The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-11-14


rounded Near Lawrence.
Kansas City, No., Nov. "a tele-
phone message from Lawrence re-
ports six c0nvicts have been corralled
near that city. Four miles east Of
Lswrepcs three convicts abandoned
their horses at the Kansas river,
rowed across in a stolen boat and are
now said to be hiding in the woods.
The sheriff At Lawrence with a num-
Der of deputies left for the scene
shortly after noon. Eight miles north
east of Lawrence, on Buck creek.
farmers are said to have surrounded
three other convicts in the woods, and
to be closing in on them.
A later telephone message from
Lawrence says: Dave Lewis. farm-
er. brought in two convicts, Gus Par
ker and David Grsyson, both white.
Lewis had captured the men unaided
at Midland, three miles north Of Law
renee. Both are five-year prisoners.
This makes total of 10 conviots cap
tursA.
Wasas. ssys nsr ass rhsa All
Leavenworth, Kan, Nov. s.-Twelve
of the ssnviots who escaped from the
federal prison at Fsrt Lesvenworth
on Wednesday afternoon have been
accounted for. Two have been killed,
two wounded md eight others have
been captured unhurt. OF the IT still
at large, tssr are being pressed close
ly BY armed guards and eitisens and
word 10 expected any moment that
thst have been captured OF killed.
Other fleeing esnvicts, according to
reports received At Warden McClsagh-
rvs ONCE are still making for The
Indian territory. They have broken
up into twos and threes. This IL in
Dictated. hs says, by the feet that rob-
berries Of stores and residences re-
ported when the csnvicts were known
to be travelling in gangs have ceased
to be reported.
James Wilson, colored, vas cap
tured On the outskirts Of Leaven-
wsrth st noon Saturday. Wilson's
feet were still shackled. In this con-
dition he had travelled two miles from
tho scene of the outbreak since
Wednesday afternoon, and he had
come out from cover to get food.
A message from the sheriff at Law
renee to the warden said that ten
guards, number of deputies and a
crowd Of citizens. oil heavily armed
were on the track of Frank Thomp.
son, negro convict, originator and
ringleader of the conspiracy to es'
cape, and two other convicts who are
travelling between Lawrence and Nor.
tonville. Thompson is desperate man
and is sure to give battle before he
surrendcrs. He and his comrades are
armed. The sheriff at Lawrence also
wired that Gilbert Mullins. another ot
the ringlcaders, was reported ~ miles
southwest of that city, where he had
impressed a horse into service and
was making south.
-MaE4eH AAIIeCl4ta,ieAfY- AtA-- fa..esi-t.Ar-t
q VOW that he will recap.ure all Of the
escaped convic:s. 81 will get every
Otto uf -rfT7Tr7 ihyrCk II ttvr--trTr
enough" was The declaration of War
den McClaughry. He was cool ant
determined when he said this while
was warden of the Joliet peniten
tiary % prisoners escaped me in 1.
years and got back % of them
The guards at the prison have been Sc
tireless that il is almost certain a ma
iority at least of those now at larg'
will he taken within the next "a hours
There was a battle between convict,
and citizens near Nortonviife in whici
two of the convicts were killed an,
three wounded. The convicts ha,
taken refuge in barn and there the,
were surrounded. They were arme'
and fought desperately. but no citi
zen was hurt. The dead convict
were Jay J. Poffenkolz. militar,
prisoner. and James Huffman. Short
" after this affair word was receiyet
of the capture of two convicts at Jar
halo, ten miles south of Leavcnwortll
They we're taken by farmers. Tw'
other prisoners were taken in Nortl
Lawrence. where they were loafini
| around the water tank of the Uniol
Pacific railway.