The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1910-02-26
DESPERATE MAN ATTEMPTED TO
BREAK FOR WOODS WHEN
POSSE FIRED ON HIM.
One Shot Penetrated the Stomach and
His Condition Is Regarded as
Criteal-Houpt After
Prisoner.

Shot through thy stomach by
member OF a posse attempting to ef-
feet his capture, A. c. Conln, wanted
in California for grand larceny, and
who broke out Of the county jail here
Tuesday night, may not live 10 ,be
brought back here.
Sheriff HOupt had notified all Off
GERS through the western part of the
state to be on the lookout for the
fugitive Yesterday afternoon officers
at Okolona, in Clark county. learned
that Conln might e hidden away in
freight train coming through that
point from Womble and a posse was
deputlzed,
When the train pulled in the engi-
neer was tagged to stop il. and the
posse hunted through the freight cars,
finding Conin hidden away Immedi-
atey on being discovered the fugitive
made a daring break for the door,
rushed through and attempted 10 beat
the officers to the woods He did not
know that posse was stationed out.
side and when about one hundred
yards from the train Deputy Hayes
fired on him Others fired simultan-
eously, bst II was HAYES who brought
him down
When C0nlin fell he was surround
ed. He admi ed his identity. and
asked for the overc0at. hat and grip
that he had LEFT behind IN the freight
car.
Sheriff Jake Houpt was notified Of
the facts in the case by the Oidona
authorities and left Immediately for
the prisoner Al that time it was not
believed Conlin was seriously injured,
and the officers did not know how
badly he was hurt last night when the
sentinelRecord received the details
of the shooting
Conlin had been indicted for grand
larceny in San Francisco after having
opNlatSh opbbh y. ilbl III WIN"
many women aud young girls were
robbed. He was finally caught under
a charge that would stick in the court
and when the officers went to arrest
aim he escaped and went into Mexico
There he was captured bu, laughed
at the officers. and made his getaway
just about the time they thought they
had him.
Conlln was arrested here and held
for the California officers. and Desk
Sergean. Redmond answered the call,
bringing from California a requisition
for the prisoner, which was duly rec
ogniZed at Little Rock By Governor
Donaghey
When it was believed that Conln
would be delivered over. his attorneys
in chancery court raised the point
thai the requisition by Governor Gil
cite OF California had been signed on
February y. which is Lincoln's birth
day anniversary. and thus a statutory
legal holiday in California.
The court ruled that the authority
of q requiston was not a statutory
one, but a congressional authority, and
overrulei the point made by counsel
for the fugitive, but an appeal was
taken and Connn ordered held here
until the appeal could be passed on by
the supreme court Of the state
The night after the appeal was
granted Cenlin led a jail delivery at
the county Jail, saving through the
prison bars with saws which had been
furnished him in the cell
His brother. A. 3 Conlin and Della
Martini, known as the "spook child
IN the operation Of the fake spirit
uallsuc game. came here from Califor
kma a1er Conllns arrest aud the
brother create1 renewed interest ~
the case by announcing that be would
spend s500 10 prevent Dis hr1'h 'hei
going back 20 California
lIe vas not taken very seriously
nmeh he aid spend ononeh mone
to make a desperate Iea' battle 'n'