Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-03
Chain Man
Y a ishes
Once More
Brown. Trapped Near City
Park by Big Posse.
Escapes-Surprised
While Asleep.
May Have Stolen Auto

Fred Brown. a fugitive since last
Sunday. when he shaekled two young
WOMEN and a would-be feseuer in a
shack ~ Benson, was surrounded ~
the vicinity oi Thiriy-seyen,h and
Maple streets Yesterday afternoon.
but escaped while the sides OF the
posse were closing in. Where he is
HOW IS as much a mystery a. his
whereabouts following the 'gun bat
tic in Lincoln two nights ago when
he shot h's way TO liberty.
Near Avery late yesterday after.
noon man in Dodge roadster held
Zip 4 passing oil truck and forced the
driver TO ill the roadster with gaso.
line. The man may have been
Brown. police declare They think
that after he escaped from the posse
he stole the roadster and drove
south, Intending TO leave Nebraska
in a sou'herly direction. Avery is
south OF Omaha.
McKelvie Here.
Governor Mckelvic is now in
Omaha and has been in touch with
State Sheriff Hyers. The governor
is frequently advised OF the move
ments OF the scarchers.
Hyers announced last night that
he had been advised BY long distance
that a Lincoln woman reported to
police that she saw Brown drive up
to house near hers in an automo-
bile, hurry in and then rush out and
speed away in the car. Because OF
the report Hyers ordered his men
70 redouble their vigilance and to
guard all roads out OF Lincoln.
]. r. Osborn. 3424 North Forty
hrst street. walking along the street
near the Nebraska School for the
Deaf, saw Brown on the opposite
side Of the street.
Positive OF Man.
Osborn says he has known Brown
for years and is positive the man
he saw is Brown.
As they aearcd each other Brown
made as if to 60, through fence,
Osborn said.
Osborn ran into nearby house
and summoned police.
Four auto loads OF officers armed
with shotguns were dispatched to
the scene and threw the Gordon
around the territory.
Brown had disappeared. but the
officers were certain he was III the
block surrounded.
SurDrised by BOYS.
Browns camp was uncovered at
$50 yesterday afternoon by Bob
Collins. l6. and his brother, Max
well. IS, who live at 4S02 Maple
street.
The boys were playing in the
neighborhood one-half mile south Of
Fontenellc park when they saw rab-
bit leap out of clump OF weeds and
sicked their dog on it.
Then they followed and in going
under some low hanging bushes and
an eln, tree. they came upon Brown,
two guns on the alert, one in each
hand.
Flourishes Guns.
As he saw them he flourished the
guns and cried: -,
"You boys get out Of here or I'll
start something"
The boys ran.
So did Brown, but in the opposite
direction, and they saw him make
through an alfalfa field, an orchard
and over the hill toward the Ne
braska School for the Deaf.
There were two newspapers IN
Browns camp. one Wednesday
edition OF Lincoln paper and the
!. other Thursday nights edition OF
an Omaha newspaper.
Also there were the remains oi
some cinnamon buns, cold weiners
a batch of onions apparently. Just
pulled from garden, water bottle
and an old overcoat.
Brown was last seen, possemen de-
clare, in the woods near Forty-eightf
and Emmett streets after running
southeast through the corner OF Fon'
tenellc park.
There is a thick grove OF trees II
this cornev of the park.
From the orchard grove in SOUTH