The Globe-republican., 1909-10-21
AFTER RAWLINGS
MAN WHO JUMPED HIS BOND
AT DODGE CITY IS WANT
Ed AT HUTCHINSON
FOR GETTING WAY WITH TEAM
Marshal John Madden Gave the
Clue That the Reno County
Sheriff Worked On

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The sheriff at Hutchinson has been
having chase after T. d, Rawlings,
who is also wanted here, for jumping
his bond just before the last term Of
District Court, when he was to be
tried for forgery. On last Thursday
. woman, now believed to be Raw
lings' wife, ordered team and bug
gy at an address in Hutchinson, and
as the team was not returned the
sheriff was sent in search of it. He
found that the unknown woman had
gone to house on Avenue 20" al d
requested to rent room. She then
went to the telephone and ordered a
livery team sent to the house. Ex-
planning to the people at the house
that she was going to the country to
see her sister, che drove away, and
that was the last seen of her. Sher-
if Dockworth put out a drag net to
catch the woman and team but il was
hard to establish her identity, and
there was little but the description Of
the team to work on. Last Sunday
Marshal John Madden, on his way
from Atchison back to Dodge City,
stopped off at Hutchinson where be
called on Sheriff Duckworth. On
being told Of the strange woman
stealing the team Marshal Madden
insisted at once that it was the work
Of Sawlings. The Sheriff ut Hutch
ir had no faith in the theory al
fiji. but he Investigated just the
same. and two days later wrote Mar
shal Madden that his surmise had
been correct. That Rawlings had
exchanged the buggy before leaving
Hutchinson for spring wagon, and
that be believed that the woman was
Rawlings wife. Sheriff Duckwortb,
after convincing himself that il was
the Rawlings he was looking for,
found that they had shipped a box Of
goods to Wichita, and that they had
gone with the team in that direction.
BE found later where they had trad
ed the spring wagon for lumber
wagon. Sheriff Duckworth was in
Wichita yesterday but failed to locate
the people or team. 1t has been rain
ing very hard in that part Of the
country, and the Rawlings may be
staying in the country somewhere,
waiting for better roads, or they may
have driven on, expecting to send to
Wichita later for their goods.
The sheriff wrote another letter to
Mr.. Madden yesterday stating that
be thought it would be an easy mat
ter now to locate Rawlings. A war
rant has been issued for the arrest Of
both the man and the woman.
Rawlings is wanted in Dodge City
for jumping his bond, which was in
the sum Of $500, and is signed by L.
L. Taylor, P. M. Incl, G. L. Painter,
Arthur Wright and Will Preston,
who were induced to go on the bond
by some Of Mrs. Rawlings relatives.
In the interest Of some Of the bonds
men, Mr.. Madden has been keeping
look out for Rawlings, and knew
that he bad been In the vicinity OF
Hutchinson. When he learned of
the missing team he thought ct once
that he could furnish photo Of the
people that took II. and it was through
him that the Reno county sheriff got
his clue to work on.
The sheriff Of Hutchinson was
much pleased with "the hunch" that
was given him by the Dodge City
marshal. and be is keeping Mr.. Mad
den posted daily on the matter.
II the officers are correct in their
theory, and Rawlings is caught. %
he no doubt would be in q short time,
he will probably be brought back to
Dodge City and the bondsmen will
be glad TO nee him.
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