The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-07-16

The Capture and Death az Bud Media IA
tells, the Muncie Train nobber.


ffron the Lawrence (Kansasl journal June 30.
Lawrence awoke Yesterday morning,
Rad the Journal, with it, complete nc
count OF the jail break. AMI with undated
interest chased the flccting rumor about
our last sensation. Pleasure and care
alike were forgotten in the all absorbing
excitement, and curious tongues, gaping
mouths and eager ears waited ON tiptoe
for facts or fiction.
We have simply 10 deal with facts.
Shortly before 8 O'Clock ia the morning
Sheriff Carmcan and Deputy Campbell,
with seven mounted men. started for the
scene Of the hunt the night before, near
Brune's Bend.
Arriving at the first urn In the wind
ing road 10 their destined point. near $.
Ii. Norton's place, about three miles west
OF town, they were met by "A wagon,
guarded by -four men, Aaron King, Elijah
and Saunders Smith, and J.. l.. Sheets.
Stretched on the wagon-bed layW. j. Me-
Daniels. Hurriedly the officers were
made acquainted with the facts leading 10
this unexpected capture, which we will
give below. during which explanation the
Sheriff discovered that the prisoner was
badly wounded anu in a suffering condi-
ton. A spring wagon Was procured from
Mr.. Norton, the.'wounded man transferred
thereto and much more comfortably ar
ranged. Dunn being still at large, and
his Whereabouts, AS 1t was thought, of lit
tie doubt, Deputy Campbell and seven
men. with King and saunders Smith as
guides, continued their course toward the
head OF the lake. while the Sheriff, j. II.
Sheets and Elijah smith proceeded slowly
to the city. escorting the prisoner.
Tho Tatl f.Ainu ..Aaohal aha.,t : nfolaAl.
McDaniels was carried into the office and
placed upon a stretcher and physicians
summoned. The news Of the important
capture was passed rapidly from mouth
TO mouth about the city, and an immense
crowd soon surrounded the Jail premises.
Upon visiting that 10 cality and Ques-
tloning the parties, King and Smith. from
the country. We learned that Mechanics
had come out from the brush on Judge
Thacher's farm soon after dav-break, and
asked "A drink of water of King, who is
employed at the farm and was passing at
that moment. On seeing Mac. King was
startled. His clothes torn and muddy and
saturated with blood, hatless. his hair
matted, his eyes bloodshot and staring,
the hunted prisoner was a terrible sight.
King ran to the log cabins neal at hand.
where the two Smith boys live. and ac-
quainted them with the visitor and his re-
quest. Procuring guns-they all knew of
the escape-they were about TO &c where
Mae was last seen 10y King, when the Eel
low was discovered but a few feet o9,
having fecbly followed King. He was a
pitiable sight and could hardly stand, and
stood there for a moment mutely besecch-
ing assistance. He then said +" an Me-
Daniels; | have no arms; won't you
please give me some wster?n They saw
his condition. He was helped into the
cabin, given water, and preparations made
for taking him into town. About q O'clock,
Sheets joining the party. the four started
for Jail, the wounded captive riding in a
Wagon.
Ii will be remembered that in our report
yesterday we stated that shots had been
exchanged between McDaniels and a farm
man. Ii was this shot which gave Mac his
wound. About 10 O'Clock yesterday morn
ing we met Mr.. herman, who made the
following statement:
II live east of the 'old bed near the
Kaw River. about six miles from Law
renee. | had been harvesting Monday. and
soon after midday | met Constable Phil
lips. who told me ne had just seen Me-
Daniels and Dunn seated on a log a short
distance off. He pointed outthe direction
they had taken when discovered. | ran
back to my house. got out my rifle, an old
squirrel rifle. and started in pursuit. TAX
ing a cut which | thought would bring
me up with them If they went straight.
| ran about a quarter Of a mile. when on
coming TO an open space L saw the
two men near the west line of the Linds-
ley farm, about two hundred yards
away from me. They saw me at the same
time. and McDaniels slipped from his
horse and brought his gun 10 his shoulder.
| took quick aim and fired. lie felt the
shot and almost fell forward on his face,
but recovered himself Immediately, pull
ed the trigger at me-, the ball whistling
over my head. Then he mounted, and to-
gether the two men dashed into the woods,
and that's all | know about them till this
morning. did not follow them any far
ther."
The fatal shot was fired about half-past
one.
herman Is thick-set, OF medium height
and about forty-five years of age. lie Is
a respected farmer, a l~aw-abiding citizen,
and Is said to be one OF the best shots In
the county.
OF the subsequent movements of Me-
Daniels and Dunn. we have the statement
of the wounded prisoner as he was lying
on the couch In Jail.
Il guess we rode about a quarter OF a
mile in the brush when | became so weak
that | nearly fell from my horse. We ac-
cordingly dismounted, tied our steeds toa
grapevine and creptaway, perhaps a quar-
ter of a mile further on. Here we laid
down and kept close. Several times dur
ing the afternoon the men hunting me
passed within ten feet of where we lay.
but we only changed positions once or
twice, and were very quiet. | saw Camp
bell and Asher. and several others. |
drew bead on Bierman three times. In
Tending To Kill him, for I knew who he
was, bur Dunn begged me not to. for then
we should be shot or taken. so I put