, 1875-07-12
CRIME.
M'oAn1Ets' ESCAPE AND DEATH.

MoANEts' ESCAPE AND DEATH.
Special carrssnot,dtnts n The Catcaao Tribune,
LAWRENCE, Kan, July 9.-Tho recent criminal
moTouonte in sud near this city, sAvorlng no
much OF the o!d-timc Dordsr-nut1lAnIam, dcrcrTo
moro eztondod comment than could wel 10
given in tho telegraphio specials already pub
lishod in The TRIBUNE.
A few mouths ago, An exproen-traip on tho
Kansas rAalac Railroad was stopped In broad
daylight at 4 ANAL station botweon this ptace
and KsnBhs City, by four masked mon, and re-
loved OF nhout $4,000 IN cash md jowelry.
Thia worry pirAtieal, Standardization Bort of
q robbery was asctibed to the s-Younger
gang Of Missouri; and, very ahdrtly, man
named McDanios, known to 10 connected with
tho parties mentioned, WAS taken ln KAnsas City,
on tbe ovidonce Of some drunken indIscrction.
and" mhlo to refund 0 portion Of ths stolen
property. From tl.ia McDanicla tho Ka.,hAs Pm
ttun concerning tho robbery; and, for tin roaaon,
~ wofl as from fear Of tits chcapc by outside
llop, ho WAS louby guarded. and, later. removed
IN nj tbo Dousiss County jsil,"a Sory siE Toii,
manaaed inBtasasion. Walls In jail here.
sovornl plans for cscape hayo beon
discovered and frustrated. until nj last. ono t5un-
day evening. when tho city was .quioh and tho
prisoners, under the Qlroction Of NcDAple}s
succoedcd In knocking down the guard and gain
Ing their liborty. ncDanclB mud q horse-thof
namcd Dfnn procured couple Of tlno horHes.-
ono from etnblo near by, aud ono from pnsB-
ing carriags-toam,-Aud succeeded III u]cating
tue city. Both vote welt arnled With weapons
takGn from the ShetifT'B Office, and before tAotn
lay nm opon highway to Missouri,
Tho intelligence OF this daring escape seemed
/ to arougo Lawreucc as though Missouri taldors
were once moro OH tho war-iath 4 large NUM-
bcr Of citizons immediately volunteered to toln
in tho pursuit, although it ras at first thought
fEctHaa AZ fhH nj tafth{@ &uHnnaAi invA
made the Missouri border before daylight. 1u
this Buppositiou, however. the auttoritioa wcre
mistaken; for, about o'clock next morning, a
| messenger announced that tho two fugitivcs Ind
bcen seen in q dense foroet few miles fTutn
town. Htther force Of about fifty men repaired.
mud bogan vigorous search. About o'clock
p. m., German farmer saw hlcDaniolH
crossing sHmaii tleld, aud tho two man o.
poBBo waa soon summoned, mud Gava pursuit.
Tie two stolon horses wero recovered imme1i-
atcy, but thGte riders worc mot to be found.
Both horBes were very valuaba,.-ons having
leeu recently sold to roan.ons OF Chicago.
| Until lato at ufght, byHtoMalln search fur tho
| fugitiYes waa kcpt up, but without B,ccess
And now camo climax of surprises Scxt
morning, McDnulelB. tho iearlesa nltlaw and
ttesporado carao and gava hinaoif over to several
count1ymen. But a sufficient explanation VIA
soon Afforded BY his frlglstful condition. On
leaving town. 1o aud his coEupaDion bud lost
their way md becomc hopolossiy confused In
the forest bofors spoken OF. They had plungod
about all nlBllt and daylight proved no assist
anco. The Oerruan'a buI1ot bad passed. clear
through alcDautala bowels, with Which wound
ho had kept bis feos. mounted III. Aoteo mud
rdaan considerable distance, ,-nhowing car
tasntY an almost Hupethutnan fortitude. For
| nearly twehtY-fonr houra to had lain with his
compauton Ia tho underb1nslA within eapy range
Of hls hunters, but, for tho nake Of his compan-
ion, lie lad refralned from shooting. ~ no cor
salnly would have done otherwiso. finally, Dunn
having left him to his fate, his auf1erinEH COM
pslled him to surrender. In tho Jail At Lawrence.
unattended bT Eolatiyos, 10 diod att uniiinching
death. Al wo look 1t this mans career; AZ we
think ct tho sacrifice which he niade Of rank,
education, friends aud fortune. for llfe Of un-
bEdled stu and ctimo, va can scarcely sorgoW Rt
hi8 fall. But. AZ renemhaT Ills Htter tcar.cBs-
uoss, his honor smong follow. .shieves, and, f!a
many othar good qualities, NO oannot but cot,.
sider him NJ 4 fright man in the wrong place. "
After 1oaviug MoDansels, Dunn htole farm.
ers horse, aud succeeded In putting about u
mtlos betneon himsslf and town; but tho horae'a
ownor followed Lis. trail. a,d ho was captured
Wit bout difficulty By an armed forco. Hlh CRIMES
! noH count up for him sixty yppra in tue Penl-
tentiaEy. The remaining two Of the four cscapefl
| p1isonera lavo not bean hoard from. They wore
freight thlavos, named ingalls, aud Ladford.