Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-16
JUST LIKE THE THAW CASE
Inmate of Kansas Prison Asylum at
LeaVenworth Escapes Across
River Into Missouri.

River Into Missouri.
With the escape of George w. Clark,
an inmate of the asylum for the dan
gerous insane at the state peniten-
tiary, Kansas authorities are confront
ed with a case parallel to that of
Harry Thaw's, when he made his sue
cessful dash through the gates at
Matteawan.
Clark, like Thaw, was not convicted
on a criminal charge, his plea of in
sanity necessitating his being sent to
the asylum until he was again pro-
nounced of sound mind. Once that
he leaves Kansas territory he is
free man and cannot be clasSed as
fugitive from justice. He can only
be arrested should he return to this
state.
Placed in charge of gang of work
men clearing away brush on the
prison island Clark had an excellent
opportunity to escape. Clark, with
the other men, were allowed to stay
on the island at night. Four days af-
ter he was detailed for work on the
island, Clark escaped. 1t is less than
one hundred yards from the island
to the Missouri shore. Officials be-
lieve that he had arranged for boat
to take him there. AS soon as Clark
stepped on the Missouri shore he was
free to do as he pleased without fear
of being arrested and returned to the
Kansas penitentiary. He is wealthy
Kearny county farmer.
Chases Wolves With Motorcycle
Smith, who came to Greeley county
from Reno county about a year ago,
has actually caught and turned into
the county clerk of Greeley county in
the past year eighty-seven coyote
scalps. He traps them, chases them
down on horseback and runs them
down on a motor cycle or in the motor
car.
Cannot Identify Brother.-A man is
in jail at Augusta who says he is NJ.
McFall, wealthy Phillipsburg farmer
who disappeared last December en-
route from his home to Neodesha. A
bI other who mas visited him four
times in the Jail since he was taken
there a week ago, fails to identify the
prisoner.
Woman for Conqress.-Mrs. Emma
w. Grover of Winfield, announces that
she is a candidate for congress in the
Third Kansas district, now represent
ed by Phil P. Campbell. Mrs. Grover
is native of England, but came to
the United States soon after her mar
riage, and settled at Moline, Ill Sub
sequently she removed to Ell Dorado,
Kas., and in 1904 came to Winfield.
Aequit Land Agent. c. Lewis
of Muscotah, an agent of the Noun
Days of Topeka, was acquitted in the
district court at Atchison of a charge
of violating the Kansas blue sky law
in selling lands and stock in a sugar
company in New Mexico.
Body in Box Cara special patrol
man for the Missouri Pacific Rail-
way at Kansas City, Kan. notified po-
lice headquarters he had found the
body of a man in a box car in the
Cypress railroad yards.
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To Improve SchooIs--St. Marys of
the Plains Academy at Dodge City is
to have improvements this summer
that will cost $4,000 was announced
by Bishop Hennessey.
kaffir From Africa shipment
of 10000 pounds of kaffir corn from
Cape Town, South Africa, has arrived
in Kansas City for a seed firm in Kan
sas and the local custom officials do
not know what to do with it, as kaffir
is not listed or mentioned in the I'm
derwood Tariff Bill.
Killed Moving Shotgun.-Mrs.
George Thompson, wife OF farmer
at Dodge City was accidentally killed
by the discharge of a gun which she
was putting in a wagon preparatory
to moving to farm near Ingalls,.