Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-10-28
CONNECTS ARE
RE-CAPTURED
Escaped Sing sing "T'rusties" Rounded
Up at Warner, y. n.

Warner. n. H., Oct PA man-hunt on
the heavily wooded southern foothills Of
Kenrsarge mountain ended to-day in the
capture of George Stivers and Marcus
Bassett, who escaped from Sing Sing
prison at Ossinirg, n. Y, last Saturday
night. The men, tired and hungry were
surprised while eoting apples under tree
by the roadside and surreno cred without
resistance They readily admitted their
Identity and tonight were on their wev
back to the prison in custody Of Warden
Lewis Y. Lawes and three prison keepers,
The hunt started when the two men
were seen 70 jump from n stolen auto
mobile here Yesterday and run into the
woods. Sheriff George A. Wooster was
notified and within short time a posse
OF deputies and citizens was formed.
Throughout yesterday, last night and to-
day the posse was constantly augmented
by residents of Warner and adjacent
towns. Many brought rifles, shot guns or
revolvers. while some of the farmers We're
armed with pitchfollSs, clubs and axes.
once early last evening. the men
were seen at the edge of the woods
Shots promptly fired in their direction
sent them scurryng back to shelter
a little while later they ventured out
Of the forest unobserved in the dark
ness. and sought food al two farm
houses. The occupants, thinking they
We're tramps, refused to give them
anYthinR to eat, and they lodged
back into the woods
For the rest of the night Stivers
and Bassett kept out of sight They
admitted after their capture to-day
that they had spent the night seeking
an outlet Of escape, but being unfam-
liar with woodcraft they had wondered
about in a circle and at daylight
found themselves near where they had
started. They had no sleep and no
food
Warden Lawes and his keepers. who
had hurried here on receiving word
that the men were cornered. Joined
Sheriff Wooster during the night. At
day break. members of the posse were
atruuG out along the borders Of the
woods for n distance OF 10 miles. and
others were sent into the forest wher.
In systematic fashion they sent round
after round OF shots in every direction.
As Il developed afterwards this method
was successful in gradually forcing the
tugitlves toward the outer edge of the
forget They were not seen. however. until
his afternoon.
Sheriff Wooster sent two men Edwin j..
Forsa!fn ana Carl W Rowe, to "A point
on the road near house on Tory hill
They had not been stationed their ten
minutes before they caught sight of two
men lying under az apple tree close TO
the road and munchng apples. Creeping
along stone wall Forsaith and Rowe got
close to the men without being seen Then
they Strengthened up. The men, thinking
they were hunters. asked them the way
to Bradford. an adjoining town. For an
swer Forsaith and Rowe pointed their
rifles Mt the men and ordered them 70 sur
render.
Taken by surprise the men threw up
their hands and in u few minutes they
were bound hand and foot. They admitted
they were the escaped convicts. Rove
stood guard while Forsaith went to the
nearest house and telephoned the sheriff.
Shortly afterward Sheriff Wooster and
Warden Lawes arrived and the warden
at once identified the men as Stivers and
Bassett.