Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1895-11-08

Constable Sam Lorsless and Dsp-
uties Have an Exciting Tus-
sic With Two Bad
Characters.
One Shot---1he Other Esea. $.

Onc Shot---lhe other Esc7. 8.
Last Saturday night the residence
OF III. b. Johnson, living in the
northeast part OF Linn county, was
burglarized. Two men who camped
near Mr.. Johnson's premises on that
night were suspected of the crime,
and accordingly Johnson, in COM
pany with two other parties, set out
Sunday, morning to overhaul the
supposed robbers. They were easily
tracked until the Charlton county
line was reached, where all trace OF
them was lost, and the Learching
party won't on to Sumner. There
they were advised to guard the ferry
across Grand river, about five miles
southwest OF thai. place. and 80 took
themselves thither and remained
over night. Monday, johnson To-
Gated his men in camp about a nile
from the ferry and hastened to Sum-
ner and swore out q warrant for
their arrest. The warrant was
placed in the hands OF Constable
Sam Lovelese, who went out anu
made the arrests. The men were
taken back to Sumner and placed
under guard while some necessa. v
papers were being made out. Love
less was on guard and about 4
O'Clock ss be turned around TO re-
csive On apple from friend. both OF
the men made q bold dash for liber-
ty. Constable Loveless emptied bis
revolver ut the fleeing burglars, and
failing to bring them down. be dep
utized b. ]. Hunter. who was near
by, to mount mis- horse and overtake
them, which be did, but when he
came upon them they turned and at
tackled him, and in the tussIe which
followed Hunter came near losing
his life, to save which he was com-
PEELED to use bis revolver with telling
effect, shooting one OF his assailants
through the bowels. Hunter used
his weapon az q last resort to pre-
vent the men from cutting him to
pieces with knives. The other man
was recaptured and both taken
back to Sumner, where the wounded
tough's wound was dressed by Drs.
A. C. Null and J. o. Hardy, who pro-
nounced bis injuries o. very serious
nature. The bullet went directly
through the bowels and lodged in
the back bone.
The uniniured scoundrel was kept
In the calaboose Monday night and
Tuesday about noon Loveless and
Hunter started with him to Keytes-
vile, with the intention Of turning
him over to Sheriff Dempsey. They
reached keytesvillv after dark and
without further trouble. but just as
they passed Theodore Woods livery
stable, their prisoner made another
dash for liberty and in the darkness
made good his escape.
When arrested the following ar
ticles were found In their possession:
Two pairs OF shoes, two hats. eight
horse blankets, four overcoats, two
gold and one silver watch, three re-
volvers. several pairs OF gloves,
canned fruit and a quantity OF meat,
OF hams. shoulders, etc.
The men are evidently criminals OF
the worst type, ~ in one corner OF
their vehicle, carefully laid away,
we're found two large sticks OF dyns-
mite, which, taken in conjunction
with their desperate Efforts to es-
cape, bear uumistaksble evidence OF
the extreme bad character OF the
men.
Both enphatically refused to give
their real names, but they are said
TO be brothers.