The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1922-09-01
C0nVictS Taken At Wall Negro Killed

was given the injuries, and other
cars from all the towns along the
route took up the chase, after the
escaped convicts, who were now
believed to be also murderers.
THE CHASE
After throwing the three Murdo
men in the gulley and covering
them with hay the convicts took
the car of Nj. l.. Parish and star
ted west Immediately after the
bandits left Sheriff Babcock sue
ceeded in freeing himself from
the ropes with which he was
bound and released the others and
they hurried to Stamford, where a
telephone call was sent to Murdo
and on west to Kadoka, and the
trail Of the desperados taken and
followed until their capture north
of Wall.
After leaving their victims in
the gulley the convicts came west
to Belvidere and right east Of
that town stopped and cut the
telephone wire. However the line
belonging to X. N. Rounds, and
running from Belvidere to Norris,
at this place, parallels the long
distance toll line. and this line
being recently installed and the
wire new the fleeing men mistook
it for the toll line and cut it in
stead Of the line they were after.
Then they drove on into Belvidere
and broke into the Obr 4 Barth
garage and stole oil for their en-
gine, leaving the barrel from
ssSiich they took their supply tip
ped over and the oil running out
on the floor when discovered by
the owners. At this place the!
also attempted to break into the
gasoline pump, but gave this up
Just few minutes before tn,
outlaws reached kadOka the tele
phone message announcing tina,
that they were coming this way
had been received and number
saw the bandits when they passed
through town at a terrific rate OF
speed. The call to Kadoka in Civ
ing the description of the car
stated that it was red runabout
but in the dim light of the early
dawn the car had the appearance
Of being black. 1t was about 81
o'clock when they passed through
Kadoka, and after going to the &
H. Decker farm just west of Kad
Okla, Teel, King and Coffee lcf
the car and Forman returned t,
kadoka and drove up to the kad-
Okla Auto Company garage and
took gasoline and oil for the car.
paying for these supplies with
the money taken off their MurdC
victims, and still escabed identifi-
cation. Forman left town at q
high rate of speed and picking VI
his companions continued on west
The chase was taken up immediat.
ely, the cars arriving from Murdo
and a car with States Attorney
Flagg p. Carlisle. Jailcr Peter
Larsen and A. J. McNally starting
from Kadoka and keeping the
trail of the convicts until lost to
them northeast of Cottonwood.
The hunted men went west to the
corner south Of the I. j. Hoon
place and there turned north past
the Fairview school house and on
past the experiment station about
four miles east of Cottonwood.
The main road into Cottonwood
was guarded by posse, but they
were eluded by the convicts turn
ing north and taking less used
road. From here the trail of the
convicts was lost for some time
until about noon they were seen
to pass through Grindstonc, an in
land town north Of Cottonwood,
and were headed north for the
Cheyenne river crossing Picking
up this clew at Philip the Murdo
car. with Deputy Sheriff A. T.
Wilson, f. B. Townsend, Ted Hub
bel, started for the Cheyenne
crossing at Pedro and there learn
ed that the convicts had just left
from attempting to make a cross
ing at that place and were headed
south to make an attempt at the
Cheyenne river bridge at Wasta.
At the ferry at Pedro the man in
charge when asked to take them
across told the convicts that the
river was too high and that he