Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-20
coNvIcTs WE'RE REMonsELEss
Movements After Escape from Pen
Are Recounted.

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The movements OF the rnurderous
fugItives from the time they escaped
from the penitsntiary up TO the time they
exposed themselves is told best by Elmer
Hall. who lives five. miles east and
three-auarters Of a mile north Of Have
lock. ~
On Thursday evening OF the day they
escaped they were invited Into the home
OF Mr.. Bickman. a ,dalryman. They re-
malned until late hour and then COM
PEELED boy 10 drive them to Twentieth
and II streets In Lincoln. They spent
Friday night In Havelock. and then pro-
oeedcd east on the Rock Island tracks to
the Hall home. They spcnt Friday night
In the Hall barn. e -
Ats;s6 O'Clock Saturday mspins when
Hall went to his barn TO do the morning
chores. heawss met at the door by Con-
Wet Dowd. Dowd's first words were:
Come In and shut the door"
Mr.. Hal obeyed.
Have YOU heard OF the convicts who
escaped from the penitentiaryg' asked
Dowd.
$50 tt&A ttfhto hhAt w naIs
well. we are the three"
When Mr.. Hall first entered the barn.
Taylor and Morley were not An sixht,
but they Immediately emerged from an
oat bin where they had evidently been
resting. Dowd did all the talking. lie
told Hall that they intended TO stay at
the house that day and asked him to
take them In. As Mfr. Hall was covered
continually with n large revolver there
was nothing for him 10 do but obey
Hall and the three men went into the
house. The convicts told Mrs. Han who
they were and asked for breakfast While
the meal was being prepared Mr.. Han
continued with his mornings work on
the outside. but was followed continually
by Dowd. Later all except Taylor sat
dewn to breakfast OF wheat cakes.
fried bacon and coffee
Were Heavily Armed.
The men were heavily armed. Mr..
Hall saw five OF their weapons and
they hold him they has six revolvers In
all. The guns. he said were forty-four
ealiber. with barrels about eight Sinches
long Of blue. steel. Dowd carried re-
volver with pearl handle.
During the day time at the Han home,
one Of the murderers kept watch at the
front window. another at the kitchen
window and the third shadowed every
movement OF Mr.. Hall. Mrs. Hall was
not watched 50 closely and she was al.
lowed to 80 into the farmyard without
restriction.
spoke of Their cr4nse.
The men spoke frequently Of their
crime. They did not. seem to show any
sorrow for their act except % the case Of
Usher IieIlman. They expressed regret
that Heilman has been killed. saying
that they had absolutely no grudge
against him. According to Mr.. Hall
their bitterness was all aimed at wardei.
Delahunty. They criticised the treat.
ment they had received at the prison.
saying that they were given poor food
and not enough OF II.
Saturday and sunday a portion of the
time was spent in reading the daily
papers that had arrived at the Hail home.
They read the account Of THURSDAY.
II AtENAs@t1 tue Story.
The men would read the story over and
over again. Other issues Of the pap.,
were also read closely.
They had planned to leave the Han
home on Saturday night. and about io.s
O'Clock ordered Mr.. Hall to hitch up and
drive them TO Greenwood. He obeyed
and they started out In a sled. Ate,
travelling about two miles the sled brok.
down and they decided to return. Aftel
the return they ordered the Halls to <,
to bed The .eonyiets asked for som,
quilts and made bed on the floor, on,
man sleeping while two kept watch.
sunday was spent IN about the sam,
way as the previous day.
Tied Them with Rope..
Before leaving the Hall home the con
viets bound the Halls with ropes. F1rs
Mrs. Hall was placed in a rocking chair
A rope that had been used as a hslte,
line was used. Her hands we're lie,
securely TO the arms of the chair. .Aftv
binding AIRS. Hall. her husband was ais,
placed In rocking, chair His hand
were ted behind his back with the sam,
sort Of rope The convlcts then took .
piece Of rope and split IL. using one Q
the strands TO further secure Mr.. Hail