St. Paul daily globe., 1893-05-02
A JUMPER JACKED UP.
Mr.. Hornsby Monkeys With
the Chief Of st. Paul
Detectives.
Taking Advantage Of a Cons
panionable Mood, He Quits
the Train.
81
McGinn Desperately Follows S
the Trail, and Telephones
for Adequate Aid. o1,
1872 {
After a Twelve-Hour Chase
tho DT,~o,on Te Donndod
After a Twelve-Hour Chase
the Plunger Is Rounded
Up Once More. Jae

A. II. Hornsby, arrested in Chieago
last week by ThiePs Detective agency,
escaped from the Gust ody of Chief of
Detectives McGinn while Ell route to
st. Paul yesterday morning. Hornsby
was wanted here to an swer to charge
of forgery, he having t transferred to B
F. Martin lot owned by Antonia
Workman without the knowledge of
the owner. AS part consideration for
the deed Hornsby also received $3.50 in
cash, which he put in his pocket. The
Thiel detectives have traced Hornsby
from one place to another, and finally
landed their man in Chicago. Chief of
Detectives McGinn left Friday night
for Chicago to bring the prisoner back
10 st. Paul.
According to kilograms sent out by
McGinn after he arrived in Chicago, 1t
was the intention to have it appear that
the prisoner was not arrested. and, but
for the clever work of McGinn, he
would not be apprehended. At late
hour Sunday night Nc Giun telegraphed
that he would start for home that even
ing with the prisoner, and would be / Il
st. Paul yesterday morning. The me m
bers of the detective force gathered at
the union depot yesterday morning to
welcome home their commander, and
also to congratulate him on the great
pi ece of detective work he had accom-
pli shed. When the Burlington train
pul led into the depot the 'fy bobs"
we re surprised to learn from the con-
ductor that the prisoner had escaped
from the tralnn near Prescott, Wis, and
that Chief of DETECTIVES McGlnn had
stopped off at the same place to recapt-
ure his prisoner.
There Are Various Stories
as to the way Hornsby engineered his
escape. One is that his readily consent
ing to come with McGinn without
requisition papers threw that famous
thief-taker off his guard, and he did not
put the irons on his prisoner. When
that part of the road near Prescott, -sey
eral miles from st. Paul, was reached
the train slowed up, and HornsbY, who
was in the toilet room, jumped through
the window. Seemingly not hurt by his
Jump, he made tracks across the river.
Another story Is that McGinn and the
prisoner were both asleep, but with the
prisoner it was not on the square, At
some station down the road Hornsby
stepped out of the car, and it was not
until Prescott was reached that McGinni
aWoke and found himself alone. p Z
Chief Garvin was notified by wire. at
an early hour of the escape, and asked
to send aid to assist in recapturingr the
prisoner. At 10 O'Clock five detectives,
i'll charge of Detective Ryan, left OH the
steam launch owned by Supt. 8runson
for Hastings, which is just across the
river from the point where 9HornSby is
said to have left the train. Between the
time when the launch left and its arrival
at Hastings McGinn telephoned that he
had the prisoner located, and all he
needed was men to assist him i'm the
capture. The relief expedition arrived
in Hastings at 4 O'Clock, but up to allate
hour last night, Hornsby was still at
large. A railroad employe who was at
Hastings during the afternoon said the
escaped prisoner had been seen i'll
that vicinity, or at least man sup
posed to be him. The fellow had hired
a farmer driving out of Hastings to
carry him several miles OH the strength
of a story that he was anxious to get to
the bedside of dying relative. Whether
this was HornsbY is not known for sure,
but the chief of police of Hastings AMI
McGinD are hot OH the mans trail, with
the relier party bringing up the rear.