The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-22

to Deputy Sheriff Frank Wall and Super
visor Upham.
lie was taken to the State Hospital for
the Insane and spent the night in the cell
he thought he had leit forever.
The capture, trial anu conviction OF
Brown were regarded here as important
TO the safety OF property in tho city, as he
was considered one OF the crafjiest OF
burglars. He was convicted of the Stur
ees burglary and suspected of Others. In
his method of escape be bore out his repu-
tation for shrewdness. he gave Warden
Wall so much trouble a3d acted so
strangely that he was adjudged insane,
ana committed to the hospital. This was
inst as he had planned to have .it as he
knew IL would De comparatively easy TO
axe hts escape from that place. The
question was how TO get in there. He
decided the best way was to act so crazy
that he would be committed for insanity
and no outwitted every body.
He escaped from the yard OF the hospital
with tho help of James Williams, another
Inmate on sunday. Dec. D.
Williams was not SD insane but TINT he
could make up a good scheme for escape
with Brown. This plan was for Brown TO
get on williams shoulde RS. and pull him
self up onto the roof Of q low huildinR In
the yard hat was quilt up against the
wall, and then with two smuggled pillow
cases 10 make rope and pull Williams
up. Brown had got up onto the roof but
did not have time To get Williams up. for
an attendant bad seen the operation and
came running out TO get the men before
they got away. Brown saw his danger.
and quickly jumped down on tho outside
Of the wall. He hid in a swamp nearby
and though the officers hunted all round
for him he was not found. At night he
broke into tool house nearby ana stole n
hat and coat. Then he walked into the
city. When he got here be broke iuto
Isaac M. Liscomb's house and stole money
and clothes and had - goou feed. Ho left
tho stolen hat and coat behind In the
Liscomb house and this connected him
with the decd. On Wednesday the police
ana the public first knew that IL was the
notorious Brown who had escaped from
the hospital ana robbed the Liscomb
house. He was then in New York and
thought himself safe.
But, although considered so shrewd, he
had identified himself with the Liscomb
burglary by leaving n hat and coat. and
now no put himself into the hands OF
tho men who most wanted him by writ
ing letters.
He wrote To James Hill. On old chum,
whose sentence incurred for breaking
and entering, was TO expire last Monday.
Offering TO get him u job In New York
when be got out. Brown signed the name
Of Charles X. Osgoou. Had not Deputy
Sheriff Wall obtained knowledge that
Hill was TO receive letter from Brown.
the identity of Charles H. Osgood would
never have been known. The two letters
which were read by Sheriff Vial gave him
the clue TO Browns whereabouts in New
York and he telograrhed word 10 Capt.
McCusker of tho New York detective
force To shadow the man. This WAS done
anc last Thursday Brown was captured
on Twenty {, ird street after u desperate
fight.
Last Friday Sheriff Wall obtained re-
QUESTION papers from Gov. Dyer and
went 90 \ew York Co secure Brown. The
pal ers in the case, consisting OF the IN
dictment OF Brown for tho Sturges burg.
larry, the records OF the trial, his sentence
ana oil the legal steus from his arrest 10
imprisonment and the story OF his escape,
were submitted To the New YORK author
titles. Brown being held in the meantime
on a warrant charging him with being
fugitive from justice from this safe. The
New York authorities decided on the
matter after all the legal stems made nee
esssry 10y the red tane laws of New York
n such ease tad been taken. Brown
was arraicncd IN court yesterday and
turned over 10 sheriff Wall ana super
VISOR Upham. llsnCcuifed To each he was
taken TO the Orsnd Central depot In u
oarrlags and the train fer this city was
uoarceL They arrived here In time 10
take the g :g5 train for Howard
Brown has served only five months OF
his ilvo years sentence FOR the Sturges
burglary and now, instead Of being free
at the end OF this time. he will at once
he convicted OF the Liscumb burglary and
breaking into the tool house. Ihis Will
mean at least seven v ars more for him
and 10 IL easy ~ imagine his feelings ON
finding himself again 10 his cell last
night His term of liberty had beon
short when he hoped it would be petmRn
cnt. and during that term lao had done
that which would make his sentence
murn longer and. Moro than al. that be
bad cntrapped himself hy his avn folly.
Iba chances an escaping again are not
very good as ne viii hc watched closely
anu he will moreover 10 Trntnhly sent
hack tn prison - be- has sufficiently dem.
oBftrated ME sanity.