The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-07-07

about a mite out toward the potns
from the pavilion. The Indian said
he wAa fishing near the fRAhon
shore. when stickney asked him 10
take him over,
Eflehney vas aeen 60 land hY
Crescent nrutton. a ik-ysar-old boy.
Who MAS on the beach. and the boy !,
whose father IL a guard In the pea
itsntlary, Immediately gave the
alarm and Park Superintendent =
X Roberts nsnt word 20 the police.
A dozen officers were dispatched 10
The park % hunt for the man. bus
the underground IL 50 heavy At this
point that it was impoasihle to ind
the man. stiekney told last night Of
bis hiding in the undeTErovth after
landing and said he wa awakened
hy tho officers tramping around IN
the immediate vicinity Of his bid
ing place. lie said the officers ~ere
within a few feet Of him, but be was
10 ueil hidden that he could not
even SO the scarchers, except to
catch occasional gilmpsca Of them.
The report Of the man havinE
I landed AZ this point vas considered
the most important clew yet re-
celved. aud Deputy Marshal Morris
and a party of newspaper men Kept
close watch on the avenues OF ea-
cape until last night. when posse
was sent out with the hope that
whoever the man In hiding might
be. he would attempt 10 make his
escape 10 the darkness.
MEETING WAS A MUTUAL SUR
PRISE.
The meeting OF Stlckney before
the posse had reached the park VAS
complete surprise 10 the man
hunters stiekney wore n pair Of
trousers made out OF blankets fur
niahed at the prison. which weae
several inches too short for him.
Ne had no outer shirt. bat wore q
dirty undershlrt, which was covered
with an old coat ne had secured in
some manner Ills hat and shoes
were taken from the prison AZ the
time Of the escape. Stickney was
taken TO the pavilion 20 await the
arrival OF officers aud while there
was provided with something to cat.
He ate AZ n he was almost fame
lshed. and five large sandwiches.
four cups Of coffee. two pieces Of
pie and a plate Of cookies disap-
peafed IN n remarkably short time
The handouts he wore Nere no
handicap 10 his eating
/ -
was closely questioned. but he gavs
no Information voluntarily. Only
once or twice. when talking OF other
matters. did he let drop remarks
which furnished tips TO the officers
When asked where the other COM
ylets were stickney only laughed.
nnd remarked that he would die be-
fore he would give them away.
4 hope they have better luck than
/ have had he said.
When informed that n search was
20 be made Of Point Defiance last
night. stlckuey laughingiy remark
ed that all Of his pals would be
found. but when told that a posse
had gone 20 Vashon island he show
ed moro concern when first taken
the convict said he had been hiding
~ Point Defiance for two days, but
later admitted. IN an unRuarded mo-
meut. that he only came over from
Vashon yesterday forenoon. Stick
ney has many friends at the smelt-
or where he used 10 work. and Il IL
thought he depended upon some one
Of these friends to aid him.
stiekney ala not know that HIS
landing at Point Defiance had
aroused suspicion, but supposed the
finding Of the large boat Off Vnsh-
on island yesterday morning had
furnished the clue,
eIr we had burned that ID
boat. nn I wanted 20. wc would have
been al right" he declared while
cursing his III luck. aud when asked
how he knew that thes beat had
been found he lauRhinEly remarked.
why. ! helped the fellow beach
Il this morning, and he told me Il
was the boat In whiai the convicts
had escaped said sucimcy, who
seemed 70 appreciate tho Joke.
The boat. which the convicta eiad
attempted to sink by cutting holes
through the sides and plncinR rocks
IN IL. Was discovered yesterday FORE
noon by Matt Cannon. who lives
on AcNclla island. Cannon was
passing vaahon inland with his little
Steamer and noticed the boat. turned
turtle lie NNf ont IN q ab0 Z. IS
lnFeatifalA ard ftaehed me 49, "a
lcfaft faat fI|tkaet and a4 |hef
Of Tie eSa 1tNeleiA d.Aa lIf.