The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-19
HARRIS BOLD ESCAPE.
Held Up Five United States Gov
.- ernment Officials,
AND THEN LOCKED THEM IN A ROOM.
He Is Subsequently Captured in Canada.
and Consents to Return without Extra
dition Papers-The Alleged Postonics
Thief's Story of His Escape.

and Consents to Return without Extra
dition Papsrs-Ths Alleged Postonics
Thiefs Story of His Escape.
BUFFALO, Feb. 19.-Leroy Harris, alias
William IL. Clark, accused of postoiiicc
robbery, performed the remarkable feat Of
holding up a whole court room and max
ing his escape. He is supposed to have
been implicated in several postoflice rob
berries that have taken place in New York
and Connecticut of late.
For a long time the inspectors have been
on his track, and on Saturday Inspector
Leatherman nabbed his man just ms he
was calling for mail mt the general deliv-
cry window. He was at once taken before
Commissioner Fairthild The commits
sioner's Office Is in the government build
ing and adjoins the federal court room
Harris asked permission to go to the lava
tory, and on returning electrified the COM
missioner and all in the room by levcling
revolver and crying, Glands up Every
body puts up his hands, including the
commissioner, United States District At
torney Mackey, Deputy Marshal Watts,
Deputy Marshal Colt and Inspector Leath-
erman.
Harris walked to the door, opened it,
still keeping his gun pointed toward the
astonished group, and passed out. locking
the door from the outside and taking the
key. Marshal Watts jumped 10 the win
dow and fired three shots to attract atten-
tion, the Others yelling Justify. Finally
Janitor was aroused, who opened the
door and released the captives, but Harris
had made good his flight.
Harris was subsequently captured at
Clifton, Ontario. The telegraph operator
III the station there saw n man resembling
Harris description come into the station
and ait down He sent message to As
sistant Chief of Police Grifiiths. who came
down on n run and collnrcd Harris Harris
tried to pull his revolver, but Grifliths was
too quick for him and got his revolver out
first Harris was taken to the lookup and
the Buffalo officials notified. They went
down to Clifton and got their man. lie
consented to come back without cNtradi-
ton He is now in the Erie county Jail
When searched but Sl2.O5 in money and
the revolver was found ON him. There was
not scrap of paper.
Harris gave this account of his escape to
the officials, first saying that the idca of
holding up the officials came to him sud
denly and was Immediately acted upon:
when got down stairs saw the peo-
Pile all running toward Seneca street so
stepped ont of the Washington street door.
went mp Washington street. am not
sure where went after that. lost my
way, and about O'Clock | found myself
in a saloon away out on Niagara street. [
stayed there for an hour, and then walked
down to the Black Rock station, where
took a train for niagara Falls When
got there | took the foot bridge across to
Clifton. | went into the station, and was
cit tipfr f,r
farther when the officer came and got me. ="
Harris was for ten years employed as Il
postal clerk in New York, lie Is Is years
old, married and hns one child