The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-10-05
DAVISINJAIL AGAIN
ARRESTED AT SILVER MOUNTAIN
BY PORT ARTHUR OFFICER.


BY PORT ARTHUR OFFICER.
Will Ask Immediate Sentence For
Jail-Breaking. Talks Freely About
His Runaway Tramp. Prefers Prison
to the Life Of a Fugitive.
Word was received here Tuesday that
JOHNNIE Davis was safe in Jail at Port
Arthur, he having been nabbed by a
Canadian officer at a camp. in the Silver
Mountain country very short time
after he crossed over from the America n
side.
Sheriff Carhart went to Port Arthur
on the Easton Wednesday morning
armed with authority from the states
prison officials to get his man and bring
him pack. Waving all formalities DAVIS
consented to return with the sheriff
without extradition papers, and they
arrived here on the America last night.
Davis was arraigned before Judge
Durfee yesterday upon the charge of jail
breaking and. waving examination, be
was bound over to the grand jury. Upon
his own request he will be taken before
the district court for immediate SEN
tence, because, he says, when he Is re-
leased from prison he doesn't want to be
met at the gate by an officer with
a warrant.
Seen at the county Jail, he talked freely
Of his experiences while at large after
his escape from the county Jail. Accord
ing to his statement he broke out of jail
at about two o'clock Sunday morning
and headed for the reservation. In tho
vicinity OF Chicago Bay he lost his bear
ings and it was here that he met Martin
johnson, of whom he inquired the way.
He stayed in shack in that vicinity
that night and reaching the Vinette &
Legault's tote road he started with the
tote teams next morning for the camps.
About eight miles out he saw John
jacobson approaching and ducked into
the woods. Anticipating that he would
be followed to- the camp he remained at
this spot all day and night At about
twelve o'clock that night jacobson and
the sheriff passed along the road within
twenty feet of where he was lying.
He reached Vlnette & Legault's camp
the next night. From here he started
for the Canadian side by way of Camp 7,
the dam and camp S. He took the
wrong route in one place and had TO re-
trace his steps, giving him an extra walk
of twenty miles and for one stretch of
five miles he went straight through the
woods without the AID of a compass.
He reached Silver Mountain Saturday
after tramp that day of % miles and
1t was near this place that he was taken
into custody by Officer Ivan Thurlow of
the Canadian force, who came upon him
on the trail by accident.
He says he was perfect willing to give
up then and would prefer years in prison
to repetition of The experience of the
preceding week. He had had plenty to
eat but had slept out every night. His
first nights rest after escaping was not
until he was lodged in the Port Arthur
Jail. The futter of leaf or the break
ing of a twig was enough to startle him.
He lost twenty-five pounds during his
runaway.
He saw wolves, bear and moose on the
way. He was held up at one place for
over An hour by four ugly moose until
he commenced to wonder if they were IN
cahoots with Sheriff Carhart and bent on
keeping there until he would be. retaken
He processes now to be satisfied to
take his medicine" and in fact he
neither looks nor actsS&bthe part of one
who is much worried by his prospects.