Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-19
Convicts Who EscapedF From
Lincoln Prison Killed BY
Posse; One Reported to
Have Given Up.
FARMER WHO DROVE
MEN IN SLEIGH DEAD
Roy Blunt Found Dead in
Vehicle After Being
Forced to Drive Outlaws
In Attempt to Escape.

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Lincoln, Neb, March 1s.-Local
advlces received here, confirmed
from three different sources, de-
clare that the posses have killed
convicts Taylor and Dowd and
have captured Morley. The fight
took place north Of Gretna. ~.
Omaha, Neb., March 19.-Ths
report reached here at. 2:30 that
Taylor was killed, Dowd had
committed suicide and Morley
surrendered.
Tho fight occurred between
Gretna and Chalco. Another re-
port has It that Roy Biount, tho
farmer, who was driving their
conveyance was killed.
The battle between the posses
and the convicts was an uneven
affair, according to report reach
Ing here, the officers being armed
with rifles and the bandits with
revosvers. Two posses engaged
the men at once, having cross
fire on them.
Taylor was killed by the bullets 4
Of the officers after which poWd
Recognizing ths hopslessness of !,
70 the situation turned his weapon On
himself. Eis 3s q, u
Morley signified his wish 10 give
up the fight. BIount, the young
farmer who had been forced TO
drive the desperadoes In his sleigh
was found dead, but whether from
the bullets Of the convicts or the
officers Is not clear.
At 2:15 o'clock another report
was received that Morley. also was
!. killed.. Sheriff Hyers Of Lincoln
was said to have fired the. shot
that killed Taylor or Gray as he
was otherwise known.
Geo. MoWlnkle, on whose farm
the fight occurred, is said to have
been slightly hurt. None Of the
officers was wounded.
Louisville, Neb., March 18th,
three convicts who last week mur
iered three officials at the state peni
tentiary at Lincoln, are being pursued
north of here by posses from. Omaha
Lincoln and Plattsmouth. Their deatl
Or capture Is expected momentarily
They are being driven towards Spring
field in sleigh by Roy Blunt, ;
farmer who resides three miles nortl
Of town. The convicts are lying dowI
in the body of the vehicle. forcing thu
farmer to expose himself to the bul
let's of the posse as soon as they ge
within firing distance.
The three convicts approached thu
Blunt home about II o'clock this morn
ing and forced the farmer to takt
them in his sleigh to Springfield. HI
refused at first, but they covered hin
with their guns and ordered him K
make haste to start.
The first of the pursuing posses !!
4 mile behind the fleeing convicts
Two other posses are short distance
in the rear and the officers are rap
Idly gaining on their quarry.
Spent Two Days at Farm House.
The three murderers, Taylor. Nor
ley and Dowd, spent Friday night, al
day Saturday and part of Saturda,
night at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs
Elmer Hail on farm five miles eas
and mile north of Havelock. Afte
tying Mr.. and Mrs. Hall so securel.
that they believed that they could no
liberate themselves. they tore thu
telephone instrument from it's place
cut the wires and left the Hall hom,
at 10:30 Saturday night. During thei
stay they compelled the people at th'
farm house to serve them with meal
and permitted no one to leave tn,
house. ~
After leaving the Hall home tn,
murderers went to Prairie Home, Sc
cured a band car and went to Muir
dock, where they burglarized tw'
stores and secured arms, ammunition
and clothing. Later the convicts wer'
seen walking the railroad tracks be
tween South Bend and Meadow ant
later still Monday forenoon were seel
passing the home of T. P. Ball, twt
and q half miles west Of Meadow.
Omaha Officers Join Chase.
Omaha and South Omaha polio,
started out special train this morn
ing over the Missouri Pacific leavini
the west side station at Forty-eightl
and Leavenworth streets at 10 o'clock
Another posse was organized ant
started out by the sheriff Of Sarp.
county from Papillion.
Sheriff Hyers of Lancaster count.
also started from Lincoln on a spe
ctsl train over the Burlington thi'
mSrning at s o'clock