the This Is Jim Leavltt of Rod desert and reports winter condi Callaghan. severe. New York. Jim, I have seen you at tions there phonomtnaiiy Billy Brown's In Dlcecker street, and There are several hundred thousand Head of sheep ranging In the desert at The Allen's." ind a great amount of feeding Is beThe prisoner laughed, and admitted ing done, that Murray's statement was correct. occurred In the tunnel A cave-IMurray returned to Toronto without which la being driven for the NorthCallaghan whom he next heard of In ern Trunk sewer In Seattle and bur-Mexico. It was later reported that beneath 700 tona of earth eleven Callaghan was drowned Jn South two of whom were crushed to jien. America, but however that "may have Jeath, while nine were entombed In been, he was never captured. and the tunnel beyond the cave-i- n Between Greenfield and Callaghan later rescued. Governor IL P. Brooks died at the fate of Luke Phipps was sealed. The murder of Gov. O'Callaghan Leech !wlston, Mont., February 25. at the enraged the people of Kssex county, ngn ot 73. He was one of the best and when Phipps, who had escaped known citizens of Montana, coming to from the same Jail, came up for trial the state with the first gnldseekers some months after the Leech killing, In the early 'Cos. Later he was a piobusiness In the public o,ilnton was against him. He neer In the stock fortune. was found guilty of murder, hanged In state and massed a Two men perished In tho blizzard Sandwich Jull In November, 1881, and burled near the gravo whore he had In Colorado on February 12. A Mexwas frozen to onco sought refuge and lay hidden ican sheepberder from the eyes of his hunters for the death near Hugo and a white herder who accompnnled him was so bndly pace of a night and a day. 'roxen that he is not expected to live. (Copyright. t!K9, by W. O. ChtpmaaJ of Fort Morgan P. P. Klrkpatrlck (Copyright in Grout UrtUlnJ wa found froxen to death, Did Justice Go Wrong in the Case of Luke Phipps? Tale of a Long NOTES e, cell-mat- e March, 1884. a man by the name of Luke Phipps was the proprietor of a billiard room In Detroit. Mich. Phipps was about 34 veara of see. of fair I complexion, with brown nair ana a sanay musHis family .contache. sisted of bis wife and two children, a boy and a girl. Mrs. PhippB was a pretty littlo woman, apparently very fond of ber husband. ' Rut fate decreed that the serpent of jealousy should creep into this Eden of domestic bliss. Mrs. Phipps, without the knowledge of her husband, had been in the habit of making secret trips across the river to Windsor, and it chanced that Luke Phipps received information of this fact Passionately devoted to his wife, this discovery filled him with madness. He watched "r carefully and shadowed her move-..eatOne fateful night she left her home and boarded the ferry boat for Windsor. Close on her heels followed the infuriated husband, armed, ' and under the Influence of strong liquor in whicu he had been Indulging freely since he had been informed of bis wife's supposed unfaithfulness. Not until the . boat was well out In the river and approaching the Can nadian shore did Phipps reveal him-e!- f to the woman. Angry words passed between them, the husband accusing me wue 01 innaeiuy, Mrs Phipps replied harshly and the words n il uw tips wueii ine uou i.ui man drew a revolver and fired point blank at her. The bullet sped true to the mark and Mrs. Phipps fell to the deck dead. The murder was witnessed by a score of passengers and Phipps was instantly seized. He made no resistance but meekly 'gave up the weapon with which the deed was committed, and when the boat landed at Windsor was taken in charge by the Canadian authorities. He was taken at once to Sandwich Jail, three miles from Windsor, and committed for trial. Into this place of confinement came Phipps sobered by the realization of the awful tragedy of which he had been the author. The future looked black Indeed, for Canadian Justice frowns grimly upon the destroyer of human life no matter what her or his provocation may have been, and the gloomy shadow of the gallows loomed threateningly before him. Among the inmates of Sandwich jail was one "Uucky" Greenfield, a professional thief, who like Phipps was awaiting trial, but on a far loss serious charge. To this man Phipps ; and glad was assigned as to find someone In whom he could conr told him the story. fide, the As a result of this conference a mys tcrlous female shortly