The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-09-10

The city of Wenatchee is prepare
to give a warm reception to an escap
ed convict who has broken away from
the bunch of conyicts who have been
building a road to Pateros, and is IN
hiding in the hills near Nenatchee,
with stolen pony and armed with
a double-barreled shot gun, desper-
ate with hunger and desire for lib
erty. Every avenue of escape is
blocked and it thought that he VIII
try to pass through the city at any
moment. most likely in the evening.
Gun Duel to Death.
When he does put in an appear
ance. if he does, a gun duel is look
ed for between the desperate MAJ
and officers of the law. The latter
have made preparations for one ant
are armed with rapid fire revoivers
and will not hesitate to shoot II
the convict does not throw up MS
hands and give himself up to the
majesty of the law. The man, IL Is
said by officers in Waterville who
konw him and his disposition, VIII
not do so. The only alternative theh
for the officers, it is said, is gun
duel. TO bring him to terms.
signals Arranged With Ferrynan.
II is thought that he will try 10
mass over the ferry near the court
house. in almost speaking distance
of the county Jail, where II ne is
cantured he will have boarding
,,aco for a while. This is regarded
as consummaTe holdness on ms part
thar he should attempt TO cross at
a noint near the Jail, and IN MS con
duet the officers md maie1al ioi
comnarison with the habits OF Leon
Tracy who by his daring escapes
from Justice aroused the entire loA''"-
west few years ago.
Signal Will BE Displayed.
The ferryman when seen by Dep
utv Sheriff Simmons this morning
said that he would object to any
6pbtinc taking place on the Doat
INV wife is on board, he SAID anu
she would be badly frightened. :
"It makes no difference replied
Simmons. THE law is first and al
ways must be first. and il your Wlie
vould he frightened at d conflict pe
tween the convict and the officers
then she should get off the ferry uh
til we know whether he Is coming
this way way or not.
Seen Below Wateryiile.
The first inkling the officers OF
Wenatchee had that Harvey was
heading this way was early last night
Daputy Sheriff Simmons and Depu
ty Sheriff ID. Haven OF BellIngham
were sitting in the formers office
at the time, at the court house, the
Offices where Simmons and Sherlt
Webb have their executive apart
ments conversing about various mat
tiers relative TO the work OF criminals
Telephone Conveys the Word.
OF a sudden the telephone ranE
and Simmons answered it. TIT
voice of Sheriff Logan Of Watervili'
was heard. and he gave the news Q
Harvey's approach in quick sent
ences. 1t seems that Sheriff LOgal
saw Harvey idSt HiSHe oSio" "">
Vile and he was heading for Wenat
chez. He recognized him at one
from a photograph in his possession
and saw that the convict was heavil.
armed with the shot gun and ridln!
upon a pony. As the man had NJ
way of honestly getting horse. tn
only supposition is that he stole II
He had discarded the convict clothe
in part ana was dressed in som
rough clothes of another character
He was gone, and vanished into tn
Iahvrinths of the hills before Sheri'
Logan could get up with him. II
disappeared towards this city, and a
there is no way for him TO Sc
through save the ferry. it is though
that he will undoubtedly try to pas
over it. despite the situation is i
all WAYS against him.
Searching in Dark Yelled Hits.
rpon receipt of the news that Har
yey was heading this way the OH
GERS Immediately started out to bloc
every possible avenue OF eseap'
CITY Marshall Ferguson and Deout
Sheriff Haven of BeIlingham wei
I'm the river on the north side G
the Columbia to a point where tn
oscaping man would most likely pas
at a point where there Is a d.sfa
cnt IN the hills, and the river tur7
in sharp curve around a big s'uf
leaving a stretch of fairly open coui