Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-05-18
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 riv-
er
Yesterday morning Chief Mincemoy
er was called up by Chief of Police
Waltz, of Sunbury, and informed that
two Indian students had escaped from
Carlisle also that they had been trac-
ed as far as No thumberland-that
they had left that point yesterday
morning on the d. l.. 81 w. track,
headed for Danville. The officers were
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 Voris start
ed down the river When below Red
Point they met Liveryman Frank Fry,
who informed the police that near the
church 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 Mincemoyer requested the
liveryman after reaching home to hitch
up in double seated carriage and to
return TO Chulaskey for the purpose of
bringing the officers and the Indians,
if captured, back to town. Meanwhile
the officers would keep 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 offic-
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
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 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 ileutity
The officers and their prisoners en-
tered the carriage and We're driven to-
ward Danville 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 Ineligible.
The older of the two boys gave his
name as Antonio Yellobo, nineteen
years of age, a Sioux Indian. The
younger was Nathan Lott, seventeen
years of age, a member of the Nez
Perces tribe of Indians, which mostly
inhabit 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 he would be content to re-
main at Carlisle, but he confided to the
officers 81 that Yellobo would run away
again in 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.