Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-23

Alfredo de Leon. charged with
robbery, and Joseph O'Shea. safe
blower, two of the prisoners who
escaped from the Rock Island coun-
ty jail Tuesday evening, have been
TeCaptured.
De Leon was arrested by Sheriff
John G. Miller near Colona about
o'clock yesterday afternoon. Word
came to the sheriff about 2:3O that
a man answering the description Of
O'Shea, safecracker, was lettering
about Green River station Miller
accompanied by Colonel Marshall,
a parole agent, sped to Green River
in an automobile Upon their ar
rival the suspicious looking char
acter had disappeared.
Sheriff Miller and his party re-
turned TO ColOna, two miles west
Just as they we're entering the viii
lage the officers noticed a man in
white overalls, corresponding to
Jail apparel. riding a freight train
which was proceeding towards Co
iona. The sheriff tagged the train
and as it came TO a stop De Leon
jumped off and began to run. A
>-rOmmand to halt on the part of
Miller brought no response and sew
eral shots fired in the air also fail
ed TO slow up the 1eeing Mexican.
He was on the point of Guiding the
sheriff when the latter, bringing a
riot gun into play. felled the fugi-
tive, who received part of the
charge of shot in the legs and
thighs
Wounds Not Serious.
De Leon surrendered and was
brought to town where he was Civ
en- surgical attention. His wounds
were found to be of minor nature,
however, due to the distance which
separated Miller from his quarry
when the shooting took place. The
fugitive was able TO walk and Sher-
if Miller, after questioning Dr. ].
c. Souders. who was in attendance.
decided that there was no need OF
removing the injured man to the
hospital. De Leon, when captured,
was wearing the green coat sweat
eT belonging TO Herman J. VAIL
strand, night turnkey, which was
among the articles taken by the
prisoners in their rush for freedom.
Joseph O'Shea, who together with
Joseph Smith, Stanley Markowski,
Andrew Murrin and William Weber,
safe crackers, and Magnus Nelson,
held for robbery, was brought from
the penitentiary at Joliet on the
gay on which he escaped, was ar
rested by f. L. Henry and w. L. |
Elliott, special agents of the Rock !
Island lines, in the railroad yards |
at Silvis at 100 this morning.
When taken by the special agents |
O'Shea was accompanied by Will
liam Hamilton. another paroled |
convict, although not one of those |
who escaped from the Jail. The |
two men were hauled off of the !
blinds" of an eastbound passenger /
train. In grasping O'Shea's arm a |
32-calibre revolver was discovered |
in his sleeve. Neither man put up |
a fight at that time and they were |
taken to the Silvis police station.
At police headquarters, however.
the men showed signs of fight and |
a battle royal. with fists as weapons,
until they were overpower-
ed and lodged in cells.
Upon O'Shea, besides the pistol. |
was found a bottle of whisky and |
nearly IS in money. Sheriff Miller
was notified at once and this morn
ing brought O'Shea and Hamilton
u the county Jail
A shooting fray probably was
averted by the quick action on the
part of Special Agents Henry and
Elliott, who. on getting the drop on
O'Shea and piniOning the arm
which held the gun, thereby rem
1ered the weapon useless. O'Shea
is regarded by parole agents and
fellow criminals as desperate
man.
Word from Chicago today was to
the effect that special officers with
rifles and using motor cars were
roads on the outskirts of
the city and searching incoming
trains from Rock Island. An Off
GER is said TO have gone to Chicago
rom this city to identify any sus-
1ppfS who NAV ha arrested fhera !