The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-19
SHOT BY AN OFFICER
6. w. Trout Captured by Mar
ShaIIS at Rolf, |. 7.
WAS IN A HULL HOUSE
Says He Was Intending 10
Give Himself Up.

George 7. Trout charged with forgery,
Is under arrest and Il tie wichita hos
pital with a bullet hole IN his leg He
vas captured 81 7. *. Stevens. q special
officer from this city and posse of Unit
- States deputy n,arzhaIs. near his
brothers home. near Rolf. l. 7. The
capture vas made Monday morning about
2 o'clock Mr Trout mas been in that
vicinity for nearly TAO weeks and has
been sleeping r q hull house, and there
he was found by the officers. 8Ir. Stevens
Yesterday told q reporter for the Eagle
Il the maa's capture as follows:
i had been watching Trout Tor eek
and knew almost every move he made
The way learned where he was. was
oy q falk with BIS brother on q train.
VIXEN palned myself OF IS a travelling
nan and spoke II meeting q. ". Trout ia
Wichita, and lhe brother said tnat Iny-
man was visiting hinl ~ the present tine.
That was all ] wanted. SO IS ] had keen
Instructed 10 get OUT q warrant as a tug
tive from justice Tor Crcut il the requi-
silon papers did not arrive in time.
sent 10 q Cl-ted States commissioner
and got the warrant "a had 70 hunt
around 2 good biz before I could fra a
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information that Trout was going 70
leave the place Monday. 50 I got the dep
uty 70 get a posse and We went out 10
TIE ranch. about eighr miles southeast
OF Rolf
Il stationed the men. one at each house
70 watch the people living there and the
deputy and I wen up % the hull house
and NY mar was kueeling in A uile OF
cotto1seec with two guns drawn. I had
Il lantern cut the minute 7 saw Trout
throw the lantern away, so he would
nor have ? chance - shoot me, for h
na1 two mishtv wicked looking suns. I
got behind a big post The marshal then
told Nr Trout tkat he had warrant
for his arrest and 10 give himself up. The
nan tner said he would NOT give M and
they would have u Kill him frs, and
ne started out CT the house right ~ the
deputy marshal. The marshal had big
Winchester. but instead Of shooting when
the MAJ kept after him with the Two re-
volvers ne ran away and came toward
me. AID then turned. and as heard him
click the gun several times / shot him IN
the leg Then I kept him covered while
the deputy took The guns away and 7
told Trout if he moved I would blow his
mead OF. as 7 had the little Alaussr and
Il would shoot just where you wanted il
TO Then we put Mr.. Tyout into q w gon
and brought him 70 Rolf and his wounds
were dressed and then I took the first
train fer Wichita arriving here this
morning ana I had teIegraphed 20 the
chief Of police TO meet ne Nth tFs am
balance. and rne man was taken 70 the
hospital"
While coming 70 this city Mr.. Trout
tol1 the story IF his trs vels since Ieav-
ins Wichita Monday two weeks agJ. ne
said he went 20 Arkansas City and then
to Norman and from there To his
,.
traced him on this route but they say
he took a longer route It vas stated
that 1I-- Trout left here in 2 hack abouc
3 clock Monday night and was driven
70 the north end OF town. where ne was
net oy team and buggy. From this
CRY they went southwest and II is ged
that Mr. Trout tried to collect some notes
in The vicinity of Conway Springs. From
Conway Springs the men drove 10 A5kan- .
sas City. When near that town Mr.
Trout left the buggy and got q tanner
70 drive lim 70 Kildare. Q. T.. and from
there he took a train 70 Norman auI then
over - Ro1
Ha did not sleep IN TIE house at any
tine he vas al his brothers home. but
stayed 10 the huh house at night. but was
around over the l1nch during the day-
some Of the cowboys of the ranch .-ot his
mail At Roft and one time Mr. Trout
went to Hickory, T T. himself and lcafed
around an day. but the officers were
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