Telegram-herald., 1890-09-28
TOOK FRENCH LEAVE
Caif,ord Lee. ths Burglar. Mk<es
Hls Escape
BY JUMPING THROUCH 4 WELDON
ns Gives shs Deputies tne hs1B ~ IN
s1psriar Cears saa nFsss Ga ~
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Clifford lee, one Of the mess cesper-
ate burglars that has ever oontIonseo
Kent county bar Of lusiioe, took French
leave from the superior court sestrf-
day, after receiving sesen-s sears sen.
tsnoe. Officers have slnoe heen soeur-
INK the country for him. bns At an early
hour tns morning, hs hsd not been ap-
pretended.
Lee is a cool, cunning and dangerous
criminal tie was arrested about .
month ago for the burglary OF Nm.
Bedell's house on Sheidon-st. Nm.
Washington, ooloned. MAS impseded
with nm fof con1pioity. lee was snr-
1 prised while al work ia Bedell's house
: 10y one Of the occupants returning
home. he Jumped through q wndow
In the second story IN making hs e..
cape. In jumping he cat q
cash several inches long IN ms
leg, and Il Was tins that LED
10 his capture. Blood was traced FOR
several blocks along the street Nm.
+ Washington, who Was also Ia the house,
made his escape. The same eycaing
lee sent for Washington 10 sew Up IA
wound, bat the colored boy did noi
have tue sand. Lee then fhowod his
wonderful nerve by taking a needle
and thread and becoming his own sur
geon.
When Lee was ARA snod he confossed
his crime. aud IA the hope 81 fecrivslg
right senteDcf. he Implicated Mesa
/ ington. Thursday Washington wNs cois-
F convicted on Lees evidence. during
the entire tfisl Lee has been hmping IA
a painful manner. II seemed as Il he
could hardly walk and bc oompls.lslet
Of cKcruclating pain. HcNas tnereiofe
furnished Win cane sly Turnkey
Lewis but subsequent ctpelopmeai
shew that he had little use i0F H. lle
has evl1 utly been felgusug lamcDees.
Lee 4ad Washington have bccn fast
friends for many years. They lave
done time IA Jackson together aud
have chammed ever since they Kot cat.
EYersiDce Lee 'squeaiec, Aashiacton
has svowed that be would na1rdef bia
at tie hrst opportunity. boin arc
vicious as human beings can possibly
be, and they were Kept apart eufinE
the trial for fear of Nasninctou carr,
INK out las threat
/ Yesterday morning both men were
takeuiutO court for sentence. lee ~as
frst brought before the bar. Judge
Buringame told hsm that men 81. h,s
TX we're not wanted in Grand Eapiof.
a. they were a ncnsce 10 society. la
consideration of his gvDg state cyi-
dencc, be was only gwen seNciA ycsrs lif
room ln the fesf of irc cieff
Office. where he was told 80
remain until the officer could lake hin.
! back q iail. D. vac not thought thai
be had vitality enough - aftelnpt az
! escape In tho meantime Washington
was arragued snd was rEen nioc years.
Deputies Cook and ScAlly han9crfe8
Washington, and scaiis started away
with him.
Cook then returned 20 look after fIcc.
but ihe lame ard SICK 5a bird had
iown. disappeared, actually gone. Eof
few moments the greatest txc.ienellf
. prevailed. There stood an open Nfn.
dow which led 90 a landing en tie Etsif-
way 10 feet below. Iiio cane used bf
+ the fugitive leaned against the edge.
+ Ile had crswied through the window.
4 ooi0rcd nau a. this time rushed lnfp
the court room and announced that hc
had seen lee driving away.
The deputies ran Tor toe street. bfa
r could see no trace of toe "a ssinc nnis
Tie police department and ebcrif wei'e
r notified and soon every ava liable mss
/ was hunting the fcgt'fo donn. II IL.
r. icruar5s developed tbsf llt ran INTO Gle
court az the bac.. ~ fiie ciff half nfd
. drove away - Nafei Inspector AIn
Per lees re. lie VAS trscea "a Jeforne
d Lees honeo. nfaf the itoo'ef itoft
3 Mrs lee - iis aunt. ano Il uat
p here hc wss ffst arrested 5dwafo
j. panaway. q hossier a. tae Bouiexafd
a House. saws 30 Ew hirn drive up on a
3 ren. r1fh into hf unc.ff li0uee aod
then drive away again. During ia.
8 SHORT v.s't ne managed - 60 thfongf a
2 bureau drawer and paf'asH q ceupis nf
doilzrf. After leaving Ae drofe ike
= fnad towards Reed = ilskt. Iiaif 4 fi,r
e sst positive trace thrre - q him.
j. though thr sheriff ssys he has several
3 indefuite Clues.
y Ahe Per lee and DEPUTY CLARK ssarted
& sflef Lee. lut fhev returned. tsso dusty
- and weary travelefs late in tie aftrf-
3 noon. They had been witnin = rliie II
Ada. Cascade and flsiufieid. bat they
could not fnd the = ghtesi clue. Tl1<
detective force xae ais8 out. The ooIn'
i0n that nov prevails - that ~ returned
!. ~ the CITY and is here IN hfdnse. PEI
, lsee's ~ wss fouDd ~ 9 clDck on tll<
corner ~ Eleventh and Dis,sion-slf
Lee is ~ wears ~ aEe aud has served
2. r. wears in pfiso8. lie - fss feet Ten
b aud Ne gft - p0nrdt DE bns q pal.
paid complex ion, binf eTef. nree fI.n
~ forehead end ng sn = poe. ift ~sa~s
. blonde msstncfe
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