The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-06
SLID DOWN A ROPE
Archie Campbell Escapes
From Reform School.
FOUND MUNCHlNG PIE
7e-arrested Yesterday by
Deputy Sheriff Dodds.

Archie Campbell was captured by Dep
ity Sheriff Dick Dodds yesterday after
noon in front of the bakery at SD East
Douglas avenue.
The boy escaped twice from the state
reform school at Topeka. He has been in
the city several days and yesterday he
brought number of bottles and some
old iron to the junk shop just west of
the bakery He sold his bottles there
and went into the bakery and bought an
apple pie, and as he walked out munching
it he saw the deputy sheriff. His hat
was pulled down over his eyes and he
tried to hide his face from the deputy
sheriff, but Dodds had seen him, and SO
walking UP to the lad said:
Hello, Campbell. where did you come
from?''
by George" said the boy, you've
got me again, haven't your
The officer then took the boy and sent
for Sheriff Simmons and in a short time
he was, locked in jail. a reporter for the
Eagle talked with Campbell yesterday
afternoon The boy said:
Il am willing to- be locked up in Jail
six months, but 1 won't stay in the re-
form school any longer than have to.
They treat me all right there and give
me plenty to eat and a good bed, but
don't like the place"
His hands were wrapped up in rags and
the reporter asked him what was the
matter. Archie replied: 20, that's what
I got sliding down the rope when I got
away. You see, the sleeping room is
on the third floor of the building and
slid down a rope little after u o'clock
and the Waterman had just made the
rounds at midnight. AS soon as he passed
the ward 1 was in 1 opened the window
and down went. 1 took the skin off
my hands. but I wasn't going to stay
there so 1 didn't care. I guess it was
about fifty feet from where I started
to the ground AS soon as I struck the
ground 1 started for the railroad and
got on a freight train and came back
home"
Campbell had his uniform suit. three
pairs of overalls and two coats and two
vests on when captured. He said he had
been sleeping in box cars and straw
stacks and wherever he could find a
warm spot. He got hungry and hunted
up bottles and junk and this was the
way he lived while coming here.
The boy was asked why he did not go
to his home in the northeast part of
the city and he replied:
"Oh. I guess not, if I went home the
folks would give me up and then, OF
course, I would have been sent back two
or three days ago. ] wasn't intending
to get caught SO quickly when I did
come back, and if that sheriff hadn't
been down in that part of town would
not have been. If ever get away again,
bet they won't catch me so soon."
The rope the boy escaped on is used in
drawing up articles for the third floor
and always is hung from the window.
The night after Archie came down the
rope two other boys escaped in the same
manner
Campbell stole shotgun from Professor
Clark of Paramount on December &c. lie
was captured and sent to the reform
school on the night of January 1st. He
came to this city and was captured on
the 81 of January. He was taken back to
the school on January 9Th and escaped
down the rope on the 2Sth He is only
Il years OF age and is considered a rather
bad boy and was taken to the reform
school because it was thought that he
might become a better lad. He stated
when caught by the officers for stealing
the gun that he was willing to go to
the reform school and he acted as if
he really wanted to go, but since that
time he has changed his mind
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