Little Falls herald., 1907-10-18
Anna 0stroski Jarmurzsk
Displays Cunning In Es-
cape From st. Cloud

AlU00ppo1 VI t0e ol8Qu0 OaDY, or
Minneapolis. serving an indeterminate
sentence at the state reformatory and
who escaped from her keepers on
Monday evening. remaining at large
u day Tuesday despite the fact that
odtcers as Well az private citizens,
stimulated by a rewa:d Of $26 offered
by the state for her Iecapture, were
hunting high and low, was arrested
on the Grt at Northern Sandstone 10.
cal at Foley about 5:16 Tuesday
evening by Sheriff Callahan, of Benton
county, and was later in the night
returned to the reformatory officials,
says the st. Cloud Times.
It appears ttat when Mrs. Jarmur-
EEK made her getaway on Monday
afternoon. she Immediately hurried to
the home Of Polish family in the
west end of the city. an acquaintance
with whom she bad made about a
year ago and with whom she also
visited short time ago when she
jumped her bail In Mime apolis
Here abe was kept until about 4
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. when she
went to the Great Northern depot
very foollsbly If she wished to avoid
capture and vas talf 40 tricky a. she
II credited with beinQ-aud bought
from Olaf Nelson. ticket clerk. q
ticket from st. Coud to Superior, Wis.
Ar. whitney, principal keeper at tho
reformatory. was communicated with,
and he ordered two of his men to
board the Willmar- Duluth train and
make search for the prisoner. This
was done but IN going through the
train the guards. however, were
unable TO find the woman and believ-
ing her not aboard, jumped OF at tho
Wi1maI junction in the west end and
returned to the depot. In tho mean
time the prisoner was safely ensconced
ON tho cushion in one of the coaches
When the train reached Parent, the
conductor noted her presence and
satisfied himself STE was the escaped
prisoner for whom tho authorities
were searching. Sheriff Callahan, OF
Benton county. residing at Foley, had
been searching all trains at that point
and it happened he boarded Tuesday q
local when it reached Foley. The
trainmen at cnce pointed out and
handed over to him the prisoner. She
did not deny that officers were
looking for her. She made no fight,
0ASA0AS OuS "0AS Wall SA0 SAeAAAA
peaceably. j..
The reformatory authorities we're
at once notified Of the capture and
Guard Knickerbocker drove Mr.. and
Mrs. Whitney to Foley early in the
evening, secured the prisoner and
brought her back to this city, where
she will probably be kept to serve o7t
her sentence.
Since her return, Mrs. Jarmurzel,
has expressed regret over her at
tempted escape and 1t is believed will
not again make an effort She
admits she intended joining her
sister, Paulina, at Superior, and wa.
rohably also execting and hoping tc
find her deserter husband.
Princial Keeper Whitney will
communica'e with tie board oi
control today with reference to what
disposition he shall make Of the
prisoner. whether her imprisonment
shall continue under the conditions
previously existing, viz. her employ
ment under restraint In the home Of
Mr.. Whitney, or another officer, as ha.
been the custom with female
prisoners, or whether she she'll b<
c0ufined under lock and Key. Some
times female prisoners who are no.
tractable are kept in the women
ward in the steains county Jail, wher'
tho sherin's wife looks sitter them.