Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-11
THE SUSPENSION REvOKED.
A MODERN JACK SHEPPARD.
How Diamond Thief Buck Escaped
From Jail-Turns Up In Cincinnati.

Columbus Sewell, the negro burglar who es-
capped from Jail with Joe Buck, the thief who
stole Mrs. Potter's diamonds. has been confined
in the cell which Guiteau, the ASSASSIN, occu-
pied shortly before he was executed Joe Buck
has not yet been captured although the Off
GERS thought several times tina. they were on
his track. Buck, while awaiting the action of
the court, was regarded by the people in the
Jail as inexperienced in crime, and he PLAYED
his part so well that he deceived even the older
criminals in the prison. Not one of them doubted
but that he was as young in crime as in years,
and he was accordingly treated more like
Sunday school boy than professional thief
Since his escape opinions Rave changed and all
now believe that he was one of the cleverest
rogues that ever occupied a cell in the District
Jail.
DEcEIvINa GOOD PEOPLE WHO TOOK AN INTER-
EST IN HIM.
1t was often stated that he was well connected
in Virginia. and that money was being furnished
him to push his cause through the courts. 1t
is amusing to hear the stories in circulation
to how he deceived the Christian people
who interested themselves in his cause SO that
one of them ignorantly aided him in his es-
cape. He received almost daily visits from
strangers who interested themselves in his be-
half. and was furnished by his callers with all
the delicacies Of the season, well as choice
literature. He pretended to have no liking for
flash papers, but on the contrary, was fond of
religious books.
HOW HE GOT A SAW.
Among those who visited him was a young
man who took more than ordinary interest in
him and was always willing to purchase for
him anything he desired. Young Buck COM
planned that the time passed very slowly and
said if he could only get a small clock it would
be company for him. His friend of course
willingly consented to make the purchase and
Buck told him what kind of a timepiece to
purchase. 1t was an exceedingly cheap one,
but was of a make that had exceptionally
strong springs. 1t was purchased and it was
not many days before the escape was effected.
The clock had stopped. The spring had dsap-
peared aud it appears that Buck had spent his
spare time, Tor he had plenty OF 1t, making
saw. This was the instrument he used with
such good effect in cutting his way out of Jail.
IN CINCINNATI
Last week it was thought that Buck was in
the city, but the police received word from
Cincinnati that young man answering his
description had registered at the Grand hotel
there. He took his room key to locksmith to
have a duplicate made, but the locksmlth sus-
pected something wrong and notified the
police. Detectives went to the hotel and ar
rested the young man and a companion.
Bucks picture was sent to Cincinnati, but when
it reached there the prisoner had been dis
charged He registered there as John Brown
Poindexter and was released on the recon-
mendation of a man named Purcell. The pic
ture, the Cincinnati officers thought, was a
likeness of the man whom they had arrested
and discharged from custody.
Is IT NEWMAN.
The description given Of Purcell, Bucks Gin
cinnati friend, tallies exactly with that OF New
man, alias st. Clair, alias Noble, alias De
Hughes, who recently got out of Jail here by
pretending to be the heir to fortune in Cali
fornia.
1t is thought that the man figuring as
Freddy" Foster mentioned in Cincinnati in
connection with these two, is the man who as
sisted in the escape of Buck and Seweli Some
are of the opinion. however. that Foster is one
of Newman's friends from Philadelphia or New