The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-22
RUNAWAYs CAUGHT.
But They Say They VIII Not Stay at Hon
After Being Brought Back

After Being Brought Back
The Ninneha township runaway youths
have been captured. The Fort Scott Mon
| itor gives the details as follows
The party of two boys and three
| girls who ran away from their
homes near Wichita nearly week ago,
were caught yesterday morning between
Clayton and Ueerield, Mo, by Sheriff
Allen and Frank Fairman.
THE party was composed Of Albert
Baker aad Gus Wapies. aged IS; Grace
| Baker, 11llie Carson and Lille Yaunt. all
10 years of age. The young people were
first discovered at their camp near the
Lath Branch school house by f. Fairman
and a Campbell, who recognized them and
their team from The description given in
the Monitor. They Immediately came in to
the city and notified Sheriff Allen, who
procured a team and together with Mr.
Fairman started after and succeeded in
overtaking them Il few miles the other
side OF Clayton.
when told by the sheriff that he wanted
them, one of the boys said, we haven't
done anything but it was no go and
they were brought back to this city. On
the way back one of the girls said, L
thought when we got into Missouri that
the officers from Kansas couldn't stop MS
L pom their arrival back here the girls
were taken to the National hotel and
placed in care of Mrs. Bell. who viii watch
them until word is received from their
folks, who were telegrapned 20. The boys
were taken to the court house, where they
are ia charge of Sheriff Allen and Deputy
O'Hara.
When seen by a Monitor reporter, the
boys ut first refused to talk, but finally
consented TO give their story. We left
home Sunday evening about dusk and al
though we told our folks We We're going
h. 4 a
we were only going.to meeting. We hitched
up TO the lumber wagon and put in a lot of
comforts, cooking utensils, fishing tackle
and big fish net and started. Each one
OF us own Il horse. so we didn't steal them
We travelled all the first night and camped
on u stream where we had a great time
fishing. and we caught a seven pound bass
After that we travelled whenever we want
Ell to. That's the reason we didn't get
any farther on our trip. At Buffalo
Addio Freeman got homesicl1 and went
home, if it hadn't been for her we
wouldn't have been caught. Guess she
told everything she knew. We had lots
Of people ask Us if we weren't run-aways
and we told them we was, but one old man
said You can't fool me. you are Just go
ing fishing" but l guess we did fool
him.
eve came through here last night at 9
O'Clock and saw u couple OF policemen at
the Gulf depot but they did not stop us.
We We're going to ST. Louis where we
would have stopped three or four days and
then went into Indiana, close to Indiana
polls, where we know lots of people We
could nave been TO ST. Louis by this time if
We hadn't stopped so much TO camp aud
fish. No the girls don't want to 90 home
as they are having too much fuu.
80 you thought we would be married?
Well we amt, but we havn't told every
thing We know by long ways and we
amt going to.
Young Baker said that If taken home
he would not stay five minutes, as he was
tired OF being a farmer and wanted 10 get
away. Waplss telegraphed his father that
he was here and wanted to know what he
was going to do with him. Mr. Carson,
whose daughter is one of the party, left
yesterday morning for Wichita before the
young people were brought in. When
told that they had been seen he said: Il
don't care; report 10 the sheriff I'm going
home. and he went. He had been on
protracted spree ever since his arrival here,
and 1t is evident that he did not realize
that his daugh liter was so near him.
Late last evening a telegram was re-
ceived from Waple's father instructing
him TO turn the boy loose aud said TO tell
him to come home il he wanted TO.
Sheriff Allen also received a message
from Mr.. Baker, whose son and daughter
are in the crowd, instructing him 10 hold
them all until the arrival of n man who
would BE- here today aud take them home.
Mr.. Allen Is acting under instructions
from the later telegram and all are being
held. The girls are in charge of Mrs. Bell
and the boys are at the Shertf's office
uuder charge of Deputy O'Hara"