afterwards paid a visit to Greenfield and for ten days following ber call liucky kept close in his cell. During this interval Luke Phipps became seized with a mania for music.. He whistled and sang continually in a loud voice for hours at a time. None of the warders offered any objection. Life In Sandwich jail was a' monotonous existence at the best, and If a prisoner found comfort In the sound If his own voice they saw no particular reason for silencing him. . The truth of the matter was that ' Phipps had resorted to the ierform-anc- e of these nocturnal concerts for the purpose of stifling the sounds of Greenfield's labors In the cell. At last the persistent gnawing of the f.l conquered the stubborn resist-- , ance of the ateel bars. They were cut thmiich and the wav of pgr sue lav In tho open before the prisoners. t d.;d of night the two men slipped out MnU the darkness. Greenfield got , through the narrow opening with little dirn cutty, but Phipps when half way through Muck fast Ills comrade tar ried for a fow moments making desperate efforts to extricate him, but riilpps remalnod, Immovable, . as though gripped In a vice, Self preser vation tmlDK tho first law of nature, liucky Greenfield resolved to obey Its dlctati-a-, and seised with sudden panic Bed swiftly Into the night PuspKir seised tho heart of Phipps n its Icy clutch when his comrade IctorUsl him. A few tuconds passed, e1 h still lay In the narrow open-lpanting from his exertions. Then N I tj2 . cell-mate- wlfe-slayc- - i g .vv, ... 9 . fill A NEWLY " ' HEAP "POfcEWOJT INTO DUG- - GRAVE . - a wild fury filled his veins. He struggled savagely, desperately, and finally tore himself loose with a wrench so powerful that the momentum hurled him over the wall, and he fell heavily to the ground below. There he lay for some time, severely bruised and only half conscious. He was aroused by hearing voices in the Jail, and stag gering to his feet dragged himself away In search of a hiding place. He came to a graveyard, and as he crawled along In the darkness, fell head foremost Into a newly dug grave. Silent he lay without moving, with eyes and rigid body. He heard a creaking and bumping and faintly, as though far away, he beard the harsh rattle of earth falling on the casket Tet no weight seemed to press upon him, but this did not surprise him, for be was long past the stage of astonishment It was the end, and nothing mattered now. He heard the rumble of wheels as the carriages denarted and the footsteDS of the mourners died away. ' His awakening came suddenly, ac companied by a cold thrill of horror, as his eyes opened upon the, utter darkness. He tried to move, but his entire frame seemed to be paralyzed. With a rush of recollection there crossed his mind the memory of the burial, the prayer and singing. He moved hts head feebly and through the hay caught sight of the twinkling stars. Slowly and with great pain he managed to. rise to a sitting posture. Where was the coffin, where the six feet of earth underneath which It lay? Ho staggered to his feet and saw that the grave he occupied was empty. His brain whirled madly In a maze of tor turing conjectures. What did It all mean? He tried to clamber out, but fell back exhausted. He lay back on the hay, rested and tried again, ft was the work of an hour for him to drag his feeble limbs over the edge of the pit, but at last he succeeded. Then the mystery was solved. Close beside the open' grave from which he had mound stood emerged a darkly In the moonlight The burial had Indeed taken place, but In the grave adjoining that In which be lay. The escaped murderer stood up and laughed hysterically as ho looked around and saw the distant outlines of Sandwich jail looming black and glganUo In the moonlight Rallying his falling strength he staggered away from the grave that had been his place mound of refuge. On the stood a vase of flowers, and bending down weakly, he plucked one and tossed It Into the empty grave. Then painfully he turned and crept fast-close- d new-mad- e new-mad- e 'mwiiih-L- i rL-- w m mm-- - out of the cemetery, across the road, tnrough the fields, traveling like an injured dog, limping on alt fours. His progress was very slow. His destination was the river, which he reached an hour after midnight, and where he found an old boat balf full of water. He discovered a piece of board, crawled Into the boat, shoved off and began to paddle. When dawn was breaking he reached the American