Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-19
CONVICT MORLEY
DOOMED 1O AANG
ONLY ONE or TRIO OF NEBRASKA
CRIMINALS CERTAIN TO BE
CONVICTED.
ESCAPE FROM POSSES BULLETS
BRIEF RESPITE FROM DEATH
exprsssss Regret That Young Farmer
Whom They Forced to Drive Them
{ purina Running Battle Was Killed
Details Of Fight During Which. Sew
srai Mites Were Travsrssd.

Details Of Fight During Which Sew
erai Miles Were Travsrssd.
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Lincoln. Neb., March 19.-Charles
Morley, the living member OF the trio
of .convicts who was captured after
a four-day hunt yesterday. and VINO
killed three men in making their es-
cape from the penitentiary, will prob
ABLY be given his preliminary hearing
the latter part of the week. The charge
against him will be that Of conspiracy
with intent to commit murder"
Morley's trial will probably occur
second on the criminal docket In the
April term Of court, about April ~. Ihe
trial of Albert Prince. for the murder
Of Deputy Warden Davis. on Feb. IL,
occurs April %, the first day OF that
fern. The authorities assert that poth
men. If convicted, will probably hans
together. -,
Morley is at present in solitary cell
at the penitentiary- next to that occu-
pied by Prince. He was very tired iast
night altho willing to talk ABOUT the
break for liberty. His only regret Is
for the death Of Roy Blunt. the young
farmer who was killed.
The three escaped convicts were
within striking distance OF the goal'
which they hoped might secure their
safety when the final desperate
struggle for liberty occurred. IheS
had covered the stretch from Lincoln
to within ten miles of the Omaha CITY
limits. where they had expected to re-
ceive the protection OF friends.
Kept Up Desperate Mstohds.
From the moment OF their escape
the three men had employed the same
desperate methods to protect them
selves from recapture which featured
their escape from prison. and they did
not hesitate at the crucial moment to
attempt to, sell their lives as dearly as
possible. It was q. futile attempt. how
I ever, because they were. armed with
shot guns and reyolverg. while their
piirSIei3 had . plentiful supply of re-
peating rifles and revolvers.
Early In the day the telephone op-
orator at Gretna, about fifteen miles
south Of this city, gave the alarm OF
the presence in that vicinity Of the
desperate men. It had the result Of
bringing to the vicinity no less than
six organized posses. They included
one from Omaha, composed Of detec-
tives and police officers: another COM
posed Of Sheriff McShane and his
deputies, Of this county; a third was
made up of Sheriff Hyers and his
deputies from Lincoln. Sheriff Chase,
~ Sarpy county. with his deputies
were also within striking distance and
South Omaha sent two posses under
Chief of Police Briggs. and the Gretna
company of militia were early on the
scene.
conviets Loot Store for Guns.
Chief Briggs, of South Omaha. and
his deputy. John c. Trouton, were
leaders in the party which finally over
took and vanquished the three convicts
and shot an innocent victim Of their
desperate dash for liberty. Briggs left
this city on an early morning special
train with several Omaha police Off
GERS. They left the train at Springfield
and there learned Of the movements OF
the convicts. The men had broken in
to a store at Murdoch, between this
city and Lincoln, and stolen guns. am
munition and clothing, and Of this fact
the officers were apprised.
II was learned that the men were
on their way north. with Albright. an
Omaha suburb, as their destination.
and the chase then began. Chief
Briggs engaged fast livery team at
Springfield, Sheriff Chase also had .
good team, and Sheriff Hyers. OF Lin
coin, Joined the party. Three miles
out Of Springfield the posses learned
that the Sconvicts had forced James
Blunt and his wife to give them break
fast and furnish a team and wagon.
with which they hoped to escape to
Albright.
Exciting Chase Begins.
The chase began at once. Every
man in the party was heavily armed
with rifle or revolver. The rural tele-
phone played its part in the chase and
the pursuers were abue to learn from
farmers homes along the route Of the
progress Of the desperate men.
Reaching a point eight miles from
here, the officers caught up to the We
hicle carrying the convicts, near Mo-
winkle school. Young Blunt was forced
to lash his horses into a run. but the
officers kept up the chase until they
were within q few hundred yards Of the
fieeing convicts. Then Chief Briggs
driver, who led the rest Of the party.
baked and refused to drive further.
Briggs himself grasped the reins and
whipped the horses into gallop.
when they were within 100 yards Of
the pursued men Briggs and Trouton
opened fire with their rifles. From that
time until Morley finally surrendered
Il was dashing fight over three miles
of rough country roads. The three
conyicts were armed with shotguns ana
reyoivers. The shot came rattling into
the faces OF the pursuers and their
horses, while the revolver bullets were
poorly aimed and were spent In the
snow drifts on either side of the road.
> : - in.oesnx Man leses Life.
Finally there was halt when Young
Blunt toppied back into the wagon. the
I victim OF bullet. Chief Briggs
Jumped from the buggy in which he
uas riding and with deliberate aim