The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-12
ESCAPED FROM
TEXAS PRISON
Arthur Edie, Life Convict, Captured
Near Revere, Mo-, While
Attempting Biac;s>
mail.
EXPLOSION OF BOILER
Ono Man Badly scalded and Several
Horses Ran Away When
Threshing Accident
Occurred.

EQle, lie sentence convict from tn0
state of Texas, is under arrest in Ka-
! hoka. His capture was effected at the
home OF T. o. Sewers, of near Revere,
Tuesday of this week. Deputy Sheriff
M. L. Mcmahon made the arrest Edie
escaped from the prison farm at Russ,
Texas. He was serving life sentence
for murder and his prison number is
$500.
Edie was formerly resident OF
Clark county and was raised in the
Revere and Peaksville, neighborhoods
He is remembered by number OF
people of that locality as we'll as in Ka-
hoka.' Prior to his leaving the county
some twenty years ago he made a no.
toricus criminal career In the county.
He Is said to be dangerous man.
The charge on which Eide is under
arrest in Kahoka is for attempted
blackmail, having used the mails In
an attempt to extort $4,000 from T. O..
Sewers, OF near Revere. Some weeks
ago Edie wrote Mr.. Sewers letter
| from Kansas demanding $4,000 with
which to buy farm at Monet, Mo.
The letter was ignored ,Edie follow
| ed the letter with a personal visit to
Mr.. Sewers and made personal de-
mand for the coin. He was refused.
He then went to Bushnell, ILL.,, and
from that point again urged by letter
that the money be sent to Bushnell or
left at certain place in that city by
certain date or Mr.. Sewers would
have to suffer the consequences. Mr..
Sewers notified the county authorities
of the threatening letters. Deputy
Sheriff Mcmahon went to Bushnell
and under disguise made the ac-
sv1fo nfE IA hut or nSt
him. Mcmahon returned to Clark
county and went to the home of Sow
ers to be on hand at 5 o'clock Tues
day morning the hour set for the ar
rival Of Edie as stated in his letter.
At the hour named Edie showed up.
Mcmahon was secreted in an old
sheep shed and when Edie put in his
appearance he was placed under ar
rest. An unloaded revolver was found
| on his person. He was brought to
Kaokah and placed under guard at the
city Jail. Assistant Attorney General
W. T. Rutherford, OF Jefferson City,
who was In the city on business. heard
of the arrest, and was able to identify
Edie as an escaped convict from Tex
as, by the fact that he solicited his
aid in obtaining pardon. The Texas
prison authorities were communicate.
ed with by telegraph. and brought
response from VIM. Ellis, warden OF
the prison at Russ, Texas, stating that
Edie was an escaped convict from that
state and was serving life sentence
for murder. Edie has waived extradi.
ton papers and will probably be re
| turned to the Texas prison within
| few days. In the mean time he is be-
| ing carefully guarded at the city jain
TI,uk Ion of In rcn
was not stated in the telegram, but
1t is thought he has had his liberty for
several months.
The newly elected republican coun.
ity central committee met in Kahoka
Tuesday and organized by electing j.
| P. Scott chairman and o. G. Watson
! secretary. On the same day the demo.
cratic committee met and elected l..
/ A. Townsend chairman and Ben e.
Turner secretary. The republican
congressional committee will meet at
Kirksville next Tuesday. Chairman ].
P. Scott will attend the meeting.
Charles Thome, of Revere, was
badly scalded Moneay when a boiler
used in traction engine, exploded
on the Charles Brown farm near Re-
we're. Thome & Shelter were engaged
| in threshing for Charles Swickert. Mr..
Thome was standing near the eng,.s
when the explosion occurred He was
scalded from the knees down and the
skin was removed. He also sustained
bruises on the chest from the flying
door off the engine. His injuries were
attended to by DR.. Mcconnell. The
water wagon team was also badly
scalded and all the teams engaged in
the threshing ran away, doing censid-
cradle damage. The straw stack was
set on fire and was burned. The men
fsucceeded in hauling the separator
out of reach Of the flames.
| The cornerstone of the new st.
Paul's Evangelical church was laid on
Wednesday evening, at $50 O'Clock,
under appropriate ceremonies Rev.
A. c. Ernst, of Keokuk, gave an ad-
dress. The ceremony proper was by
Rev. w. Bechtold, assisted by Rev.
Ernst, and John A. Seyb, Herman
Plenge and Jacob Dinger. trustees.
Rev. w. o. Medley spoke fervent
prayer.
| Secretary P. I. Wilsey OF the clark
County Fair association, announces
that the road leading from Kahoka to
the grounds will be either oiled or
| sprfnkled during the three days OF the
/, fair.
Willard CaIlison was called to Ka-
hoka by the illness of his mother. Mrs.
J. w. Callison Willard is employed
in the railroad machine shops at Sc
dalia. Mo.
| Peter Campbell ST., of st. Patrick,
Mo-, died at the home of his daughter,
Mrs ]. E Higdon, near Winchester,
! Thursday morning, August 10, at 4
o'clock, aged 76 years. Mr.. Campbell
was taken seriously i'll at the James
Wilson restaurant in Kahoixa wednes-
day. He was removed to the home
OF his daughter where he died few
hours later.