Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-11
CAPTURE sHERlFFs
Two Officials in Pursuit of Fleeing
GnnMicfs M aLa


Topeka, Kas., Nov. 11.-Sheriff Cook
of this county and Deputy Sheriff Will
liams were captured by two escaped
convicts from the Fort Leavenworth
prison yesterday afternoon at Pauline,
five miles south of Topeka, and held
prisoners in the farm house of a man
named Wooster for several hours.
Both convicts We're slightly injured.
Wooster was badly wounded by one of
the convicts when he tried to fire on
them.
AT 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon some
farmer boys near Pauline learned that
the convicta We're in the neighborhood.
Hastily forming q posse, armed with
target rifles pistols and clubs they gave
chase. Neither of the convicts We're
armed and they were unable to make a
stand. Later Sheriff Cook and Deputy
Nillisms arrived. Coming upon thu.
Iconvicts both officers fired, wounding
the men but not disabling them.
The conviets then fled thru a small
opening in the timber and ran into the
house Of Farmer Wooster. Sheriff Cook
telephoned TO Topeka for assistance and
then took up the chase. Thinking the
convicts had run around the house Cook
darted thru the open door. intending to
surprise them at the rear door. But in
stead of this the convicts had gone into
the house and the officer almost fell in
to their arms.
Sheriff Cook was ordered to give up
his revolver, which he did. Deputy Will
liams by this time reached the house
and entered without knowing what had
happened inside, and he, too, was made
captive by the convicts.
In the meantime Chief Stahl of To-
peka with eight officers We're on their
way. They arrived at the Wooster house
| about an hour after the officers had
been imprisoned. Chief Stahl immedi-
ately began negotiations with the con-
victs to give up their prisoners and to
surrender themselves, but the conyicts
only laughed.
Farmer Wooster then managed to get
revolver and was about to make an
attack on the conyicts when one of
them laid him low with a blow from the
butt of a revolver taken from one of
their captives, The convict broke
Wooster's right hand and cut an ugly
cash in his head.
One of the convicts told Sheriff Cook
that he would be killed If he made the
slightest move looking toward their
capture In the meantime the police Of
iicers en- the outside had surrounded the
building, but We're afraid to make a
move for fear that Cook and Williams
would suffer.
Mrs. Wooster had tainted during the
excitement She finally revived and at
Z o'clock the convicts placed the farmer,
his wife and the s'heriffs in front of
them as shields and made for the door
Then after exacting a promise from
the sheriff that he would not permit any
of the officers outside to fire on them,
they started for the Open AS they left
the house, the frightened farmer, his
wife and the aheriffs before them. the
convicts passed between a Gordon of po-
lice and started for the railroad track.
The sheriff had in turn exacted prom
Use from the police that they would not
molest the convicts and they did not.
After covering considerable distance
down the track the convicts suddenly
disappeared thru hedge fence, bidding
the officers a mocking farewell. One of
the police sergeants later said he could
have easily touched the leading convict
with his hand as he passed.
The convicts had obtained good
start before the officers had recovered
from their surprise. Then some of the
policemen wanted to pursue but Sheriff
Cook would not permit it, as he had
promised the convicts immunity from
arrest
Chief Stahl left some of his men on
the scent. and with the others started
back to Topeka to take UP the chase Ia
ter From Topeka a posse was started
out, and Chief Stahl expressed the opin-
ion that he would capture the men be-
| fore this morning.
The convicts are well armed, having
taken all the revolvers In the farm
house, including those of the sheriff and
his deputy. They are both White men,
but their identity was nottlearned.
A Pedestrian Match.
Pittsburg. Nov. 11.-Twenty-two lead
| ing pedestrians, including the American
champion. George Tracy, and the Eng
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