The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-15

panting after it's fierce drive down the finish, stopped at the Montgomery sta- tion. Two men huddled on the front platform of the smoking ear literally fell down the steps on the far side. There was no trainshed here in those days, nothing but inky blackness and reek- ing moisture overhead, underfoot and en- dreariness. As the two men got down to tho platform they started off in the darkness in the direction of the big cut.
 Jgst thR three sn 1o Ss in ra6Ss
 spoke in low tone. to Conductor Cal lahan. Pointing in the direction of the two men now rapidly disappearing in the gloom, the conductor said:
 There are the two men I spoke of"
 Turning quickly the rubber-coated men-they were Captain John Martin, at that time fsptain of pn the ns6, police Gus carrigan-started after and soon overhauled the two men.
 You will have to stop here. for it's , this cut at night" said Captain Martin.
 Were hunting work here and looking for a boarding house." said one of the "Well, we're going up town and will show you a boarding house if you will go with us," said Captain Martin.
 Taking it for granted that the officers ing the uniforms-the two men assented and followed the officers up town. Fly erything went smoothly until the front door of the police station on auN Madison uH,sta thing happened-happened quick and for the next few moments everybody got busy. One of the men had already become suspicious when he saw the iron-barred windors of the night sergeants office up- stairs, and when the door was opened he caught a fieeting glimpse of the cells
 Tns Faess ~as no Ss and aad his % parnet made l wild break for the street. One of the men | fell in the darkness over water plug | at the edge of the sidewalk and was | As Captain Martin let the heavy door
 swing to, a piece of his rubber coat was caught and firmly held in the crack. The
 man who fell over the post was was carried sa ed | up into the sergeants ofnce, searched ana
 The other man darted across Madison Avenue, Patroin1aI McGhee pursuing and ner of Court and Madison Avenue, the
 man ran up North Court. Street.
 Coming out of boarding as,anos,sor house near ar
 there was Neal Bay .se,GS cSmRUsiiY tSe ee,oe man, he started In pursuit. Bray was pretty fast on his feet and was getting | rather close behind the fugitive when that individual turned and tired back at | Bray. Bray kept up his swift pace. how ever, and was again getting close In on | the runaway when there wGs seconc flash from the fusitives revolver. Wisn ri, 2 | iurcffed forward and sank down, a pitt l full heap in the driving rain.
 Showing his revolver in his pocket, the ner of Columbus Street and was soon | In the meanwhile the captured man
 was searched at the police station wheTe | he gave his name as Hawkins. In hi: | boots were found forty-two cartridges for a Colts revolver, $110 being found 1T
 his clothes. An envelope addressed U
 "Rube Burrow" was found in his coat
 You say your name Is Hawkins. bu
 we Wii cali you Rube Burrow, saie
 "f aint Rube Burrow." said the man
 with start, but guess could tell
 heap, if I wanted to- .uo Before daylight the next morning posse
 of men on horseback were securing th | country to the northeast of Montgomery
 the rain still falling. and the mud s terrific that the city man, accustoniNe' N
 mofest conception of its horrors. Abou
 seven miles out on the Motion place; nea
 inc main line of the Western Railroau
 party of men were rl4lhg f,i1s;, dragsin' drposs | their feet out of the soggy mud, only | |, have them sink deeper next step' A ne gro hailed them. T., ,o,,sr ' q reckon the man you all Is iooklf fur is down wander now" he cried, indi eating far-away negro hut ,,a,.,ar onestioning s developed the. fact that tn hunted man had come to his cabin earl
 that morning and asked @ f3r Sat sometdsdis he dd no Ea. nave anything in the cabin, but that hi 7 hrother-i -in-law. Wash Brown, could giV
 him breakfast. ,,,. ,>,+ ab horsey,,en and, forming cordon aroun
 the tp place. one of the party with a ,1 shot ot |, eiIn went to the front door and knockee Inaihe fine cabin the hunted man ma