The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-21
William Warren, Colored,
Just Convicted of Criminal
Assault, Escapes from q
Deputy Sheriff. !,
BULLETS FIRED
THE FLEEING NEGRO
Children In Street Prevent
Officer Firing Until Man
Had Gone Square-Is Still a
Fugitive.

Made desperate by mis- fear Of the
penitcntisry. William Warren. color
cd. madea successful break for liberty
Friday afternoon. about o'clock. es-
Gaping deputy sheriff Oscar Mashmey.
or amid veritable shower Of leaden
pellets from the officers 3s-calibre
revolver. Allotted by his friends. who
had plotted for his escape. the negro
stiIl remains at liberty. and. being veil
supplied with money authorities enter
tain little hope for HIS apprehension.
Found guilty by the circuit court OF
tho charge OF assault and battery with
intent to commit felony on Clara
Saunders. colored girl. when she
was but fifteen years old. Warren was
: Aeing- returned 10 jail by the deputy
sheriff when no escaped. Saturday
morning no was to have been sentenc-
cd - the Jeffersonvillc Reformatory
for 4 term Of two to fourteen years.
Was Nee handeuMsd.
Mashmcyer did not handcuff the
negro. who had asked him to be TAX.
On By this route. instead Of by the
moro direct route through an alley,
made his dash for freedom. Taking
advantage Of some children playing Inf
the street. tho man quickly put him.
eelf betwsen the sheriff and the
youugsters.
Asnnaeo.ag- -Asro had been gained
on tho deputy before Mashmeyer could
shoot at the man. although he had dis
charged bic gun In the air In the hopes
OF causing the man to stop running.
but this only seemed to increase War.
ren's speed After the first shot. the
deputy had three other opportunities
and each time he leveled his pocket
piece to kill. Whether or not any OF
the bullets were effective Is not posi-.
lively known. II is thought by Depu.
~ Mashmeyer that one or two of the
bullets hit the man In the fleshy part
Of the leg. Nevertheless they did not
check his speed. Several witnesses
to the man hunt declare the man limp.
ed after the sheriff shot the second
timc.
Swan Aeress River.
From Second and South A streets.
Warren, went west on A street to the
G. 4 O. viaduct. then started to Climb
4 four foot wire fence when Mash.
meyer again shot. the man grabbing
his leg. almost falling. but recovered
and foil over the fence. Although
limping at each step. the man was SO
frightened that he was making even
Rreatcr speed than before. In the lum-
ber yard Of the Starr Piano company.
Mashmcyer lost his quarry. A few
minutes later Warren was seen climb
Ing the west river bank. having swan
tho river. This was the last seen OF
Warren and II Is thought he Is now
some place In Ohio. Officials believe
that he went In hiding after escaping
and was driven to . point Of safety
later IN tho night by one Of the ac-
completes In the plot.
n the man was hit by any Of the
bullets. he was not seriously injured.
No trail OF blood could be found any
where. Every known hiding place in
sAC WY 0uV Wttutu tWO W NutGC utSSo
To the south and west was carefully
searched BY Sheriff steen and Deputy
Maahmcyer and others. The hunt was
given up about midnight.
After the jury which had. been de-
liberating about an hour. Friday az
ternoon Warren became very nervous
and paced the courtroom from end to
end. He talked with his attorney and
Deputy Sheriff Mashmeycr. who was
detailed to watch him. and expressed
fear to them that the jury would
railroad" him.
Several negroes who had been at
tending the trial were In an equal
state Of suspense. Finally negro
known as Henderson Bill' crossed ov.
err TO whcrc the prisoner was sitting
and was seen by prosecuting attorney
l.xdd to- slip Warren something. now
believed to have been roll Of bills.
collected from Warrcn's friends. The
two held five minutes conversation.