St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-05-09
THE SHAWS CAUGHT.
Younu Shaw Severely Wounded after twenty
Two Shots were Exchanged.


Drst;r Shaw and son, Frank, who es-
canned from the Woodstock jail April 49,
were captured Thursday noon IN d
swamp tour miles from Middlebury.
They resisted the approach OF the othcers
and citizens with Winchesters, several
shots were fired, when Frank fell with
two bullet wounds in his body, and the
father surrendered.
Both were very weak from lack OF
food, and exhaustion, and apparently
not displeased at the prospect OF being
ouartered in jail They were brought to
Middlebury and lodged in Jail. No one
of the searching party was injured. The
Shaws were easily traced from the home
of Seeley, where they stopped at two
O'Clock that morning and begged for
food, which they took to the swamp
They apparently were taken by surprise
but made desperate resistance. FRANK
was wounded in the arm and near the
heart.
The canture causes much satisfaction
among those who have persisted IN the
chase day and night for week. Inc
news of the Shaws having been taken
aroused great excitement IN the town
and hundreds of people witnessed the
arrival of the prisoners and followed
them to the jail.
The pursuing party made good pro.
gress Thursday mornir gafter theyen
the woods near the Steley house. III
Shaws were too good woodsmen to
leave plain trail and the only knowledge
possessed by the pursuers was the state
ment that they had taken westward
course after obtaining food.
During the forenoon what was thought
to be traces of the men were discovered
leading towards the northwest.
Following the direction some of the
searchers with Deputy Sheriff Tinkham
at their head came out into pasture of
the Middebury swamp. There was con-
siderable water in the swamp and be-
yond it was a patch OF rising open
ground. Two men were slowly ascend
ing the rise when the following party
saw them. Hurrying forward Sheriff
Tinkham shouted to the Shaws to sur
render.
In reply the fugitives Immediately
raised their guns and withoutwaiting
further demonstration firing began
The searchers, after the shooting of Hoff
man, had been given orders to shoot OF
sight il the desperadoes did not surrender
and it was apparent at once that they
were ready to carry out these directions
More than dozen shots had been eX
charged when Frank Shaw fell. Thu:
seemed to take the courage out OF thu
older man, as he ceased firing Sheriff
Tinkham FASTENED to his side, followed
closely by the Others of the party, and il
a moment had handouts on the hand
of both OF them.
The young man lay on the ground
blood flowing from two wounds, one il
the arm and the other near the heart
Apparently he is seriously hurt. Bot
men showed plainly the experience of tn
past two weeks. They were pale, weak
lean and unshaven.
AS Sheriff Tinkham approached Fran
Shaw, he said:
I'm glad I've got you"
The young man muttered: "NOy
you've got me, what you going to d
with me ? and the old man interposec
How do you like it ?"
Only few words beyond this were e,
changed between the men and the cal
tors. Dustin Shaw seemed too weak t
talk, and his son sho wed signs OF uncoi
seriousness from the wounds. Hast
preparations were made to take the il
jured man to Middlebury and the part
accompanied the captives back to tow
Dustin Shaw occupied his old cell
Woodstock Jail Friday night. H
reached Woodstock about four o'cloC
that afternoon accompanied by Sheri
Spafford and Deputies Thomas, Peel
Tinkham and Moore. He was take
from White River Junction by specii
train over the Woodstock railroad.
The old man seems as we'll satisfied Q
Jailer Thomas is that his terrible eXper
eli es OF the past ten days are over an
says if he had foreseen all the troub
ahead for him he would never have le
the Jail. He was willing to talk and r
peated some OF the statements made t
| the reporters at Midulebury.
Frank Shaw's condition at Middlebur
is practically unchanged. A hemorrhaI
: from the bullet wound on Friday W.
considered bad symptom by his phys
clan.
George Flanders, his wife and his SC
: Fred were arraisned at Middlebury Fl
day, charged with harboring iugitiv
from justice and held under $1,000 eat
for the June term of the grand jury. Be
: was furnished and the prisoners were +
= leased