shore, below Detroit, nine miles down stream, wet to the skin, wounded, and faint Hut he knew the country round about and made his way Into the city to the home of a friend, knocked and was taken In, clothed and fed. When his wounds were healed and his strength returned, he left Detroit resolved to enter upon a new life. Hut the Canadian authorities were nut disposed to tamely relinquish the possession of a prisoner who had broken their laws and set them at Orders were Issued to capture Phipps, wherever he might be, and the task of hunting hlra down was assigned to Detective John Wilson Mur, ray. He sent out a description of Phipps to police headquarters all over the continent The fugitive was a billiard, room keeper and Murray calculated that It would be simply a question of time until his money gave out and he would be obliged to look for a Job In a billiard room. Every man to his trade is a maxim that also holds good In the case of a fugitive from Justice, and the detective's surmise proved cor roct Phipps was located In Pullman, 111., where he had obtained a position In a billiard room. Murray prepared extradition papers, went to Illinois and took Phipps from- Pullman to Chicago. In the latter city the fugitive employed Jesse null, an able lawyer, and made a hard fight against extradition. His counsel endeavored to show that the shooting was done in American waters, and there Is no hanging In Michigan. If the crime had been coin, mltted In American waters, Phipps would have been tried In Michigan, and If convicted, he would not have been hanged. Murray proved by the captain of the boat and a number of Its passengers that the shooting was done In Canada waters, on the Canada aide of the river. The legal fight lusted a couple of days, both sides calling witnesses, and Phipps Inst. An appeal was taken and a writ of habeas corpus Issued, but the proceeding was dismissed and Murray and bis prisoner started for Canada. At Ann Arbor two newspaper men, after going through the car, stopped In - blood-staine- . - r A v front of Phipps and asked him In a whisper as they pointed towards a Detroit minister, who was slumbering In a nearby seat, "Is that Phipps, the murderer?" Phipps merely smiled In reply, but It was evident that the title of murderer used In conjunction with his name made him flinch considerably, and Murray was about to explain the situation to the reporters when the train started and the two seekers for Information left the car hurriedly. The news of Phipps' coming had gone before him and when the train reached Detroit there were nearly two hundred of his former friends waiting at the station to see hltn. The reception they gave the prisoner testified strongly to the blgh tide of popularity In his home town and Murray felt still more favorably Inclined toward the man whom duty compelled him to hand over to the grim mercies of Canadian law. "I'll see you fellows at the Michigan exchange," called out Phipps to his friends as he followed Murray Into a cab that Chief Hulns of Windsor had waiting for them. "I'd like to take a farewell drink there," added the prisoner to Murray, and the latter nodded assent and ordered the cabman to drive to the barroom In question. Phipps' friends gathered there In full force and crowded around him, shaking hands and giving vent to loud expressions of sympathy. Finally Murray delivered himself of a short speech to the crowd that was trenchant and very much to the point "It's all very well to be sorry, boys," said the detective bluntly, "but Phipps needs something more than that. What he wants Is money for his defense and I'm ready to start a collection right now." Murray backed up his statement by making a handsome donation and the crowd, growing enthusiastic over the Idea, followed suit, with the result that a comfortably large sum was soon subscribed and given to the prisoner. That done Mur ray asked him if there was any other place In Detroit he wanted to visit before crossing the river. "I'd like to drive past my old home on Jefferson street," ald the prisoner, wistfully. Many times In after life the doteo tlce was glad that he acceded to this last request of his unfortunate prls. oner, Tho rab drove along Jefferson street and Phipps gazed with soul hungry eyes upon the house wherein he had once lived so happily. He watched It out of the cab window and then from the window In the back un til It had faded from his view. well-know- n semi-darknes- s d |