The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-12-30

that everything was all right. When
| came out of the cell | made a
thorough test of the bolts of the cage
and found them all right John was
in bis usual mood and said nor done
nothing to attract special attention. I"
"About IL o'clock Saturday night,
my wife and L were
AWAKENED BY A NOISE
. In the back yard. AT first thought
my horse had kicked the side or door
of the stable, or that the porch door
had been slammed shut by the
wind. About daylight the next
morning a colored woman
whom had employed as a cook,
went out to the rear yard to get a
bucket of water, when she espied
ALONG ROPE HANGING
from the roof on The south side of the
Jail. 1t reached clear to the ground,
and she instantly ran into my room
and informed me of what she had
seen. Quicker than a stroke of light.
ming it flashed upon me that Turing.
ton had made his escape.
ILEAPED OUT OF BED,
and soon had my worst fears verified.
The interior of the Jail was at once
inspected and the bird had flown. |
gave the alarm as soon as possible,
but it was hard to arouse the people
on Sunday morning, and no pursu-
ing party could be organized in time
to do any good" A little later a
rapid examination which WAS made
of the stable situated about
fifty feet south Of my sleeping room,
disclosed the fact that my
HORSE, SADDLE AND Birdie
were gone"
burlington evidently began the
work of emitting or saving out ss early
as last Friday night, and a nester job
never was done by any criminal in
Missouri. In the northwest corner of
his cells ceiling he had cut out a
square plate of boiler iron,
about three -eighths of an inch
thick. The ceiling is at least nine
feet high, and he had made loop
step and arranged it so as to stand in
while doing the work, and also to
help him get through the hole. Once
through the ceiling he
r,orrx-p . Ccr-rrr n ryorr
in the main roof of the building, and
having already torn up his blankets
and plated the strips into a neat
and strong rope about forty
feet long he easily let himself down
on the outside. After this his first
move was tn secure the horse and sad
die and bride. Mounting in hot |
haste, he dashed east through an
alley to Spring street, aud down that,
still eastward. Coming to a steep
embankment that he could not pass,
he retraced his course and rode back
through the town
INA SWEEPING GALLoP
to Sixth street, and struck
southwark. Two or three persons saw
him at this time, but did not know
the man and gave no alarm.
burlington left nothing in his cell
but an Old shirt and coat and the tesla
ment presented him some days before
by B. w. Plant of the Boonville Star.
The sequel will show that he will have
use for it later on. A part of the steel
saw be.had used was also found. 1t was
a half inch long, of
THE FINEST METAL,
and had broken off and fallen on the
upper edge of the ceiling.
The first word from the fight of the
fugitive was received In Boonville at
o'clock yesterday afternoon, stating
that the horse be had ridden had been
found near Otterville and that
the murderer was probably
HEADED SOUTH, AFoOT.
This was rather encouraging, and
Sheriff Hornbeck, who had been in
town all day, boarded the four o'clock
train and came as far as
Clifton City, and thence to Otterville.
Shortly after dark, the welcome I
news was flashed over the wires that
The bold bandit and murderer had ,
again been captured near Otterville.
burlington says he made his escape &
about II O'Clock, and after riding in
, circuitous route, covering about ,
30 miles, daylight found him about {
/ mile south of here in a cornfeld. I
Tying the horse, he secreted himself !
ID a cornshock. The horse was dis
covered early in the morning but it i