The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-03
C. ANDERSON
HAS ESCAPED
During Runaway He Broke
Away from Deputy Marshal
DROVE THROUGH CROWD
At Band Concert During Ex-
element Of SmaShup.
LIBERAL REWARD OFFERED
For Capture of Man and Re-
turn of Horse and Buggy.
LIBERAL REWARD OFFERED

C. w. Anderson. alias C. W. Robert
son, c. W. Robins, c. ". Bertell, out
on bond charged with swindling woman
and under arrest. on a second complaint
Tor the same Unense escaped from Deputy
Marshal Hawk at 9 o'clock last night
while at the band concert on College
Hill Yesterday afternoon the complaint
was sworn out by Mrs. Elizabet Thurm
and Deputy Marshal Hawk started on
the hunt for his man. He found him
shortly after dark driving about the
streets and the warrant was read and
Anderson placed under arrest. He wanted
10 go and see his sick wife who was at
his home, 3027 East First street. Deputy
Hawk climbed into the rig and together
they went TO College Hill. They drove
up to the band concert for a few minutes
Mr. Hawks wife WAS at the concert and
Mr. Hawk with the prisoner drove up be-
side them. Suddenly a runaway horse
plunged into the crowd not far from where
the deputy ana his prisoner were located.
was becoming uneasy jumped out and
took hold of the animal to hold it until
the runaway had passed.
Quick as lightning and before Mr.. Hawk
had any realization of what was happen
ing Anderson jerked the whip from its
socked, grabbed the reins and gave the
horse a cut The animal plunged through
the rushing throng OF people, handled
with the eye Of an expert horseman. None
were injured in the wild drive of several
hundred feet filed with a crowd and
Anderson with one of the best livery
horses in the city, one noted for speed
and endurance was in the clear and in a
few minutes was out of sight.
All night long the marshal's forces
were ut the telephone and hunting for the
missing man but so far he has made good
his escape.
The horse and buggy which he drove
belonged to James Howard The horse
was a black mare - hands inches high
and weighs one thousand pounds. The
harness was rubber mounted. The animal
was hitched to red geared, low wheeled
runabout with the distinctive mark of a
paint daub on the front OF the lazy back.
The wheels are rubber tired and rubber
carpet was in the rig.
Anderson is IS years old, stands feet
neven inches and weighs 40 pounds He
is of medium build, light complexioned,
with brown hair and blue eyes. He WAS
smooth shaver or with a moustache not
over a week old. He had one or two
gold front teeth. James Howard offered
ri
thief and return of the horse and buggy
and it was announced that a liberal re
ward would be offered for the capture Of
Anderson and his return to this city.
c. ". Anderson is the man arrested
here a week ago on complaint of the Fair
banks soap company that he was using
their goods in swindling unsuspecting peo-
pie throughout southern Kansas. Ander-
son or giving the name Of one of his nu-
merous aliases represented himself as
the agent of the Fairbanks soap company
and obtained soap from wholesale deal
ers as the representative of this company.
Il is alleged that ne went to farmers and
told them that he was advertising agent
Of the soap company sent out to intro
duce their soaps. He offered cases Of
soap at from two TO five times It's real
value and offered TO give valuable srti-
cles of household goods of three times
the value of the soap. He is alleged 20
have promised TO deliver the premium
within the next few days but those who
complained against him said that he
never came back with the goods.
Anderson was captured last week and
arraigned. He plead not guilty and his
trial was set for Friday. He was re-
leased under 500 bond