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Show SUICIMOENDS battle MAN ESCAPES FROM JAIL ONLV TO TAKE HIS OWN LIFE. Detperate Fight in Street of Hl-n. Hl-n. Montana, Between Train Wrecker and Oftlctr Ha Unexpected Un-expected Ending. Inane (iravelln, on trial for robbing powder house near Helena laat September of giant powder which waa used In wrecking Northern Pacific train, escaped from tho Lewi and Clark county jail at Helena, Mont, Thursday nflnrnoon, ftfter probably fatally shooting Tony Korlrek, deputy herlff Pursued by deputle and John Ttaab, a butcher, who wa armed, Uravelle took rctngo In an alley beatd the residence of Oovwrnor Joeph K. TiMile, where-a plntol duel took place. Aftnr an exchange of nbota Oravoll ran Into thn basement of tha (or-ernor'e (or-ernor'e hnuse, where ho ahot and killed himself. He bad been wounded wound-ed by bullet from tha gun of bit pursuers. The onrape took place at I o'clock I Oravelln wa about to b led from Ihe Jail tn the court room In th county building acron tha itreet Deputy Hherlff Korlrek and Jallei Jones wero In the nfflee when tha for mer led Hravello out of the coll room Suddenly tlravelle pulled ft revolver and held Korlrek np. Tha latter mdn a move townrd hi gun and tlravelle fired twice at blm, both bullet bul-let Inking effect, one struck hi hreant a few Inches from tho heart. Jones was not armed and threw tip bis kandn. Ornvelle ordered the Jnllnr to open the door of the jail. A hlch ho did. II then walk il deliberately nut of the all and to tho atreet rorner thirty feet away lly that time tha aherlrT n deputies began tn appear and nne Ihot waa lired from the court house. (Iravelln then ran one block east ward, where he tried to mount a home that l'ipiened to be hitched there. He waa too hotly preiined, however, how-ever, and continued down an alley and acrona a lot to Fifth avenue, down which he waa chased by Itaab, who bad Joined In the pursuit. Turning down Hlxth avenue a mo ment later. Oravelle had taken refug In the alley beside tho governor's houn and emptied his revolver at It nab. It nan and Deputy Sheriff Spurrem fired all shots at him there and tlravelle. wounded, ran Into the basement of the governor' house where tin blew out hi brain. flrsvelln wn convicted Ave mnnlhi ago nf sending threatening letter tc ofllcer of the Northern Pacific, ot whom he demanded V.O.OOO if was proved tb it he had dynamited Northern North-ern Pacific tralna and property In nn effort to blackmail ihe company. He wa captured fte a long campaign that cost the Northern I'actflo tftnono. Ho wa aenleneed to ten year In the penltenllnrv. flravelle had been In tho penitentiary twin before. Ho waa a range rider and cattle rustler and wa regarded a a denperat and dan-gerou dan-gerou man. It I net known how h gained poasenton of the gun. |