The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-17
SOL TEMPLE IS
UNDER ARREST
Fatally Wounded a Police
Sergeant Before Captured.
OVERCOME IN A STRUGGLE
Has a Record Of Many and
Desperate Crimes.

st. Joseph. Mo-. May 16.-Police SaT-
geant William Gibson was shot and
fatally wounded by the notorious Sol
Temple. Indian Territory desperate and
murderer, upon whose head, a price of
half kings ransom has rested for sew
eral years. Temple stole a team of
horses one mile north of this city Friday
night, and had them at Lewis livery
barn. where the tragedy occurred. Tenn
pie was captured and is now in Jail at
the police station.
At $50 Saturday afternoon. Sergeant
| Gibson and Officer Jim Cradle went to
the Lewis BARN to examine the two
horses taken to the barn earlier in the
day. 1t was believed that the horses
| were stolen from c. c. Armstrong, liv-
ing north of krug park
When the officers went into the stall
| to examine the horses. Temple, the man
who had taken them there, drew a Az
caliber revolver and fired point blank
at Gibson. The weapon was no more
than six inches from Gibson's face when
the charge exploded. The bullet entered
the left nostril and passed through the
roof of the mouth.
Following this, Officer Cradle and Tenn
pie fought for some time. Finally,
Cradle succeeded in throwing Temple to
the floor, where he was handcuffed In
the struggle, Temple was badly beaten
up by Officer Cradle. who used the butt
of Temples revolved Sergeant Gibson
~ ha To
where he vsnt to get him to go to the
Lewis barn and explain his possession
of the horses. On his way to the barn
with Temple, he passed officer Cradle on
the street and gave him the wink to fol-
low. This the officer did. Officer Cradle
entered the barn Immediately after Glib
son and Temple. and arrived just in
time to witness the shooting.
Sergeant William A. Gibson has been
on the police force eight years and has
been a sergeant three years. He is "a
years of age and has a wife and two
children, a boy and girl. He was born
in Buchanan county and is a brother
Of Public Administrator james A. Glib
son.
In a confession. Temple said he was
born at Portage Wis, forty-five years
ago At the ago of 20 he married Flora
Marsh. at Red Oak, Ia. He says he has
led the life of an outlaw many years
and has resided at 1913 South Fourth
street, Des Moines, Ia, for three years.
He is known there as Sam Davis. He IS
six feet tall of ruddy complexion. sandy |
mustac and weighs 100 pounds He |
has three children. two girls, and boy. |
<~;- olI ,a,,r, ON
tinually cursed the police and says he |
will die game.
The jail was never built that Sol Tenn |
pie couldn't break out Of is a common |
saying in the southwest concerning this |
man who. from petty thief. has become
a desperate criminal Temples first Of
fense seems to have been trivial-chicken |
stealing. perhaps Then he was suspect
ed of being too free with his neighbors'
horses Then came Jail, his first escape
and the long catalogue of crime since.
until now he is a hardened desperate.
He has been in a number of jails in Kan
sas and the territories. but always by
the exercise of his great strength, his
absolute daring and carelessness of life,
he managed to escape. Temple disap-
peared about three years ago and his
whereabout were unknown. Temple
was arrested in Kansas City in the fall
of 1900 in Walnut street at time when
he had said he could not be taken alive.
He was taken back to Oklahoma and i'm
prisoned. but soon again escoped. Tenn
pie was arrested here by Detective Matt
Kenney. who took him at the point of
a pistol. Kenney had his weapons ready
to use II was a curious scene. Kenney
said. interrogatively "Yes?" Temple
looked the detective in the eyes, lowering
his head and looking for the slightest
chance for escape 1t didn't come. Then
he said "yes,'' and the arrest was made.
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