The sun., 1894-11-25
BURNETTS OFF AGAIN.
hrs SECOND ESCAPE FROM THE
POST ON GOVERNOR's ISLAND.

THIS Ti-e re YVES n Hospital. where Hs
wss visited By the wo-ss who Calls
Him Husbaud-Shs asa Two Mes Sees
with His In the Bost In which re Fied.
William q. Burnett, alias Warren Granville
Bradford. alias william G. Banpon, Is not a
credit TO our army. For the second time lart
Wednesday evening Burnett deserted his post
and II he is caught he will have 70 serve five
years in the Kansas army prison.
Burnett Is an Englishman with blond hair
and moustache and fine military bearing. He
is % years old. In September. 1891, he Joined
the army here and was assigned TO Battery A,
First Artillery, stationed at Governors Island
Shortly after his arrival on Governors Island
Burnett's English heart was captured by . fair
resident of Windsor terrace, Brooklyn, and six
weeks later he was n married man.
When his marriage leave" had expired he
returned TO Governors Island. He made his
wife many presents, some OF them costly, and
she began to suspect that he was making money
dishonesty. She wrote him letters TO Governors
Island. threatening to have him arrested IL he
did not make restitution. This threat scared
Burnett so that on Jan. 12 last he escaped from
the island.
Burnett had other means of living besides
soldering" He is a singer, q dancer, and
an elocutionist. He went to Boston, and
| there met Flossle Bradford actress, with fluffy
blond hair, and at that time good deal Of
money. So Burnett decided to take Flossie for
a wife-at least Flossie herself says 80. They
did songs and dances at variety theatres to-
York.
Failing TO find an engagement, Burnett took
to forging checks. and was soon in the Tombs
prison. Flosse was in faithful attendance dur
ing these days. When his trial came his case
| attracted the attention OF Mrs. Burnett, who
was still wondering where her soldier husband
had gone. She had an idea that Bradford, for
that was the name Burnett had assumed after
meeting Flosse, was Burnett, so she took q
her suspicious were confirmed. When burnett
was discharged she had him arrested and taken
Heps Huynett a"1 came Under the eve of PoIiee
man Charles Train, who had a description OF
BURNETT from the Governor Island authqri-
discharged by Justice Walsh.
Train turned his prisoners over to the military
returned to Governors Island than he was taken
ILL. II was found at the hospitals that he was
tried for desertion at once. but was held as a
prisoner The second day after his arrival Bur
mott had severe hemorrhage, and asked that
his wife Flossie be sent for
Every day since then up to the time Of his ess
cape Flossie came to see her husband They
were such devoted couple that the attendant
left the two alone as much as possible.
% q Wndsof
addressed TO the commanding officer, telling
him that Flossie was not the wife OK Burnett.
day when Flossie came she was ordered not to
return unless she could show the certificate OF
her marriage to Burnett.
Flosse was indignant, and said she would go
to the city and get the certificate. That night
Coping OF the hospital that she had seen the
chaplain and had given him the certificate.
She allowed to stay for q time, but
the steward learned that Flosse had lied to
him, so when she came on Wednesday morning
he told her she would have to leave the island.
Tcartully Flossie kissed her husband good-by,
and dramatically left the hospital Several sol
diers saw her on different parts of the island
during the day.
shortly after O o'clock that evening they were
eating supper in the hospital, when patient
cried out that some one was escaping. The off-
GERS ran up to the man, who was lying In bed
near window looking out on the bay. He
pointed to n boat which was being pushed away
from the island by man. The officers ran
down stairs. giving the alarm to the sentinel
who was standing down the road way, who In
turn alarmed the whole island.
When the officers reached the waters edge
| tho boat, which proved TO contain Burnett, the
faithful Flossie. and two unknown men, was
| fifty feet away from shore. The sentinel did not
| him TO come back. The boat was soon lost In
| tho darkness.
The only thing left behind in the flight was a
night gown which had been given TO Burnett
when he entered tho hospital. This was found
| on the porch OF the hospital. Burnetts clothes
were locked up. and, as he was dressed when
| seen In the boat, IL Is supposed that Flossie
had brought a suit with her.
Policeman Train, who arrested Burnett be-
| fore, received yesterday letter from William
| Is. Stafford. Post Adjutant, United States army,
on Governors Island saying that the authori-
| ties would be much obliged to him II he would
| capture Burnett for them again.