Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-10-27

what little we could by night. II rained
all the time, yet We did not dare to build 9
fire to warm ourselves. We were nearly
famished and ate raw vegetables and what.
ever we could lay our hands on. It was
only the mental strain and excitement
that kept US from giving up entirely
Every now and then we would see the
mounted officers searching for us, aud tina!
did not add to our pesce of mind. I was
sick, and tried to persuade Shinn to go on
and
LOOK OUT FOB HIMSELF,
But he wouldn't do ii. I was well &C.
quainted with the country over which We
were travelling, but never did it seem such
vast and endless wilderness. Finally
however we reached Benicia, and could
hardly drag one foot after the other. We
took the train there to Sacramento, ano
upon arriving there had our first square
meal
SIT was the first square meal we had II
nine days." added Shinn, who was atten
lively listening to his companions nara
ton.
Well resumed Dorsey, I'VE camped
for some time near Sacramento, in q little
cabin near Perkins, and pretended to be-
miners. Then we pulled up stakes for the
East. We got down in Arizona next an6
worked at various things-all hard work
We located at Colorado Springs next, and
there Shinn left me and went to Denver
for while, but came back and joined me
later on
how they drifted from place to
place until they reached Chicago, where
after trying several vacations. set up in
business as carpet cleaners, and did quite
well until Hume discovered and captured
them. He denied positively that either
himself or Shinn bad ever returned to Cali.
fornia after once getting out of the State
and denied all knowledge of the stage-rob.
berries and train wreckings he is accused OF
being implicated in. He said that while in
Chicsgo he read in the Associated Press
dispatches an account of stage robbery OF
which the police felt confident he was the
perpetrator. But" he added, rather dryly,
you can understand readily why did not
come out at the time aud Indignantly deny
the accusation. 1t would hardly do, you
know"
THE ''oREGoN BOOT"
Dorsey then dropped into sort of rev.
erie, and conversation did not pick up
again until detective Hume essayed to ex-
plain to the reporter the workings of the
Oregon boots" which Dorsey and Sbinn
wore.
They aIe very handy" said Mr.. Hume
when travelling with prisoners, but outside
of that don't 60 much On them. have
handled good many of them, and am
satisfied that could beat it very easily"
Dorsey's eyes fairly glowed ss he raised
well" he said, II guess, Captain, you are
mot tho oplu pprc0n fbaf En0ms that ~
NO" said Mr.. Hume grimly, "and
that's just why we have kept very close
watch on you and your boot"
Dorsey only laughed and soon lapsed
into silence again.
The reporter then took shy at Shinn.
He was inclined to be laxative on most
any subject but that which the reporter
would know most about. He went over
the story of the escape in an enthusiastic
way, but said he was sorry he had ever left
the prison. 81 was well treated there" he
said, land now when 1 go back will be
labeled dangerous and will get no favors. y
81 consider myself to blame for it all, u
interposed Dorsey. ut was who put
him up to it and laid out the plans. II
was sheer folly-thal's what consider it. y
THEY WERE cURIosITIEs.
Arriving at the Oakland pier, the man.
acled prisoners were the observed of all OBJ
servers, and quite crowd followed them
onto the boat and stared at them. When
the San Francisco side of the bay was
reached party of picnickers were march
ing along the wharf toward another boat
headed by brass band.
''Humphl They're quite glad to see us
home again, amt they?" suggested Shinn,
facetiously.
The party went Immediately to the
for San Quentin. Before the boat pulled
out Dorsey told the reporter that his real
name was not Dorsey, but Thorn-Charles
n. Thorn. He gave his sge as forty-nine
years, and native of Kentucky. Shinn is
forty years Of age, and native of Michi-
gan.