The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-27

DeHFef- jan IA SPECIAL TO tht
News from Canon City, Colo, says
Thomas Reynolds, the convict who
with three others, escaped from the
penitenuary after numbering Night
Captain William c. Rooney, was cap
tured tonight near Florence, ten miles
east Of Canon City, and brought to the
latter place il a wagon, where he was
taken from the officers by a mob and
hanged to telegraph pole.
Night Captain Of Police Conner al
Florence, assisted by Policeman Powell
made the capture on the bridge OF the
Florence & Cripple Greek railroad. near
Florence. When word was sent to
Canon City Of the capture. a special
train with seven guards and a blood
hound were despatched to the scene.
In the meantime Captain ConnOr had
started overland with Reynolds.
Immediately on receipt Of the news
at Canon City the fire bells began to
ring and the town was out en- masse.
1t was just 1915 when the carriage car
rying the bound form of the murderer
crossed the First street bridge under
a guard of four armed men. As the
carriage passed beneath the electric
light 2t the center Of the bridge dark
forms emerged from the darkness at
either end, closing in rapidly and 81
lently.
Guards We're Overpowered.
Before the guards comprehended
what was intended, they were over
powered ard dIsdrmed. Not a sound
broke the stiffness. There We're several
hundred men in the crowd, but aDpar-
emf TX unf ono hoF "a rr-a1uor
The doomed man was dragged from
the vehicle aud had no more than
struck the groundtwhen d moose was
slipped around his neck and he was led
TO the nearest telegraph pole A man
climbed the pole and, throwing the rope
over the cr0ss-arm shouted, Pull
away"
Immediately the moose frightened I'M
der the chin OF the convict. Before
ne was lifted from his feet an oppor-
tunity WIS given him To make state
ment. He made no offer to sneak and
the signal was given and Reynolds was
Jerked into eternity. He was game to
the last; he went into the air without
a murmur
1t was then that a shout broke from
the mob. When Reynolds was being
bound in Florence it is said he asked
the guard TO put a bullet through him
before turning him over to the citizens
Of Canon City
Warden Was Helpless.
Warden Hoyt was helpless He had
sent his best men to Florence. retain
ing only enough at the prison to guard
1t here. Expecting Reynolds TO be
brought in on the special train in
charge OF Deputy Warden Sargent. he
had stationed extra guards at the depot
to render aid in case an attempt was
made to take the prisoner All the
guards he could have mustered. how
ever, WOULD have been DOwerIess
against the mob of determined men.
1t is stated that Wagner. another es-
capped convict, was with Reynolds when
he was first discovered. but he ESCAPED.
Reynolds and Wagner. with Antoine
WOOde and kid" Wallace. made their
escape from the penitentiary last Mon
day night Elaborate plans. had been
made for a general delivery of the
prisoners, but il was frustrated by the
action of one of the guards. who sue
ceeded in giving the alarm. Night
Captain Rooney was stabbed to death
and two other guards had been over
powered and bound when the alarm
was given and the four cOnvicts made
a hasty escape without hberating their
fellow prisoners.
Wednesday night Woode and Wal
lace. who are mere boys. were captured
near Victor. Reynolds is understood to
be the man who stabbed CaDtain
Rooney, Wagner holding the officer