Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-05-27
AFTER A HOT FIGHT
TWO MORE OF THE JAIL BREAKERS ARE
CAPTURED
By Martins Ferry POlice-Abe Boston Shot IN the
Leg-COnbs and McDOnOugh the
Only Ones Now at Large.

The very complete account of the ial
breaking at St. Clairsyille, Sunday morn
ing. published in the REGISTER, together
with the part played in the conspiracy by
the Wheeling toughs, friends Of the prison
ers. was read with great deal of interest
in this city, yesterday.
People who haven't an intimate knowl
edge of the habits of the local fraternity
of crooks. could scarcely believe it pos
sible that ten or dozen men could
he found in Wheeling who would
90 TO the extreme of making de
liberately-planned raid upon the jail
at St. Clairsville, but that such was the
fact is beyond question. Not only was the
raid made, as described in the REGISTER
Yesterday. but the fact was an open secret
in this city Sunday evening, and IL was mol
at all difficult 10 get details OF the story
The names of those who engineered ano
took part in the expedition are well known
to the local authorities, and if the Ohio of
ficers want them the arrests of the partici-
pants will be but a question of time.
The police on the Ohio side of the river
have been very active since the escape, and
so well have things been managed that but
two of the seven men who left the Jail Sun
day morning are now at large. These two
are "Bull" McDOnOugh and Eddie Combs
Abe Boston and Louis Mute were captured
by the Martins Ferry police, yesterday
after sharp fight, and are now safe IN the
Martins Ferry lookup, awaiting transpor'
tation to St. Clarsville.
The story of the pursuit and capture OF
these two men reads like chapter from
the most sensational ten-cent novel or pen
ny dreadful
Knowing that Abe Boston had wife in
Martins Ferry, the police over there kept
their eyes open yesterday, in the expecta-
ton that he would try TO visit her, and IN
this they were not disappointed. During
the afternoon Marshal Burns heard that
Boston and Louis NOlte were at the house
of the widow of Josh Williams, on Deep
run. a short distance above Martin Ferry
Marshal Burns, accompanied by Officers
Blanchard and Murphy and ex-Onicer
Campbell, at once went up. Campbell
first approached the house, and was seen
by the occupants. Campbell called u
Boston to come out, but Boston refused,
saving if they wanted TO take them the
officers must come inside. The four officers
then entered, aud found Boston and Nolte
had taken refuge in a second story room
A rush was made for the apartment, ana q
struggle ensued. Campbell seized Boston,
who struck him and got him down,
when he was grabbed by Blanchard
Boston continued 10 resist, and
Ohcer Campbell was compelled to
bring his revolver into play, lodg-
ing bullet in Bostons leg. Notwithstand
ing this. however, Boston fought his way
out of the room and the house, and ran
| fully five hundred yards up Deep run be
| fore he could be oVerhauled and captured.
Meanwhile Marshal Burns and Officer
Murphy had their hands full with Nolte
but he was finally secured, and both pris
oners were taken down to Mastin's Ferry
and placed in the lookup. There Mrs
Boston was attending to her husband, last
night. His wound is not considered dan
gerous. but it is very painful, and it is
likely Boston will not be moved for several
| DAYS