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Show The Sheriff's Nervy Wife. W. D. Blanton, of Stephenvillo Tex., convicted of horso theft and granted a new trial, was remanded to jail. One day while Perkins, acting jailer in the absence of Sheriff Shands, was feeding the prisoners, Wanton, who had concealed himself in the run around, and provided himself with a loose stove leg, made a break for liberty, lib-erty, running Perkins down stairs. Perkins fell as he ran, and yelled out, "Look out! Blanton is coining!" Mrs. Shands, wife of the sheriff, who resides below, called to her daughters to run and lock the doors, while she gathered the Winchester, threw a cartridge in it and drew it upon the prisoner, who cried out, "Mr. Shands, don't be excited." She replied, "You are the only one excited. Holdup!" and he held up and was marched back. Cor. Fort Worth Gazette. |