Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-12-25
ESCAPED AGAIN.
Boiler Iron Not Strong Enough For
Murderer burlington.
he TAKES A BRIEF SUNDAY OUTING.
He is Recaptured BY a Couple of Farmers
While Concealed In a Corn Shock
Will Probably Go to
Sedalia.

| BooNvILLE, Mo-, Dec. 22.-Turling-
| ton, the condemned murderer of Sheriff
Cranmer, who only recently escaped
and was recaptured, contrived to cut a
hole in the top of his cell, which adjoins
the roof, and by soaping his body
crawled through, and by means of rope
made of one of his blankets reached the
| ground. Then he went to the stable
at the Jail residence, took therefrom
Sheriff Hornbecks horse and rode off
The horse ridden by burlington was
found in the road near Otterville about 2
o'clock yesterday afternoon. The peo-
pie in all the surrounding country were
aware of the escape and the search for
the murderer was started upon with re-
newed vigOr. The woods and corntields
were thoroughly examined all about
Otterville and at 5 o'clock a searching
party found Turline IN concealed in
corn shock. He was taken at once to
Otterville station and Superintendent
ii. G.. Clark here was notified of the
capture.
1t is highly probable that the motor
ious Jail breaker will be brought TO this
city and placed in the Pettis County Jail
for safety
burlington had sawed through solid
sheet of boiler iron nearly half a. inch
thick. He said he had been working at
his complicated work ever since D .cem-
Der 4. Saturday night he succeeded in
gaining the roof of the Jail thr, Igh
trap door, and by means of a rope made
Of his bed clothes lowered himself to
the ground. He then went to a -.able-
in the rear of the Jail and secured Sher-
if Hornbeck's saddle horse, sadC l. and
bride. He said he made his - .ape
about - o'clock, and after ridin in
eircuitous route coming about fifty
miles. daylight found him about nile
south of here in cornfeld. Tying the
horse he secreted himself in corn
shock
The horse was discovered early YES
terday morning, but it was not until
after sunset that he was found and ar
rested. A searching party consisting of
John Haynes and George Potter ;ound
him after passing around him s veral
times near enough for him to hear their
conversation. They were kicking Il the
z
tie further and l will come out. At
this Potter leveled rife on him. while
Haynes went through him and fo md a
three corncred file and case Knife.
which had been made into a saw with
which he had effected his escape He
had no weapons on his person.
Sheriff HOrnbeck arrived here at 8
o'clock, one hour after his arrest. took
charge of the prisoner and took him to
Boonville,' where he will be lodged
in Jail and a sufficient guard |
placed over him until the Supreme
Court shall finally dispose of his ease.
March 20 burlington and a confed-
crate were put off freight train 1T this |
place and in return he fired at the brake |
man with pistol. He was arrested for
this offense and taken to Sedalia for |
carrying concealed weapons, and after
lying in jail month he was taken to |
BOonville and put in the county iail to |
serve short term. 1t was only q short |
time until his term expired. lie had |
won the sympathy of Sheriff |
Tom Cranmer, through whose
Efforts he escaped the penitentiary /
by pleading guilty to common assault |
and received short sentence While |
serving this sentence June IA he muir
1ered the man who had befriended him /
IN the most cold blooded manner There
was great fear of mob violence in con-
sequence of this crime. but better coun-
sci prevailed and at the July term of
-he Cooper County circuit court be was
.ried and convicted and sentenced to be |
hanged September II. An appeal was
aiken to the Supreme Court, which is
still banding.
November burlington escaped from
Jail, but was captured at DeKoven, KY,
November II and again landed in jail
1T BoOnville. In the meantime the Su-
oreme Court set the hearing of the case
Tor the first Tuesday of next month and
he public was quietly waiting to see
5he law take its course.