Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1910-04-14
HENRY MosER Is
PLACED IN JAIL
Breaks Away from Officer kruse and
Goes Down an Abandoned Mine
Launder and sayre Accomplish
Feat Of Daring.


There was all kinds Of excitement
in this quiet and peaceful berg Mon
day at about noon when Night Watch
Gus. Kruse took two or three shots
at fleeing prisoner. Mr.. Kruse was
taking Henry Moser, the Austrian
who was bound over to the district
court on the charge of larceny and
was out on bond, to the county Jail.
Just before the court house was
reached Moser concluded that he did
not like the idea of being incarcerat-
ed and broke away from the officer
and hit hot pace up Eureka street
and made for the James Henry mine.
The officer commanded the fugitive
| to halt and receiving no compliance
to the command, commenced firing
his revolver. This increased the speed
of the fleeing Henry, who had the
marshal completely outchssed in a
marathon. Mr.. Kruse said he did not
fire to hit, but considering the mar
shaps craftsmanship the result In all
probability would have been the same
had he taken steady aim.
When Moser reached the shaft
building he made for the ladder way
and went down the mine. The mar
shall was not certain that his prison
er had gone down the mine, as 1t
was possible that he had gone out
the other side of the shaft house
and continued his race up the hill.
Anyway, Mr.. Kruse decided to camp
in the shaft house and before many
minutes had plenty Of company in
the curious citizens who assembled
rapidly.
Marshal Launder was notified of
the escape of the prisoner and he
procured a horse and secured the
country Ia the vicinity Of Nevada
Vile, hoping to apprehend Moser in
case he had not gone down the mine.
Not being able to locate the man.
Marshal Launder made up his mind
that Moser was down the James
Henry. shaft and went to the mine
4 and concluded to go down. It was a
very risky undertaking considering
y that the mine had not been worked
1 for six years or more and the lad
y ders were decayed and very unsafe.
Then, too, he was at the mercy OF
n Moser should the man conceal him
y self in level and knock the officer
J. off the ladder as he came down. But
o the dangerous situation did not deter
courageous marshal in his deter
u mination to get his man. He asked
that some one go down with him so
that If anything did happen he could
notify those on top. Robert Sayre,
who possesses unusual nerve and dar
y ing, volunteered to make the descent
'r into the mine. He remained at the
J. level landing while the marshal went
oI into the levels and slopes. In the
a. first level foot prints were observed
L and then the men knew for certain
ty that Moser was in the mine. Ht
y wasn't in the first level so Laundel
and Sayre proceeded down the shaft
At the 300 level, a short distance
e above water, the marshal, who wa
taking the lead, noticed the foot O
ne Moser. The man was crouched on thu
We wall plate, between the bed plank an
the foot wall.
Moser offered no resistance whel
Oh the marshal discovered him. He wa
'y almost overcome with foul air an
e. was too weak to talk. 1t was abou
ie' all he could do to make his way VI
no the ladder. The prisoner was hand
io cuffed when surface was reached an
e. taken to the county Jail.
Moser is very troublesome char
Oh acter and has been in more than on
rs scrape since he has been in the cour
In ty. On February 10th he was place
49, under arrest on a complaint Of gran
De larceny made by Mrs. Mary Bonatt
py who claims that Moser robbed her c
OF $4,000. He was found guilty of tn
charge in the justice court and wa
bound over to the district court. H
furnished bond, but his bondsme
learning OF recent theft in whic
he Is said to have figured, asked I
be released from the bond. Nose
was given in custody Of Marshf
lis Kruse when the bondsmen Withdrew
iis and he was being taken to Jail I
III await his trial in the district couI
M when he escaped.
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