The Unwitting Accomplice

According to a Dayton reporter, the capture of John Toy, the escaped convict, was accomplished in a very clever manner. From the story it appears that when Toy effected his escape he went to Dayton, walking all the way. Arriving there late the next day, he called at the home of Mrs. Frank Royse and delivered to her a letter from her husband, who is serving a term in the penitentiary. After furnishing Toy with some of her husband's old clothing, she gave him enough money to take him to Kendrick, Idaho. Toy went to Kendrick and was given a position in the mill. Suspecting that Toy might make his way to Dayton, the prison officials notified the officers there to look out for him, and Mrs. Royse was called up. She was informed that they were in possession of information that she was harboring the escaped convict and that if she did not reveal his whereabouts she would be taken into custody. Becoming alarmed, Mrs. Royse immediately told Sheriff Stine where Toy could be found. Toy will now have a full year to serve, as his little escapade has cost him all the good time he had earned.