Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-11-09
FIERCE FIGHT
With CONvICTS.
Two Lie Dead, Two Wounded, One
In POSSES Hands.
SURROUNDED In A BARN.
Made a Dash for Liberty, Firing at
Assent ied Ci,izens-Aii We're Prom
Leavenworth Federal Prison.

IeaYenworth, KAN, NOV, o'-lWo OF
the conyicts who escaped from the pris-
on works OF the new United States
penItentiary near here yesterday lie
dead at Nortonvile. two are wounded
and a third is In the hands Of posse
of citizens with whom they gave bat
tie yesterday.
DEAD.
Hoffman, James.
hpffenholz, j j.
WOUNDED.
Drake, Willard.
Green, John
CAPTURED.
Moore, Fred.
The ave escaped convicts were dis
covered today hldcen ~ the DaIn o.
farmer named tay ~ sllaar iesiding
near NOrtOnyille. NhAGsi .lhinedlate-
~ went 10 town and reported ms ana
and oIganzed Il posse Oh citizens 10
go out to capture the meG, he having
Immediately recognized them as es-
capped convlcts.
The posse went out to the barn.
Wishaar then entered the barn and
requested them to leave. The conyilts
then threatened TO shoot Tie citizens II
they did not withdraw at once from
the vicinity.
AS the citizens were talking the mat
ter over the Ave convicts emerged from
the barn door 10 make sudden dash
for liberty, firing at the citizens as
they came out. They had u shotgun, u
rifle and an old revolver.
Wishaar and party returned the fire.
Hoffman had the shotgun. He was
struck first In the hand. He yelled
and dropped the shotgun. Just then
a bullet entered his back and he fell
dead. Hlonenholz died forty minutes
after being shot. Green was brought
down by a bullet In the knee, Drake
was shot twice In the right wrist and
arm. Drake says Switzerland, an In
dian, was shot in the fight at the
stockaGe.
A company Of guards has arrived at
Nortonyille to take the prisoners back
20 LeaVenworth
Two more oonvlcts, Donald Norie ano
Il. 7. Davenport, were captured in the
field Of NJ. Hastings, two miles north
OF Jarbalo. They were first seen b.
Hastings, who reported the fact to the
section gang of the Leavenworth *
topeka road, who in turn reported the
matter TO the postmaster at Jarbalo.
The postmaster In company with Or.
Woods. repaired to the scene and found
the cOnviCts hid In a ravlne. and beins
unarmed they surrendered without re-
sistance.
At $3.50 p. m. Warden McClauehrey
received word that the sheriff Of Doug
las county captured two convicts al
Lawrence. The men were Ole Bobo. Ii
half-breed Indian, and Joseph Deekin,
white
Frank Thompson, the negro desper-
ado, who led the outbreak, is supposed
TO be near Lawrence, heavily armed.
He will probably not be taken alive.
Nearly all the convlcts came from
Oklahoma and Indian territory, ana
they are supposed 10 be making for
that country. They are hard lot Of
men. used to firearms and horses, Some
have obtained both. but others are
afoot and defenseless.. Warden Nc
Claughrey says he will capture every
one OF the men.
In the districts around this city every
road and river crossing that the fugi-
tiyes might be expected to use Ia
guarded by armed men, the farmers
having turned out TO earn the $50 re-
ward that will be paid for the return
of each convict Those OF the conylcts
who are armed are likely to be shot
ct sight.
Two of the escaped prisoners from
the federal penitentiary were caught
In North Topeka tonight by the local
police.