Morning journal and courier., 1882-05-15
5ournal a1lo Gourier.
Monday Morning. May 15, 1882.
Andersen's Recapture.

His Exploit in New Jersey-His Return | to the Asylum-Eis Doings After He | Left the Asylum.
 Andersen was brought from Newark and 1 returned to the insane hospital at Middletown on Saturday. The occasion of his arrest in New Jersey was as follows: He called week ago last Saturday at the house of William H. Marcells, milkman at Lyons Farms, Clinton township, New Jersey, about six miles from Newark, and stated that he was in search of employment. He gave the name of Adam son. He was given work on the farm and did very well for while, but a few nights after woke up the fellow workman with whom he was sleeping and began to deal him blows in a violent manner. He was finally quieted down. Thursday morning he in- formed fellow workman that he had mis- sion to kill Mir. Marcells that day, adding that the latter had come to the end of his rope and must die. He was thought to be joking at the time, and but little attention was paid to him. Later in the day he discovered that dog usually kept in the barn had been taken to the house, as the inmates had become alarmed at his strange actions and wild talk, and he induced his fellow workman to go with him to the barn. While there Adamson got 8 length of garden hose, crept up behind his companion and dealt him heavy blow on the head with it. He was overpowered and bound hand and foot and taken to Newark by MT. Marcells, who had him locked up at police headquarters until he could make the necessary arrangements to have him commit ted to the Essex county lunatic asylum, as it was discovered that he was insane. In the meantime G. Wisner Thorne, the Newark correspondent of the New York Sa11 saw Adamson at headquarters and remembering reading of Andersen's escape from the Mid dletown, Conn, asylum, suspected that he and Adamson were identical. He mentioned his suspicious to Chief of Police Meldrum and the latter referred to postal card he had received giving description of Andersen and offering two hundred dollars reward for his arrest. He at once saw that the description of the two men was identical and telegraphed to the chief of police at Middletown. At 6 p. m. Friday Dr. Fisher, of Middletown. arrived at police headquarters and on seeing the prisoner at once identified him as Ander- sen.
 Andersen pretended not to know him, but from his excited and agitated manner it was evident that he was shamming. He became very violent during the evening, and it was
 
 at being captured. When first arrested An dersen claimed to be Dane, and said it was his intention as soon as he had money \ enough to take vessel for Europe.
 Andersen, on his arrival at the depot in Middletown, greeted Dr. Shew, who was awaiting his coming, with: 'tI've come | back to see you, Doctor" The Doctor, smiling, extended 8 hand to Andersen and said ''I see you have' Andersen had a smile on which was mingled with 8 look ot chagrin. He returned the hand shake as warmly as he could with handcuffs on There was a crowd on the platform ts see the fugitive. Dr. Fisher of the hospital and Chief Meldrum, of Newark. brought the prisoner to the asylum. Ander sen was returned to his cell. He said the Internationalists helped him get away. It ] wasn't any of his family that helped him, he said, and the keepers, no, they were not at all to blame. He made sign, he said, while at work in the yard the day before he es capped, and two revolvers and knife were slipped into his pocket. He says he went to Hartford and thence to New York by boat giving 9he clerk of the boat the name Charles J. Buckingham Cunningham to New York. He said he read in the Sun an account of his escape. He read in the paper advertise ment for a barn painter and thought at first to apply for the place. But I concluded it was too exposed a position didn't try to get aboard a sailing vessel for I thought the docks would be watched. Something was wrong. I didn't meet the men thought should. You know two or three men escaped from Middletown before did. We'll, the Internationalists didn't keep their word as to New York I finally went to the dock and crossed over to Brooklyn on the ferry. was going to try for work there but that looked too risky, so took the ferry for Jersey City. 1 went at once to the Young Mems Christian association rooms on Clinton avenue and said I was Charles I. Adams, furniture maker, from Chicago. I offered them $5 to get me work and give me meals and lodgings. They gave me some thing to eat.
 Now, as I come to think of it, I believe the men there knew who was all the time. I saw fellow with bushy hair taking notes. knew had seen him before, but I couldn't tell where. had chance to go to work for a furniture dealer at $2 a day, but then I heard of @ job at Marcells', outside of New ark. I asked the men at the Christian asso- citation rooms what had better do, and they told me to go to Newark. So I went there. If hadn't don't believe would have been caught. It was part of the game I en- gagged to work for Marcen for twelve dollars month and board
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