The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-04
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Jurisdiction, and We had been further told
by Judge Burwell that he would speedily
act upon application for a writ Of man
damus, which course we were advised to
pursue. But didn't want to put Sheriff
Trousdale Of Pottawatomie county, who
has been kind and friendly toward me all
the way through, to any more trouble
than could be helped, so after another
consultation the abduction was decided
upon. Sheriff Truesdale was favorable to
This plan when assured by the county at
torney that Judge Burwell had given It as
his opinion that the action OF Probate
Judge Jennings was arbitrary and illegal.
and it was on his suggestion that we re-
manned in Shawnee until midnight in or
der that attention would not be attracted
to US by being seen together in Tecumseh
and our plans suspIcioned.
I'VE left Shawnee at midnight and ar
rived before the jail in Tecumseh about
1 o'clock. Jester was brought out and
loaded into the back seat OF the convey
ance. He was seated alongside Of Depu-
~ Sheriff Smith, while Truesdale. Pitt
man and myself occupied the front seat.
IL was so dark that the old man did not
recognize US. and the old man evidently
thought We were carrying out a plan of
rescue until he was told who We were,
and then he seemed 10 collapse entirely.
l had arranged for a special train at
Shawnee, which was waiting for us with
steam I'D when We drove into the town.
homa City. 1 was awfully disappointed
r..
Santa Fe train was nearly two hours late,
and during the wait was all worked up
for fear our plans had been given away
and We would be halted before getting out
of the territory. But it's all right now"
said the sheriff with citation, land by to-
morrow morning We will have Jester safe
behind the bars Of the county jail Of Au-
drain county"
The reporter asked him VINO would get
the $500 reward alleged to have been Of
fered for TESTERS capture.
There never was that amount offered"
said the sheriff. az know that was the
amount reported. but the secretary Of
state for Missouri telegraphed in answer
to my inquiry that the state had offered
reward of $500 In 1871. which was with
drawn the same year. Mr.. Gates at the
same time had offered reward Of 500 and
said 1t would be paid over 10 whom Mr..
Pittman should designate as the proper
person to receive II when Jester should
be turned over. 1 suppose Psttman will
designate Sheriff Trousdale as the person
to receive the reward"
by the way, I promised would let
Sheriff Simmons know when I should
come through Wichita" continued the
sheriff. but the reporter. alarmed lest he
should be deprived OF the fruits of a pos
sible beat, affably assured him that he
was well acquainted with the sheriff of
Sedgwick county and would deliver his
brother officers apology in person. So
when Sheriff Simmons reads this he will
the apparent neglect Of Sher-
III Nelson. So. also, when the sheriff
soke of fulfilling a promise to wire several
OF the leading papers at the time he
should leave Tecumsen, did the reporter
warn him again undue publicity for fear
of arousing the wrath of Governor Barnes
who doubtless would make II hot for
somebody when he learned how the ma
jesty Of Oklahoma law had been outwit-
ted.
MAY GO FREE YET.
Sheriff Nelson does not think that Jes-