The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-09
Jail Breakers Had Taken Refuge
! In a Barn Near Nortonvllle,
Kansas and Dash for Liberty
Resulted in Running Fight
DESPERATE WHO LED
OUTBREAK AT LARGE
He is Heavily Armed and Prob
ably VIII Not Be Taken Alive
Warden McCIaughry Declares
He viii Capture Every One of
the Men

LeaVenWOrth, Kan, NOV. S.-All Cne
police, deputy sheriffs and farmers in
the country adjacent to Leavenworth
were on the lookout today for the 26
federal eonviets who escaped from the
stoekade yesterday. AS result two
convicts have been killed, two wounded
and five captured unhurt. The cas-
ualties took place in a fight near Nor
tonville, Kan, and resulted in the
death or capture of five men, The dead:
James Hoffman, aged 20, white.
]. j. Poffenholm, aged 25 white,
soldier convict
The wounded. John Green, aged q,
white
Willard Drake. aged 10, white.
Captured unharmed Fred Moore,
aged 49, negro.
Joseph Deel1in, white.
Ole Babo, half breed Indian.
Donald Norie
r. L. Davenport.
The five first named were discovered
in the barn of Fay We shaar, near Nor
tonville Kan, about 8 o'clock this af-
ternoon. Weishaar went into the barn
and was ordered out at the point of
guns. He rushed to Nortonvilie and
gathered a posse of men, who with re-
volvers, shot-guns and few Winches-
tiers. FASTENED 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 a disadvantage
and their shots had no effect, while at
every volley from the posse one of the
convicts fell. After two of them had
fallen, two of the others gave them
selves up. one being wounded, the
other unhurt
The fifth was fully 200 yards away
when a man with a Winchester drew a
bead on him and fired He evidently had
been hit, but tried to go on. volley
was then fired at him and he fell dead
None of the citizens were hurt.
Two more convicts, Donald Norie and
r. l.. Davenport, were captured today
in field two miles north of Jardale.
They were hiding in ravine, and be-
ing unarmed, they surrendered without
resistance.
The sheriff of Douglass County cap
tured two convicts at Lawrence, Kan.
They are Ole Babo. a half breed Indi-
an. and Joseph H. Deekin, a soldier
serving a term for desertion and assault
to kill.
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.
Quinn Fort, who was killed yester-
day, was 10 years old. One of the con-
victs still at large, is military pris-
oner and the remainder were serving
terms for robbery or assault. One is
an Indian. and two are negroes. Nearly
all came from Oklahoma and Indian
Territory, and they are supposed to-
he making for that country. They
orc hardy men. used to firearms and
horses. Some have obtained both, but
o+bors are ON foot and defenseless.
Warden McClaughry says he Will
capture every one Of the men. In the
districts around the city every road
and river crossing that the fugitives
might he expected to use, is guarded
h., armed men. the farmers having
turned out to earn the $50 reward that
will be paid for the return of each con-
yict Those of the men who are armed
ora I;l,eI1- 70 he shot on sight.