St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-06-04
A MARVELLOUS ESCAPE.
Remarkable Exploit of Man Who Was
Being Taken to the Scene of
His Crime.
He Leaps From an Ocean Steamer and
Swims to the Land Eleven Miles
Away.
A Young Woman of Dedham, M ass,
Disappears Under Suspicious
circumstances.
Heavy Bail Demanded for the Chicago
-; Observation-Disclosures Sent
to Sing Sing.
A Remarkable Escape.

Remarkable Escape.
Special to the Globe.
GALVESTON. Tex, June 3.-The arrest
OF slick, daring fugitive was effected last
evening. eight miles down Galveston island.
Dick Lacouse is the prisoners name. He
is wanted at Gloucester, Mass, for jump
Ing his bond in case of aggravated as
sault LacouSe has an interesting history.
lie Is 81 years of age, perfectly trained
athlete and one of the best swimmers,
boxers and pedestrians In the country. He
came here ten months ago and opened
small restaurant He was recently
Joined by Maud Edison. the very
woman whose life he attempted in Glouces-
ter, for assaulting whom he gave So, 900
bonds. His bondsmen traced him to
this city month ago, and NJ. j. Healy,
Lacouse back to Gloucester. Healy az
rived the first week in May, quietly ar
rested his man and took him aboard the
steamship San Marcos. Healy had been
warned that Lacouse was remarkable
swimmer, so he ironed his man and chained
him to his berth. After the San Marcos
put to sea, the kind hearted detective I'M
| shackled LacOuse and allowed him to walk
about the ship and play cards with the pas
Sengers, none of whom knew the man was
captured fugitive. The San Marcos
stopped off at Newport News May for
coal. Healy again shackled his prisoner,
but that evening as the steamship was
| rapidly leaving the outer roads, where
the sea was very rough, Healy unclaimed
his companion, who soon became engrossed
III game of cards. Healy going above to
enjoy cigar. Five minutes later a passen-
ger joined Healy and Informed him the
card party had broken up, as Lacouse had
Quit the cabin. Healy Immediately returned
to the cabin, searched everywhere, but all
to no avail. For the first time in his life the
detective found his man
TOO SLICK FOR HIM.
Capt. Burrows ordered the ships officers
to search the San Marcos from keel to
masthead, which they did, but no prisoner
was found. They Were eleven miles from
land when this occurred. Every one sup
posed Lacouse had drowned himself in a
foolhardy attempt to reach land. Healy
proceeded to New York and reported the
extraordinary escape, which created SEN
sation in police circles. The first knowl-
edge local officers had that Lacouse had
survived his marvellous leap was last even
ing, when his pseudo wife,
Maud Edison, appeared at the Of
flee of Chief of Police Jordan and swore
out warrant, charging that lacOuse had
again attempted her life and she was living
in mortal dread of him. She divulged his
hiding place down the island. 1t seems
that he has been coming to the city late at
night and visiting the woman. Chief Jor-
dan and four mounted officers started down
the island this afternoon. Lacouse saw
the cavalcade in the distance, guessed they
were after him, and down the island he
flew. The officers followed their horses
taxed to the utmost to overtake the runner.
The chase continued five miles along the
seashore and Lacouse was finally captured
under farm house. He says it took him
five hours to swim eleven miles in the
dark off Newport News. The cur
rent was running four knots an hour.
1t was the most perilous venture he had
ever undertaken. He says he saw Healy
and the officers of the San Marcos flash
their lights about the decks and over the
side of the ship looking for him. He was
laughing at them from the dark water in
the distance. After reaching land and dry
ing his clothes he took train for the south,
and was back in Galveston ten days after
his escape. 1t is believed he threatened to
kill the Edison woman, suspecting her inf
deity. He declares, however, he would
not harm her. Healy, of Chicago, will
probably be detailed second time to land
his formidable prisoner in New York.
Anarchists Admitted to Bail.
CHICAGO, June 3.-This afternoon States
Atty. Grinnell and his assistants met Capt.
Black and Mr.. Zeister of counsel for the
indicted anarchists in Judge Rogers court
room in order to fix a sum for bail for Os-
car Neebe. States Atty. GrinnelI said in
dictments had been returned against Neebe
for murder conspiracy and riot. AS re-
garded every other person mentioned in the
Indictment for murder, the state would
object alb initio against each and every one
of them being admitted to bail. but by agree
ment with counsel Neebe was made an ex-
ception. Capt. Black made an appeal in
favor Of Neebe and was followed by Attor-
ney Zeister. who charged that the states
attorney had no confidence in his case, or
he would not have admitted Neebe to BAIL
Mr.. Grinnell resented the insinuaton.
Judge Rogers said: after mature DELHI
Grafton 1 have made up my mind
as follows" On each charge of
rots $1,000; on the conspiracy in
dictment 50, 500; on the murder Indictment
49,
riot or melting to riot it will make his total
bonds $4,000. This | do at the suggestion
of the states attorney and under his agree
ment with counsel. In order to save time
and to simplify matters all the parties who
are indicted for conspiracy will be admitted
to bail on each charge in the sum of So, 500.
Each case of riot will be admitted to bail in
the sum of 81, 000."
A copper bomb about twelve inches long.
fully charged and operated by clock work,
was found under the sidewalk in front of
Thomas Griefs saloon. "a West Lake
street. yesterday. by Lieut.. Bowler The
works were going when the officer dis
covered it. but he lifted it very tenderlv
and took it to the Central station. 1t is
supposed by the officer that the machine
was left there by one of the numerous per-
sons of alleged socialistic tendencies, who
for months past have made the saloons
their head quarters.
Special to the Globe.
OMAHA, Neb., June 3.-Balthazer Roam.
Chicago anarchist was arrested here to-
night. He was the advertising agent of
the Arbeter Zeitung, and is wanted in
Chicago for taking part in melting the re-
cent Haymarket riots. An indictment
stands against him for the offense He was
found at one of the road houses near the
city by Capt Cormick and Deputy Marshall
Mcdonald, the place being the headquarters
of Omaha socialists. He is a man rs wears
old, large and bony. To the GLOBE CORE
spondent he denied the charges. although
he admitted that he was present at the
meeting the night of the explosion. He
says he came to Omaha May 26, but the
police affirm he has been here longer than
that time.
Was There Foul Play1
Special to the Globe.
DEDHAM, Mass. June 3.-Annie Riley