Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-25
WAS TAKEN TO OHIO.
MARVIN KUHNS DELIVERED OVER
TO WARDEN OF OHIO PRISON.
Likes the Ohicer> BUT Not Their Poiitics-
Thinks the Potato soup Can't be Beaten
Would Have Killed His CaPt"r-. if lie
Had Gotten the Drop on Them.


city by Officers Cheney and Marshall
were Marvin kuhns and his brother.
Officers Cheney and Marshall went to
Otterbein Thursday, Jan. Il, and paid
the reward of $50 and took charge of
the prisoners and the team and drove
TO LAFAYETTE. There the team was
given to Mr.. POmeroy and Edwin Bur
den. who started home with it at
once. The prisoners we're then taken
TO Logsnsport in order 20 make connec-
tions with the Vandalia train to bring
removed to the police station at Lo-
gsnsport where one of them was ideD
titled by U. A. Summers, a railroad de
tectlve, as Marvin kuhns. kuhns was
further identified by the marks on his
BODY and the Bertllion system of
measurement He was also identified
by Officer Dean, of that city, whom he
shot in chase Dec 10. Both prisoners
denied their identity and refused TO talk
further about IT,
II. A. Shsmbaugh weRt 10 the jail
Marvin kuhns and his brother John.
Mr. Shsmbsugh said there could be no
mistake as TO their identity. He for
merly resided IN the neighborhoOd
where the Kuhns were raised and
knows them we'll
DR.. Eley went to the jail and dressed
Maryins wound, and found him in
good spirits.
Deputy Warden Long, of the Ohio
state prison, arrived saturday on
train No. ID and went at once to the
jail where be recognized the prisoner as
Marvin Kuhns. After being recog-
niZed by the deputy warden, huhns
gave up aud remarked: 1.-THE game is
up; they have got me"
With hands and feet securely
shsckled be was led to the court room
at $50 o'clock. The court asked the
prisoner if be wished counsel and
kuhns replied. 81 am too poor to
have q counsel" The deputy warden
was then sworn in and his evidence
taken and Identification shown. When
asked by the court if he recognized the
prisoner he replied: ayes, that is Mar.
vim kuhns who escaped from the Co.
lnmbus prison last November. The
Judge asked Kuhns: "Are you the
Marvin kuhns whom Deputy Warden
Long says you are" 81 am" kuhns
boldly replied.
The court then decided that enough
evidence had been received to turn MIN
over TO the Ohio authorities. But
kuhns squirmed IN his chair and said
"Your honor, how can you give NE
are holding me here for another crime =
The Judge replied: because you'
crime committed in Ohio is of &C
much graver character"
kuhns then said: "Y our honor,
don't want to dispute your word, but
don't think that is the law"
The judge called the conversation tC
q close by saying: Enough said. Ny
authority is good and the prisoner II
hereby turned over to the Ohio author
tiles"
Between Marshal Cheney and Ex
sheriff Marshall the prisoner walked
boldly from the room, followed by
large crowd of people anxious to get
glimpse of him.
Kuhns was taken to Columbus, o.
on the Ills l.. f. Il W. train via no
komo, by Deputy Warden Long, Sher
iff Bondursnt, Ex-Sheriff Marshall ant
Marshal Cheney.
kuhns took everything very COOL,
and never hinched when in the cour
room or when taken to the train.
He was placed in the Ohio prison
from which be escaped last November
to serve out his life sentence.
A representative of the Independen
visited Marvin and John Kuhns il
their cell at the county jail Friday nigh
and found them engaged in a game o
"seven up Msrvin's right eye wa
swollen shut but it Is neither q painful
nor q dangerous wound. When aske,
why be did not acknowledge that b
10 Marvin Kuhns, he replied that If h
was Marvin Kuhns, he would doubtles
acknowledge it. Among other thing
he stated that he was receiving YER
courteous treatment at the jail and ha
q high regard for the officials his onl
objection to them being that they ar
democrats. II think" says he, "thst
is because they are democrats that W
are being treated 80 good. They ar
trying to build up q reputation-See
We republicans have the reputation al
ready"
At this moment, Marvin brough
down the ace of hearts and with con
adorable enthusiasm exclaimed, "Ths
puts me over the fence" The gam
was ended and Marvin won, and draw
ing his long legs up under him ss b
sat on q wooden bench, he insisted tina
he would scratch his ticket for Gen
Marshall. When told that Psrlee u