The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-07
He TELLS HIS STORY
JaiI-Breaker Alley Caught by
Farmer Loisee
NEAR TOWN OF P0TWlN
Brought Back Strapped to a
Wagon Bed.

Weary, frozen and footsore, Harry Al
I ley, one Of the jailbreakers, is back again
/ in his accustomed place in the rotary, az
! ter having had some Of the worst expert
ence of all his life since he became GRIM
inaI. Alley was captured last Saturday al
q farm house a few miles from Potwin
! Butler county, and turned over TO the
sheriff at E. Dorado. Dick Dodd went al
ter him Saturday afternoon and brought
him back 10 jail.
He was so stiff and sore from his long
walk that M Dodd had 70 take him IN q
carriage from the Ell Dorado jail 70 the
/ train and from the train 20 the jan here.
( II was impossible for him 20 walk step
although when seen az the jail yesterday
afternoon he had sufficiently recuperated
10 be able 10 stand on his feet q little
while at q time
Il did not require the keen, quick work
OF city marshal, constable, sheriff, or
any Of the numerous deputies with big
star TO arrest Alley. He was run down
by a farmer who IS an old man. r. ".
Ioisee, trustee Of Potwin township caught
Alley and got the reward Alley thought
he was safe among the farmers, 50 he
stopped with them, he said, 10 rest aud
get something to eat. He stopped al the
home Of Mr.. Loisee and rested quite {
while. After he had started On his way
the son Of Mr.. Loisee arrived from POtwln
where ne had seen an account Of the jail
delivery in the Eagle, with a description
Of the fugitives. He told Of the news upon
reaching home and Mr.. Loisee spotted
Alley in a moments reflection and started
out 70 run him down
Il was so near worn out" said Alley,
that I could not travel far at a time and
I had to stop at another farm house,
where I was caught. could offer no re-
sistance for was too tired. The old man
was excited over me, but he had me, and
there was no getting away. They strap
ped me TO the bottom of a wagon bed and
hauled me TO town like a hog. I suppose
he was getting about as much for me as
he would set for hog" said Alley, with
a sore laugh
Alley said that he walked every step OF
the way from Wichita and that he nearly
froze several times before he could get
place to warm. He would not divulse any
denied being with Murphy, as was report
ed. and said that as far as he knew, no
two went together. AS soon as one would
aHght from the window Of the jail he
would start off without any parley, each
one going alone He was the third one
out.
Alley refused TO state where ne OBJ
tanned the BARRIERS tools found on his per-
son when arrested
why did you not take train and get
out Of the country more quickly"
Il thought I would try the plan formed
in my mind as soon as Tackett began to
let Us out. That was to travel through
the country and make only the small
towns. until had worked my way out Of
the state. Then I could work at ny Irade
a short time in every little town I even
Travelled across fields instead Of the main
roads in order to avoid arrest; but it was
the hardest job I ever tried would
rather lay in jail ten years than 20 Try
this game over again, though I don't
think any one can blame Us fellows who
got out when we had a chance. Every
thing was wide open when Tackett got
through work
Did Fitz Simmons do any work when
he was released from his celI?"
NO None Of the boys did anything.
except TO help bend the big bars az the
window. I never heard F'itz Simmons
speak a word, and I don't believe any one
here viii ever hear him, for he and Tack
EFT viii be hard 10 get. They may get all
the others pretty soon"
Alley had stood on his feet as long as
possible. and he returned 70 his cot and
lighted a cigarette.
Robinson. Adams and Alley Of the seven
who escaped have thus far bean caught.
Tackett, Fltz Simmons, Rhodes and Nun
ply are very badly wanted, and Sheriff
Simmons says the work Of search viii be
kept up until every one has been hunted
down.