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years. during which Tine be opeaE;aaced
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Rosby Rock. Fteenan Beaoout one
Of the most notorious criminals IN tA,s3
State. was run down yesterday !bYs
Special Deputy Rice. Of Glendale, zao
brought his prisoner to this ety.
where be Is now safely lock ed up IN |
the county jail TO await the action OF
the February term Of court. q.
Time and again the sheriff OF this 4
county with q posse and the peniten:s
tiary bloodhounds has tried to, run tniss
notorious criminal. but each ume no /
has succeeded in eludlng the sofaeers;>S \ !
Several weeks ago c. r. Rice. 5s Of
Glendale,: who IS. known to be n fear
less man. was appointed a special dep (
uty sheriff to run Beabout TO. earth. \
Since that time be has been shadowtnE
his man and on several occasions he !
nearly succeeded in arrcstdng him. ,SSi
Through this State and Ohio. Rice
has shadowed Beabout. and at the risk {
NJ his own life yesterday he succeed
ed in making the arrest. Shortly be-.
ior o'clock in the morning in "a blind
Ing sleet, Rice crepts to the house
occcuIhed by Beabout. and Knocked on /.
the door. His knock was answered
BY Mrs, Beabout: and her two Sons,
who at first refused to let him enter
the house, even after be told them !;
his mission. she attempted to close I
tho door in hiss face, but Rice tt::
bis feet through and gained admtss,ou.
Upon entering the house he discov-
cred number Of guns STACKED up IN
n corner Of the room: these: be took!
the+ bullets sfromS and ! started. to look !
Tor Ills man Seeing thsee pairs RI Il II :
mems shoes under a bed be Knew bis !
man was in the house and he started 4
an investigation. After; carefully
searching the house without any signs /.
Of Beabout he discovered IN hole 10. +
the ceiling. He secured "a ladder and 4
when attempting to place It against 5
the wall to ascend to the attic. he
was met, resistance BY the two
men who attempted to take the lad;
der from him. Rice well knew then Z
that his man was hiding In the attic !
above and after informing the two
sons that resistance would mean their
death. started to ascend In the dark:
less to the attic with his revolver In Z
one hand and a lantern in the other. 4
Just as he attempted to gain the at
tic he discovered Beabout standing
above him with a large club in his =
hand ready to dash his praIns out. Rice
drew his gun and pulled the trigger !,
back to dll Deabout who then real
lied his position and threw his hands !
up. dropping the club II surrender Il
he stated. rs he. realized that the man
who ran him down intended shooting:
Marching his prisoner down the Ecut-
tie before, him Rice with drawn gun 4
descended the, ladder. first handcuflns
his prisoner. Bcabout's wife and two
sons started to- offer resistance. y but! Ii
We're quickly covered by Rice. March.
Ing his prisoner to Rosby Rock. Rico
brought him to this city, arriving at
4 o'clock and placing him behind the
bars Of the county jail. NJ NJ ~
Nearly two years ago Beabout was
arrested at the Benwood depot upoa
aHghtins from a train on the Ohio rir-s:
or. division to catch train ON the /
p. & o.sfor him home. Officer George
Rennett. Of this city. made the arrest
end landed bis prisoner behind tho s
bars OF the county jail. He furnished
bond and never appeared for trial. He Z
stated In the county tall yesterday
morning that he was ready to furnish
bond for his appearance 70 the Cir 4;
cult Court, but hts bond viii hardly
be accepted. 4 4! *
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