Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-02-10

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And not one Of fthem ever knew OF Tho
weary heart and broken hope that had died
in her breast, nor ever dreamed Of the sad
load she had borne through life.
The Maa vine Captured the NeArsSxa
Penitensiary..rlals 2secerA.
From the Sioux City Journal lsg,-t.. gf,s
VIM. McWaters. the man who led The
revolt in the Nebraska State Peniten.
tiary, has one Of the most startling 70.
cords a. . criminal of any man In this
country. What he did at Lincoln the
other day he has done frequently be-
fore, and in such accomplishments rests
his chief pride. A brief review OF the
mans career at this time will be found
of interest.
McWaters was born in Platte coun
ty, Mo-, in 1874. At the early ago Of
twelve years he took part in the Kan
sas troubles, and soon acquired . love
for blood. Soon after the rebellion
broke out he Joined . company Of boys
who burned the Platte bridge and pre-
cipitated the Hannibal and St Joe
Railroad train into the chasm. killing
many Of the passengers. becanse Fed:
then enlisted and fought for six months
under Gen. Pricc. On returning homs
he found the family residence burned,
his father and brother killed by the
militia, and tho rest Of the family driv-
en- into banishment. Hc theroupon a.
sociated himself with Bill Andersop,
John and Fetch Taylor, and other des-
perate bushwhackers, and resolved up-
on revenge; and It said that he did
Tick c of Captain Cheesman and thirty
oE lorty "a has --S<s <wa~N vv,os<e.s.
ed in the neighborhood. Bot the ris-
ing glory Of Qusntrell drew these men
into Kansas again, where McWaters
found congenial work in the burning
and sacking of Lawrence. Quantreil
and his freebooters thence went to Ar
kansas, and there they fell out among
themselves over woman, and Andcr-
SON and McWaters raided back thro'
Northern Missouri, assisted in many
hairbreadth escapes by woman
named Jennie Mayfield.
At the close OF the war MoWatcrs
turned up saloon keeper In Platte
City, where he shot man and whore
his friend John Taylor was shot by the
police. He then escaped TO st. Joe,
where his friend Fletch Taylor was
shot dead by the police and where he
In turn shot the policeman. BY the
aid of Confedcrates he got ont Of Aris-
souri, and went to Wyoming, In Otoe
county, Neb., where q romantic attach
ment sprung up between him and q
beautiful young lady, named Miss
Susie Davis, .efhom he subsequently
welded.
Two years ago Mcwaters, in row
at Wyoming, shot dead DR.. Wolf, but
on trial was cleared. About . year
sfterw ards he Was party to the shoot.
ing OF an innocent man in Dodd's a.
loon, In Nebraaka City. He, with his
accomPlice, was caught and shut mp In
an iron cage, and one evening tho two
men managed to possess themselves 81
arms and succeeded In transferring the
guards to the cage, when they escaped
on horses placed conveniently n hand
by friends. A large rewsrd was Of.
fered for McWaters. md he was re-
captured at Hays City, KAnsas. Willis
the SHERIFF. posse Was making The
prison safe for him, he exec1tsd lha
old msnGuvre and suddenly shnt ak
Of them inside, and then esoapod On
the Sheriff. horse. He theA made his
way Northward among the Black
Foot Indians, where be ehot dead ore
Of that tribe over 1 bottle Of Nhik0Y,
while he saved his scalp. bY running
the gauntlet of the whole tribe. Tho
desperado next turned up IN tho little
town Of Sparta, Baker county, Oregon,
whore he murdered . man named Geo.
Weed, with whom he had quArreled
in . gambling house. He escaped TO
Sacramento City, and reward OF $1,000
was offered for his arrest.
All this time the Sheriff Of Otoe
county, Neb., was on his track, and
finally his hiding place was discovered
and he was arrested and taken back to
Nebraska City, to answcr for his
crimes in Otoe county. His trial was
concluded In the latter part Of Decem-
ber, and Judge CAN'T sentenced him
to twenty.one years 10 the peniten-
tiary at Lincoln. His devoted wife
and two beautiful children were pres-
ent at the time, and the scene was such
- to touch the st0utest hearts. Nc.
Waters himself was completely broken
down.
b0t ON tho 1ltn OF Je0uAfy, tW0 or
three weeks after hfs arrival at Lin.
coin, he 10 at his old bnsiness, and. does
tho neatest job OF his life, n capturtA9
the guard, taking full po1oAodl0a H1,
tho prison and holding L dsAsztly III
many hours. ~ ts-a '...s u
The stories Of his sdveut1fSe wUfi
tlll . book. He has Z dn16g1eAtSp XII
his body whore builesS A9St play n
and dozen times or snbrV DO ~ ~
capped from prison. He ie thoroughly
educated In deeds OF violence, and
talks Of nothing else with % much rcl-
ish % getting tho drop" on somc ono.
He sits horse like . Comanche, and
Is as cool and Willy as a Modoc. He
glows except in the excitement Of N
affray. He has 3 flne figure. and
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