Rensselaer Democrat, Volume 1, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 April 1898 — WOUNDS A PRISONER. [ARTICLE]

WOUNDS A PRISONER.

FIERCE BATTLE IN AN IDAHO JAIL. Condemned Murderer Fatally Stabbed , and Shot by a Deputy Sheriff—Mar* I tial Law Proclaimed in Puerto Hico I —Americana Are in Danger. I Frustrated a Jail Breaker. H. C. St. Clair was stabbed and shot ly Deputy Sheriff McQuillen in the Idaho City, Idaho, jail. St. Clair is under sentence of death for the murder of John Decker, a Spokane mining man. His case is now on ah appeal to the Supreme Court. St. Clair had been a good prisoner. He had given the jail authorities but little trouble. Bitt he has been quite nervous of late. Nothing wrong, however, was suspected. A few days ago he succeeded iu sawing through the iron bars of his cell. He got into the main corridor of the jail. No one was about and the prisoner went into the sheriff’s office •nd armed himself with a shotgun and :i revolver. As he came out of the door lie met McQuillen. St. Clair fired both barrels at the deputy, but they missed. Thon he tried his revolver, but that was knocked from his hand. Then the two men had a long and desperate struggle. McQuillen •was the stronger and got his prisoner down. Then he drew his knife and plunged it several times into St. Clair. Finally he reached for the pistol whach had been knocked to the floor and fired., St. Clair was taken back to his cell and surgeons summoned. McQuillen was unharmed. Killed la a Street Fight. News of a desperate street battle at Lone Oak, Ark., has reached Little Rock. W. K. Booie and two sons, Will and Charles, are dead, and the three Eagle brothers are in jail charged with murder. Bob Dougherty, a brother-in-law of the Eagles, was also implicated ami is under arrest. The Eagles, who are nephews of ex-Gov. Eagle, and the Booies have not been on good terms for years, and on more ’than one occasion different members of the two factions have come together. About ten days ago some one fired on Charlie Boolie from ambush while he was standing in front of a store at England. He wus slightly wounded. W. K. Booie was a member of the Legislature in 1887 and h»s family is one of the oldest in that section of the State. The Eagles are well known in Lone Oak County. Their relatives have for many years dominated local politics, and it is understood that the misunderstanding dates from a political clash between some of the Eagles and Booies.

Race for the Pennant.

Following is the standing of the clubs in the National Base-ball League: W. L. W. L. Chicago 5 1 Pittsburg.... 3 4 Baltimore ... 5 1 Boston 3 4 Cincinnati .. 4 2 Washington.. 2 4 Philadelphia.. 4 2 New York.. .. 2 5 Cleveland 5 2 Louisville ... 2 7 Brooklyn ... 3 3 St. Louis...., 1 4 Following is the standing of the clubs in the Western League: W.L. W. L. Columbus ... 3 0 Milwaukee... 1 3 Kansas City. 3 0 Minneapolis... 1 3 Indianapolis.. 3 1 Omaha 1 4 St. Pau1..,.. 3 1 Detroit 0 3 Puerto Rico May Revolt. According to the latest advices from Puerto Rico, the agitation there' is increasing and food prices are rising fast. The authorities have taken steps to prevent the departure of refugees. At Mnyaguee, seventy miles southwest of San Juan, there is talk of a revolution. Refugees from Puerto Rico who reached the island of St. Thomas by a schooner report that the condition of the island is criticri. Martial law has been proclaimed and Americans there are in danger, as thAr nre without protection. United Stated Consul Van Horn at St. Thomas has bought 1,500 tons of coal for the United States Government, and he is negotiating for more.