The age-herald., 1901-11-09
Two Were Killed, Two Wound- ed and Seven are Re-
 taken Without Hurt | LIVELY RUNNING FIGHT
Five convlcts Have Two Shoteuns and Revolvers and Engage In Battle With a Posse
 of Farmers.

Leavenworth, Kas., November S.-All the police, deputy sheriffs and farmers in the country adjacent to Leavenworth were on the lookout today for the twen- ty-six federal convicts who escaped from the stockade yesterday. As a result two convicts have been killed. two wounded and seven captured unhurt. The casual ties took place in fight near Norton vile, Kas., resulting in the death or capture of five men, The dead:
 James Hoffman aged 20, white.
 J. J. Poffenholz, aged 25, white, a soldier convict.
 John Green, aged 21 white.
 Willard Drake, white. aged 19, was wounded and recaptured. Fred Moore, aged 17, negro is recaptured, uninjured.
 A Running Fight.
 Five of the men were discovered in the barn of Fay weishaar, a quarter of 8 mile from Nortonville, Kas., about 8 o'clock this afternoon. Weisharr went into the barn and was ordered out at the point of several guns. He rushed to Nortonville and gathered wagonload of men who, with revolvers, shotguns and few Winchesters, hastened to the scene The convicts saw the men coming and rushed from the barn. They had two shotguns and revolvers. The posse pur- sued them and a running duel resulted The convicts were at disadvantage and their shots had no effect, while at every volley from the posse one of the con- victs fell. After two of them fell, two of the others gave themselves up. one being wounded, the other unhurt. The fifth was fully 200 yards away when a man with a Winchester drew bead on him and fired. He was evidently hit, but tried to go on and volley was fired at him and he fell dead. None of the citi- zens were hurt.
 The convicts had rifle, a shotgun and an old revolver. Hoffman had the shot gun. Just then bullet entered his back and he fell dead. Poffenholz 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 Sol Southerland. an Indian, was shot in the fight at the stockade
 Two more convicts, Donald Norie and R. l.. Davenport, were captured today in a field two miles north of Jarbalo. They were hiding in a ravine, and being un- armed, they surrendered without resis- tance.
 Reports come from numerous points to- day of the arrest of men supposed to be the fugitive convicts, but none of the suspects have been identified.
 Are a Bad Lot.
 The oldest of the fugitives is aged 2S. Quinn Fort, who was killed yesterday, was 19 years of age. one of the con- victs still at large is a military prison CT, and the remainder were serving terms for robbery or assault One is an h. dian and two are negroes. Nearly all came from Oklahoma and Indian Terri tory, and they are supposed to be mak- ing for that country. They are hardy men, used to firearms and horses. Some have obtained both, but others are afoot and defenseless
 Warden McClaughey says he will capt. ure every one of the men, In the dis tricts 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 $60 reward that will be paid for the return of each convict. Those of the men that are armed are likely to be shot on sight. t" The sheriff of Douglass county has captured two convicts at Lawrence Kas., The convicts captured at Lawrence were Ole Babo, a half-breed Indian, and Jo- Beph H. Deekin, a soldier serving term for desertion and assault to kill Frank Thompson, the negro desperado. who led the outbreak Is supposed to be near Law renee, heavily armed. He probably will not be taken alive.
 Two escaped convicts were caught in Topeka tonight. At midnight only hf- teen of the fugitives were free.