The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-18
HE WAS ARRESTED.
TURNKEY BURROWS TAKEN BEFORE
COMMISSIONER SHERMAN.
He is Charged With Unlawfu!ly Per
miLting Prisoner to Escape From
JaiI-Judge Williams Makes
Some Very Caus.ic Re-
marks on the Subject.

JaIl-JuQSe " liIlamS MAKES
Some Very Caus.ic Re-
marks on the Subject.
Previous to the noon adjournment of the
United States court yesterday, Judge Will
liams said:
"Mr. Marshal. have you any United
States prisoners confined in the Ssdgwick
| county Jail at this time?'
Yes sir, we have number"
care they under indictment returned
into this cOurt:"
"Many of them are"
''While it is true that am acting only
temporarily by assignment as judge OF
this court, feel that l would not be dis
charging my full duty if did not say to
you that, accepting the published accounts
to be true, l believe the United State 8
prisoners to be unsufficiently guarded
while in the custody of the present keeper
of the Sedgwick county Jail. l have there
fore to say that you must remove such as
| are now held by that keeper charged with
ofenses against United States law to some
more secure place unless the sheriff of this
county places as keeper Of his Jail more
competent person. l have further to say
to you, Mr. United States attorney, that
were grand jury now in session / would
deem it your duty to present the matter of
the escape of Clyde Mattox to their con-
sideratiOn for a thorough investigation.
Since, however, no grand jury is now in
session. suggest to you the propriety of
filing with the United States Commits
sioner complaint against this jailor,
charging him with conniving at the escape
of this prisoner to the end that full and
thorough examination Of the circum-
stances connected with this transaction
may be mad.
Pursuant to the above suggestion of the
court, Chief Deputy United States Mar
shall Leon DeBost swore out the following
complaint before United States Commis-
sioner j. f. Shearman:
COMPLAINT.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
DISTRICT OF KANSAS. So
Before me, J. L. Shearman "a commissioner
of the circuit court of the United Stat. for
the district of Kansas, personally, appeared
THIS day who oelng hrst
the 18th day of January. A. ID. 1894. at Wich-
ita, in said district, G.. +. Burrows, in violation
of section 5409 of the Revised Statutes of the
United States did unawfully and voluntarily
suffer and permit one Clyde MattoX to escape
from the county jail of Sedgwibk county, state
of Kansas. said Clyde Mattox then and there
being in the custody of said c; e. Burrows
by virtue of process issued by and out of the
district court of the United States for the dis
trict OF Kansas and he, the said c. +. Bur-
rows. then end there being the person in
charge of said Jail.
Deponent's signature) l.. D. DEBoST.
Sworn to before me- and subscribed in my
presence, this eth day of January, A. D. 1894.
Commissioner of the Circuit Court of the
United States for the District of kansas.
The complaint was served ar O'Clock by
Deputy Marshal Spencer and Mr. Burrows
was taken before Commissioner Shearman
and stated that he was not then ready for
a hearing, wbereupon the date for the
same was fixed for January q. A bond Of
81 900 was required.
SHERIFF ROYsE SEEN.
"Did you hear about the remarks of
Judge Williams in court today'" said a
reporter to Mr.. Royse last night. "Have
yon discharged Mr. Burrows?"
"No, ! have not. l am going to
stand by him till after the
trial. am satisfied he is inno-
cent of the charges that are being made
against him. There is one thing certain.
and that is that / will stick by him till l
know otherwise.
There was report in circulation yestsr-
day that some of the friends of MattoX ap.
preached Sheriff Royse some few days ago
and offered to give him $500 to afford Mat
tox an opportunity to escape and that the
reply of Sheriff Royse WAS that he
wouldn't do such thing for $500, COO
When questioned about this proposition
yesterday Royse denied any knowledge
of it.
WILL NOT BE DROPPED
United States District Attorney Perry
was asked last night whether the prosecu-
tion Of Burrows would now be dropped on
account Of the recapture of Mattox. He
said the capture of Mattox had nothing
to do with the case. that the facts were
not changed simply because Greenwood
county sheriff re-arrested Clyde Mattox.
Mr.. Burrows was arrested for unlawfully
permitting q prisoner to escape and the
fact that the prisoner is again captured
does not change the nature and extent of
the offense in the least
The arrest of Mr.. Burrows caused quite
good deal of comment and every body was
surprised to think that one so well ac-
uuainted with criminals as be is, by virtue
of being chief of police so long, would be
so careless with such noted criminal as
Clyde Mattox
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