The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-09

Burrows who was injured by a shot in
the neck and w. A Rappelye with three
others.
Four of the convicts are reported near
Meriden and three or four near the Wa
baunsee county line. Four were seen
crossing the river a few miles west of
Lawrence last night.
The guards are heavily armed and an
ticipate the capture of part of the con-
victs-
NINE KILLED OR CAPTURED.
Kansas City, Nov. 9.-Nine of the con-
victs who escaped from the federal
prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kan, on
Wednesday afternoon had been account
ed for this morning. Two of them have
been killed, two wounded and five others
have been captured unhurt- OF the II
still at large four are being pressed
closely by armed prison guards and citi-
zenS and word is expected at any mo-
ment that they have been captured or
killed. The other fleeing convicts, ac-
cording to reports received at Warden
McClaughey'S office as late as this morn
ing, are still making for the Indian Ter
ritory. They have broken up into twos
and threes. This is indicated, he says,
by the fact that robberies of stores and
residences reported yesterday when the
convicts were known to be travelling in
gangs have ceased to be reportd.
Talking to the Associated Press over
the long distance telephone this morn
ing Warden McClaughrey expressed
confidence that he would ultimately
capture every one Of the IL missing con-
victs and that he expected to land sew
eral today.
A message from the sheriff at Law
renee to the warden this morning said
that ten guards, a number of deputies
and a crowd of citizens, all heavily arm
ed were on the track of Frank Thomp-
son. a. negro convict, the originator and
the ringleader Of the conspiracy to
escape who is travelling with two other
conVicts between Lawrence and Nor
a 6ASnaTata
and is sure to give battle before he sur
renders. He and his comrades are arm
ed. The sheriff at Lawrence also re-
ported that Gilbert Mullins, another of
the ringleaders, is reported twelve miles
southwest of that city, where he had
impressed horse into service this
morning and was making south
The net result Of yesterdays chase
follows: Dead:
At Nortonville, Kan, James Huffman,
aged 20, white, from Coffeyville, Kan,
killed Instantly; Jay ]. Poffenkolz, aged
25 white, military prisoner from mi
cago, killed instantly.
Wounded and captured:
At Nortonville, Kan, John Green,
aged 21. white, from Vinita. L T.. shot
in hand and knee, wounds serious; Will
lard Drake, aged 10, white, from South
west City, Mo-. shot twice in arm, wound
slight
Captured unhurt, at Nortonville, Fred
Moore. aged 16. negro, from Shawnee,
Okla
Captured at JarDOiO, kaS-, Donald
Norie white, from Ryan, I. T., and r.
L. Davenport, white.
At Lawrence, Ole Bobo, halfbreed In
dian, from Marquette, L T., and Joseph
H. Deekin, white, a military prisoner.
Jay J. Poffenholz was German SOL
dier who enlisted in the United States
army at the outbreak of the Spanish
war. He was private in company A,
Fourth United States infantry, and was
arrested and convicted by a court mar
tial at Balor, southern Luzon- His
crime was burglary He was brought
to the federal prison July 2S, 1901, and
his sentence was for five years He has
a mother living in Chicago, which he
claimed as his home. James Huffman
was convicted of robbery and brought
to the prison December 2S. 1897 to serve
for five years. He had a bad prison
record.
ANOTHER TAKEN.
Leavenworth, Nov. 9.-James Wilson,
colored, the tenth convict to be taken,
has been captured near here. Wilson's
feet were still shackled In this condi-
ton he had Travelled two miles from the
scene of the outbreak since Wednesday
afternoon and had come out from cover
to get food. Wilson was q five year
prisoner sent up for larceny.
The wounding and capture south of