St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-31
ONE DEAD, THE OTHER ALIVE.
Two Fugitive Convicts From Jer-
sew Run Down in PHILADELPHIA.

Two Fugitive Convicts From Jer-
sey Run Down in Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, May 30.-Thomas
and Jackson, the two negroes who es-
capped from Trenton jail after sandbag-
ging Keeper Parker, were discovered
by Officer Barber in the northeastern
section of the city this morning. They
opened fire on Officer Barber, who at
tempted to arrest them, and seriously
wounded the officer. who may die. A
detail of mounted police Immediately
started upon their track. and one OF the
fugitive ESTABLISHMENTS shot
dead, while the other escaped. Thomas
was subsequently captured near Holmes
burg. perintendent of Police Lamon
yesterday received official notification
from the New Jersey state prison au
thorities informing him of the escape of
Thomas and Jackson. The super
inteDdent at once sent word to
the outlying districts that the men
were supposed to be making for
Philadelphia by way of the pixies, and
he asked that they be apprehended. At
O'Clock this morning Officer Henry f.
was stationed OH the Bristol pike, when
two suspicious looking negroes ap-
preached him. Surprising that they
were the men sought for. he accoSted
them, when one of them pulled revol-
yer and fired at the officer. The ball
penetrated the right side of the abdo-
men, inf1icting dangerous wound.
Officer Barber was found unconscious
shortly after the shooting, and con-
veyed to his home, on WiSsihoming av-
enue, near Newkirk street, by the
patrol wagon. The bullet passed clear
through the abdomen, and the wounded
man is in precarious condition. The
superintendent was at once informed
of the shooting. He telegraphed
word to the various station houses
to take the desperate colored men
dead or alive. Every district in the
northern part of the city sent out squads
of extra men to patrol the highways.
from the Frankfort sub-station ran
across the two men. They started to
run. with the officers in hot pursuit
Finding that the convicts were getting
away from them the officers opened fire.
One of them, afterwards found to be
Henry Jackson, fell dead, bullet be-
lieved to have been from the revolver Of
Officer David Smith having struck him
in the back, penetrating the heart. He
was coatless, having, after the shooting
of Officer Barber, thrown away the blue
coat with brass buttons which he
stole from the prison. This was found
on the pike, and in one of the pockets
was the revolver with which the officer
was probably shot. The other negro
succeeded in getting away after the
death of his pal. The body of jackson
was taken to the suburban police sta
ton nearest the place at which he met
his death. The pursuit of the other
convict was kept up, all possible ave-
nues being covered. About l o'clock
this afternoon he was discovered by
squad of policemen hurrylng along
Honeysuckle avenue, near Decatur
street, in the direction of the open cOun-
try. When called upon to surrender the
negro threw away revolver which he
carried, and gave himself into custody
without struggle. He was very much
frightened, and was arrested by Officer
Smith, who had previously shot the
other convict. He gave his name as
Thomas Thomas, and said that the
shooting of Officer Barber had been
done by jackson. This the officers be-
heve to be the truth. Thomas was very
much afraid of bodily harm, but after
the officers had conveyed him to cell
in the station house he became less
nervous, and told the story of the plot
to escape from Trenton prison, in
which he blamed his partner for the
whole thing.