Show DEADLY BOA constrictor CAUSES PANIC IN A CAR elgin iila A huge boa constrictor loose in the express compartment an interurban cai en route from this city to geneva created a panic among nine prisoners in the compartment un der escort of chief of police james younger and officers from this city and was followed by a battle with the prisoners who endeavored to es cape harry thorne one ot the prisoners narrowly escaped death by the reptile the python was one of a collection of snakes in three cases being shipped to jo let where a street fair is in progress shortly after the car started from elgin officer higgans was disturbed by a movement of the lid of a box on which he was seated rising to discover the cause of the trouble he wa amazed at the appearance of the head of an enormous snake gradual ly forcing its way from the interior of the case the snake was observed by some of the prisoners at the same time and a general rush was made for the car door here the other police officers headed by chief younger held the men at bay A few minutes later the snake stretched its length of 14 feet on the floor of the car in an instant it had clasped harry thorne within its coils the giant reptile tightened on the unfortunate man and was slowly crushing him when the owner of the snake appeared in the compartment attracted another portion of the oar by the commotion with the assistance of several men the snake was forced to uncoil and was finally urged bach into it prison the giant reptile wrapped itself around thorne s body in the meantime the prisoners frightened and realizing in the excite ment that they would have an to get away made strenuous but futile efforts to escape |