New-York tribune., 1901-11-09
TWO CONVICTS KILLED.
SEVEN OTHERS OF THE TWENTY-SIX
WHO ESCAPED AT FORT LEAVEN-
WORTH CAUGHT.

WORTH CAUGHT.
Leavenwor1h. Kan. Nov S.-Nine of the
twenty-sx convicts who escaped from the stock
ede of the Federal prison here yesterday
afternoon have been accounted for. Two are
dead:
EoFFMAN. James twenty years old. white
roFFENHoLN. ) J.. twenty-five years Od. white a
soldier convict
Willard Drake white, nineteen years old, ana
5ohn Green. twenty-Sne years old. white, were
wounded and recaptursd. and Frederick Moore
sixteen years old. a negro. was recaptured un-.
hurt.
These five men were discovered in the barn
of Fay weishaar. near Nortonyille, Kan. ABOUT
3 O'Clock this afternoon. WeIshaar went INTO
the barn and was ordered out at the point OF
weapons. He hurried 20 Nortonviile and sath-
cred posse OF men. who with revolvers shot
guns and few T;nchesters. hastened to the
scene. The conNicts saw the men coming ana
rushed from The barn. They had two shotsuns
and revolvers. The posse pursued them. ana d
running duel resulted. The convicts were at a
disadvantage. and their shots had no effect
while al every volley from the posse one Of the
convcts fell. After two OF them had fallen two
of the others gave themselves up, one being
wounded. the other unhuTt- The fifth was fully
two hundred yards away. when man with
evidently had been hit. but tried TO so on. and
g voley fired at him, and he fell dead
Two more convicts. Donald Norie and r. l.
Davenport, Were captured to-day in a field two
miles north Of Jarbale. They were hiding in
ravine and. being unarmed. they surrendered
without resistance. Two more men were caught
by the Sheriff near Lawrence Kan
Quinn Fort. who killed yesterday. was
nineteen years old One of the convicts still at
fhe
serving terms for robbery assault. One is
Indian and two are negroes. Nearly all
from Oklahoma and the Indian Territory, and
they are supposed TO be making for that coun-
Try. They are hardy men. used to firearms and
horses Some have obtained hoth but others
ere on foot and defenceless. Warden McClaugh-
~ says he viii capture every Of the men.
In the districts around the city every road and
.iver crossing that the fugitives might be ex-
pected to use is guarded by armed men, the
farmers having turned ont the $50 re-
ward that will be paid for the return OF each
convict Those of the men who are armed will
probably be shot sight.
It appears that the nutiny was planned
eraI months ago. but that the men had never
found favorable opportunity to carry 1t into
effect until yesterday. The general plan was
not new but it proved effective, because Of the
limited number of guards. AS the better be-
haved prisoners are used in the outside work,
the conspiracy was Matched among the men IN
the inside gangs. The convicts chose the most
favorable moment OF the day. while many Of
the guards acting forenen Of construction
OF the new cell house were unarmed.
Each prisoner has undergone examination
under the Bertiilon system, and to-day these
descriptions mailed to every chief of police
in the country
Warden McCIaughry in Kansas City
when the mutiny broke out. arranging for the
annual convention Of the National Prison Re
JorTn Association, which is to meet there
,norrow He arrived home at the prison about
three hours later, and Immediately set TO work
TO rsecapture the convicts.
Il have not completed my investiga tion," said
he to-day but / am of the opinion that the out
guards
the prison early to-day indicate that the con-
ricts are making for the Indian Territory.
hundred miles SOUTH with all speed. Warden
McClaughry is making every effort to head them
off before they reach the Kansas River He
has telegraphed sheriffs and other officers to
guard the bridges Answering kilograms received
TO-DAY from the neighborhood Of Linwood. Kan.
and several other points say farmers well armed
are watching the bridges. The reports show
that the ccnvicts are seizing farmers horses
and running them at high speed until the ami
mails give out. and then pressing in fresh ones
whenever found. BY making these relays they
are trying outride the officers to the Terri
tory Rewards amounting 20 S6o.oo have been
Offered for the recapture of all the convicts. The
soldiers are keeping a watch over the reserva-
ton All work a the penitentary site is
suspended and the convicts held in cells so that
the guards can take up the hunt Pictures OF
the convicts at large being mailed to chiefs
Of police throughout this section of the country.
GOVERNOR HUNT RETURNS TO SAN JUAN