The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-30
SOL TEMPLE
SAYS lie
WON'T TALK
He Is Nabbed and Won't Wait
Consequences.
OF CHEERFUL SPIRIT
Meets Butts With Smile When
He Comes After Him.

Ieavenworth, Kans., July 29.-SheriT J.
b Butts. of Pond Creek. O. T.. arrived
IN Leavenworth late this afternoon from
Topeka. and left here on the Kansas city,
K Leavenwortb electric car for Kansas
City with Sol Temple. the noted okla
homa bandit. Sheriff Butts win leave
tzansas City on the $50 O'Clock Rock
Island train for Pond Greek Sheriff
Butts ana his prisoner. Temple. were ac-
oomDanied from Leavenworth To Kansas
City by Detective Thomas Brady. Of the
local police force
Sheriff Butts arrived in Leavenworth
on the $40 O'Clock Union Pacific train
from Topeka. where The sheriff had re-
ceive5 the necessary requisition papers
10 take Temple back to Oklahoma. AIr
Butts. Immediately upon arriving here
went to police headquarters. and accom-
panied by Chief Of Police Cranst0n and
Detective Brady, went to the county Jail.
where Temple was imprisoned. AS the
shorif came up TO Temples cell, the
latter extended his hand and said:
why, hello. sheriff. I'm glad to see
you"
Hello, Sol" vas the response and the
two shook hands
''AVhat are YOU doing up here" asked the
sheriff as in a jest.
'Wen, I can't stay in Oklahoma all the
time" said Temple, $50 I thought I'd
come up here. 1t hasn't been very lucky
for me uD here, though"
'WeH, it seems that way" answered
The sheriff.
After short talk with Temple the sber-
iff accompanied by Chief Crauston vis-
ited the LeavenwOrth hospital. where
Temples pal, William Hensley. is rccov-
ering from a pistol shot inflicted by Spec
ial Officer Ernest Titel last Monday night
when the two men were captured. Sheriff
Butts did not know the prisoner at the
hospital
Temple, in company with Hensley. was
arrested Monday night by Detective
Brady and Officer Titel at Brady Bros
saloon on Limit street near Fourth street
Hensley tried 10 fire on Officer Titel and
was hot 10y the officer. Temple was or
Sested by Detective Brady. Before Ieav-
ing Leavenworth this evening Sheriff
Butts gave Detective Brady a draft for
500. the reward offered for Temples ar
rest.
Temple IS wanted in FIVE places in north
ern Oklahoma and southern Kansas. He
IS wanted i'm Woodward county. o. T..
on the charge OF assault with intent to
kill Six weeks ago Temple assaulted a
section boss named Rogers near Cage. @. /
T. lie beat the man almost to inseusibI- /
itv
Temple was camping with his family
near Gage. He got drunk one night and
went home and started to tear up things.
His 17-year-cld daughter became dis
Eusted with his actions and ran away.
Temple started out ofolIow her. lie I
entered the hotel at Gage and held up the /
proprietor and then searched the house I
Tor his daughter
Not finding her there he started up the (
railroad track in a buggy. He met the !
party of four railroad section hands and /
inquired for the boss. Rogers stepped +
forward. Temple asked him If he had 4
seen his daughter. and when Rogers said /
he had not. Temple called him a liar and /
heat him into insensibnity with the butt
end OF his revolver IIo then took the
old man into his buggy and ordering the (
three other section hands To set In front 1
of him ho ran the mfour miles up the
road. There he dumped the old man out
and left The section hands TO take care
Cf him.
Temple is wanted at Guthrie. Logan
county. O. r.. 10 answer the charge of
horse stealing; at Grant county for bur
glary. and larceny ana robbery; at Sib-
ley county. Nans.. FOR horse stealing and
ut sumner county. Kans.. on an old
charge.
Temples wife and three children are at
present living with his brother. Ed Tenn
ple. at 4fedforJ. o. T. HIS vile is out
ou bond ror having had stolen property
IL her poss ssion
j. g. Houston. "a carpenter in Lcaven-
worth. who formerly lived in Nedrord.
visited Temple in the county JAN today