The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-12-19

by this circular;
$ia5 90 REWARD-For the arrest and re-
turn TO EmDoria, Kansas, OF T w Hughes,
whose photograph we enclo-e with this eircu-
lar. Said Hughes is about feet inch tall.
Ayeis Ia about lTo lbs and is about 20 years of
age. Is dark complicated, dark hair and eyes,
aud heavy dark mOnstache His wife Is Iray-
eiing with him. who l. quite small. and used
to live in Douglass. Kansas. She MAS PAGE
in the Kansas legislature some year, ago.
We have her photograph and Will fOrwar
that il found necessary To Identify t'uEheS
Hughes drsye = dark brown span Of horse ,
nearly black, before a platfI rm spring wagon.
with iull leather or oil cloth top-tiree bow ;
TO IoD- The seat IS box with scat ~ IId.
On the side of the cover of the agon was
painted ID Fox II 20. Pianos Il br-
gam, Emporia, Kansas" The team, wagon
and harnt IS, ilaghes stole from us Hughes
also stole four on Sans and sOi,I them; forged
six notes; frausulcntly collected money
NOR Z tged our team. and then ran away win
il NE will give SO % r the arrest aud re-
turn of said A w Hughes; SIS " for tie re-
covery OF the team and harness. and So 90
on Address all comm nicatlons to D
Fox n Co. OF Thomas Fleming, city mar hal,
ElnpOria. Kansas.
En- loria. Nov ,. 1873.
The picture of Hughes was also in
serted in the National Police Gazette.
of New York city, and in the illustrated
Police News, of Boston. 1t would seem
from these means of wildly advertising
the rogue that his escape was impossi-
Bile, and 50 it proved.
ANOTHER WRONG MAN.
The advertisements soon began to bear
fruit. In about 10 days after the photo
graphs were mailed Mr.. Fox received j
telegram from the marshal of Joplin, Mo-,
that he had Hughes under arrest After
an exchange OF several kilograms sheriff
Moon was again on the road, headed for
Joplin. Arriving there and meeting the
city marshals prisoner, Moon declared
he was not Hughes. The marshal in.
sisted and accused our sheriff of attempt
ing to beat him out of the reward money
The disagreement between them was
finally compromised by bringing the
prisoner to EmpOria. He favored
Hughes exactly, but was not so tall by
an inch and half. Any one not nc
quainted with Ii. would have made the
mistake of the Joplin officer. A purse
was made up for the Immigrant from
Joplin and he went on his way rejoicing,
| first having waited on MIR. Fox and pro-
cured one of Hughes pictures, SO as to
prevent future accidents"
HUGHES GETS NUMEROUS.
About the 4th of December, and with,
in two days time, Mr.. Fox received let
tiers from different parts of the United
States, from which it appeared that the
EmporIa thief was getting very numer-
Gus, and that he was in Jail all the way
from eastern Ohio to Idaho territory,
awaiting Identification. He had a letter
from detective firm in Bots City, Ida
no, informing him Hughes was there
one from North Amherst, Ohio, claim.
ing that the veritable Hughes was de-
prived of his liberty at that place, and
one from Stanton, Texas, saying he was
in the hands of the officers there.
THIRD TIME THE CHARM.
About the same time letter came
from NJ. d. McCabe, dated at Little
Rock, Arkansas, informing Mr.. Fox that
Hughes, with team and wagon, WAS in
that vicinity. accompanied by his wife.
With his usual tact, Mr.. Fox pooketed
the other letters, and ''dropped''
on the Arkansas trail. Procuring
requisition on the governor of Ar
kansas our sheriff took his grip
sack for another long trip after the
wiley Hughes. 1.-THE third time proved
the charm" Taking the NJ. X. & T.
train last Wednesday morning, Deem
Der 10, Mr. Moon started for Little
Rock via Texarkana, and arrived at hIs
destination at p. M. Friday. He found
| Hughes had not been arrested as he sup
| posed, but was at work at his old trade,
in saw mill In the pineries 10 miles
south of Little Rock, at a new station on
the Iron Mountain road, called Alexan,
dria. Accompanied by deputy sheriff
at Little Rock, he arrived at this place
! Saturday morning at G:30 II. M. At the
station they were met by another deputy
from the township in which Alexandria
is located, the gentleman who had been
Swallowing" Hughes. Hughes had moi
| yet left his boarding house which was
in plain view from the depot. He little
| dreamed that his career AS fugitive
from justice was so near an end. He
was taken completely by surprise. Had
he had the slightest suspicion that hG
was in danger he could easily have made
his escape, as the little mill is located a
the foot of mountain. There is ne
doubt but that had he been warned
even at his boarding house, but tina
he would have refused to b,
taken. He says now that he haC
made up his mind not TO be taken alive
and had armed himself with 16shOote
rife and revolvers. He says that had hi
arrest been attempted at any time within
two months after he left, he would hav
fought to the last. His arrest was man
aged with skill. The officers waited il
the depot until they saw him go to tn
mill, which was over hill from tn
house. Proceeding cautiously, led b,
the Alexandria deputy, Git being neces
sary for Mr. Moon not To let Hughes ge
II sight of him. they entered the mil
where Hughes was ut work. The Alex
andria officer approached from one doc
and seized him by the arms, and in al
instant sheriff Moon and the Little Rocl
officer sprang forth from the other door
and clapped irons upon his wrists
Hughes Immediately exclaimed
"What does this mean :" Mool
remarked that he would probably sool
find out. He became very indignan
and said gentlemen, this mistake
You have got the wrong man." He SAT-
he did not know sheriff Moon at all
had never seen him. Moon logged hi
memory in vain. He was taken to tn
depot. Moon knew Mrs. Hughes wheI
she was page in the house of represen
tatives, he being an officer of that bod,
at the same time. She recognized tn
sheriff at once and knew what tn
trouble was. His wife visited him a
the depot Hughes asked that he Nigh
be taken to his room to change hi
clothes before starting. He was sent il
charge of the Arkansas officers, MI
Moon busying himself in securing tn
team and wagon. While changing hi
clothes, one of the officers remained out
side. Hughes was within reach of tn
rife above alluded to, and tn
pants which he put on had in tn
! pocket revolver 1t was eviden
that Hughes seriously thought of tryini
to escape, and intended TO do so by fight
ing the officers. But wiser counsel
soon prevailed in his mind, after st
we're mental struggle, and he concludes
not To add to his crimes by splitting blood
so he gave up his arms, directing the %
ficcrs who TO leave them with. After al
irving at the depot. it Of desperation
seized him, and he expressed desire 4
sheriff Moon To get at the Alexandra
deputy, who, he said, had given hin
away"
The sheriff and Hughes took the 2 !
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