The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-03
TWOOF THEM CAUGHT
Robinson and Adams are Back
Behind Bars.
SHERIFF PAYS REWARDS
Stories Told by the Fugitives
of Their Adventures.

Albert Adams and jim Robinson, two o
the prisoners who broke Jail "Wednesday
and went out with the Tackett gang, wer,
captured yesterday and are again con
fined in the rotary at the county Jail Al
bert Adams was captured in the Frisco
depot at Augusta, and Jim Robinson was
caught in Newton. Sheriff Simmons and
his deputies, besides a number Of specials
have been searching the city and sur
rounding country every minute since the
jail-break was first learned, and no effort
has been spared to follow every report
and clue to capture the fugitives.
Yesterday word was received that a
man answering the description Of jim
Robinson had been arrested at Newton,
and Sheriff Simmons left on the 3:40
Frisco train and brought the man back to
the city. As the sheriff was leaving the
city the train arrived from Augusta Kan,
bringing in Deputy Sheriff Dodds with
Albert Adams. another of the escaped
criminals. Several other clues are being
followed and it is thought that one or two
more Of the jaiIbreakers Will be caught
by today.
Albert Adams was seen in his cell at the
jail last night and to a reporter for the
Eagle he said:
Il was the last man who went out Of
the Jail. It was about twenty minutes
past in the morning. I hesitated for
about fifteen minutes but finally decided
TO go, and when 7 got out I walked east
on Elm street TO Fourth avenue, then
turned south and angled my way through
streets and alleys until I reached the
round house Of the Santa Fe. From there
1 struck out east again, following the
main Travelled road for about five or six
miles, and then logged off about half
mile north and east bgain through the
fields lying between the two section lines,
keeping close 10 the hedge. I was making
for Neodesha- where have relatives liv-
ing. had nothing to eat AL day and did
not intend to strike a town, but after ask
ing two or three farmers If they would
keep me over night and being refused. I
turned from my way and got into town
named Augusta I sCrOlled into the DEPOT
and found some young fellows lcunging
about the waiting room, and asked them
where l could get something TO eat. They
directed me to a man whom / afterwarI
learned was a deputy marshal and he told
me 1 would have 10 see the marshal. who
said he would give me A bed, and he did.
He locked me UP in the calaboose until
morning, when he took me out and gave
me the best meal have eaten in five
months. did not care to leave town. and
told the marshal so, but after walking
around for an hour concluded TO start out
again. When about two miles from town
the marshal overlook me and brought me
back. He left me in a billiard hall in
charge Of a fellow who was, no doubt an
officer, and just before the train arrived
from this city ne took me to the depot.
where Sheriff Dodds stepped from the
train and said: Hello, Adams"
Sheriff Dodds slipped the cuffs over his
hands and, accompanied by the city mar
shall and a Frisco detective, the party left
FOR Wichita, where they arrived yester-
day afternoon at 3:4O o'clock. When Dep
uty Sheriff Dodds got of the train Sheriff
Simmons was there waiting TO go to New
ton. The Augusta marshal demanded his
reward before he would allow the prisoner
to be taken. Sheriff Simmons told the
marshal he would send him a check just
rs soon as he came back from Newton.
but the marshal did not want to wait and
finally decided to so to the jail and await
the return Of the sheriff. who gave him a
check for $50.
Deputy Sheriff DOdds was seen and he /
gave the following to the reporter:
Adams was held 10y the Augusta author |
tiles stating that they did not have any /
idea that Adams was the man answering /
the description received a few hours he |
fore of the gang who escaped from the /
Wichita jail. but after Adams had gone /
nut of town the people began to suspect /
tina THE man was Jim Murphy. one of the |
men wanted, and the marshal then decid- /
ed it might he. and went after him He !
telegraphed that he had caught one Of the 1
fugitives who answered the description Of 1
Murphy. When I got there found IL was
Adams. a man with n heavy mustache. 4
and Murphy was clean shaven But 1t 4
turned out to he one of the fellows. and I
Sheriff simmons was glad to hand out his /
check FOR $50. which he did last night. as
he did. also. for the man Robinson. The
sheriff pays cash for these fellows. and 1
viii prefer charges Of jaflbreaking against /
tLitlll dti " licl ne gets tltIn.
Deputy Marshal TrigE. who made the
first arrest was seen al the jail last night
He said:
Albert Adams must have been born on
Friday, the 18th dav Of the month ar tho
wrong time Of the moon. He plays in
hard luck
ITO begin with his troubles. he was ar
rested by the deputy United States mar
Ehal at Hutchinson last fan on the charge
Of selling liquor without government r.
rense. Previous 10 that time Adams had
been arrested, tried, convicted and sen
fenced u Jail by the police court at Hutch
.nson and was just ready 10 leave the Jail
when he was taken in charge by Uncle
sam. The hard suck feature II his case
MAS that he was in partnership with an
other man in the whisky business. and tho
partner, who was cashier. took the pro-
reeds and skipped out, leaving Adams II
suffer confinement while he lived in lux
ury OF his money.
When the deputy marshal arrested