One
man hunt I recall took William Duffy, a guard, out to the nearby
woods with a rifle. It was just getting dusk and he had taken his
son's dog, Brownie, with him. The grass was dry and slippery, and
William had to climb a couple of barbed wire fences, so he unloaded
his gun.
Soon
Brownie started to growl and go toward the bushes. Duffy called,
"Come out, I've got you covered. "Soon a man came out of
the bushes with his hands up. Duffy told him to start marching up the
road toward the prison. Then he followed him, but said, "Don't
be startled. I am going to fire a shot to call all the other guards
in. He then realized that his gun was empty. He hastily slipped some
shells into the gun as inconspicuously as possible, and fired a shot.
He realized that he would be no match for this husky prisoner if the
man had tried to overpower him but, fortunately, it all turned out in
his favor and he brought the man back to the prison. Chalk up a star
for Brownie.
Author:
William J. Duffy, Jr.