Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-09-01
Norman Mcdonald, One of tn
Penitentiary Guards, Makes
q Good Haul.
He Brings in Four More of the Ea
caped Oonvicts From Skeletons
Tree Claim.
onlv Two Now Missing Out of the
Twelve Who Made Their
Escape Monday.
Four More Convicts Captured.

iuson On Tuesdays early train, and
after acquaintipg himself with the situ-
alton and approving of all that Deputy
Harvart and his assistants had done,
prepared a program for the day. He
arranged for sending out guards in
every direction and also at an early hour
sent out Il large number Of postal cards
giving IL description of the coLvicts and
Offering a reward of s25 for the capture
of each. Later in the day the reward
was increased to $50. A posse of citi-
zens organized early in the morning and
made a thorough and systematic search
in the willows south of the city but
without avail. In the meantime one of
the guards, Norman Mcdonald, brother
of Alderman Mcdonald, who was sent
out towards Menoken was having better
success. He flushed a covey in Skeletons
tree claim, about even miles from Bis.
marck, and bagged all of %'em-James
Conway, Robert Coyle, George Harris
and j. ii. Sullivan. He first saw a
couple of heads above the trees and
grass, and as he neared the spot they
disappeared. A nearer inspection re.
vealed the fact that four of them were
laying down in the grass, but as Nc.
Donald approached on horseback the
four jumped up and threw up their
hands. 1t was as neat a capture as was
ever made. He marched them in front
of him for a short distance when he was
overtaken by Jack Sullivan, who was on
his way to Bismarck. The prisoners
were ordered to get in S~ullivan's wagon
which they proceeded to do without
hesitation. They were brought to the
penitentiary and turned over to the
authorities.
Later in the day the six who had been
captured Monday night were taken from
the county Jail and placed in the "pen."
This leaves but two still at large and
these are short termers-one due to
leave in December and the other in May
next. Warden Boucher Immediately
issued a new reward of 800 for the
capture of each, and scores of people
are TO- on the lookout in every direc-
ton. The officers in adjoining counties
have been notified and it is believed the
other two will be captured before they
get out of the state.
The following is a description of the
men:
Herbert Wilson-22 years old; 5 #.
~ in. high; weighs 1873 pounds; dark
complexion; black hair; brown eyes;
Wild receding forehead; long sharp nose;
small mouth and chin; ~ hat; 81
shoe, nail on left thumb deformed.
Charles Hubsnks-2S years old; 5 #.
51s in. high; 1852 pounds; fair complex
ion; dark brown hair; blue eyes; large
we'll shaped nose; medium sized mouth;
round chin; 6B hat; Z shoe; scar be-
tween second and third joints of third
finger, right hand; small scar between
hrst and second joints of middle finger,
right hand; two scars on top of head
near forehead; two small scars on left
side of back of head; scar on left Shout
der blade; small scar on back OF right
leg at knee joint; scar crosswise on top
OF right foot, n inch above base of
toes; scar on left knee pan; scar on in
side of left leg near knee pan; scar on
shin bone inside Of left leg.
Each had on blue overalls and striped
blue shirts. May be with or without
coats.
Will Move Soon
Grand Forks Plaindealer: The
trouble between the governor and the
old agricultural college board appears
to be somewhere near a focus point.
The governor at least seems to think
that the Bismarck proceedings this week
will be the final act in the drama and
end all. Whether it will or not, it is
very certain that the public are ready to
hail the settling of the matter with salts
faction. The settlement has been de-
layed and the affair dragged out 80 long
that it has become tiresome in a great
degree. Governor Shortridge says that
he will at once move in the ~penitentiary
matter, as he considers that the protect
ion of the state demanded the action he
has taken in both cases.
Summary and Rol orts by Counties.
Very heavy rains prevailed during the
two first days of the week. followed by
clear and cooler weather the remainder.
The temperature averaged three de-
grees below the normal in the north.
west section, increasing to two degrees
above in the southeast. High northerly
winds prevailed from the 25th to the
18th, but no damage thereby is re-
ported. The heavy rains of the first of
tho week delayed harvesting and thresh'
ing for a short while, but was very bene-
hclal to corn, potatoes and pastures
Nearly all grain has been cut and stack.
ing and threshing fairly started. Re.