The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-08-25
DOINGS OF WORKMAN AND
POSEy AT RUPERT AS TOLD BY
THE RUPERT PIONEER-RECORD

Monday evening about six thirty.
: Henry Workman, the federal priso-
,ner being held in the county jail.
made his second escape within eight
days. While the first time he went
through the ceiling of the Jail. the
second time he succeeded in making
a hole in the outside wall and
lawn.
Workman was recaptured last
Saturday and returned to the jail
after he had been out about six
days. Sheriff Hollenbeck has been
locking the prisoners in the cage
each night since the first Jail breal;
but has been giving them the free
dom OF the Jail during the day
Monday evening the men had beer
fed some little time but had not yet
been locked up when the two feder-
al prisoners, Workman and Posey.
made their break through the wall
and ran straight west through the
alley to the bar pit and across the
canal to the McQuain place just
outside the city limits, where they
attracted the attention of the peo-
pie. who Immediately called the
sheriff and reported that the men
were on the place. In the mean
time ID. H. Gregory had notified the
sheriff that two men had passed his I
place running and crossed the ca
nal; the sheriff had notified Deputy
Thomason. who left in pursuit Oft
the Jail breakers. Upon arrival at
the place where the men were last
seen the officers found they had /
made their way into the grain and (
potato fields on the Lipps farm
Several men and boys assisted the /
deputy in searching for the men and /
finally Posey was forced out of his .
hiding and upon being shot at hy
Deputy Thomason. stopped and /
gave himself up. At about this /
time a boy stepped on Wokrmans g /
head and he commenced to run in
the direction of some tulleys on the +
Hockaday farm. The deputy gave Z
chase, but he was winded from cap
turing Posey and was unable to gain |
on Workman and was forced to give
structions to use it. Frazier sue
ceeded in getting in range of the
prisoner and commanded him 10
stop. which Workman refused to do.
Frazier then shot him through the
thigh.
After their capture the prisoners
were brought back to the Jail where
Workman's wound was dressed and
it was found that the bullet had
merely gone through the f1eshy part
Of the thigh and was not dangerous
rhe prisoners were Gagged and
guard put in the jail Monday night
For an hour or more Monday ev-
sning great amount of excitement
vas created by the Jail break aud
many people crowded around the
:ourt house to view the hole in the
vail and then made their way
lcross the canal where the chass
vas going on. To some of those
present is due a great amount CT
redit for their work in recapturing
he two men.
A large crowd gathered at the de-
'ot Tuesday night to witness the
eparture of the two federal priso-
ers, Posey and Workman, for Sho-
hone.
The prisoners were in charge of
'ostoffice Inspector linus and U. S.
1arshall Sutherland.
Although suffering from his
Wokmarn was able to walk +.
D the train from the car and only
slight limp could be noticed. Po-
ey was handcuffed but seemed to
e in the best of spirits and joked
18th the officers while getting on
ne train. Many comments were
card as to the probabilities OF the
wo men escaping before reaching
heir destination, number of the
pectators seem to think il foolish
OF to have the other man handcuff-
d. Amusement has been a little
uiet for the past few weeks owing
, the busy season, but Wokmsn
lrd his best to liven the communi-
T up duding his brief stay in our
,unty.