Dodge City times., 1883-03-01

Dave Hale, alias doc Conway" who
has figured considerably in the police an
nails Of Colorado. as a sharp confidence
man, who successfully piled his ingenuity
on the credulity of the unsophisticated, is
again IN the tolls. but whether he
will succeed again in eluding the officers
who have him in charge, is debatable
question. doc" is formerly of Dodge. :"
All the we'll known bunkos in the west
claim former residence in this delightful
burg. DOCS" residence here was short,
but it was of sufficient duration to make
him considerable acquaintance He had
few peculiar traits that made him com>
panionable. though he was a sufferer.
doc" left here about four years ago,
after winters sojourn in Dodge. We
have often heard of him through the
Colorado papers. 1t is only few weeks
since we heard of him being released
from the custody of an Iowa sheriff
through the geLius of Bat Masterson. The
release doesn't seem to have the proper
stickativeness, and we find the Iowa sheriff
again in possession of the willy bunko.
This arrest has afforded Dodge more than
one sensation. On Friday morning last,
on the eastern bound mail train, the Iowa
sheriff. a Colorado sheriff and the redouby-
able Doc Conway" were passengers en-
ronte to Charlton. Lucas county, Iowa.
whore Dave Hale, alias Doc Conway, is
wanted on charge of forgery. As the
train neared Dodge doc" requested the
good natured sheriff to relieve him of the
wristlets which the sheriff had placed
on DOC" before leaving Colorado, the
prisoner stating that he was former
resident of this city, and he supposed a
number of his friends might see him and
he did not wish to appear IN such an un-
becoming manner. The sheriff relieved
the suffering bunko and while the prison
or and officer were at the cooler taking q
drink the nimble footed confidence opelat,
or gave the officer the slip, and ran up
street followed by the sheriff. The time
being about 2 O'clock, and vet prOba-
bly, a seasonable hour to some Dodge
citizens. no one seemed to gather the pur-
pose of the sheriff but allowed the fugi>
tive to escape. ''Doc" succeeded in elud-
ing the vigilance of the sheriff until about
o'clock, whom, under stupid intoxica-
ton. he was taken in" in the rear of one
Of the saloons, and again placed under
arrest. 'Doc" had fine opportunity to
escape but few glasses of whisky seemed
to him moro desirable than his freedom.
The noon train bore away officers and
prisoner. and it is presumed ere this that
the man with the alias is counting the
prison bars in the Lucas county jail, and
also meditating on the uncertainties of
juries, judges and the intricacies of tho
law.
A number of citizens hero knew Halo in
Iowa. He was stock shipper at Chari-
ton for q couple of wears, and loft the
place some four or five years ago, with .
charge of forgery pending against HIM.
While his arrest has been attended with
difficulties and obstacles tho prisoners way
is by no means clear of obstruction. He is
out of the reach of his pals, and there is
no likelihood of bogus warrant doing duty
in his former Iowa home.
Some of our citizens know the Iowa
sheriff personally, and they converted
with him on the difficulties attending the
arrest of the prisoner. He stated that the
prisoner was forcibly taken from HIM by
Bat MastersOn and Miles Mix and the en-
tire police force of Trinidad.
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Ground fax>seed.
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