Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-08-26
KILL ESCAPED
CONVICT; THREE R
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ARECAPTUIR|ED
Chase After Four S. D, Con
Wcts Ends After Eight
Days.

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Murdo, s. D., Aug. 26.-Four Mur-
10 men, 1t was revealed today. wrote
Inc ...s. ma! chapter in the eight-day pur-
suit OF the four convicts who escaped
from the Sioux Falls penitentiary, au-
sust ~, shooting to death one Of the
conv1cts, seriously wounding another
and taking uninjured the other two.
ine Murdo men were E. B. Town
seno, A. T. Wilson, c.. C. Cline and
theodore Hubbell. Their deciding
clash with the convicts was near
Pedro. north Of Creighton in pen
nington county after a long auto.
mobile pursuit. -
Henry Coffee, the negro convict was
kliled and Joe Foreman, leader Of the
quartet was seriously wounded. 7.
B.. King and Joe Teel were the two
taken unhurt. I.I,-
KING was brought into Murdo about
1880 a. m today and Coffee's body
was brought in here an hour later.
Townsend. Hubbeu and Wilson re-
turned with Teel and Foreman this
morning. Foreman's wound is in the
rient leg and he cannot walk without
aid. The convicts will be returned to
Sioux Falls late today. =: ~ i
Parrish stfn Alive.
Mitchell. 8. D.. Aug. States
ATTORNEY Martin L.. Parrish Of Jones
county who was shot BY one Of the
Sioux Falls convicts caught near
wall, S. .. late Yesterday is resting
easily at noon today in the Metho-
dist state hospital here. Two nf1arRes
from shot gun were fired at!Parrish
at close range. His neck and shoul-
ders were peppered with small shot
and one Of the leaden pellets is
buried in his head. x-ay pictures
have been taken Of Parrish's skull in
an effort to locate the lead.
DR.. W.'R Ball, Parrish's physicia n
declares Parrish probably viii re-
cover.
Rapid City. S. D., Aug. 2e.-(By the
Associated Press. ss.)-Retusal OF q
boatman to take them across the
Cheyenne river at Pedro. s. D., and
quick work OF telephone Operator
at Creighton, in notifying posse mei,
were mainly responsible for the cap
ture of three of the convicts who es-
capped August I from the Sioux Falls
penitentiary. and the killing Of the
fourth. it became known today as ad-
dltional details of the sensational
hunt reached here.
Today two of the convicts, Joe
Foreman, leader Of the quartet, and
Joe Teel were in Jail at Murdo, and
the third. J. B.. King. is on his way
to the ponitentiary at Sioux Falls.
The fourth, Henry Coffee. negro,
driver of the convicts' car. was killed
and his body taken to Murdo. Fore
man was wounded in the foot but will
recover, it was said today.
(aomuaandeerod War.
From the time Friday morning
GERS east of Stamford, seriously
wounding States Attorney NJ. L. Par
ish. and stealing his car, the trail OF
the four cu::victs led north and west.
The authorities commandeered all
telephone wires in this section and
managed to keep close check on the
movements Of the escaped prisoners.
Passing through the sparsely set
tied country to the east Of here, the
Pedro. xHere the boatman refused to
take them across declaring that the
river was too swift at this point Att
or making futile attempts to r.,
across. the convicts started for wasta,
planning to cross over the Cheyenne
bridge there.
They stopped at Creighton for
gasoline and oil at q flling station in
front of the telephone Office. The op-
orator Immediately broadcast news OF
the convicts' arrival and several
posses started fer Creighton
Pursuers headed by Deputy State
Sheriff Wilson were soon close on the
trail and a mile and a half south of
Creighton came within rife range of
the fleeing desperadoes. &
Driver Killed.
/, A bullet from Wilson's gun struck
Coffee in the head, killing him in
stantly and causing the car to 60 in
to the ditch. The other three men
were thrown out and ran for cover to
a nearby corn field.
Foreman was shot in the foot and
fell. The corn field was surrounded
and all three surrendered.
Teel, the last man captured. begged
his companions to shoot him rather
than let the officers seize him. #
This ended an eight-days chase
through South Dakota, and parts OF
Nebraska which started after the
warden at the penitentiary had been
kidnapped and his deputy wounded,
Z States Attorney Parish was taken
to 9 hospital at Mitchell and HIS con-
dition early today was reported criti-
cal. His wounds may prove fatal
Sheriff j. C. Babcock 81 Jones coun.
4ty and j. A.. Robertson also were
wounded but they are expected to 70.
cover, & 81 y. ..t s4sSs8
/; Gang Shows Flgfk.
Il Early Friday morning, the convict
were discovered ut Murdo, In Jones
county and when they lefts toward
Stamford, to the west, States AStor,
SneyS NJ. Il. Parish, SheTih JAy; g. Dabs
cock and ]. u. Rpbertsons rot out n
pursuit. ~ Il