Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-08-20
JAIL BREAKERS
Are CAPTURED
WILEY AND DAY, WHO OVERFLOW
Erred GUARDS WITH WOODEN
PISTOL. CAUGHT.
NEGRO SHOT IN LEG
When Told to Halt He Fled and Bull
let Pierced Left Knee Joint
Men Are Back in OF
tumWa Jail.
NEGRO SHOT IN LEG

| After search of three days by sher-
ifs and marshals of Wapello, Mahas-
| ka, Keokuk and Washington counties,
Stanley Wiley, white, and William
Day, colored, who everpowered the
| guards in the Wapello county Jail Sat
| urday night with wooden pistol, and
escaped, were captured yesterday aft
ernoon by Sheriff Black and Deputy
McCarty of Washington county, on
the outskirts of Washington. Sheriff
William Jackson and Deputy Mike
Garvin fastened to Washington yes
terday afternoon when the news was
received that the fugitives were in
that vicinity. When the officers reach
ed the city the men had been captured.
but not until Day had been sot in the
knee of his left leg by Sheriff Black
when he attempted to escape after the
officer had placed the two men under
arrest. Day is now in a serious condi-
ton The bullet penetrated his leg
from the rear and lodged in the joint.
1t cannot be extracted an it is believ-
ed that if not fatal, he will lose his
leg.
Seen by Horse Buyer.
Yesterday morning horse buyer of
West Chester was driving in the coun
try about six miles west of the village
when he saw the men near the farm
of Mr.. Fisher. Having been previous
ly notified by Marshal Grimes Of ST.
courtney to look out for the men, he
called up the Washington officers
They fastened to the Fisher farm,
where they learned that Wiley and
Day had gone toward Washington Be
fore noon they had traced the men to
within two miles of Washington. At
noon Sheriff Jackson was notified that
the men were lowering about Wash
ington and for him to hurry there.
Travel by Handcar.
The Washington officers set out
from town on a hand CIR. Coming up
to gang of section hands they were
told that two men answering the dis
cription of the ones sought, had been
hanging around the railroad bridge all
day. The officers set out for the bridge
and soon the hunted men stepped out
from the railroad embankment on to
the tracks. When within several hun
dred feet of them, they broke and ran
into cornfield. Coming to the point
of entrance. Sheriff Black entered the
field behind the men and the deputy
made circuit of the field in an en-
deavor to head them off from a large
clump of woods about quarter of
mile distant.
Sheriff Black had not gone far when
he came face to face with the men,
about thirty feet distant, they having
made a circuit, and were working
back. They stepped directly in front of
the Sheriff IN the same row of corn.
Hands up!" commanded the officer.
II am an officer" The men hesitated,
being taken completely by surprise.
Hands up, say, or I'll shoot" At
this both men raised their hands in
the air. The sheriff whistled for his
deputy, who was, about Is rods dis
tant. When he came in sight Day
knew the jig was up, and without fur
Their ceremony he broke and ran. The
sheriff shot once at him He knew he
had hit him as the negro finched.
Mr.. Black then took Wiley back on
the hand car to town while McCarty
searched the cornfield for the negro.
but without avail. About O'Clock
man tagged the way freight with his
hat. The train was stopped to pick
the man up, believing he had been
strucK by tne passenger, which had
just passed.
Says He Was "Robbed."
whats the matter?" asked the
conductor.
Il was shot in the leg" said the ne.
gro, while sleeping here, and was
robbed Of S."
The injured man was taken to
Washington and turned over to the
police. The Ottumwa officers had
Just reached town ahead of the freight,
On looking into the baggage car at the
Injured man, Deputy Garvin beheld
the Ottumwa Jail breaker.
Wiley and Day were brought to Of
tumwa. The grand jury now in session
Is expected TO indict them for Jail
breaking.
| Wiley when searched. still had the
the wooden gun covered with tin foil
that he had pulled on the TRUSTEES of
the county Jail when they broke for
liberty last Saturday night.
|