Show BELNAP BETM story of alie recapture in texas how edson was located at villeR taken and travels of the Prisoner after he broke jail tow alie texas officers treated edson sheriff belnap arrived on the union pacific train from the baat yester day with will 8 adeon who was arrested by marshal dan jenkens at smithville texas about fi week ago both tho sheriff and edson appeared tired after their lone journey bat the complacent sheriff through vigilance adeon was recaptured would not admit that the trip bad in any way wearied him edson is thinner than when he bade goodby to the county jail last december and does not appear in as good spirits though he talked freely of hlll adventures since the memorable escape in conversation with a reporter adeon said after he broke jail be walked most of the way to city where be caught a north bound train which carried him to pocatello from there he drifted a little further north and then he made the circle almost home again by way of the short line to granger back to echo up to park city down to salt lake and thence over the R G V to gueble colo from where he gradually got down to el faeo texas the next move waa a jaunt down into the heart of mexico and back to the united states again at el paso be applied for work and was bent out to valentine about miles he began work jan ath and was feb let he quit valentine to go further ast and was given employment at smithville texas in getting work there be furnished the clue that led to his arrest As is usually the cabe before a railroad man is employed be has to give references edson had assumed the name of stephen ahern and under that name he worked at valentine he referred bis smithville employer to the man who had hired him at el paso abad from that moment he was a marked man edmone application for a recommendation men dation reached el paso about the time that sheriff letter reached there when sheriff denison ofel paso received leitoi he ex the railroad payroll and found thai a man giving the name of stephen ahern had been employed there and at valentine bo when an enquiry as to aherns record was received from 8 smithville mith ville denison was notified anda he immediately telegraphed the marshal thero to place stephen ahern under arrest texas ia a place where the officers generally accomplish what they go alter and half an hour after message was received marshal dan jenkins tapped edson on the shoulder and told him he was wanted sheriff belnap was immediately informed of the arrest and the public knows the rest edson did not get hotel accommodations while in the hands of the tevan of ficere he was staked out as they call it there manacled mana cled hands and feet and bis irons fastened to a staple driven in the floor his companions were halt a dozen negroes incarcerated for minor offenses edson was given a hearing be foren smithville justice of the deac charged with being a fugitive from justice marshal jenkins and bis deputy dwore that they knew edson was the right man and the justice ordered him held for ninety days he remained staked until sheriff i one reason the officers had for belie vius they had the right man was that edson admitted bia name in order to receive a telegram sent to william S adeon edson was permitted to read the mes sage but when the officers attempted to take it he put it in bia mouth and before the officers could stop him he succeeded in swallowing it two on edmone neck show what treatment he received la the for the telegram The Texan officers never knew what that message contained but by a little bever cever manipulating sheriff belnap earned what the contents were and also ahe name of the bender this information will no doubt be used at the proper time willingness to return did not develop until after be that bad requisition papers find other documents b wae then that a prospect of leaving behind the unceremonious officers who staked him out appeared inviting the trip back wa devoid of paitie ular interest edon he is ready to stand trial and that when the facts are known a large share of the blame now attached to him will be removed lie found bis former fellow prisoners occupying the quarters qu aiters as when he escaped and be is quite at home acain he declined to discuss the manner in which he bibko jail but stated emphatically that the cells were locked he raid jailor wright canid not be chargeable with any blame as the escape was not made through any neglect of duty on the part of wright |