Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-05-30
ANOTHER ESCAPE
 CONVICT CAPTURED
OFFICERS DID NOT KNOW THEY HAD MAN WANTED UNTIL
 IDENTIFIED.
Was Sent to County Jail Here From Tucker After Being Fined for
 Petit Larceny.

oIly Ollc LII luc llll tt pl loOHCio WllO made their escaped from the state farm at "Cummins is now at large.
 With the capture of Will McNeill, a negro who was sent up from this city last spring for the killing of his cousin, yesterday morning at Tucker, only one more of the negroes remains to be caught, William Miles, alias ''Hardhead having been arrested by Patrolman Mitchell and Boyd Wednes- day morning.
 It was only chance which prevented the capture of Fatty, the l.r>. negro fugitive, as he was alst: <c5ted with McNeill and his case was thoroughly investigated. McNeill was arrested in Tucker yesterday morning by Con- stable Sidney Rogers on charge of petit larceny. He had stolen some clothes from off fence in Tucker and the owner of the clothes saw him and caught him, turning him over to the officer. Fatty the other negro who is at large, was accompanying McNeill at >this time and he was also taken in tow by Constable Rogers and held as a witness in the case against McNeill. The latter gave the name of Henry Johnson and under that name he was fined $10 and costs for petit larceny. Constable Rogers then released Fatty not knowing that either was an escaped convict and brought McNeill to this city to It was not until his arrival at the county jail that his true identity was discovered and then the judgment was set aside and he will be returned to the State Farm this morning. Officers are now on the trail of Fatty" and expect to effect his cap ture soon.
 McNeill who claims that the shoot i ing last spring was accidental al- | though he is now serving out term of } years for it, takes his reincar- ceration good-naturedly He was once | trusty at the farm, but was reduced l to the ranks when another negro in 1 formed the officials that he was plan ming his escape.
 lie stated yesterday that his fear oi | the warden at the farm was the main cause of his making the break and had it not been for the fact that he was in constant fear of his life, he would have been working at the farm yet. 'I dunno, boss,' he said, but was des natcherly scared uv dat life man, cause he is a holy terror when he gifts mad and he made me work when An was sick. Ef Cap'n Bailey had still been on the place, An wouldn't have Judged, but dem mig gers jus kept persuading me and An was so very scared nv thu warden, that An jus come to thu conclusion An had better blow, an blow Ah did break for liberty Tuesday afternoon, but the guard shot one of them, Ar thur Clarke. in the leg and he was re- captured. The remaining three travel ed all night, discarding their convict uniforms and travelling in their un- derwear until they came across a clothes line from which they helped | themselves.
 William Miles was arrested in this city at a house on West Fourth ave- nue at an early hour Wednesday morning, coming direct to this city from the state farm. McNeill and Fatty whose name McNeill said he did not know, circled around and ear ly yesterday morning they arrived in Tucker, and seeing several good ar ticles of clothing hanging on a nearby fence. McNeill promptly took them and this led to his arrest.
 County Convict Captured.
 After enjoying freedom for only two short days, John Moss, one of the negroes who made his escape from the county farm near Tucker Tuesday morning, was arrested yesterday af- ternoon late at Brinkley and brought to this city where he was lodged in the county jail. He will be returned to the county farm today.
 Moss was serving lengthy term received in the court of Magistrate w. | s. Stewart, of Altheimer, for selling whiskey. A reward of $25 was of fered for his capture by County Con- vict Contractor D. B. Niven, and as he is regarded as bad character, his capture and return was especially de- sired.
 He was one of the four negroes who