The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-25
FOUR PRISONERS ESCAPE
RAN AWAY YESTERDAY MORNING
FROM wOMAN's REFORMATORY.
Bicycle Policemen Trimpe and Lowe
Captured Them at Beach Grove,
Six Miles East.

Four coIored inmates Of the Indiana
Woman's Prison broke away from the
vatchful eyes of the guards yesterday, but
were captured few hours later by Bicycle
Policemen Lowe and Trimpe mile east of
Beach Grove, on the Cincinnati division of
the Big Four.
The women were working IN the garden
at the prison yesterday morning. About
800 o'clock they saw that the guards were
not watching them and rushed for the
south fence. The women scaled the fence
with ease and ran TO Washington street.
They walked 70 Irvington and crossed the
country TO the C.. II. & d. tracks and
again started east. They walked over to
Norwood and Niger HILL" where they
met four colored men who were working
on the new fnterurban tracks at that point.
With the men they started down the
tracks. intending TO go TO Cincinnati
soon as a favorable opportunity presented
itself
The women are Alice Davis. Kate
Hughes. Lizzie Carlisle and Hettis Ray
.>--- are all longtime prisoners from
different parts Of the State. The Davis
woman. IL Is said. was sentenced from
Alexandria for attempting burn the jail
Her sentence was from three to twenty
one years
AS soon as the women were missed from
the grounds at the prison the police sta
ton was notified. All the bicycle policemen
were out on calls. Charles Woerner, the
electrician at the station, was the only
man available. He procured a bicycle and
started in pursuit. He rode out East Wash
ington street and could find no trace of
the women for half an hour. Finally he
heard they were at the c, H q ID. tracks
and he crossed over after them. STREET.
and Losh and Trimpe and Lowe in the
L,1 cd fxr he Hazlr
sergeant STREET. and Losh started out East
Washington street. while Trimpe and Lowe
went out Southeastern avenue. They
learned at the Big Four crossing that the
women had been seen walking along the
tracks in company with four men. The po-
ncemen rode with renewed energy, but
from each OF TIE persons they met they
were told that the women were on their
way down the tracks.
Trimpe started through a cornfield east of
Norwood, while Lowe rode up the tracks.
The men met at the edge of Beach Grove.
six miles east OF Indianapolis, and there
they sighted the women about half a mile
down the tracks. They started after them
and one Of them tried to cut through a
corn field near by. Trimpe followed her
and brought her back When he returned
ne found Lowe surrounded by the other
three women. one OF whom was fighting
him vicousy. Lowe had about all he
could attend 10 when Trimpe arrived. One
me folds OF her dress and tried several
times 10 stab Lowe. One of the other
women saw the action ana grabs the
weapon and threw IL into field. Trimpe
by this time had come up with his pris-
oner He started in to help Lowe and the
other woman away. She ran along the
tracks when she saw a passenger train
approaching. Looking back at the crowd
she exclaimed. You will never take me
alive" Trimpe was after the woman
again and took her off the track just as
the engine passed The woman again
terked away and threw herself against the
side of one of the coaches. She was
knocked back some distance but not in
tured.
Trimpe and Lowe went 20 the train dis
patcher at the station and asked the use OF
a hand 10 convey the prisoners back
10 the city Instead a fiat car and engine
were pressed into service and the Grove
was brought TO the English-avenue cross
ing or the Big Four. When they arrived
they found STREET., LOsh and WOerner wait
ing for them. The patrol wagon was called
and the women were sent TO the police sta.
ton While In the cells in the matrOn'.
ONCE they boosted that they would never
remain more than twenty-four hours at the
Reformatory. Yesterday afternoon Captain
Kruger and several patrolmen took tn,
four women back to the State Prison