The grafters of America, who they are and how they work . or a copy of the depositions of witnesses having actualknowledge of the facts. 288 THE ADVENTURES AND WORK That ended the fight against extradition. In due coursethe courts mandate reached Chicago . and the prisonerswere taken to Canada. Their first trial began in To-ronto on May 20. This was on a charge of robbing thebank at Aurora. By the use of money friends of the prisoners * succeededin getting enoughmen on the jurywho were favorableto the defendants,to prevent an agree-ment as to a verdictand this jury wasdischarged, the rob-bers
The grafters of America, who they are and how they work . or a copy of the depositions of witnesses having actualknowledge of the facts. 288 THE ADVENTURES AND WORK That ended the fight against extradition. In due coursethe courts mandate reached Chicago . and the prisonerswere taken to Canada. Their first trial began in To-ronto on May 20. This was on a charge of robbing thebank at Aurora. By the use of money friends of the prisoners * succeededin getting enoughmen on the jurywho were favorableto the defendants,to prevent an agree-ment as to a verdictand this jury wasdischarged, the rob-bers getting anothertrial. This was begun,on May 27. De-fendants had entereda plea of guilty onfour minor charges,that of attemptingto rob the StandardBank of Toronto,robbing the post-office at Aurora,horse stealing and stealing a revolver from an Schubert and McGrath of Chicago weresummoned to Toronto as witnesses to testify as to thecontents found in the trunks when the men were arrestedon Ashland avenue. The second trial progressed rap-. Frank Rutledge. OF A DETECTIVE 239 idly, and on June 4, when the case was nearing an endand the prisoners saw conviction staring them in the face,they made a desperate effort to escape, which resulted inthe death of two of them and of an officer who had themin charge. Late that afternoon they were handcuffed together andplaced in a carriage to be taken back to jail. Jones, whowas considered the most desperate man of the three, hadhandcuffs on both wrists, while Rice, who is left-handed,was placed on his right, and Rutledge on the left. Thisput both of Jones hands out of use and left Rutledgewith the use of his left hand only, and Rice with hisright hand. This precaution was taken because the officers sus-pected that a plot had been formed to rescue the pris-oners. They were placed on the rear seat of the carriage,while Constables Boyd and Stewart sat opposite them onthe front seat. Another constable, Bogart, took a seaton the b
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