The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-10-23
OUTSPRINTED THE OFFICERS
Lewis Newton, Suspected of Burglary
Gives Sheriff, Constable and Mar
shal Merry Chase.


O'Clock, as Mr.. Jacob Helber en-
tered his hardware store, where he
frequently sleeps at night, he thought
he heard some one in the rear of
the store, and drawing his pistol he
advanced In the direction of the
sound, when the back door was
ierked open and man ran out. Mr..
Helber FASTENED to the door and
fired several shots, but didn't see IN
which direction the intruder went.
Mr.. Lang heard the shots and came
up to the store, when he and Mr..
H"lber with lighted lantern went
out to the gate at the back part of
the lot, which was found open and
on the outside were found three rolls
of roofing paper that had been
taken from the store They then
looked about To see how the fellow
got in and found one of the shop
windows up.
Lewis Newton had been in the
store the day before looking at the
roofing paper, saying he would want
to get some in few days. The
same night Mr.. Adam Neidert had
some chickens stolen which he found
the next day at n store where he
was told that they were brought
there and sold by Newton. These
two Incidents were enough TO place
Newton under suspicion, so n war
rent was issued for his arrest.
Last Monday morning Newton,
who lives north Of town just beyond
the electric railroad power house,
was in town with his one-hOrse
wagon filled with number of things
that he had bought. While driving
up Liberty street he was stopped by
Constable Brown, who told him he
had n warrant for his arrest. New
ton got down off his wagon, saying,
"All right, but ] want to go into the
store here minute Constable
Brown followed him in, and Newton
hastened through the store and out
Mt the back door, the Constable fol-
lowing. Than the race began, but
he was better sprinter than the
Constable, so the latter fired n
couple of shots in the air as a warn.
ing for him to stop, but this only
seemed to accelerate his speed. Con-
stable Brown then hastily procured
a horse and he and Sheriff Croke
followed up the game, while Col
lector Denman and friend joined
In the chase with his automobile.
Newton gained the Brune woods
just beyond Judge Ledbetter's and
here threw his pursuers of the
scent. The woods were secured,
and Sheriff Croke found track
which he followed close to Newton's
home and waited for developments.
In the afternoon Constable Brown
got word that his man had been
seen south OF town in the vicinity
OF the Hospital, so he and City Mar
shal Adams went after him In that
direction. They flushed the game
and again gave chase. Now, the
City Marshal is something of q
sprinter himself, and he gained
little on Newton, but the latter had
pulled of his shoes to better ac-
celerste his speed, and lickety-split
he flew over the fields toward big
maple on the Martin farm, outwind-
ing the Marshal. When the pur-
suers reached the maple Newton
was nowhere to be seen-the earth
had swallowed him up. 1t was q
great chase, but Newton had proved
himself not only a thoroughbred
sprinter but a most artful dodger,
and the chase was called off for the
day.
On Wednesday Sheriff Croke was
apprised that Newton would be at
prominent residence on West Colum-
bio street that night, where the fam
fly had taken an interest In his
wife, and who wanted to persuade
him to give himself up, so he and
Deputy London went out thore to
try to bag him. They deployed with