The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-17
JAMES SHEAREN CAUGHT
CLEVERLY RUN. TO EARTH BY
CAPT. .ROULEAU
Was Planted at the Home of Paul
Mayette ins Little Canada-Cir.
scumstance That Caused the Cap
tain to- Suspect the Hiding Place
of the Observation-Disclosures and
Olberg Make the Capture.

James Shearen, who escaped from
the central police station under rather
peculiar circumstances on the evening
of June 8, was recaptured last evening
at Little Canada by Detectives Wer-
rick and Olberg. The escape of Shea
rem was such a sensational one that the
officials of the police department were
subjected to q deal of criticism, and
Capt. Rouleau, who was in charge Of
the station at the time the prisoner
walked out, felt very sore over the af-
fair.
Capt. Rouleau had been called to the
residence of Reuben Warner by tele-
phone message which informed him
that burglar .wasvin the Warner resi-
dence. Immediately after the captain
left the station to, answer the call,
Shearen opened the door Of his cell
with a key which had been furnished
him, and, as there was no one about
the place but the jailer, the prisoner
slipped down through the stable in the
rear and disappeared.
The telephone message was a ruse
and, when Capt. Rouleau returned,
Shearen's absence was discovered.
Since the escape Capt. Rouleau has
been working night and day to appre-
bend Shearen. A week ago last night a
friend of Capt. Rouleau informed the
official that Paul Mayette, living at
Little Canada, was throwing consid-
cradle money about. AS this was some
to be related by marriage to a friend
Of -Shearen, Capt. Rouleau considered
the tip good one. Mayette, it was
found, had within a week made pur-
chases and paid for them with bills of
larger denominations than he was in
the habit of using. Capt. Rouleau made
other Investigations and satisfied him.
self that Shearen was certainly at the
Mayette place. A close watch was kept
on the house, but not sign of Shea
rem was discovered.
Capt. Rouleau had consultation
with Chief Goss last Monday, and it
was decided to have officers go out and
make search of the Mayette resi-
dence. A plan Of the house and the
surroundings was given the chief, and
last evening Detectives Werrick and
Olberg were directed to visit the place
and make a search for the fugitive.
The officers, accompanied by Herman
Smith, who has the promise of being
appointed on the police force as soon as
there is vacancy, reached the May
cite house shortly after dusk. The trio
stationed themselves about the building
in such positions as to cover all points
of egress.
Shearen, as it turned out, was in the
the house, and, as he heard the voice Of
Detective Werrick leaped from a Sec
ond story window, and started for the
woods. There was fusillade of pistol
shots, and the fugitive was seen to
stumble and fall. Before he could re-
gain his feet Werrick had him fast.
Shearen was not hit by any of the
shots, but in his haste to get away
had fallen down. The recaptured pris-
oner was taken to the central station,
locked in cell on the ground floor, and,
in order that there might be no second
escape, his health was inquired about
every other minute, either by the jailer
or Capt Rouleau.
Shearen at the time of his escape was
awaiting the arrival at the station Of
an officer from West Superior who had
secured requisition papers for his re-
turn to that city Shearen is charged
with completely in the robbery of a
safe in saloon at West Superior. A
telegram was sent to the authorities
at West Superior last night informing
them of the recapture Of the prisoner.