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Show SUICIDE ENDS BATTLE MAN E8CAPE8 FROM JAIL ONLY TO TAKE HI8 OWN LIFE. Desperate Fight In 8treeta of Helena, Hel-ena, Montana, Between Train Wrecker and Officer Has Unexpected Un-expected Ending. Isaac Gravollo, on trial for robbing a powdor houso near Helena last September of giant powder which wa Died in wrecking Northern Paciflo trains, escaped from the Lewis and Clark county Jail at Helena, Mont, rhursday afternoon, after probably fatally shooting Tony Korlzek, deauty iherlff. Pursued by deputies and John Raab, a butcher, who was armed, Uravelle took refuge In an alley beside the residence of Governor Joseph K. Toole, whoro n pistol duol took place. After an exchange of shots Gr&volle ran Into the unsoraent of the governor's gov-ernor's house, where ho shot and killed himself. He had been wounded wound-ed by bullets from the guns of his pursuers. The escape took place at 2 o'clock as Gravollo was about to be led from the Jail to the court room In the sounty building across tho street Doputy Sheriff Korlzek and Jailor Jones were in the offlco when the former for-mer led Gravello out of tho cell room. Suddenly Gravello pulled a rovolvor and held Korlzek up. Tho lattor mado a move toward his gun and ravelle fired twice at him, both bullets bul-lets taking effect, ono struck hli breast a fow Inches from tho heart Jones was not armed and throw ur bis hands. Gravello ordcrod the Jailer to open tho door of tho Jail, which ho did. Ha then walked deliberately out of the fn.Il and to tho street corner thlrtj foot away By that time tho shorlff'i doputlos began to appear and ont ihot was fired from tho court houso. Gravello then ran one block oast ward, where ho tried to mount a horse that happened to be hltchod thero. Ho was too hotly pressed, how-ever, how-ever, and continued down nn alley and across a lot to Fifth avonuo, down which he was chaned by Baab, who had Joined In the pursuit. Turning down Sixth avenue a mo-raont mo-raont lator, Gravelle had taken refuge In tho alley beside the governor'! house and emptied his revolver at Raab. Baab and Deputy Sberlfl Spurzem fired six shots at him there and Gravello, wounded, ran Into the basement of the governor's houso where he blow out his bralna. Gravello was convicted flvo monthi ngo of sending threatening 1 otters tc oftlcers of the Northern Pacific, ol whom ho demanded $50,000. It was proved that he had dynamited Nort em Pacific trains and property in ai effort to blackmail the company. He was capturod after a long campaign that cost tho Northern Pacific $60,000. Ho was sentenced to ton years In the penitentiary. Gravelle had boon in tho penitentiary twice before. He was a rango rider and cattle rustlor and was regarded as a desperate and dangerous dan-gerous man. It Is not known how he gained possession of the gun. |