The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-18
HYER SURRENDERED.
Voluntary Return of the New
Jersey AbscOader.
After q Desperate Legal Battle and Two
Escapes Hs Repaired to His Home to
Face Charges Of Forgery.

The receipt Of the following telegram
caused considerable surprise and comment
IN police circles yesterday:
JERSEY CITY. " j., Feb. 17.-John Hyer,
who sbsc0nded from Jersey city 10 October last,
after embeZZiIug $1,000, and who was CAPTURED
IN San Francisco. but who escaped from Detec-
tive Dalton while being brought from mat CITY,
surrendered 10 HE police here THIS morning. HIS
app aTance was great surprise. as news re-
eeived from san francisco Indicated that he had
probably sailed t0r Australia. E@
A review of the circumstances connected
with the manner in which the young eb-
scOnder led the officers lively dance for
months will be read with interest. John
Hyer is a rather gOOd-l0Oking man, aged %
years. He was raised by William A. HaT-
ney, an uncle by marriage. Harvey is one
Of the best known and mOstaeXten5Iye real
estate dealers % the East ana has Offices at
jersey City and New ! OrE. For several
years young Hyer worked fer him, was very
frugal, saved bis earnings and At the time
he decided 90 wed a belle was receiving a
salary Of SO q month.
MADE A GREAT sPLURGE.
Soon after the wedding he branched out
and went 10 live in one Of the most arsto-
cratic hotels in jersey City. His relatives
wondered where he procured the money
with which TO support such style, but he
satisfied their curiosity by informing them
that be had made lot Of money IN some
private sp-culauOus.
On the 24.h Of November Mr.. Harvey
gave Hyer some blank checks, which be in
BtTucled him 10 oh out and pay some credi-
tors who were expected during the day. In
stead Of dpYUtIug tie paper to the use in
tended. HyeT filled one Of the checks out
for 5000 and collected the money at the
bank He and bis wife then hurredly packed
their things and started across the continent
They were tTaied to this city aud arrested
while making quite a spluTge as guests Of
tie Palace Hotel.
When Flyer was locked up in the City
Prison his pretty wife gained admiration
by her courage In keeping him company IN
jail, although very delicate and unwell at
the time. Later when fate cast his lot in
the Alameda County JAN, sue also went
there with him.
FOUGHT EIGHT TRIPS.
After his arrest his attorney, Carroll
Cook, made hard fight From the Su-
prTiOr Court the case was taken to the
Federal tribunals, and no less than eight
writs Of haOeas corpus were disposed of
before Hyer was finally remanded into the
custody Of Detective Dalton Of New jersey.
About three weeks ago Detective Dalton
was discharged from the Home for Inc
bliates and started eastward with the
prisoner During The last night Of the
journey Hyer escaped from his guard by
Jumping through q ear window. Soon after
his escape he returned to Oakland and
spent a night in the Alameda County Jail.
L ne chlef la.ler aud assistant made no at
tempt TO detain him. and lost their heads
for their remarkable conduct
II was confidently believed that liver had
departed for Australia until the dispatch
announcing his surrender arrived.