The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-05-08

The most clever boy criminal II
the history Of the state OF Washing.
Johnnie Malloy. Of North Yakima
was taken into custody at Post Falls
Ida, after being chased in two states
/ by officers in automobiles. Johnnie
had stolen horse and buggy, ana
! following his propensitics, took a
| bicycle after again losing the horse.
The horse was taken by officers while
Malloy was in hiding. The boy sue
cecded in making a second escape
after the horse had been led away.
Heading for Burke, Idaho, as fast
rs he could go, Johnnie Malloy, aged
i years, iail-breaker, horse and BIZ
cycle thief and forger. was captured
Sunday noon at Post Falls, Idaho, by
Deputy Sheriff S. d. Doak, ana 1t
5:15 O'Clock Sunday afternoon, just
rs hours after his escape, was again
confined in the juvenile jail at the
Spokane county courthouse.
Watching his opportunity, the
youugstet made dash for liberty
Friday afternoon, when for mo-
ment his cell door was left unlocked
Erecting his escape unnoticed, he
ran for the open fields and later
made a trip 10 the city, under cover
Of darkness, looking Tor some way OF
getting clear of Spokane.
Friday night nothing was done to
ward his capture, but shortly ate.
noon saturday, H. w Jones of spo-
kane. who conducts a blacksmith
shop in Moab, Wash, tclephoned to
sheriff II. b. Doak that Johnnie had
Just left Moab, driving in a rig which
the sheriff recognized as one stolen
from ! y. Moody Friday night
Securing an automobile. the sher-
if started for Rathdrum, Idaho, to-
ward which the boy was heading
when last seen. The chase was with
out success, however, for though the
sheriff at Rathdrum had been noti-
fed, the boy had come and gone be-
fore the search there was started
For the night, Sheriff Doak gave il
up.
Captured Mt Post Falls.
Late Saturday NIGHT word from the
police at Occur j'Alene, Idaho, stat
ed that the rig stolen at Spokane
had been found there, but that there
WAS no little Johnnie in sight The
first train from the city yesterday
morning took Deputy Sheriff Doat
to the Idaho city, where he started
ON the trail The rig had been found
there. sure enough, ana he started
on 4 search for Johnnie lie soon
found that the lad had gone 10 Post
FAILS. Idaho, 10 which place he fol
lowed. Johnnie's discovery and ar
rest followed quickly after that, ana
after giving the hungry youugster q
good feed. the deputy started for
Spokane with his prisoner.
When the youngstei was searched
in the Juvenile Jail, no money was
found, but in one Of the pockets Of
lis blue Jumper were a couple hand
fuls Of grannlatea tobacco This,
the hoy said. had been hidden ever
since his arrest two weeks or more
ago, and went aud got rs soon as
he had regained his freedom
When in the Jail cell little Johnnie
was crying as If his heart would
break, either through penitence Of
chagrin at his capture which IT was
hard TO tell from the story lie gayc
Of his As hours Of liberty Here j.
The way he told OF his escapade:
Johnnie Tells Of Escape
"Well, | saw that the door was
not locked; l had been watching to
see, ana when there was no one
looking slipped ont Of the door and
got away from the courthouse before
any one saw me That was ahont
o'clock, and rs soon as got away
from the building a little ways.
ran as fast as | could, until got mp
BY the Inland cracker bakery. Then
| hid in some bushes up there until
| saw there was no one chasing me
''As soon as | dared | started for
the home of Frank Passmore over
On East Pacific avenue Frank Vas
in the jail with me Tor awhile,
though he was only charged with
truaney found him al home ana
he asked me how | got away tot
him that had run away. and not 10
tell anyone Ills folks were there
afterward, but guess they just
thought it was some one come 10
play with Frank, because they didn't
ask me any questions or pay any at