The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-13
TAKES HIS CAPTORS
SEASONED ORACKSMAN FALLS
AMONG KANSAS FAREERS.
First They Capture Him and His Pal, Then
He and His Pal Capture Them-Prison-
efs Marched to a Farmhouse, Where a
Baby is Added to the List of Hostages
Posse of Hundreds of Men IL stood on
Until Mr.. Bad Alan Makes His Own
Terms Jackson and WaiiIng Must
Hxne-CrIme News In General

Corning, Kan, Dec. 12.-After a des-
perste battle yesterday afternoon in
which a mothers stolen babe, in the
sr7ns of safe blower. kept at bay and
helpless an angry mob of citizens, two
men were arrested and safely but be-
hind iron bars in the Seneca jail. They
are held for safe-blowing al this place
Wednesday night One is an old man,
said To resemble George Taylor, the
escaped murderer of the Meeks family,
Ind the other is barely more than
youth They steadfastly refuse to dis
close their identity.
Wednesday night the safe in the Of
hce of the Jackson Grain company at
This place was rif1ed and the school house
broken into. where two muslin curtains
were torn down and taken away. The
first clue to the perpetrators was brought
here yesterday by country school chill
dren, who reported having seen two
tramps along the railroad west of town.
Deputy Sheriff Charles Andrews and
City Marshal Bensing at once took a
buggy and went in pursuit, overtaking
the pair about five miles out. The men
were accosted, but made no reply. An
dreWs against asked them TO wait a mo-
ment, when both whipped OUT revolvers,
covered their pursuers and hastily re-
treated 10 the timber.
The officers hurried to a nearby school
house, and with the aid of the school chill
dren soon got the inhabitants up in arms.
Meanwhile two jealous corn huskers
espied the robbers in their cornfield and
with shotgun and rife commanded them
TO surrender. The pair meekly submit.
ted until the farmer lads, confident OK
their game, approached, when fusilade
of shots from the reyolvers of the besieg-
ed made them the victors and the farm
ers their prisoners. The owner of the
farm drove up with his wagon to carry
off the outlaws. only to be himself made
captive. At the command of the robbers,
enforced by drawn revolvers. all mount
ed the farmers wagon and were driven
TO the house. Here they confronted the
officers But the law had no terror for
the two desperate men fortified behind
three lusty farmers bodies. After con-
siderable parleying and shifting for adj
vantage, the yonger rObber became sep
arated from his companion and quickly
became the victim of Sheriff Andrews.
The elder robber compelled his living
fort 10 retreat 10 the house and enter.
There he marched the trio up stars and
made them lie face down on the floor,
threatening Qedln 10 lne nrSl VINO SIOuiu
try TO Sc what was doing on. AS they
marched up stairs at the point of revol-
vers. the robber stopped over the cradle
in the room below and snatched a s.
nonths-oold baby, telling the terrorized
mother to hasten and get some. supper
and is she loved her child to tell no ore
that he was in the house. With one
man safely in their power the officers
brought him to Corning and took back
large posse. By o'clock the farm
house was surrounded. by 300 men, arm
ed with Winchesters, shotguns and re-
volvers. The outlaw, in the face Of all
this demonstration, ordered a light TO be
put on the stairs that he might see the
crowd and eat his supper. With three
citizens and the baby in his clutches, his
orders Were obeyed. One of the posse
requested him to surrender. He replied
that he would if he be allowed to keep
his gun. After some consultation his
was agreed to, and the rob-
Der lies safe in the Seneca jail with his
young confederate. Several sets of burg
lar tools, camping outfit and eight gold
watches Were some of the plunder re-
covered ...--...-.-