The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-23
AN ATTEMPT To
RESCUE PRISONER
Said TO Be the Origin of the
Restaurant Smashing.
STRANGE STORY TOLD
Of a Plan to Knock Down
Warden Jewett
AND RESCUE Mr.. Gates
Police VIII Not Admit Know
ledge of Conspiracy
AND RESCUE Mr.. Gates

The police VIII not admit it, not all Of
them, but it is -reDuted TO be a fact. never
theless. that the wrecking Of Jake Eek
ert's restaurant yesterday morning by
half dozen negroes was the elimination
Of daring attempt to rescue Arthur
Gates from the officers Of the law.
Thursday a warrant was sent here for
the return Of Gates to the penitentiarv.
and word went out that Warden Jeuett
who was in this city, and was returning
home Thursday night, would take him
along That seemed TO be the general
impression, and there is some reason 10
thlnk there was a basis for fbe sfor-,
Dul tnat Ar. JeWett would not perform
= duty that was not his At any rate
Gates wasnt taken Thursday night
According TO the story told to an Eagle
reporter Yesterday, the friends Of Gates
upon nearing that the prisoner would be
turned over TO Warden Jeyvett MANNED To
rescue him at the Santa Fe train. IL
seems that their idea was to cause a dis
Iurpance of some nature in the neiuhbor-
mood 10 attract the attention Of whatever
pohcenon would be at the depot. think
lng, naturally, that they would leavs
The prisoner alone with Judge Jegyetf
II was IN the program then. that a negro
should can Judge Jewett around the cor
hef OF the depot for Il private talk III
was thought that Mr.. Jewett would Of
course. take the prisoner along with Sim
and the plan then was 10 quietly knock
Mr.. Jewett down and take Gates awav
from him
1t is said that one Of the party. who
by the way, was one of the men arrest
cd was stationed at the depot about the
time that the train was due to arrive
and If the warden had the prisoner. to
give notice to the other fellows. The
train happened TO be 90 minutes late
which, it is supposed. interfered with
their plans and that the party broke up
TOT the time being. 1t is also said that
man had been stationed near the city
building to notify some parties at the de-
pot when Gates would DE taken out of
Jail
Why Gates was not taken away Thurs
Gay night was probably for the reason
that Judge 5ewett did not want to usurp
the prerogatives Of some other officer.
Chief Burt last night laughed when he
was asked whether he had heard of the
alleged plan TO rescue Gates. When
pinned down, he said he had not heard
1t, and smiingly asked Detective Sutton
whether he had heard Of it, Mr. Sutton
looked very much surprised, and said
had not heard Of it. eitheR
Gates, as stated in the EAGLE Yesterday.
is out on parole and violated the terms (
OF lt last Sunday, by making an attack /
on one James Turner. He has seven years
more to serve.
Tt was developed a the trial that Mr.. /
Hawkins. John Robson and Ed Smith. 1
alias Waller" and one or two others.
We're in the restaurant and while there I
f.laf. q 4.-
ter of change.
The defendants claimed that .'YaIer''
was TO blame for all the trouble
Hawkins said that he ordered a cigar
I'm the racket that followed at about that /
time. he went out and Robson laid +
down half dollar TO pay FOR TT, and then /
they were ordered out and he went with .
the others. protesting that he wanted his I
change - cents. which was due him. He I
and Hawkins went ont. and as they went I
some one OF the walters threw q catsup T
bottle and struck Hawkins on the head.
Once out the defendants claimed that .
they were standing or the east side of (
the building. and then Waller picked up
a lot of bricks and began throwing them
through the windows. The men inside
began throwing back through the window
ar them
The defendants also alleged that the
shooting was an done from the inside.
The walters testified that Hawkins and
Robson also threw bricks. and attempt
ed to enter the place a second time after
breaking the windows out. one Of the
walters was certain that Hawkins threw
bricks and also that Robson threw
Them. The other waiter was certain that
Robson threw bricks. but was not SO
certain about Hawkins
The officers testified that they were
standing on the corner OF Noseiy and
Douglas avenues when The trouble began.
Ihe first they knew of the matter WAS
When they heard the crashing of the
glass i'm the front and ran 80 the scene
fast as they could. and upon reaching
Die mace found Hawkins and Robson
standing ON the east side of the entrance
% tho restaurant and waller was
hrowing bricks through the windows.
3ne Of the officers ran TO waller" and