Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-27
TOOK A SUNDAY 0FF.
Jacob C. Allies Breaks Out of the st.
Francis Hospital and
ENJOYS A HILARIOUS OLD TINE.
Thinks It Fun to Terrorize His Wife,
Threatening to Kill Her.
HE HAS NO OBJECTIONS TO GOING BACK

A tall, rather handsome, well-dressed
young man walked into the Office of the
Seventh Avenue hotel yesterday afternoon
and asked for q room. The register was
turned toward him and with a majestic
flourish he wrote: "Jscob G. Allies, Pitts
burg"
The clerk started as he saw the signature.
He remembered the real estate agent who
| lost his mind and was sent to the insane
department of st. Francis hospital o week
ago. Allies looked SO cool and self-possessed
and so much unlike man minus part of his
keadgear that the clerk curbed his
curiosity and refrained from any queries
as to how he came there. After
being assigned a room Allies sauntered
leisurely to the front of the office, threw
himself into an easy chair, produced cigar
and composed himself comfortably for few
hours indolent enjoyment. The cigar was
half smoked and its owner was tiring of his
chair when Detective McTighe tapped him
on the shoulder.
"Come up to the station, Alles," said the
officer
WANTED TO CAPTURE MARSH.
'tIt's go, John, on one condition" re-
piled Allies "That is, you must help me
capture Marsh, the Philadelphia defaulter.
L know where he is.
The detective agreed and they left the
hotel. On arriving at Central station Allies
greeted everybody he knew with a smile
and pleasant word. He was in capital
spirits. According to his story he had en-
joyed his liberty hugely and was not at all
backward about telling how he had passed
the time He regarded his escape from the
hospital as one of the best jokes he knew
and soon had circle of people about him
listening to his story of how he got out,
which he told with great glee.
The first day he was in the hospital he de-
termined to take the earliest opportunity to
get away. As the week wore on the longing
for liberty grew correspondingly stronger,
but the desired state of affairs did not prom
Use to come very soon. There was plenty of
time for meditation behind the bars, and
Allies spent most of it figuring on the best
method to pursue in putting some distance
between himself and the institution of
which he was forcibly an inmate. Yester-
day morning the chance he had been look
ing for came unexpectedly. 1t was Sunday
morning and all the attendants were at
early mass. Out in the corridor nobody
was to be seen but little half-witted boy
wandering aimlessly about.
QUITE HAPPY OVER THE PROSPECT.
Allies was happy over the prospect. Pro-
he began working at the bolt and soon had
it pushed back. Stepping out in the corri-
dor Allies saluted the boy.
''Sonny, do you want to get out?"
eyes," replied the boy and his big,
staring eyes sparkled with pleasure.
"All right, then, do as L tell you. Get
into this cell and keep quiet until come
for you.
The demented lad obeyed quickly and
Allies chuckled gaily as he pushed the bolt
over and locked the little fellow in. The
place was apparently deserted and Allies lost
no time in slipping quietly out to the street
unobserved. After getting safely away he
started at once for his home. Mrs. Allies
was startled when she saw him come march
ing into the house. She began asking an
explanation, but he quickly silenced her by
picking up heavy brush and waving 1t in
a threatening manner.
'Dont say word or I'll throw this at
you and kill you," commanded Allies.
Then he began marching about the house
enjoying the novel sensation of terrifying
Mrs. Allies, who was confronted with the
upheld brush every time she attempted to
speak. Finally tiring of this amusement,
Allies left the house and proceeded at once
to livery stable, where he hired horse
and buggy.
AN AMUSING STREET SCENE.
During the remainder of the forenoon
and part of the afternoon he drove gaily
about the Streets saluting his friends
maiestically wherever he passed them.
After several hours riding became tire
some, so he tied the horse on Smithfield
street, near Sixth avenue, and went down to
the Seventh Avenue Hotel Officer Grimes
noticed the horse standing there hour after
hour, and finally, thinking something
wrong, took the rig to Burns & Jahn's
livery stable to await the appearance OF the
owner. Allies was not at all surprised when
Detective McTighe took him to Central sta
ton. He rather enjoyed the affair. After
having recounted the experiences of the
day he suggested to McTighe that he might
as well go the hospital. All he wanted was
a Sunday to enjoy himself as he chose, and,
having had it to his hearts content, he was
perfectly willing to go back. As the two
started away to take the street car Allies
called back merrily:
81 am going to suggest that they abolish |
early mass if they want to keep me in