The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-06
TW0CAPTURED
TODAY AFTER
A GUN FIGHT
One Convict and Two Mem
bers Of Posse Were Wound
ed in the Battle
FIVE OTHERS HUNTED
Deputy Warden of Statcville
Prison Killed With Scis-
s0rs and Pipe
TWO OTHERS CAPTURED

Two cOnvicts who escaped with
five others from the state pcni-
tentiary near Joliet were cap
tured today on the farm Of John
Rose three-fOurths Of mile
northwest Of here. They were
found buried under the hay in the
loft Of the barn.
The barn had been searched
earlier in the day but no traces of
the men were found. A later and
more thorough search revealed
them buried deep In the hay.
One convict was captured last
night and IL in q Jail ut StrcatOr.
Another was riddled with buck
shot and il in a hospital there.
Three of the seven who escaped
from the prison in the deputy
warden's automobile are still ut
large. Two left their companions
In the flight between Morris and
Marseilles and were believed to
be on their way to Chicago.
Leonore, H., May 6.-tP)-Two Of
seven convicts who escaped from the
Statewide prison yesterday, after
staying Deputy Warden Peter N. W..
Klein, were captured early today at
ter gun fight in which one fugi
tive and two members Of u posse
were wounded.
The wounded convict is Gregcrio
Rizo, Mexican. sentenced to life for
murder. The others wounded are
George Katanach. Leonore business
man, and Harry Miller. Streator po-
liceman. katanach was hit in one
leg and the stomach and may die. and
the officer suffered minor cheek
wound. Rizo was hit by buckshot in
the arm and side.
The other captured convict, taken
early today in field at the edge OF
the village several hours after the
convicted of murder and given life
term.
Field Surrounded
Three more fugitivcs were believed
to be in the field where Torrez was
captured. and it was surrounded by
officers and citizens.
Officers in charge Of Torrcz had
some difficulty in getting him to
safety, the citizens army being in
clined to halt the siege long enough
to lynch the prisoner. According to
prison officials, he took an import
ant part in the earlier Staying Of
Deputy Warden Klein, in charge Of
the Statewide prison.
A quintet Of men sentenced from
Chicago made up the group which
battled with the posse here last night.
They are Rizo, Terrez, Charles Shad-
cr and Charles Duschowski, all con-
victed Of murder, and Walker Stcte-
sky, sentenced for robbery. The 9TH
er two who escaped with them separ-
ated from them near Marseillcs soon
after their escape from prison. They
are Gregerio, Riz0 and James B..
Price, both serving 10 years to life.
No trace of the. pair had been found
carly today.
Used Warden's Car
Driving the warden's car in which
they fled from the penitcntiary, the
quintet was headed toward LeOnore
some time yesterday afternoon. A
few miles from the village the car
was ditched and the convicts took to
the woods. From a farmer who was
hunting they took shot pun, threat
ening him with scissor blades and
iron pipes with which they had COM
mitted the earlier murder and escap-
ed from prison. The farmer notified
police Of Leonore and StreatOr.
Soon posse Of policemen and cit
izens was awaiting the arrival of the
convicts in Leonore. As the five
came walking along the railroad, they
opened fire when commanded to halt.
The running gun fight which follow
ed resulted in the immediate capture
of RHO. When Katanach fell wound
cd convict seized his shotgun and
used it in his retreat.
In fleeing from the prison yester-
day, the convicts forced James kee-
ley, captain Of the prison guards, and
a trusty to accompany them in the
warden's automobile to within few
miles Of Marseilles. There the two
men were later handcuffed to trees.
Guards Beaten Down
Jacob Judnick, prison guard. and
Charles Larson. trusty. on duty at
the deputy warden's office when the
seven convicts launched their fight
for freedom. were beaten down when
they resisted. A. Odom, another
trusty. was stabbed in the stomach
and may die. The seven had gone
to the office for conference which
they had requested.
Once the guards and TRUSTEES were
out Of the way, the men entered Dep.
uty Klein's office and attacked him.
He was killed almost instantly.
Slowing away their victims in
cells, the men called Captain Kelley
and, under threat of death, forced
him to lead them half mile across
the prison yard to the gate, call the
warden's automobile and accompany
then, IN their FLIGHT