The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-19
HARRIS HELD UP HIS HANDS.
,BE PRISONER VINO MILD UP FED
ERAL COURT CAUGHT IN CANADA.

T.,.qrsph Operator Recoe.i.ea Nj. In
a.. Cunon Depot and Sent for Detss-
,,v., who Surprised the Fugitive by Cow
.r,us His, with Revolver nra YeIii-s,
-Throy Up Your unad- r'--rhs Pris-
o-er Locked Up In the Erie County jail.
BUFFALO. Feb. 19-Detective Jack Grimm OF
,hs Dominion force, who lives at Clifton. Ont.
,,csiyed q telegram last night giving de-
seriptlon OF Leroy Harris. an account Of whose
escape from the Federal court In this city By
holdlnR up the court with q revolver he had
rad in the evening papers. Mr.. Grimm there
upon went to bed. At about midnight q BOY
appeared breathless at his door to tell him
that man whom the operator suspected was
Harris was sitting In the Grand Trunk sta
don. and that he had better come down and
Arrest him. Mr.. Grifln dressed himself put
revolver in each pocket. and went to the sta
don. BY the light OF the one small lamp he
ssv mild looking man browsing In q corner,
his collar turned up and his hat drawn over
his brows. Mr.. Grimm couldn't tell very we'll
whether this man had the limp which was the
Characteristic OF Harris. but decided to take no
chances. He threw open the door OF the sta
ton covered the man with q revolver, and
relied:
"Thov up -FOUR hands nowp'
The stranger stood up. made frantic move
toward his own pocket and then put his hands
above his head. The conditions OF yesterday
had been reversed. and the bold Post ONCE
thief had been caught
When Harris ran out OF the Federal build
Ing In this city ct o'clock on Saturday after
noon. after commanding the court officers to
hold up their hands. he went up washingto
street doubled on his track once or twice. and
finally lost himself He got aboard an cleo
trio car and went as far as Black Rock. There
ks went into saloon, ordered supper sent
out for oil the evening papers. and read the
accounts OF his own escape. and comment
Cd on it to the bartender. He spent an
hour In this way. At $50 no took
= train for Niagara Falls. stepped OF
the train just before It drew into the station.
and made his way to the suspension bridge.
The only way to get across to Canada was By
walking over the bridge. so he set out on the
long walk. 1t took him over an hour to reach
Clifton. He made his way to the Grand Trunk
station. whsre he arrived shortly before mid
hight He inquired OF the operator the time
Of the next train going west. but did not buy
ticket He took q seat near the stove and in
tho shadow Of IL. There was no one In
the station except the operator. who had Just
been entertaining some girl friends with
story Of Harris's escape and the fact that Su-
perintendent OF Police Chambers had teie-
graphed description OF the man to tho Chief
sa,,,.r~ o s ~ AZ. s,.," iowea .ne
%. hi and
scription Of the fugitive pretty well. He felt
that he'd be sure Of II II the man llmped. 30 he
began to shake down the stove. and the
stranger. who didn't relish the scrutiny. got
up and walked into the toilet room. He
limped. The operator slipped out and sent
pfi.oSsr In DE manner r.atsd VINO landed MS
Canadian soIl; Hs sent fer a iswyer: who
twas cnIya question OF getting oS NJ psSuis,.
shal Tom Watts went TO Clifton at d O'clock
this morning and lodged his prisoner in the
Erie county jail. where no was visited By the
Searching for him. uapt i. II st1art Of p Ssia
renee Iet6ermnn. VI A~ oAiie' Anu'' anu Law
These three men have been in pursuit. OF
Harris aimee Jan. is. Ietherman has been In
ancs. and the others we're sesrcbine Ia Ria
confederate. who was scared away BY the an.
tors refuse TO saw wbere they eSpsctsd tn ana
the confederate. stuart and Hair have uyad
With hm and psys % eards with ss ws
working up the evidence against him and he
ssefsa Il, when they wei:
reused 20 tsll thsm mncb abont SImseif H,s
York Post ONCE and he had Via
and one dauehter now living in Eag yort
but what their address was he vnnlS not oax'
He did not care to Communicates with them.
30. Not a word could they Set from HIM abont
his supposed confedsrate HATE hal becn
working his system OF forged money orSers
since early In January. but OF the A 500 he
has obtained I'm this Way he had only 40 tx
when arrestsd He decjinad 10 saw ybar h
had done with the monav Tha insnactorS ~
leye that he has sent IL 10 hia familv in M
-SWo,,a VAN H..