Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-24
THEY ARE DISAPPOINTED
HUSBAND OF MURDERED WOMAN
ON VERGE OF INSANITY.
ARE STILL LOOKING
Energetic Work Done by Officers OF
the Law. Hounds on tho Trail
Shot two Gamblers.

Cowels Neb, Sept. 2l,-The man
hunt is still hunt and Tom Madi-
son tine murderer is giving his pursuers
hot chase through the night. SAT-
urday night different posses worked on
different clues and Sunday morning
saw the demolition of every theory.
Considerable confidence was felt In
the clue given by the trail taken up
near the farm of Rudolph Snauer,
northeast of town, but when run
down it proved to be the track
Of farmer near Lawrence who had
been looking for strayed cattle.
Sheriff Macarthur and Detective
Franklin were working upon another
| theory. A team Of horses were stol
en- fl m the farm Of M. M McConkey
four miles west OF Cowels. The Ma
lone hounds, after getting the scent
from Madison's clothing, tracked
him on the way from Inavale into
McConkey's pasture and into the
barn, where two brides were stolen,
then out Of the gate and down the
road north to the corner about a
quarter Of a mile. Evidently the
man had walked on the road and haC
led the horses in the grass beside
| him Where the road runs to The
east from the corner the tracks o.
the horses could be seen and tn,
hounds lost Madson's trail where ht
mounted
To this information the officer!
added the knowledge they had q
Thursdays occurrence near Bladen
Here Madison rode in a wagon about
eighty rods with farmer named
Lorraine Hyatt, and tried to Undue,
the latter to take him to vicinity c
Deweese. There, it is known, live
niece of Madison. Evidently b,
wished to reach there and when tn
horse stealing occurred it was suppose,
that the fugitive would make for tn
vicinity Of DeweeSe.
Detective Franklin and Sheril
Macarthur left the hounds at Cove
ana at once proceeded to the hous
Of the niece. They reached Their
early this morning but search dit
not reveal Madison. They went t
Lawrence and later sent a farmer
acquainted with the niece to searcl
the house again. Their efforts wer
again fruitless.
Meanwhile message was received
Fl m Guide Rock stating that mar
was seen whipping an lmOSt exhaust
eO team, answering to the description
OF the stolen horses across the line 10
; to Kansas.
The Webster county sheriff sale
this afternoon that he did not con
meet the GuiGe Rock incidan will
, the stealing Of McConkey's horses.
Detective Franklin and Sheriff
M lCAIthur passed through here thi
] afternoon on the way to Red Cloud
: There is considerable difference 0
S opinion as to whether Madison sto
/ the McConkey horses, or whette
they were taken by thieves woIkin,
g under advantage of the present excite
$ mont.
2 As to Madison, he has abs1lutel
+. bailled his pursuers, lie may be il
4 the immediate vicinity Of Red Clou,
[ or Cowles or miles away, and til
y pr babi tiles are that he will not b
caught 10y posse but will be driver
{ by hunger to take chances that vii
cad to his capture, unless the officer
, are working on inside information
no evidence OF which has been a
any time revealed 50 far in ther oper
IatiOnS
Williamson, the husband OF tn
= murdered woman, and the crowd {
I KauSanS working with him, pasSet
i through CowleS this afternoon on tn
> way to Red Cloud. They have give
8 up the search.
Williams n has the appearance Of
I man on the verge Of insanity. Hi
u face is contracted and shows a du
Il SenseleSS expression, while his eye
Il are red and his face bloated unde
a meath the eyes. He will not cor
d verse cOherently, but keeps moanin
a in weak unsteady voice: "My it'll
- girl my little girl" "She was tn
: idol Of my heart, the idol Of m
leart."
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