Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-09
In LIMBO.


''THE ONE-EYED MAN" IDENTIFIED.
He Recognizes the 'lntslhgencsr'' Reporter,
and Accords Him an Interview.
As related in yesterdays INrELLrGEN-
GER, there was good reason to believe that
" the one-eyed man " recently arrested in
West Chester was John FrankfOrd, the no.
torious horse thief, who broke Jail here
nearly year ago, and has evaded arrest
by the local authorities ever since, though
he has not, meanwhile, pursued his old
time avOcation without some perils of the
law, and once, at least, having got within
it's clutches.
As soon rs it was learned that the West
Chester authorities had identified the
photograph of Frankford sent them by
Prison Keeper BurkhOlder as that of their
prisoner, representative of the INTEL.
LIGENCER was dispatched to West Chester
to verify the Identification and to inter-
view the prisoner concerning his move.
ments since he so unceremOniOusly quit his
quiet boarding place with Mr.. Burkholder
at high noon on that peaceful May day OF
last year.
Recognizing AcquaIntances.
The result of his trip and of his investi-
cations leaves no room to doubt that the
daring horse jockey and prison wall scaler
is now III custody at West Chester, where
he was arrested in ignorance of the impor-
tance of their capture by those who made
it. On the same train which carried the
1NTELLIGENCER reporter to West Chester,
went Prisonkeeper Burkholder on the same
errand. Upon arriving in town they called
upon Sheriff Hopes and VIM. Hemphill,
tho latter being the young man who made
the arrest under circumstances fully and
correctly reported heretofore in these col
umns. These gentlemen had photo.
graph of their prisoner, which was taken
yesterday forenoon. AS soon as it was
shown to the Lancaster men they recOg-
nized it as that of John Frankford. The
visitors were then taken to the prison and
which is on the second floor. MIR. Burk-
holder was the first to enter the cell. He
saw at a glance that the man was Frank
ford, and the latter quickly recognized
him and seemed to bs greatly pleased to
see familiar face from Lancaster coun :
ty. The reporter of the INTELLI-
GENCER next went in aud was recOg-
nized at once by tine prisoner, who shook
him warmly by the hand. Besides the
Lancaster men, there were a number of
lawyers and others in the cell, which is
quite roOmy. At first FrankfOrd seemed
to be backward about talking and acted
shyly, especially to the Chester county
men, some of whom were inclined to in
teryiew him, and no resented their efforts
to get him to admit local depreIlatiOns
with exceeding coyness.
His Account of Himself.
He was taken aside by the newspaper
man, and it reply to an inquiry in regard
to his health stated that he had been
pretty we'll, although he has suffered con.
siderable pain in his right eye, in which
he was shot. The sight is entirely gone,
but at times the pain is intense. He
has also had rheumatism, but was
we'll OF that. After i few other
remarks the reporter began questioning
Frankford in regard to his travels. Tie
stated that on the day Of the escape from
the prison here, the Gath Of May, 1882,
h3 was the last man to leave the cell. He
really did not desire to leave the prison,
rs at that time he was endeavoring to OBJ
tain I pardon, and his efforts in that di-
rection had been quito successful. Now
ho is worse off than before. After con
siderable coaxing by the other prisoners
he finally resolved to go along, and did so.
He, Morris Bricker and George Nc.
Alpine separated from the others,
and in the evening turned up at Rawlins-
vile. McAlpne had q citizen's suit
under his stripes when he left the prison,
SO he was not much afraid Of being do
tected. The other two were draped in
convicts clothing, and in the evening they
went to the store in Rawlinsville and pur-
chased overalls. Upon being asked if he
had ever heard that AL. Hagen, q prison
inspector, was in the village Of Rawlins-
vile Oh the night that they visited the
store, he laughed heartily and replied that
he might have been. After leaving Raw
linsvile the three prisoners crossed the
river and started at oacs in tho direction
OF Baltimore, where FrankfOrd was &C
quainted. About seven miles this side of
that city, Frankford left the others. He
heard afterwards all about the recapture
of Joe Croft. A6e aud Ike Bnzzard and
Morris Bricker.
FrankfOrd did not tell 4 very clear story
in regard to his whereabouts and move
ments after arriving in Baltimore. He
said he travelled around through different
towns and went West rs far as Chicago.
He was constantly in fear of being ar
rested. While in Chicago he heard that
officers were after him, and at once started
East to throw them of tho trail. This
spring he has spent great deal Of his
time in Philadelphia, but could not freely
make his appearance in daylight. He was
compelled to prOwl around at night, and
this became so tiresome that it does not
worry him now that he is arrested again.
The Chester County Cases.
As far rs the present charges against
him in Chester county are concerned, he
claims that he is entirely innocent; he
stole nothing and was just unfortunate in
getting off at the wrong station on Sunday
night by mistake. What station he had
intended to stop at the prisoner dld not
state nor does he tell what his business
was in that part of the country at the
time. His ticket was to West Chester,
but he asked the conductor to let him of
at the first station outside of West Ches
ter. 1t was then that the suspicion of Mr.
Hemphill was aroused and he determined
to capture the man, which he did exactly
in the manner described in the Lancaster
papers yesterday, their accounts being
taken from the press Of West Chester and
entirely correct.
FrankfOrd was asked whether he had
not broken out of a Jail in Maryland this
winter, and if he did not attempt to take
a portion of it with him. He seemed
somewhat astonished at this question and
reluctantly admitted that he had been in
a prison in that state, which could not
hold him.
Cool ana Cheer ful.
Under all the circumstances FrankfOrd
was very cool and cheerful, and seemed