Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-20
RETURNS TO OLD QUARTERS
Andrew Thompson is Again Counting Barr
in the Local Jail.
STATES He is PLEASED TO GET BACK
Did Not Get Enough to Eat in the
Chicago Prison and Loses
Twenty Pounds while
There.

oners who escaped from the county jail
June 8 Of last year, was brought back from
Chicago yesterday by Jailer Martin. He
makes the fourth Of the seven men who
escaped to be recaptured. Thompson is
now occupying a cell on the second floor
OF the jail instead OF in the main corridor.
from which he succeeded In escaping al
most a year ago.
Thompson was arrested In Chicago on
January 2s as a suspicious character and
sentenced to a fine Of 500, which, as he had
not the money. meant six months in the
Bridewell. In Chicago he gave the name
Of Daniel Anderson and his picture was
published in several of the police papers,
with the result that a few days ago the
Council Bluffs authorities recognized the
picture as that of Thompson who broke
Jail here. Requisition papers we're OBJ
tained and Jailer Martin left for Chicago
Friday night to see II the man there was
the Thompson whom he suspected Of being
the leader Of the gang who escaped.
Thompson was at once identified by Mar
tin, and in fact Thompson appeared exceed
ingly pleased to see Martin and learn that
he was to be taken back to Council Bluffs.
He told Martin that more than once he had
!. been on the point Of writing to the sheriff
here and notifying him of his whereabouts
in Chicago, as he was tired OF being in the
Bridewell, where, he said, he did not get
suficient to eat. Thompson has lost flesh
since leaving Council Bluffs and claimed
that owing to slim fare in the Chicago
Bridewell his weight had dropped twenty
pounds. Thompson not only lost weight
while in the Chicago prison, but also two
fingers Of his right hand as the result
Of getting them caught In a trimming
machine. A third finger was badly lacerated
and is not yet healed.
Three still Out.
The six prisoners who escaped with
Thompson on the evening Of June 5 last,
Just after they had been served their sup
per, were: William Mason. H. 8. Fishburn,
Mike Fahey, Mike sheehan. Z. @. Jones
and John Obrecht. Fishburn was recap
tured the next day in a freight car at the
Transfer depot and Fahey was arrested
shortly after In Chicago and brought back.
Mason was ~recaptured in a small town IN
the state. Jones, Sheehan and Obrecht have
80 far succeeded In avoiding recspture.
was suspected of being the
leader of the gang and the mar responsible
for the manufacture Of the key hom a
pewter spoon with which the inner door
Of the main corridor on the ground floor
OF the county jail was opened HeF how
ever, denies this and told Jailer Martin
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the making Of the key and that they had
planned the escape for several days before
Il was carried out. On the evening of the
ESCAPE the prisoners had unlocked the in
ner door and when Jailer Martin opened
the outer door to receive the dishes after
the men had eaten their supper, Thompson,
followed by the others, set upon him and
forced him into the corridor. Mrs. Martin
came to her husbands rescue, but was
knocked down by the prisoners In their
rush 70 escape. Mason, who was recap
tured, was sentenced to i've years In the
penItentiary for a burglary committed ct
Maloney's cigar factory. His partner,
Jones, is still at liberty. Fishburn, who
was charged with the theft OF a number
of bicycles, was sentenced to twenty-five
months in tho p~enitentiary, and Fancy
who held ND a man in the railroad yards
\ ana robbed him, received four years In the
peuitentiary. Thompson was awaiting trial
on the charge of breaking into and robbins
the Curry hardware store in Underwood
GLAD to 3 Get Back.
Thompson Ia said TO be the son Of q col
Ieee professor and when indicted told the
court that while Thompson was not MS
right name he did not wish to disclose his
Identity. as to do so would bring disgrace
hun his parents. His relatives are said TO
live in Quinlan, Tex. He appeared 10 DC
greatly pleased at being brought back 70
Council Bluffs and It is understood thai
he viii plead guilty to the charge for
which he was indicted.
Mrs. John Thordsen. charged with bein1
implicated with her husband In a number
OF chicken thefts. WAS brought back last
night from Charter Oak, Ia, where she
was arrested Saturday. She was indicted
Jointly with her husband at the present
term Of court. Mrs. Thordsen, 1t was al
legged. donued mans apparel and thus dis
Ruised accompanied her husband In hi
raids on the hen roosts. After the arrenl
of her husband she suddenly left town ane
no trace of her was secured until satur'
day. when she was placed under arrest al
Charter Oak. Pictures OF Mrs. ThordseI
had been sent broadcast over the state and
20 surrounding towns by the authorities
and this led to her arrest.
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