Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-23
JUMPED FROM TRAIN
DOC sHElToN's ESCAPE FROM
OFFICERS OF THE LAW.
WITH Irons on Hands and Feet Bandit
Leaped from Window and Disap.
peared-Woran Would Not Assist
IN Recapture.

About fifteen years ago" said F. +.
marriott, Il was gobbled up and made
Il deputy sheriff to help rearrest 4 man
Mho had robbed the Deadwood stage.
killed the driver and one Of the pas
s@nSers.
Il was out with my theatrical com
pany at the time, and we had Just sue
ceeded in loading our baggage At
Omaha, when | saw coming toward
lie on the platform motley group
IN the lead was a man with handouts
behind him the sheriff and an auStere.
looking clerical gentleman and bring
ing UP the rear a man in a red shirt
nigh top boots and slouch hat lead
1ng two bloodhounds My curiosity
was excited and after We had taken
our places in the passenger coach /
sought out the man with the dogs and
learned from him that the man under
arrest was the notorious Doc Shelton.
who about six weeks before had rob.
bed the Deadwood coach. killed the
driver and one Of the passengers, and
made off with the contents of the
Wells-Fargo box which contained the
treasure.
1T seems that In making his escape
Shelton had left fragment of his
coat, which had caught on nail in
the stable where he changed his horse.
and, with the aid Of the bloodhounds.
tie sheriff and the man in the red
shirt had trailed him through the
county to Jasper. Ia. where he had
taken refuge in the home OF his father,
who was minister. The sheriff was
taking Shelton back to Cheyenne,
where he expected to meet his fate.
while we were journeying through
Nebraska, a nice-appearing lady ask
I'D and obtained of the sheriff permis-
sion to talk with the prisoner.
''ln the course of their conversation,
as she related it afterward Shelton
related to her that the cause of his
straying from the path OF rectitude
was the loss Of his mother, who had
passed away to her reward. That his
father was one of those austere over
bearing men who found fault with his
every act. and followed It UP when he
was boy by administering severe
punishment He said that his mother
made intercessions for him. and that
when she died his home was no longer
endurable. and he had left It to be-
come an outlaw. His only JOY he
declared. came from the thought that
ne would soon be with her in heaven.
"Shelton did not look like the des-
perate character that he was. He was
most amiable, good talller and an
entertaining person. The train stop
per for dinner. Shelton was hand
cuffed and his feet were ironed and
the woman went out to her dinner.
When the train started UP again tho
prisoner asked for permission to go to
the toilet room. which was granted
We were running at the rate OF about
twenty miles an hour at the time |
stood talking with the sheriff, near the
door, and after lapse Of about fifteen
minutes the sheriff called on Shelton
to come out There was no response
and after waiting a few minutes
longer the door was forced and the
place was found to be empty. He had
made his escape through the window.
notwithstanding he had the irons on
his legs and wrists.
"The train was stopped. | with sew
eral others were made deputies. and
the bloodhOunds were brought out
There was call for something be-
longing to the prisoner, and with this
the lady hurriedly left her seat open,
ed her valise and placed something In
the bottom of it. The prisoner had
taken all his belongings with him and
there was nothing with which to start
the dogs on the scent. After looking
about for about an hour an order came
for the train to go on, and | jumped
aboard
when I got to San Francisco
learned that the lady who had held
the conversation with Shelton had OBJ
tanned his pockethandkerchief and
when the call was made for something
belonging to him she hastily placed it
in the bottom of her valise, for fear
il would be discovered and made use
and lead to his being captured.
THAT was the last ever heard OF
Doc Shelton. He never was brought
to justice. In fact he seemed to droD
of the earth. "-Milwauliee Sentinel.
Scald head is an eczema of the scafD