Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-17
INDIAN boys
CAPTURED

Two Indian boys, who escaped from
the training school at Carlisle. were
captured by officers MincemOyer and
Voris Yesterday and are now detained
in the county Jail The capture was
effected by the officers after several
hours hard work, which included a
tramp some four miles down the riy-
eT.
Yesterday morning Chief Mincemoy
er was called up by Chief of Police
Waltz. of Suubury, and Informed that
two Indian students had escaped from
Carlisle also that they had been trac-
ed as far as Northumberland-that
they had left that point yesterday
morning on the ID. J.. d W. track,
headed for Danville The officers We're
requested to be on the lookout for the
runaways and to take them into Gus
tody. The description that Chief OF
Police Waltz was able to give was
necessarily very imperfect and was TO
the effect that the boys, being full
blooded Indians. were of very dark
complexion and that they wore blue
suits and slouch hats
Officers MincemOyer and NOris start
ell down the river When below Red
Point they met Liveryman Frank Fry,
who Informed the police that near the
church a mile or so below Cameron
he saw two young men who reminded
him of Cinnamon reclining on the
grass in the shade. The description of
the clothing cOrrespOnded to that of
the two Indian students for whom the
officers were searching
Chief MInrpnnVqr rpnnpStpH the
liveryman after reaching home to hitch
up in a double seated carriage and to
return 10 ChulaSkey for the purpose of
bringing the officers and the Indians,
if captured back to town. Meanwhile
the officers would keep a close lookout
and intercept the runaways, if they
came along
In due time Mr.. Fry returned with
the carriage Up to that time nothing
had been seen of the Indians. On the
assumption that they were still loiter-
ing along the railroad the officers got
into the carriage and were driven
down as far as Cameron.
Arriving near the old hotel the ot1iC
ers caught a glimpse Of two figures
near the railroad. which they took to
be the young Indians They immed-
lately started after them and before
they came up to them were convinced
they were not mistaken They were
full blooded Indians and their costume
was as described. As they approached
the Younger of the boys turned and
was in the act of running away; he
hesitated. however, for a moment and
then turned, retraCing his steps. The
next moment both he and his compan-
ION were taken into custody. They
neither offered resistance, nor attempt
ed to deny their identity.
The officers and their prisoners en-
tered the carriage and We're driven to-
ward Danvillc True to their nature
the young Indians were sullen and un-
communicative. They, however, did
not refuse to answer questions. In this
way considerable information relating
to their escape was elected. Although
in broken English their replies were
very direct and intelligible.
The older of the two boys gave his
name a. Antonio EellObO, nineteen
years Of age, a Sioux Indian. The
younger was Nathan Lott, seventeen
years OF age, member of the Nez
PerCes tribe Of Indians, which mostly
iuhabit Idaho. Lott is a member of
the third grade in the Indian school.
Yellobo has been at Carlisle for
three years and the present is his
fourth attempt to escape. When he last
ran away he was captured in Ohio.
The boys yesterday confessed to the
officers that in the present attempt to
escape they were headed for New York
State where they intended to apply for
work. Yellobo is learning harness
making and Lott the blacksmith trade
at Carlisle. On Lofts person a pair
of fine barber shears was found and it
developed that he could cut hair
The boys stated that they escaped on
Sunday afternoon, when as one of them
put it "nOthin was gOin on. - Lott
stated that lie would be content to re-
main at Carlisle, but he confided to the
officers THAT lellobo would run away
again i'll June after he gets his pay.
The authorities of the Indian school
were communicated with Yesterday
and informed of the capture. In all
probability some one Will arrive at
Danville to day for the purpose of tax
ing the boys back to school.