The Iola register., 1901-11-15

taken Dy FARMERS.
EARLY tonight two other prisoners
were taken in North Lawrence, where
they we're loating around the water
tank of the Union Pacific railway.
They are in the county jailt await
ing transportation to the prison.
just before midnight two others
we're captured in North Topeka.
Late tonight there are rumors Of an
engagement between the guards and
several convicts, but nothing definite
can be learned, as the guards are
away from points of communication.
1t is now definitely known that the
entire party of twenty-six convicts,
one having been shot before he left the
stockade, went almost directly west
after breaking away from the guards.
They remained together until they
reached Springdale, a small town
about ten miles northwest of Leaven-
worth. On their way they scattered
terror among the farmers whom they
robbed of food and clothing holding
up their victims at the point of their
weapons.
From Springdale, the party broke
up, five of the men, lPotfenhoiz, Moore,
Hoffman, Drake and Green taking q
northernly direction, reaching the
neighborhood of Nortonville, Kansas,
early yesterday morning. These are
the men who we're either killed or cap
tured by citizens of that town this
afternoon.
r. l.. Davenport and Donald Norie
went south from Springdale. reaching
Jarbola about daylight. They were
afterward captured.
Twelve of the party went west from
Springdale and arrived about two
miles south of Winchester ats O'Clock |
last night. They took a sudden turn |
from there and went south, arriving
at Dunaven at $3.50 O'Clock last night. |
They did not stop there, but kept a
southerly direction and it is believed |
they took refuge in forest on the
north bank of the Kansas river almost
opposite Lawrence. Here
they remained all day concealed,
waiting for a chance tocross the river,
and it was probably two of this squad
who were captured in Lawrence to-
night.
AT McLouth, which is almost east OF
Dunaven. three convicts were seen
about O'Clock this afternoon. One
of the men was badly wounded and
his companions we're helping him.
They We're lost to view of the pur-
suers in the timber, but it is thought
that they cannot escape capture.
y report reached the prison author.
tiles about o'clock this afternoon
that three men, one of them negro,
were seen near Wolcott, on the Mis-
souri, river. 1t was said that the
negro wore calico dress. The pris-
On authorities did not give this latter
report much credence, although they
guards to investigate.
At dusk tonight, Ole Bobo and
j oseph Deekin, two of the escaped
men, were captured in the Union de-
pot of Lawrence. 1t is thought that
Frank Thompson, the leader of the
conspirators, is in Lawrence, heavily
armed. In view Of his Importance as
a ring leader Warden McClaughry
has increased the reward in his case
from the usual $50 to 800 dead or
alive-preferably dead.
Warden McClaughry has Away the
opinion that the larger body of the
convicts went southwest from Leaven-
worth, intending to cross the Kansas
river and take for the Indian Terri
tory, where most of them have lived.
In Lawrence, Guard Arthur Trelford,
who was slightly wounded in the fight
in the stockade, is in charge of eight
men who are cooperating with
shertf's posse in patrolliugSthe river
bank and guarding the bridges. At
and ten miles east, GeOrCel Halliday
and another guard are stationed,
while George Buchanan, steward of
the prison, who volunteered to act as
a possem"~ and another man are on
watc' .hwood few miles further
east. AT each of these placesIthere is
a bridge, but he river is being patroll-
ed FOR chanoe canoe that may carry
some OF the convicts across.
SHERIFF CAPTURED
Leavenworth, Nov. 1.-THE federal
prison authorities received word this
that convict Bob Clark was
recaptured atLomaX, south of Topeka,
Kansas. Clark was fatally wounded.
The posses are working west, north
and south from Topeka. Clark was
white and was post oflice burglar.
He had four or five years to serve.
His home was in Tyler, Texas.
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