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II OK3 Ticket,.AND,CONVICTS ESCAit*ON,COMMODORE MILLER AND TW OTHERS AT LARGE.strictEKTSOX,ige.ly at this of-d fish at Vi-e.ice last Smiting property i Joseph Las-fur the lieat-preparations vaslics.st-ciass sewing-machine service than in this issue.rat, carried over Peek. I'iiis knocks ms on thatThey Appropriate tlic Weapons o Guard and Take to the Brush—S -Lewis aud Hi* Beputies at Once Sts Pursuit of the Fugitives.Dallas, Sept. 27. — “Commlt; Miller killed his guard and is at again. ”Such was the s tartling news rece The report spread like wild fire a thousand rumors flew over the city was reported that Ed Forrester, a ger of the county convicts, had brained with a rock hurled by Con Phil came ( ^ore Miller and then shot with his pistol. Little knots of angry and ex men gathered on the street corners denounced Commodore in savage te He was branded as a rape-fiend, a her of the boldest type, murderer and black hearted fi The excited citizens also deuou other parties whom they cused of saving the neck of Commo Miller in days gone by. Will Fo: ter, a guard at the quarries near E Ford, came to the city for assistant run down and capture Commodore ler and twelve other convicts who n their escape at D o’clock Monday, facts in the case are as follows:Ed Forrester, manager of the cot convicts, had been working Commot Miiler and twelve other prisoners in quarries near Eagle Ford. Will : rester had been assisting him a guard. Will was sitting on the bi shot gnu in hand, when a rock c whizzing along and knocked him At the sairib instant his brother in pit was knocked down. Both men v overpowered and disarmed. Com dore appropriated the dcnble-barr. shot-gun and pistols to his own uso fled, followed by his compani-Neither of the guards are badly inju: Sheriff Lewis and his deputies at c started in pursuit of the fugitives, posse of police officers and another pc of citizens headed by Constable Mor and Ford House also secured horses , putting spurs to them, rode away in direction of Eagle Ford.Two months ago Commodore Mi was convicted yi the county court carrying coucealed weapons and fi $200 and costs, and given a jail seutei Judge Bower warned the guards t Commodore Miller was a desperate m aud ordered them to keep the ball ; chain on him at all1 times. Com mod behaved himself, won the confidence the Forresters and the irons, it is sa were removed. He is armed to the te and#a bloody fight is sure to follow he is surrounded by the officers on trail.bis sold that Comeau de-Bcfiiijesthc •mentof the livable prcp-r of horses,sble and ef-,lled at the entered his ?. Mr. Fon-lar officials the Dement and tf-.e.who is ad-arry insur-i regard itawe. We t with one le event of e your life, Lewis.Oyster Sa-s re-opened e corner of posite the ie supplied !s, oysters, vill be kept • loaves ars !rietor and11. Rayne, o establishiarauce a few. Lberdeenshire,. crew boat Hwbm*er asserts tl extraordim a neck li£
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Saint Landry Clarion
Opelousas, Louisiana, US
Sat, Oct 08, 1892
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