The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-19
Innocent Man Is Also Killed During the
 Firing
REMAINING CONVICT
 GIVES HIMSELF UP
Total Number of Deaths Resulting From Mutiny at Nebraska Prison Is Six-Employed Desperate
 Methods to Escape

Omaha, March 1S.-Two of the con- | yiets, John Dowd and John Taylor, who escaped last Thursday from the state pen ! itentiary at Lincoln, and Roy Blount an innocent victim of their murderous at tempt to gain liberty, are dead as tho result of a battle between the eonvicts and officers this afternoon, Charles Morley the third member of the trio who escaped from the state prison after Killing three officials of that institution, saved his life by surrendering to the officials with whom he had fought a running battle over two and a half miles of country with horses on the run.
 The three escaped convicts were within striking distance of the hoped for goal of safety when the final struggle for liberty occurred. They had covered the stretch from Lincoln 10 within 10 miles of the Omaha city limits. where they had ex- pected to receive protection of friends.
 Employ Desperate Measures
 From the moment of their escape the three men had employed the same desper ate methods to protect themselves from recspture which featured their escape from prison, and they did not hesitate at the crucial moment to attempt to sell their lives dearly as possible. It was a futile attempt, however because they were surrounded and their revolvers were empty while their pursuers had a full supply of repeating rifles.
 Early this morning the telephone oper- ator at Gretna, about i5 miles from here, reported the presence of desperate men. It had the effect of bringing to the vi- cinity six posses. Sheriff Chase of Sarpy county with his deputies were within striking distance and South Ohahma sent two posses under Chief of Police V. Riggs. The Gretna company Of militia also was early on the scene
 Shoot Innocent Victim Chief Briggs of South Omaha and his deputy, John C. Trouton. were leaders in he party which finally overlook and anquisned the three convicts and shot an aocent victim of the desperate dash ia. liberty. Briggs left this city on an taly morning special train with the , Omaha police officers. They left |
 rain at Springfield about 15 miles | of here, and there learned of the Hl nents of the convicts The men | ad 'oken into a store at Murdock and i ttctVr guns. ammunition and clothing. | vas learned the men were on their faN aorth with Albright an Omaha | f56Hb as their destination
 fhitf Briggs got a fast livery team at | ld Sheriff Chase had good span ef ti and Sheriff flyers of Lincoln sd the party. Three miles out field the posses learned that the eosVA ad forced Roy Blount and his iff N We them breakfast and to fur sn n and wagon with which they seca scape from Albright, compel i'HF ilrtl to act as driver
 lephone Important
 1he i telephone played an import Vafs this chase, as from it fIie a1 aiffs 'S rned from the farmers the rFtlor distance of the convicts z st eight miles from here the
 1e t t.up with the vehicle car
 s is1e lvfcts. Young Blunt was
 t7 ash his horses into a run | 'H V or s. kept up the pursuit un-
 N Within few hundred yards
 desperadoes. Then Chief !
 slked and refused to drive
 Is himself graspcd the
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