The Iola register., 1901-11-15

worth to spare no expense. Blood
hounds from Lawrence and Manhat-
tan are apt to be put on the trail to.
day. Captain Jackson with six guards
is working the country between Usage
City and Topeka.
The whole town is in fever of en-
citement today over the convict chase.
Three posses are in the neighboring
country, another is waiting for orders
The whole police force is active.
This afternoon no less than three
posses containing three hundred citi-
zens started to run down rumor that
some fugitives were on Sixth street.
When the suspects saw the army APP
preaching they surrendered immedi-
ately. They proved to ba couple of
tramps.
Topeka, Nov. l0-There was II mix
ture of comedy and tragedy at Paul
inc, little town six miles south of
Topeka, this afternoon when Sheriff
Porter Cook, of Shawnee county. who
had gone out to capture two escaped
convicts from the federal prison, was
himself captured by the convicts and
held prisoner until nightfall, when
he was released, and the convicts
made their escape. For more than
three hours the sheriff sat on chair
covered by siX-shooter in the hands
of one of the convicts. The house
was entirely surrounded bya big posse
of deputy sheriffs and Topeka police
men and citizens living in the vicinity,
but they were powerless to do any
thing. Noticewas served on them that
if they made any attempt to come into
the house, or fired shot, the sheriff
would be killed.
When the convicts were ready to
leave at nightfall, another notice of
that character was served. and they
were permitted to make their escape,
though by so doing they had to brush
almost up against members of the
posse. After they got away it was so
dark that no attempt was made to hunt
them down, and the posse dispersed.
Shortly after noon today some farm
er boys out in the woods hunting saw
a couple of tough looking fellows
skulking in the timber. Near them
were couple of horses tied to fence.
The boys at once suspected the men of
being two of the escaped convicts, and
went to Pauline, a half mile distant,
and notified the people there. a mes
sage was sent to Sheriff Cook and he
and w. H, Williams, deputy, wenl
out there at once. Upon their arrival
they organized posse and started TO
hunt.
They scared the two men up in the
woods where the boys first saw them.
The convicts began to run. The posse
took after them, every member firing
AT them with any weapon he happened
to have. There was regular fusil-
lade. The convicts, although brand
ishing guns never returned the fire,
but kept on RAINING. One of them
was struck by bullet in the leg and
went lame. The other was hit in the
right hand and also spilled blood in
his tracks.
Tie two headed for farmhouse
owned and occupied by man named
Worchester. AS they went through the
orchard near the house, the sheriff and
his posse lost track of their route,
Sheriff Cook reached the house first,
and as he knew Worchester he bolted
right in the door to ask him if he had
noticed which way the fugitives went,
Instead of meeting Worchester the
sheriff ran right into the arms of the
convlcts. They had goneinto the house
instead of going around, AS soon as
they got their hands on the sheri1
they disarmed him and told him to
take chair and stay while. One Of
them leveled Winchester, which they