The daily sentinel., 1904-08-12
HANDS UP, SPENCER!
A Big Thief and Jail Breaker Cap
tured in Union Station Yards
Last Night deputy Sheriff
Hardy Does Big Criminal
Stunt.

Deputy Sheriff Ed. NJ. Hardy made
a capture last night. which classes
it among the best catches OF the big
ones, in criminal annals.
Last night Frank Spencer, alias
Frank Turner a noted crook in the
Montrose Jail, broke jail and got
away from that place. Immediately
| circulars were issued giving descrip
tions of Spencer and sent throughout
the country. One of them came in the
course of business to the sheriff S office
OF this county. The man was des-
cribed as being about thirty years of
age. weight 14O pounds, dark oomp-
lexion. wearing low slippers and hav-'
ing growth of beard of about two
weeks standing.
Ever since the receipt of that cir
cular Mr.. Hardy has been on the look
out for the man Spencer, with the
result that last night he made very
clever capture OF the individual.
Sheriff J. @. Taylor. of Montrose
county came to the city on Wednesday
night and together they have been
making the search. Last night Mr..
Hardy went to the Union station
yards and borrowing lantern from
one of the yard men made an appear
ance as a railroad man. They ran
across a man that answered the des-
cription and lookout was kept up
for him. Some of the yard men told
of a man who was endeavoring to get
out on the Midland freight to Glen
wood Springs. which leaves at ten
thirty O'Clock. This man the boys
in the yards directed toward the Mid
land freight. Sheriff Hardy met up
with the man and flashing the lantern
+, up as if he was railroad man, got
good glance at the mans features
and recognized him at once as the
man Spencer for whom they were in
search. although his beard had been
removed and his appearance somewhat
changed. Mr.. Hardy at once deter
mined to place the man under arrest.
but waited his time, as he had been
warned that the man was desperate
character and would take his life, if
he had asgun ON his person.
Sheriff Taylor was in the yards at
Hardy took no chances, he walked
slightly ahead of the man, the latter
thinking that he was a railroad en-
ploye, and suddenly wheeling, when
about three feet in front of him order
ed him to throw up his hands. This
he did. although reluctantly and then
only throwing them about half way
up, he was commanded to raise them
higher and then again Mr.. Hardy
threw the light ON him and he called
him by his name of Spencer. The
man in a tremulous voice said his
name was not Spencer. Mr.. Hardy
responded that he guessed that he
was. but answered he had no time to
quibble and ordered the man TO march
toward the depot. When he got him
there, Sheriff Taylor was sent for
and when he approached Spencer, i'm
mediately recognized him as the man
wanted.
He was locked up in Jail over night
and this morning. in charge of Sheri If
aylOr WAS UdheH 10 Ouray lOr sale
keeping
Spencer robbed iewelry store at
Montrose and shipped the loot to
some confederates. He is thorough
ly bad man and Mr.. Hardy took his
life i'll his hands, when he placed him
under arrest Mr.. Hardy said that he
was determined, under the instruc-
tions of Sheriff Taylor, to take no
chances and had Spencer attempted to
pull gun he would have been shot
to death. but very fortunately he was
unarmed.
There was reward of one hund-
red dollars offered for the mans ar
rest and this sum, in the shape of a
check from the sheriff of Montroso
county was turned over to him 1t
was good capture and Mr.. Hardy
deserves much credit for his good
work.