The Red Cloud chief., 1912-03-21
TRAIL Of C0NV|CTS
TRACED FROM PEN TO A POINT
IN LINCOLN.
SEE SEARCH OF HAY STACK
Rode Through Storm In MIX Wagon
Chief OF Police Hunger Has
Narrow Escape-AlI
Track Lost.

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dicative of the movements Thursday
evening of the Conyicts who murdered
Warden Dclahunty and his two assist.
ants that afternoon came to light Fri
day evening. when 1t was made known
that they had been sheltered at the
homo of Joseph Dckman bookkeeper
and dairyman, living at 2I03 Van Dorm
streets. The three half.froZcn men in
convict g1rb came to the house at
about 1880 Thursday afternoon, threat
ening Mrs. DiCkman and tho hired
man and cautioned them not to make
an outcry. They received supper
there and were taken at about 1923
O'Clock to Twentieth and Il streets.
where they were last seen.
When the storm ragged outside, tho
three hunted men remained in the
Dickman home. A telephone call re-
Ceivcd at the penitentiary drew the
sheriff and Il posse, including Sam Me.
lick and City Detective Schmtt to
some haystacks about two blocks
from the Dickman place. The inform
ant of the sheriff had seen three men
making toward the stacks. The posse
searched the stacks and the immedi.
ate vicinity. When the searchers
were exhausted by their efforts in the
deep snow. and decided that the clue
had proved fruitless, they debated
whether to proceed to the Dickman
home. whose brilliantly lighted win.
dows quarter Of mile away invit-
ed them. or to go an equal distance to
the homo of Bishop Then. 1t was de.
cided to go to Tihens residence, as It
was known that there was a telephone
there and the officers hoped to secure
Q train back to town.
The posse left at about 9 o'clock. At
10 o'clock the three convicts, their
prison garb covered from sight by
blue overalls commandeered fro mthe
Dickmans. hidden from sight In the
interior OF milk wagon driven by one
OF tho boys. started for the city. Be-
Tore leaving Mrs. Dickman was
warned
Now no telephoning or calling for
help. II you do, the first man who
gets his is this boy of yours. II you
tell the police anything about this,
we'll get you" The terrified woman
again promised silence.
On the journey to town the con-
Victs talked about blowing up the gov.
ernors mansion, but were dissuaded
by the boy, who said that the drifts
were too deep. Finally the overloaded
wagon was stuck in a drift ut Twenty
third and Randolph streets,
Chief Hunger was returning from
che police station at about II o'clock
lie saw the wagon in the drift and
Slimpsed the boy driver in front. Ii,
asked the young man If he needed
belp.
Yes said the lad, q revolve,
touching his ribs. He had been asked
who the man approaching them wa.
and had replied that it was the chic
Of polic&
You tell him who we are or tha
were here and you will go first an,
1iunger after you,' Gray told him.
From the inner recesses of the mill
wagon the revolver of shorty" Gray
from whom Usher IIeilman had prof.
ably met death earlier in the day
covered the chief. Luckily for hin
he did not see the men covering b,
hind the drivers seat. He seized tn
heads Of the horses. led them past tn
worst OF the drift and then told tn
boy that by proceeding up the neN
alley he should reach the paved street
without encountering any drifts.
The convicts with their capture
vehicle took the course which the O
hcer OF the law had unknowingl
pointed out to them. They proceede
to paved street, drove north throug
town and finally reached n lumbe
yard near the corner of Twentiet
and Il streets near the Rock Islam
tracks.