Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-21
TAKEN INTO CUSTODY
WINDER, THE FUGITIVE MUIR
DERER, APPREHENDED.
Chief STREET. of the Baltimore County
Police the Captor-State-
ment by Prisoner.

who found him bending over a fire in the
woods the Shanklin stock farm near
Lock Raven, less than three miles from
the Towson Jail. The capture was made
by Chief STREET. without assistance and
very Unexpectedly. He had followed a trail
in the snow across big field, the footprints
leading to a ledge of rocks from behind
which the chief smoke ascending. A
stiff breeze was blowing at the time and
although the chief was able to see but little
smoke, he was able to get near the fugitive
without the latter hearing him. When he
neared the ledge Chief STREET. looked over
and saw the colored man preparing some
food.
The fugitive, who was bending over the
fire, wore light overcoat and light hat
not the ones he wore when he escaped from
Jail, but the chief thought lie was the man
for whom he had been searching ana ap
preached with revolver drawn.
Hands Up, Ike!"
Hands up, Ike" the chief commanded.
Winder, who was startled at the words,
turned and said in sickly tone: 'Well.
you've got me at last"
Realizing that move in the wrong direc-
ton would mean a bullet in his body,
Winder raised his hands and the police
chief soon had him handcuffed. Because
reports indicated that the prisoner might
be armed. Chief Street searched his pockets
before starting across the Snow-coVered
field toward his carriage, and in the way of
weapons found only u razor in a case.
Winder said he carried the razor for the
purpose of cutting kindling when the
weather became too cold for him and 1t
was necessary to build a fire. He was pro-
Vided with several ioaves of bread, glasses
of Jelly and other edibles. When Cnlef
STREET. had securely fastened the prisoner
he put him In the carriage and drove to the
,ntl t,A, ,l,a "a n
escaped more than two weeks ago.
Chief Streets return with the prisoner
was the occasion for a demonstration on
the part of county officials and others,
some even going so far as to embrace and
kiss the successful officer. Runo-s of
lynching were heard about the streets OF
Towson last night, and an extra guard was
placed in the prison. Hundreds of persons
visited the vicinity of the jail IN the hope
of seeing the man who had caused so much
trouble IN the county but their curiosity
was not satisfied, only those who had bust
ness in the prison being admitted. Winder
had undergone such change since he left
the Jail the night Of March 8 that his best
friends were hardly able to recognize HIM
when he was returned to the prison. lie
had coated his face with lamp black and
was wearing a short. stubby beard. After
the prisoner had been interviewed and seen
by the several county officials who had
called to congratulate the chief the Goor
of the condemned mans cell was fastened
and the new warden placed death watch
there in order to guard against another es-
cape.
When the excitement incident to the
turn OF the prisoner had subsidized a stem
ographer took a statement from him re-
garding his escape and his whereabouts dur
After speaking of the excitement caused in
the jail by an insane prisoner, Winder
stated:
Described the Escape.
81 said to myself, This is a good chance
for me to go, so l raised up the door and it
unlocked. I put on my coat and had my
shoes tied up and my hat in my pocket so
l goes on out and slammed the open Jail
door. l raised the window and jumped out
and went TO the stable and put on my
shoes. l went past the Shepherd Asylum,
struck the railroad and followed the left
hand side of the railroad along the woods
clear up until l got to Ashland and then
went back in the Phoenix hillside. l didn't
see anybody that night / went up to Mr..
Jessup's old place in the old house there l
wanted to stay all night, but the colored
people there wouldn't let me stay.
II then went on the hillside and made
a fire and stayed there all that night until
daylight. l saw the carriage with two
detectives who were hunting me. l then
went to Glencoe and from Glencoe over to
Corbett Then L came from Corbett back
to Glencoe | saw one Babe Hoy there
I asked him for a few matches and he
gave me them. l came back to Glencoe,
and from there to Quaker Bottom, and from
Quaker Bottom to the Barnes, and from
there over to mans place whose name
/ think, is Mr.. Brown. 1t was about seven
miles from Reisterstown, on the righthand
side coming down. Then l met Dr. Drach.
When met him and he helloed to me is
that you, Winder?' I said No. He said
DO you want job?' and said No had
a job and all I wanted to do.
II had a Job of walking. He whipped
his horse like the devil, and / said: You
are smart: / know what you are after:
you are going to the telephone
II cut across the field to the woods, and
didn't know where was. ] fooled around
there and struck bite to eat at come
bodys house, SO / came back, went through
Oregon, on the righthand side of the woods,
and from Oregon to Texas, and from Texas
back to Cockeysville, and camped in the
woods that day ON the Warren hillside.
couldn't tell You where l did go.
Went to Baltimore
Saturday l was between Sunnybrook and
Warren, and went to Jessups place. I was
there about three day in an old empty
house on the city property, and stayed
there until Thursday night. Then l went
to Baltimore I went on through the woods
to CAROLS Hill and crossed CromweIls
bridge and followed the road straight
around to Taylors avenue, and then turned
up and went on the Hartford road, and
went down the Hartford road and got on an
electric car and rode a little piece. Goth
of the conductors got off, judge it was
a beer saloon-and they went to the tele-
phone when 1 was on the car. / know the
fellows well. I got OF the car and walke1
across to the Belair road car and went
into the city and got off at Gay street. Then
went down to Pat Flyers saloon. ana
one of the officers who got me on Richard
sons farm when / was first arrested was
in there. but he didn't know me.
There was only one police that came in,
but there were two or three that stayed on
the outside. / went to the bar room on the
left-hand side of Belair market, and there
were a half dozen officers there. l saw
them peep in: they had been at my trial.
and l would known them II l seen them
but do not know their names.
II went from there to Light street wharf
went to the boats and stayed ali night on
n skiff. Later / went through Chestnuf
street and turned in and struck Harrison
street. Then l went to the wharf through
where the old Marsh market space used to
BE.
Picked Places Like Rabbit.
Il stayed there all day Friday and Friday
night. came back to the bar room awhile
and came on out I came out Monument
street, passed the Hopkins Hospital to
Iiighlandtown. AMI from Highlandtown 1