The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-18

Charles Hare, "a federal prisoner, es-
capped from the custody of Deputy United
states Marshal Sheehan yesterday noon
while on his way from Duluth to serve
sentence in the Hennepin county Jail
Tor introducing liquor on the Leech Lake
reservation, by making a sensational lean
from "a rapidly moving st. Paul & Du-
luth train near Finlayson, in Pine county
In full view of hundreds of persons the
fugitive picked himself up from his fall
and dashed into the underbrush near the
track, successfully evading hot pur-
suit, A posse was Immediately organized
and started on the trail and the county
is being secured for the man, for whose
recapture Deputy Marshal Sheehan has
offered a reward.
Marshal Sheehan left Duluth on the
morning train in charge of Hare, John
Bert and John Twohy all former resi-
dents OF Walker, who had been convicted
of selling liquor to Indians and sentenced
alike to ninety days Imprisonment and
fine of $780, Mr.. Sheehan was assisted in
caring for his prisoners by George May
nard, whom he had engaged as guard
Bert and Twohy were handcuffed and
seated together. Maynard occupied
seat across the aisle and Hare and the
marshal sat directly behind the two hand
cuffed men.
When the train pulled in at Finlayson
which is small station near Rutledge,
Hare asked permission to go to the toilet
room. He was told to walt until the train
started again and after Finlayson had
been left about mile up the track the Of
ffcer and his prisoner walked down to
the end of the car. Hare opened the door
of the toilet room and then, as Col Shee-
han expressed 1t, slipped out like a flash
onto the platform"
Without moments hesitation the man
leaped from the train which by that time
was moving at a rate of about twenty
five miles an hour The officer reached
the door just in time to see his erstwhile
prisoner pick himself up from sand
bank, apparently unhurt, and start on a
run for the woods
BY the time the conductor could be
notified, the train had proceeded some
distance from the scene of the leap.
Conductor Dan Hickey however, lost no
time In backing the train up and Gel.
Sheehan and Guard Maynard together
with a number of the passengers and
residents Of the locality started in hot
pursuit. The newsboy en- the train sue
ceeded In hndlng a-horSe with bride In
the neighborhood and without stopping
to inquire for saddle Col. Sheehan
mounted the steed and took up the chase.
Hs had distanced the rest Of the pursuers
and was gaining rapidly on the fugitive
when the latter succeeded in reaching
some thick Cnderbrush which retarded
the pursuit and enabled him to make his
escape.
Col. Sheehan Immediately returned to
the train and Guard Maynard was de-.
tailed to follow the fugitive with a posse
that was made up on the spot on the
strength of an offer of $25 for the recap
ture of the fugitive.
This is the first time in thirty years
that a prisoner has escaped while in my
custody" said Col. Sheehan yesterday.
81 have offered a reward of $25 for the
recapture of Hare and I expect that the
posse that was made. up will succeed in
running him down He was as Slippery
as an eel and for the moment I was
thrown off my guard Hare is q man of
about thirty-flve years, medium height,
weight about 125 pounds and wears a dark
sack coat and light trousers
''It was almost miracle that the man
did not break his neck when he Jumped,
because he had no time to pick anywhere
to light I was too close to him for that.
There were all kinds of big rocks around
and it was only one chance In twenty that
he would light in a sandy spot where he
did Hare claimed to hail from New
York, but for some time had lived IN
North Dakota and at Walker, where he
was arrested