The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-22
Morley Sorry About Blunt.

Lincoln, March 19.-Charles Morley,
the living member of the trio of con-
victs captured after four.day hunt
yesterday and who killed three men
to escape from prison, will probably
be given his preliminary hearing the
latter of the week. The charge which
will be filed against him will be that
of conspiracy with intent to commit
murder"
I'VE have filed an information
against Morley, Dowd and Gray,
charging murder in the first degree"
said County Attorney Harger this
morning, but We will be unable to
rely on that as we have no proof as
to which convict fired the fatal shots.
The charge of conspiracy with intent
to commit murder covers the same Of
| Tense and meets with the same pen
atty as the first degree charge, but
! the elements are different.
Morley's trial will probably occur
second on the criminal docket in the
April term of court, about April 30.
The trial of Albert Prince for the muir
der of Deputy Warden Davis on Feb
IL occurs April %, the first day of
that term. The authorities assert that
both men, if convicted, will probably
hang together.
| Morley is at present in a solitary
cell at the penitentiary next to that
occupied by Prince. He was very tired
last night, although willing to talk
about the break for liberty. His only
regret is for the death of Roy Blunt,
the young farmer who was killed.
Morley Tells of Experiences.
Morley told the story of the escape,
the pursuit and the battle. He said
the volley from the posse in the fight
near Gretna first killed young Blunt,
the convicts' hostage, who was driv-
ing them across country. Convict Tay-
lor was the next man hit and he died
within a minute without saying a
word
"Dowd," said Morley, shot himself
in the head when he saw escape was
impossible. He attempted to do this
earlier in the game, but | knocked his
hand away and told him that we might
as well fight it out. | fired six more
shots with a revolver and then jump
ed out of the wagon and raised my
hands above my head and ran toward
the posse. Deputy Sheriff Eckenberry
caught me by the collar and he and
Sheriff Hyers saved my life. The
bunch who were in the lead in the
buggy wanted to shoot me after ! had
given up. But the two men would not
let them
I'VE spent Sunday night on the way
from Prairie Home" said Morley in
recounting the experiences leading up
to the battle.
Tie Farmer and Wife; Cut Phone.
I'VE stopped at farmers named
Elmer Hall and there we ate. We
left them tied up and cut their tele
phone wires. Near there we stole a
handcar. We thought We were sure
to get away and we were headed fol-
the rock quarries at Louisville, but
} changed our route.
, I'VE kept on north until we reached
Blunt's, about four miles north Of the
track. There we ate again and talk
ed with the Blunt boys, Roy and Lloyd
and made them give us a team. We
/ knew that the posse was then or
, behind us so we took Roy Blunt as
I a hostage and left a note to the posse
! telling them of this.
: From then on north for ten miles
: we kept out of sight OF the posse
though we constantly met posses o
3 farmers. These however, were arm
ed with shotguns and whenever the!
. saw us they turned and drove thu
! other way. About fourteen miles
/, north of the tracks the lead buggy o
2 the sheriff's posse, which was struni
out back of us for two miles, CANE
within shooting distance OF us.
y I'VE fired first, but they prompt!