The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-24
WAIT AT The DOOR
United States Marshal Mackcy
Arrests Ex- Convict.
C. C. Hutchings Free Only a
Few Minutes.
A TERM FOR LARCENY.
Now Must Answer for Murder
of Two Men.
Is Brought to Topeka for Safe
Keeping.
| TERM FOR LARCENY.

Leavenworth, Dec. 24.-C. c. Hutch
ings, an inmate of the U. S. penitentiary
who. about January 10. 1906, was identi-
fed by Deputy U. S. Marshals Cleveland
and Cole of South McAlester, /. T., as
Charles Tunnel, who committed two
murders in the Indian Territory in 1902
and for whom there is a reward of $500,
was released from the prison today and
| Immediately re-arrested by u. S. Mar
shall Mackey and some deputies and ia
ken to Topeka for safe keeping. He is
looked upon as a most desperate Grim
inal and will be carefully watched
While in the prison Hutchings was a
troublesome inmate.
Hutchings is a white man. 81 years
old; and was received from Antlers,
central district, Indian Territory, to
serve five years for larceny.
During the fall of 1902 Tunnel, alias
utchings accompanied by his pal Sam
Morley, attempted to rob an old Ger
ms i in Logan county, near Guthrie, Inc
old man resisted their efforts TO rob him
of his money and during the scullle the
German was shot by one Of the men,
The authorities soon discovered that
murder had been committed ana gave
chase to these two men who went across
the border line into the Indian Territory.
Then began a wild chase between
the fugitives and the officers. The Of
ficers lost track of the two men Tor
some time, but finally got WORD that
they had boarded a freight train on
the Fort Smith & Western railroad
and were bound for Cold Creek, IN
dian territory. Officers at that place
we're telegraphed to and ordered TO
intercept the train and capture the
two men that they would ind on the
train. The train was stopped at Cold
Greek and a search made through IT.
The two men were finally found IN
one of the box cars and were aware
of the approach of the oHcers TOT
when they got within gooo distance u
the car the two began firing on the
officers One officer, Sam Silas, was
killed during the fray and R. H Car
gall, another of the posse, was shot
through both legs, but nnally recoN-
cred TunneI alias Hutchings, man
aged to escape but Morley, his part
ner, was killed
A continued search was made for
Tunnel after he had escaped. but no
trace of him was found Rewards were
offered and people all over the United
states notified to look out for him.
could not keep out of trouble
and shortly after this affair he tried to
steal a horse and was caught He was
tried and given a five years sentence
and brought to the federal prison
The authorities Of the Indian Territory
in the Immediate neighborhood where the /
crime was committed have thought lnat
Hutchings and Tunnel we're one and the
same man and several officers have been
at the prison during the past two years
to identity him. but were unable to do SO. |
Deputies Cleveland and Cole asked per +
man and their request was granted They /
went to the new site Tunnel, who was /
working as a stone cutter, was ordered to
appear in Captain Trelford's office. He
was brought into the office by one of the |
guards. and as soon as he saw Cole he /,
turned as pale as death. for he realized /
that these two officers were there for the |
purpose of Identifying him. Cole had |
known him throughout his boyhood days
and had no trouble in Identifying the |
prisoner as the man wanted so badly for |
crimes in the territory.