The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-02
WANTED IN TEXAS
Police at Fit. Worth Want
Harrison for Forgery.
HE ANSWERS DESCRIPTION
Chief Jones Gets Letter Ask
ing for Photograph.

]. z. Harrison one Of the prisoners at
the county Jail who was invited to leave
with the seven criminals that made their
escape yesterday. seems 10 have had no
desire to be a fugitive from justice, though
ne has been informed that the authorities
at Fort Worth, Tex, have expressed
desire to have him turned over to them
TO answer to a charge similar to the one
against him in this city. The chief OIL
police at Fort Worth has sent the falloW-
ing letter to Chief Jones of this city;
Fort Worth, Tex, Jan. %, 1899.
Chief of Police, Wichita, Kansas.
Dear Sir: In reply to yours of the 10Th
instant, beg to advise that one f. ). Rice
passed a check on the Lamar Street Meth
odist church here last Sunday. In enclose
YOU the check. Ask him if he remembers
who preached on that day. 1 will say to
you that Bishop McCa-be preached, so that
you can connect his story.
We are very anxious TO apprehend this
fellow. 1 wish you would have him photo
graphed and send me one, along with the
check 1 enclose.
Hoping to hear from you at your earliest
convenience, 1 remain yours very truly,
w. NJ. REA, Chief.
The check which accompanied the letter
was drawn on the Fort Worth National
bank, dated January II, 1899, and made
payable to ]. L. Sangford or bearer for
s15 and signed Burton Lingo Co. In the
Ieft-hand lower corner was revenue
stamp affixed and cancelled with figures
of SIS across the face, similar TO the man
ner in which the stamp was cancelled that
was presented to The Ross Coal company
of this city and signed ]. E. Fisk
Chief Jones thinks the handwriting on
both checks are very similar. and has
turned the matter over 10 County Attor-
new Amidon.
When a reporter for the Eagle talked
with the prisoner at the county jail yes
terday. Harrison was somewhat surprised
when he heard that the Fort Worth au
thorities wanted to fasten another crime
on him. He said: 81 wish the officers
would have my picture taken and send it
to the chief at Fort Worth, Tex, and
then have MIN say whether I am the man
UP against me in presenting my case to
the judge whom shall plead before"
Harrison did not seem to feel half as
much anxiety over the results of an In
vestigation by the Texas officials as he
did over the impression the information
would have in prejudicing his case here.
He said: eff I had wanted to leave the
Jail when the others did there was nothing
to hinder me, as Tackett came to my cell
and said he would see that all the prison.
ers got out who wanted to go, and when
he asked me if I was going told him !
cid not think ! would, as 1 did not want to
get in any more trouble than I was in at
present" He said Tackett seemed to be
offended and remarked that they ought to
be willing TO get out when he had gone
to so much trouble and worked so hard to
fix it so they could all get away. At the
same time he showed a new Smith &
Wesson revolver, saying: II am fixed for
any of you fellows who attempt to give
an alarm"
Tackett evidently thought that the more
he freed the more difficult it would make
it TO run so many down and it would COM
plicate the work of the sheriff by cleaning
out the whole Jail. In the cell with Har-
rlson was another man. named Harry
Losee, who had been sentenced to serve
six years in the penitentiary for burglary.
He also refused to go out with the gang,
and said he hoped the sheriff would give
him the benefit at some future time If he
could get petition for pardon.