The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-30
ton and before night will be once more
safe behind the bars in Topeka.

ton and before night will be once more
safe behind the bars in Topeka
Filing did not leave Topeka at once.
He must have spent Friday in hiding
somewhere in the city and he did not
travel far Friday night. The cold
weather is responsible for his capture
and it is now believed that his pal,
Mccoy, who escaped by feigning in
sanity, was with him, though he was
not captured
At nine O'Clock Saturday evening a
tramp who is supposed to be Mccoy
approached the brakemen who were
loading freight on the Rock Island at
Voiland, which is west of Alma He
assisted the men to load the articles
on a car and when they had finished
he said:
Don't you want to help a fellow who
is almost frOzen?"
The trainmen asked him what he
meant.
The tramp replied that there was a
man back in a box car who was almost
frozen and nearly starved.
They went to the car indicated and
found a miserable wretch without a
shirt and with the rest of his clothing
torn, huddled in one corner of the car.
He was invited into the cabOOse where
a shirt belonging to one of the train
men was given to him He was also
given macintosh.
When the train reached Mcfarland
it was about ten O'Clock at night and
the trainmen stop there in the eating
house for lunch. They took the two
tramps with them. The one who had
been supplied with a. macintosh back
ed into one corner of the room where
he kept a close watch on everyone in
the room. In his coat pocket was the
revolver that he had taken from Law
son and he kept his hand on the weapon
as if he expected some one to try to
capture him. Then he ate a lunch and
while he ate his pal watched to pre-
vent a surprise.
The trainmen had become suspicious
when the man first entered the caboose
at Voiland and they had telegraphed
to the marshal at Mcfarland to meet
the train but he failed to keep the APP
pointment for he had lost no man."
The action of the tramp in the eating
house at Mcfarland confirmed their
suspicious that he was Filling.
The trainmen again tried telegraph
ing and their efforts this time were sue
cessfuI. The officers at Herington met
the train and Filing was secured with
out a fight.
Sheriff Cook, Attorney T. F. Doran
and C. A. Magaw have been enjoying
a hunt on the farm of Mr.. Doran's
parents in Morris county and they had
not heard of the escape of the burglar.
When they boarded the train Sunday
they heard of the escape and the cap
ture of the man from the railroad men.
They at once went to Herington and the
following telegram was received today:
'Herington, Jan. 80, 1899.
"Cook has Filing in custody. We will
be home on the afternoon train.
ct. F. DORIAN"
The train reaches Topeka at $40 and
Elling will be taken to the Jail at once
and placed in his old cell. The dummy
with which he threw Jailer Lawson off
the track is still in his bunk and he will
be allowed to dissect it at his pleasure.
He used the only shirt he had in MAX
ing the dummy and he also used all the
clothing he could spare and this left
him lily prepared to withstand the Sc
we're weather.
The condition of Jailer Lawson has
not changed materially. He is still
confined to his bed and is suffering
from the blows which he received from
Filling. He will recover and will soon
be back at his post in the Jail.
Filing is under a two year sentence
and there is q. question whether he will
be taken to the penitentiary at once or
will be tried again for breaking Jail and
for assault with intent to kill before he
is taken to the penitentiary. 1t is be-
lieved that he will be allowed to serve
out his two years sentence for burglary
before he is placed on trial for the sec
ond Off6nSl