The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-21
CONVICT FOR LOVE
Governor Stubs Probably Will
Release James Dalton.
Prisoner Escaped From Jail at
MarysVille 8 Years Ago.
JAILER WAS KILLED.
Convicted of Completely in the
Death of an Official.
Other Items of General Interest
to Kansas Readers.
JAILER WAS KILLED.

Leavenworth, Kan, Nov. 21.-Since
the publication in the Topeka State
Journal one week ago, that Governor
Stubs is considering a parole for
James Dalton, a life convict, it is IN
derstood here that he probably will
grant it.
Dalton has been in prison eight years
under sentence for life. His crime was
committed IL years ago in Marysville,
and before Dalton was captured lie
had served four years in the army.
Dalton's trouble was caused by the
love Of a girl. She was Laura Taylor,
who lived near Golf, Kan. Dalton was
a frequent visitor at the Taylor home
and became acquainted with all the
family. According to his story one 0f
the Taylor boys was wild and frequent
~ in trouble. One day he was at the
Taylor home when three officers came
looking for young Taylor and two 9TH
ers who were charged with some crime.
The elder Taylor refused to allow them
to search the house. although the men
wanted were there at the time.
Helped Others to Escape.
After the officers left il was suggest
ed that Dalton take a buggy and drive
the fugitives to some point where they
could get out of the country. The girl
suggested it. Dalton says he believed
It would increase her affection for him
and that he saw nothing particularly
wrong in it at that time. He took the
three men out of the immediate neigh
borhood by unused roads and was just
leaving them when a posse surrounded
them and included Dayton in the ar
rest
He was taken with the others to the
county Jail OF Marshall county at
Marysville, charged with assisting fugi-
tives from justice to escape. As soon
as they were inside the Jail they be-
Manning To and If
not to have been a very hard thing to
do The bars We're sawed, and one
night while the jailer was asleep and
the sheriff was out of the building they
decided to make their break for lib
erty. Dalton says he was the first tC
90, and that when he passed the jailer
the latter was sleeping soundly and
snoring. He escaped from the building
and went to the edge of town, where
- was to wait for the others. When
they reached him they told him the
TALLER had wakened up and that they
had bod "to tap him on the head
Dalton says he questioned them as tC
what they did to the jailer. and tina.
they told him nothing serious" Dali
ton says he did not know then that this
5ailer was killed.
Enlisted in the Army.
He left the others and went to Den.
yer. where he enlisted in the army un.
do the name of Albert G. Denny II
Company K of the Fifteenth infantry
He was sent to Cuba and served
through the campaign there He was
hOnorably discharged and returned tc
Philadelphia, where he re-enIisted ir
Company L of the Fourth infantry h
was sent to the Philippines and served
two years and four months there a
few days after Dalton returned to this
country from his second enlistment h
was arrested and brought back to Kan.
sas for trial. He was convicted o.
completely in the killing of the jailer a.
Marysville and was sentenced for liz
in the penitentiaTy.