The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-06-16
Escapes From Asylum and Wakes
All the Way to Astoria, His
Home City.
EATS NOTHING ON THE WAY
Says He Is Tired of Working for
Nothing and Therefore Left-
Third Journey That He
Has Made.

: Charles Winters is again In IN
custody of the authorities OF clatso
county, after perhaps the most re
markable experience ever gone throug
BY en- Astorian. Winters Is mental
unbalanced, but he seems to have &C
quired the faculty Of taking Frencl
leave from the state asylum wheneye
he becomes really tired of aworkin,
for nothing"
Yesterday morning the man droppct
In at the sheriff's Office. T'want I,
see the sheriff." he told Deputy Bin,
der. Informed that the sheriff wal
not in, Winters asked Mr.. Binder Il
he could secure for him his watch
which he had left at Salem. He re.
lated that the had been at the asy.
lum, but that he had tired of working
for nothing and had left. When Sher-
iff Linville arrived at the office, Win
ters was stlll there, and, knowing the
man, the sheriff took him into custody.
A newspaper man who called at the
county Jail was instantly recognized
by Winters. why, talked with you
last fall when was here" said Win
ters. Il remember you quite well.
How does 1t come that / am back
again? oh, just got tired OF working
for nothing. You see, they had me
at work in the bakeshop at Salem. but
didn't pay me anything for my work.
So just left. l went away from the
place four weeks ago Sunday, start
ing at S;45 in the morning. / arrived
at Astoria 4 o'clock Thursday morn
ing, after a trip OF about four days.
During that time I ate nothing. and
strange to tell. never once felt hun
CRY.
Salem is a nice place and like II,
but l seriously object to being COM
PEELED to work for nothing. They never
once offered to pay me for my work,
and I left the place. II they would
pay me little something I'd be will
ng to stay there as long as they want
d to have me-"
Winters was committed to the state
Iospltal September 2S, 1901. He has
scaped, or "eloped," as the officials
esignate 1t, three times, in each in
tance walking to Astoria, a distance
( about 16O miles. He was last here
october !, 1908, and was returned to
he asylum. Yesterday Sheriff Lin
lille notified the state authorities at
alem and guard will arrive today :
, take charge Of the man. 9
During the four weeks which Win
RS spent in the city during his latest :.
Jcapade no effort was made to cap
ire him. The officials were aware of
Is presence here, but, as he was act
g nationally, 1t was decided to al .
w him to remain at liberty. A day
: two ago he again gave indication 4
mental disorder, and told the off, u
rs yesterday that he had not slept n
r two nights. He looks much better
AN ever before, but evidently is 81
,pelessly, harmlessly insane. He un- II
that he is kept at Salem e
cause of his mental trouble, but cam 81
It reconcile himself to work without
". Each time that he escaped from
e asylum he attributed the same rea-
n for his flight. He is well known n
this city and has many friends here. 90
inters is a Finn, and speaks excel
Mt English. He formerly drank
eat deal, and when first arrested for
sanity had just finished a protracted OF
rec. A