The Springfield herald., 1898-04-01
LIANT AND TRACY ESCAPED.
but Provldentialiy Walked Into the Arms
of the Sheriff the Next Day,

Denver, March pa special to the
Republican from Leadville SAYS:
A most remarkable story concerning
the daring escape and the peculiar ac-
cldental recapture of the two danger
GUS criminals, Tracy and Liant, who
became famous through the Powder
Springs robbery. and over whom the
governors of Colorado and Utah have
been disputing as to who should keep
the men, was brought to Leadville this
AFTERNOON by James ID. Hustled, mana
ger of the Colorado Onyx Company
who comes direct from Hahn's peak
via Wolcott arriving In Lendville this
afternoon over the Denver & Rio
Grande.
IT appears that on Tuesday night
while Sheriff Niemnn was giving the
Two prisoners their supper or had for
some other reason gone into the Jnil
the two prisoners kicked him In a ter
rlble manner. They then locked Sher-
if Nieman in the cell and taking the
keys from him went into the private
office. where they secured about 500
In money, also taking number of
overcoats and other clothing with
which to keep themselves warm.
The two robbers then quietly left the
Jail and went to the barn where stage
horses are kept. This barn is owned
by Mr.. Frazier. They broke open the
stable, selected two of the best horses,
and hitching them to II sleigh they
started across the country in the di-
rectiOn of Steamboat Springs. 1t was
twenty-five degrees below zero, but
the men, knowing that they would be
pursued as soon as daylight arrived,
urged their horses forward and sue
ceeded in making twenty-seven miles
before morning.
They made their first stop at ranch
about twenty-seven miles below
Hahn's Peak, where their horses gave
out. The men abandoned the team at
the ranch and started across the coun-
try. 1t was n terrible storm and quite
cold. and from what followed 1t Is evi-
dent that they did not succeed in get
ting along very fast.
Yesterday morning as soon as the
Jail break was discovered the sheriff
at once started in pursuit, going on the
morning stage. Mr.. Hustled, Sheriff
Neiman and Mr.. Frazier We're the only
occupants of the stage. Owing to the
terribly cold weather they were bun
died up beyond recognition.
Yesterday afternoon while laboring
along towards Wolcoh and when only
n few miles beyond the ranch where
the two robbers made their stop two
men suddenly made their appearance
from the brush, and the driver, seeing
that they wanted to talk to him, stop
ped the horses. They stated that they
wanted to go to Wolcott. and prepared
to get on the stage. To the surprise
of the sheriff and Mr.. Frazier they rec
ognized at once In the two men Liant
anu Tracy. 1t took but second for
the sheriff and his deputies to level
their guns at the prisoners, and In a
few minutes the escaped Jail birds
were shackled and In the hands of the
sheriff. Sheriff Neiman and Mr.. Fra
zier went with the prisoners to farm
house near by and expected to return
at once TO Hahn's Peak with the men.
Owing to the previous conduct of
these two prisoners and to their saw
age attack made upon the sheriff,
great Indignation prevails and there
were threats of lynching before they
were caught. Just what action will
be taken when the sheriff returns with
his prisoners remains to be seen.