The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-06-15
Men Are Successful in Avoid
ing Officers and Keep to
Timbered Section.
ROB REUBENS STORE
Considered Escapes Are Des-
perate and officers of Three
Counties in Hunt.

June 4.--James 70. Davis and George
Smead escaped from convict honor
road camp at Whitebird
June S-Appeared at home of Nell
Pierce near Cottonwood where they
secured food, holding Pierce and hired
man under threat with rifles.
June appeared at home of Dave
Hewitt, near Reubens, where they
spent the night offering to pay for
service. One of the men did not sleep.
June 10-Appeared In Winchester,
purchased food and held citizens and
officers at bay with rifles.
June 11.--Took shot at DR.. Dunlap,
Of Ilo, when he failed to heed their
warning to turn back, this taking place
at the Kincaid farm west of Ilo.
The work of capturing the escaped
convicts goes steadily on and in addi-
tion to the above we CLEAN from the
sheriffs office that store at Reubens
was broken into last Monday night
and a quantity of clothing removed
The best report of their actions OBJ
tainable is taken from the Lewiston
Tribune which follows:
! James II. Davis and George Smead
the escaped convicts have disappear
ed. That Is, they have not been seen
since 8 80 o'clock Sunday evening,
when William Randall saw them dash
into the timber near the base Of Ma
son butte This was more than an
hour after they had taken shot at
DIR Dunlap of Ilo, and was at a point
several miles from the Dunlap en-
counter.
The report of the man-hunt today
was brought to Winchester by Sheriff
Harry Lydon of Nez Perce county.
Sheriff Lydon with Sheriff M. ii.
Paige of Lewis county and Sheriff
Lafe Yates of Idaho county. spent all
of today in the vicinity of Mason butte
and during the day the officers made
search of the butte and the timber
surrounding 1t, but nothing was dis
covered that would show the convicts
had been there. Sheriffs Lydon and
Paige and Deputy Sheriff William Ell
Ter of Idaho county formed posse on
the north and east side of the butte,
while the opposite sides were searched
by Sheriff Yates and posse.
The posses are resting tonight but
are In readiness for a dash to any
section of the country where the con-
victs may make their appearance.
Sheriff Lydon is here for the night.
Sheriff Paige Is at lilo and Sheriff
Yates will remain on the south side OF
Mason butte.
A theory is advanced that Smead,
. the half-breed Indian. has relatives or
friends on the mountain and that this
has accounted for the men travelling
J in circles, securing only enough food
to last them for a few meals and
making no effort to escape from the
country. In the event this theory is
! correct and the mem succeed in
reaching their haven, they will dis
appear as suddenly as they came into
prominence, as 1t is likely they will
remain In hiding with their friends
until 1t Is safe for them to slip out of
the country.
1t Is known the men had but little
food when they visited Winchester
: Saturday night and as far as known
they have not secured food since they
We're here. Unless they make an ap-
2 pearance, there will be many who will
! hold the view that they have found
friends and are being supplied with
food.
I 1t is stated, however, that on the
+ points extending into the Salmon
! river canyon there are good number
! of homesteaders who are so isolated
from the mails and settlement that it
might be many days before they
4 learned of the escaped convicts and
that the men would be safe with
!. these homesteaders for some time.
The search will he resumed at the
break of day tomorrow by the sher-
+ IFS posses and the telephone COM
panies are using their rural lines so
that the warning to farmers and
}. Ihomesteaders may secure the widest
circulation.
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