Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-05-14
Officer in Kansas
Lands Notorious
James Grimes
FOR ALLEGED sAFEBLOW|NG
Will Likely Be Returned
to Territorial Prison to
Serve Out Term.

After almost a year of liberty, dur
ing which time he has been up to his
old tricks of safeblowing and burg
larry, James Grimes, known as Con-
vct No. 1916, at the Territorial peni-
tentiary, who escaped on May 81,
1906, while serving seven years.
sentence for burglary and safe crack
ing, has been re-captured at Clay
Center, Kansas.
The above is the information given
out today by Superintendent Arthur
Trelford, of the New Mexico peni-
tentiary Several days ago, Captain
Trelford received letter from Chief
of Police Hayes, of Kansas City, in
forming him that he had received a
description of man who had been
arrested at Clay Center, Kansas, by
Sheriff Drumm which tailed with
that of one James Grimes, given
in a circular in his office as an es-
capped convict from the New Mexico
prison
Upon receipt Of Chief Hayes letter
Captain Trelford wired Sheriff
Drumm at Clay Center to hold the
man and to send him picture of his
prisoner by return mail. This tAe
Kansas officer did and the picture ar
rived last night. Captain Trelford at
once recognized it as that OF Grimes
and thus all doubts as to the mans
identity were dispelled.
Arrested for Safe Blowing.
According to word received here,
Grimes was arrested on a charge OF
safe blowing and burglary. 1t is said
that recently Clay Center has eX-
perienced an epidemic of burglarles
accompanied by safe cracking. FINAL
" the officers traced the work TO
Grimes and confederate who mas
been hanging about the town for sew
eral months. When they attempted
to arrest the men, running flght en-
sued Grimes pal escaped, but the
officers succeeded in capturing the eX-
convict.
Will be Brought Back.
AS the evidence against Grimes in
the Kansas town is not especially
strong. it is more than likely that ne
will be brought back to Santa re TO
serve out his unexpired term OF hve
years. He will have to make up for
the time which he has been at liberty
and will also lose his good behavior
allowance Arrangements for the sur
render of the prisoner to the New
Mexico authorities are now under way.
Believed to be "Yeggman.'
Grimes is classed in the category OF
crime as a "yeggman' He was ar
rested two years ago at Socorro on
the charge of safe-blowing and burg
larry, was tried. convicted and sen,
fenced to serve seven years in the Ter
ritorial penitentiary. He commenced
to serve this sentence on December
%, 1904.
Sensational Escape From Prison.
The escape of Grimes from the Ter
ritorial penitentiary was carefully
planned and successfully executed.
The convict persuaded several of his
fellow prisoners while they were en-
gagged in loading a railroad car with
brick for shipment to wall him in.
Concealing himself in the car, the
other prisoners built wall about him
and when the car was loaded, it was
pushed outside the walls, attached to
an outgoing freight train and Grimes
succeeded in making good his escape.
A year ago it was believed he had
been re-captured in Oklahoma, but
upon investigation. it was found that
the man arrested there, was not
Grimes.
The re-capture of the escaped con.
vict is very important one, and re.
fleets great credit upon the Kansas Of
ficers, as he is considered one of the
most dangerous crooks in the country.