The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-09

abdomen and ranging upward have
not been found and upon their exact
location the life Of the prisoner de-
ponds. He also has bad wound IN
his right side, received in the hght
when Black was killed, the bullet
striking a tree and entering close to
the nipple of the right breast and
blowing a bad furrow half way around
his body.
The physicians in attendance keep
Wyatt under the influence of NOR
phine to allay his sufferings and he
appeared to be losing ground and
sinking slowly when Mr.. Kelley left.
His final struggle against the over
whelming odds, there being hundreds
of men in pursuit of him, is one OF the
most desperate on record. At every
turn he was hemned i'm by his relent-
less pursuers and for twelve days he
had hardly time to eat or sleep. When
captured he showed the effects OF his
terrific efforts to escape, his hands
with dirt and his scanty clothing, con-
sisting of hat, shirt, overalls and
boots, being in dilapidate ted condition.
There is some doubt as to the re-
wards offered for the bandit. IL it can
be proved that he was in the Dover
train robbery there will be a neat sum
coming from the United States, the ex-
pany. There is also reward still Of
fered for the murderers of Postmas-
ter Townsend, for which Shoemaker
was sent up for life from kingisher
county some time ago, and it is I'M
doubleday for this crime he Will be
tried at Kingfsher, if he lives to be
tried at all There is long array OF
crimes charged up to his account, en-
bracing every crime from cattle steal
ing to murder. If he survives his terri
BILE wounds his time will be spent be-
hind prison doors, as his days OF out
lawry are ended forever.
The full particulars of WAITS last
desperate stand after he was located
in the corn field is given in the Enid
Wave as follows:
Deputy Sheriff Woods and Peak. Of
this county and an officer by the name
of Tom Smith, from Hennessey, were
delegated to track Yeager through the
corn field if possible. The boys soon
struck the trail. being familiar with
Yeager's track in tracing him through
the first corn field.
The track led down the creek for a
distance. the led north, then east,
then south until finally they reached
point within fifty feet OF the man.
Mr.. Woods then happened to think that
there was no one with the horses ana.
fearing that Yeager might slip the
vigilance of all and attempt TO steal
a horse, he turneN TO look after them
He had hardly turned his back until
Deputy Sheriff Peak discovered Yea
ger lying on his stomach on the edge
of a little sand bank with his feet
toward Peak: Smith being near by,
his attention was called to the discov-
cry and Smith filed in about six feet
behind Peak a little to the left. and
both men cooked their WincheSters
rifles and brought them to their
shoulders, bearing on the doomed
Yeager, when Peak yelled out in a
loud voice. Throw I'D your hands"
Yeager raised his head just little
and grabbed for his Winchester and
Colts revolver. SO the officers think: at
least he did not raise his hands and
both rifles rang out and Dick Yea ger
was struck in the abdomen by both
balls, within an inch OF each otner
which is one OF the most Remarkable
wonders Of the whole business
After the shots were fired Yeagcr
raised one hand: Peak ordered him 10
throw UP the other hand or he would
shoot again. Yeager answered that ne
could not throw up the other hand. but
he implOrei the officers not TO shoot
The boys marched Up 10 him Yea
ger inquired: who are YOU
I'VE are deputy sheriffs-
Thank God for that" said he, the
marshals would Kill me-
After a hard race Of over Is miles
from the place where his partner.
Black. was shot, on the Canadian.
without food or sleep. the bandit
was captured and conquered he was
found sleeping. the wants OF nature
having oyerpowe-ed him. To use his
own words: Il dropped OF my feet
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