The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-11-15

Leavenworth, Kan, Nov. 9.-Eleven
of the twenty-siX convicts who escaped
prison here Thursday afternoon have
been accounted for. Two Of the eleven
are dead-James Hoffman and j. j..
POffenhOlZ, a soldier John
Green and Willard Drake are wounded
and recaptured and the fifth, Fred
Moore, aged 16 Ga negro, is recaptured
unhurt Donald Norie and r. L. DAY.
export were captured yesterday in q
field two miles north of JarbalO. They
were hiding in a ravine ana, being I'M
armed they surrendered without resist
ance. The sheriff of Douglass county
has captured two convicts at Law
renee Kan, one being Ole BabO, a half
breed Indian, and the other Joseph II.
Deekin, a soldier in for desertion ana
assault to kill, and two more were
caught last night at Topeka.
Running Fight With Posse.
The first five men were discovered
in the barn Of Fay Weishaar, quarter
of mile from Nortonville, Kan. about
p. m. yesterday. Weishaar went into
the barn and was ordered out at the
points of guns. He rushed to Norton
vile and gathered a number of men
who, with revolvers, shOtguns and a
few WinchesterS, fastened to the
scene. The convicts saw the men com-
ing and rushed from the barn. They
had two shOtguns and revOlvers. The
posse pursued them, and a running
duel resulted. The convicts were at q
disadvantage and their shots had no
effect, while at every vOlley from the
posse one of the convicts fell. After
two of them had fallen two Of the 9th
ers gave themselves up. one being
wounded, the other unhurt.
Good Shot as a Boer.
The fifth was fully 200 yards away
when man with Winchester drew a
bead on him and fired. He was ev1-
IDENTIFY hard hit, but tried to go on,
when volley was fired at him, and he
fell dead. None of the citizens was
hurt. Reports come from numerous
points of the arrest of men supposed to
be fugitive cOnvicts, but none of the
/ suspects has been identified. Warden
McClaughey says he will capture every
one of the men. In the districts around
the city every road and river crossing
that the fugitives might be expected
to use is guarded by armed men, the
farmers having turned out to earn the
$50 reward that will be paid for the re-
turn of each convict Those of the
men that are armed are likely to be
shot on sight.
Topeka, Kan, Nov. 11.-Sheriff Cook,
of this county, and Deputy Sheriff
Williams were captured by two es-
capped cOnvicts from the Fort Leaven-
worth military prison yesterday after
noon at Paulina, five miles south of To-
peka, and held prisoners in the farm
house of man name Wooster for sew
eraI hours. The fugitive prisoners
finally escaped through a,line of police
sent from Topeka to reinforce the she1-
iff, and are now at large. Both were
slightly wounded. Wooster was badly
wounded by one of the convicts when
be tried to fire on them. Mrs. Wooster
and Sheriff Cook were utilized by the
convicts as shield in making their
escape. A posse is in pursuit.
Topeka, Kan, Nov. 12.-With the
capture Of Frank Thompson, the negro
leader of the federal penitentiary mU-
tiny Of last Thursday, fourteen of the
tWenty-siX fugitive convicts have beer
retaken. Thompson was captured near
Council Grove last night by Deputy
United States Marshal Prescott and
posse Of farmers. He showed fight,
but was brought down by load OF
buckshot Thompson is not dangerous
ly wounded, and will be returned to the
nGOit1nti0rv fC6Gv
The twelve convicts yet at large are
inspiring much fear among the inhabit-
ants Of the country districts. Last
night officers werelat work in a dozen
different counties, and as some report
that they have groups Of conyicts
rounded UP more captures will be
made very soon.
Dunn Given Life Sentence.
Fort Wayne, Ind. Nov. 8.-Charles
Dunn was found guilty of murder in
the first degree, and sentenced to the