Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-08-15
YOUNG JESSE JAMES
TERRORIzES CORBIN
i1-Year-Old Desperate Sought
By Police After Dare
Devil Exploits

Claude Eagle, freckle-faced and
small for his IL SUMMERS, is an
individual very much sought af-
ter by police of Corbin, Ky.
1t might appear that a person
Of these qualifications would,
have to do whole lot to invite
SO much official attention, but
officials of Corbin declare that if
Claude was able to invade three
or four homes, hold two men at
bay on a moving freight train,
defy posse and finally slip all
his pursuers, he is we'll worth
that official attention.
Such is the story of the boy
desperate that reached here last
night from Corbin.
The story began two weeks
ago when Claude was released
from the State Reformatory.
where he had been committed
for eight years. He was paroled
OH his word that he would return
to his home and parents in Lon
don, Ky, and start all over.
But Claude evidently didn't
have any intention of doing that
when he left, the reformatory.
Last Monday resident of
Corbin, which is Is miles from
London, Claude's home, found a
lad ransacking his house. The
resident took immediate steps
to eject the youngster by the !
time-honored method of a hefty
grip Oil the collar and perhaps an
application of the boot.
This miniature Jesse James
drew a large revolver and back
ing his victim into cupboard
and slamming the door, escaped.
From the description given by
the victim, authorities became
convinced that the 'turrible gun
man" was none other than
Claude Eagle, II years old, OF
London, Ky.
Tuesday numerous citizens of
Corbin reported losses of jewel
~ and clothing worth more than
$500 from their homes. And
that night there appeared on the
street, at very brief intervals aad
widely separated localities, the
boy gunman from London.
While police weren't scratch
ing their heads trying to figure
out how to catch him they in
dulged in a good laugh. For
Claude was attired in a cap aid
suit entirely too large for him
and his wrists were a great col
lection of wrist watches, presum-
ably those which residents had
to be missing. J.
Claude was traced to the rail
road yards at Corbin where
posse arrived II time to see him J
Chamber aboard a north-bound;
freight train which was just pull
ing out. Two of the possemen
managed to swing aboard the
same train.
The boys pursuers worked
their way to the car where the
little desperate lurked. Suddenly
came the sharp command, %Put
'en upp in a piping tone that
might well be bounding Kam-'
rhatka or telling teacher other
interesting and useless facts.
One of the possemen hesitated.
Bang A shot sized over his,
head. The posseman shot up his
hands almost quick enough t
catch the bullet.
Then, working his way be-
tween the two men, Claude
kept them at bay as the train
moved slowly thru the yards,
while hundreds watched the mel
1rama, wonder ing whether it1
was motion picture or a moon
shine dream. /.
Finally the engineer was sig-
lalled to stop the train. AS the
cars slowed down Claude jumped
off and sped toward a creek near
oy. A half dozen possemen werei ;
1T his heels. The boy dropped ,,
lis gun Next he shed his coat
md hat. And the next instant !
lie was splashing toward the. op- !;
oosite shore of the creek, leav-
ng his pursuers bafled and unr
lble to keep up.
AS soon as boat could be OBJ !
aimed the trail was taken up,
out Claude, through clever dou-
Die tracking, managed to give :,
he slip to all the possemen and I
asst was seen on the edge of a
woods near a cemetery.
Since then, as. has been said, /;
one Claude Eagle has been al
person much sought after in {
yorbin, KY, ard it IS rumoredi :
.ba+ +ha official xuoodched &c oil