The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-19
THE CAPTURE OF PERRY
he Had No Weapon and
Made No Resistance.


$2.250 Will Go to a Weehawken
Policeman and West Shore
Railroad Detective.
Hoboken, n. j.. April 17-Thc arrest
OF train robber Oliver Curtis Perry at
Neehawken yesterday settled all REPORTS
OF MS having been seen at many points
between the Matteawan ASYLUM and
Amsterdam since his escape from DR..
Allison's custody on Wednesday in co m
pany with four other convicts confined
In the Matteawan institution. Perry
was confined in the Hudson county Jail,
Jersey Guy, last night awaiting the ar
rival of New York state officials. As he
lsatugltive from justice, eXtraditiou pro.
ceedlngs were unnecessary.
Discovered with rramps.
Perry was discovered, with other
tramps, about fire in Weehawken.
near the terminal of the yards of the
West Shore railroad, by detective Edwin
Clifford, of the railroad staff. Some
thlng IN the mans appearance led the
officer to tAilS OF Perry, for whom all
the Vanderbilt railroad detectives have
been on the alert.
Fell and Sprained His Ankle.
With Pol ceman McAlcese, of the
WeehaWken force t. assist. at attempt
was made to nab the suspect, who had
at once left the group around the fire
and started up the hillside in an en-
deavor to escape. The chase extended
Tor quite distance up and down the
rocky slopes surroundings the West Shore
yards, and the fugitive finally came to
grief by stumbling over ridge above
the tracks and then falling on some
ragged rocks distant from fifteen to
twenty feet. The accident gave him a
sprained ankle, and was doubtless, owing
to his uncertain footing, due to badly
blistered feet. His predicament gave
his pursuers the advantage they needed
and he easily became their prisoner
Had Had u Hard Time,
Perry, who had evidently had a hard
time since leaving the asylum, was at
once taken to the Weehawken lockup.
where he passed into the custody of
chief of police Simon Kelly. Perry was
clad in soiled salt-and pepper coat, a
dark vest, brown trousers and blue
shirt On his feet We're u pair of well
worn, heavy brogans which were broken
out at the sides, or had been cut open to
ease the wearer's weary feet.
At First Denied His identity.
When examined by Chief Kelly, he
said he was John Morton, or Martin. 81
years old, and "a plain tramp" looking
for work Kelly advised the New York
police of the man ; capture, and a detec-
tive from the Mulberry street headquar-
ters came to Weehawken with photo
graph of Perry. The identification was
apparently certain, but was made sure
when the captive told Chief Kelly that
he was Oliver Curtis Perry. The
chief then wired DIR. Allison at
Matteawan that he believed his captive
was Perry and asked that officers be sent
to make positive the Identification. As
result of his request Attendant James
Coyle was sent from the asylum.
Spent One Night in New York.
AS to his whereabouts since leaving
Matteawan Wednesday night Perry de-
clined to say, beyond admitting the fact
that he spent Thursday night in the
woods. New York reporters tried with
out success to interview him. Perry
finally did tell Kelly and Clifford, how
ever, that he was in New York Sunday
night at Jerry McAuley's mission, where
he was given card to hospital to have
his feet doctored. The reports as to the
hospital at which he was treated con
fict and he does not make that point
clear.
Transferred to a Secure Jail.
Fearing for the safety of his man in
the Weehawken jail Chief Kelly trans
ferred him to the keeping of Sheriff Top
pey at the Hudson county Jail. The
transfer was made in Il coach, the pris-
oner being manacled to Detective Cliff
ford. When the party reached the Jail
the clerks office was filled with news
paper men, but beyond hearing the
prisoner give his name as Oliver Curtis
Perry, his birthplace as Amsterdam, y
y, and other particulars of his pedigree,
nothiug could be learned, as he was at
once locked up in Il cell. Perry had 81
in money only when registered by the
warden. The -, $50 in rewards offered
for Perry's capture will go to Detective
Clifford and Policeman McAleese.
Proud of His Notoricty.
AS Perry stood in the crowd that had
gathered in the station house he was evi-
IDENTITY very conscious and well pleased
with the interest he was exciting "All
am ashamed ot,n he said, lis my con
dition-that is, the condition of my
clothes, but prefer to travel as tramp.
could have got tools and arms il | had
wanted to, but did not want to go to
my friends. They always watch your
friends, you know, and | have manJ
political friends, whom | avoided. Seey
1t was BECAUSE he said, my friends
were not allowed to see me, and to inter
eede for me, that / decided to make the
break Now am satisfied, for | have
attracted attention 'and maybe people
will look into the isolation and ward
business. +"
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