Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-06-11
His Loose Tongue
Reveals His
Indentity.
ASKS FOR DRINK

Strickland, the prisoner who escaped
from Elijah c. Burd, the deputy
keeper, Sunday morning, while taxi
ing ice from the prison to the prison
manse, is back in the institution
again, after thirty hours liberty. He
was captured at Bonhamptown, Mid
dlesex county, by Chief Marshal Enos
Fouratt, who was paid the $50 re-
ward by Mr.. Osborne few minutes
after the man was landed back in the
institution. Strickland was away
from the prison in all about thirty
five hours
cause of his first incarceration in the
prison, was also the cause of his be-
ing captured yesterday. After his es-
cape he went to New Brunswick and
from there to Bonhamtown. Shortly
after noon he stopped at Fedar's ho-
tel to buy glass of beer. He walked
up to the bar and asked the bartender
for glass of beer, saying that it was
the first beer he had had in nine
years. Everett Tappen, who was in
the place and had been reading of the
escape, heard the remark and after
eyeing him up closely, sent messen-
ger to Marshal Fouratt to the effect
that man was acting suspiciously
around the place.
During the time that it required
the messenger to notify the marshal
and his arrival, Strickland has found
an old chum, James Hinton, otherwise
known as "Stumpy JIM and when
the marshal approached Jim told the
fugitive to skidoo. Strickland was
about to take to his heels when the
) marshal drew his revolver and COM
vate his hands He did. The prisoner
was quickly handcuffed and then
searched The only things found on
him was a dollar and penny and a
small knife. He denied that he was
Strickland. saying that his name was
Brooks. He had small book in his
pocket in which was written the name
Brooks. He was taken to the town
lookup, and piled with questions of
all kinds, but still stuck to the de-
NAL until the marshal spoke about
his family. Then he broke down and
cried and said that he was Strickland.
Marshal Fouratt at once notified
the prison authorities here, and
Frank Krouse, the marshal of the
prison, was sent to Metuchen and
identified the man. Mr.. Krouse left
this city at 4:45, and was back in the
prison with his man shortly after 8.
He was accompanied to the prison
with the convict by Marshal Fouratt.
In order to make time the prisoner
was taken to New Brunswick, where
they caught train which would not
stop at Metuchen. The news of the
capture seemed to spread as rapidly
as the escape, and when the two Off
GERS arrived at the station with their
man there was a large crowd of peo-
pie eager to get look at the fellow.
Crowds at the Prison.
When Clinton street station in this
city was reached and the prisoner
was taken from the train there was
also a crowd of curious persons ready
and eager to see the man who caused
such excitement. The prison wagon
was waiting at the station for the
man. and as this vehicle is known to
almost everybody it attracted atten-
tion. Those who did not know of the
capture suspected that such was the
case. and stood around until they saw
the man brought to the carriage
handcuffed between the two officers.
At the prison there was such crowd
that the officials had to drive them
back before they could take the man
from the wagon.
When inside the heavy doors,
which will never again open to let
him out until 1929, when his full
term will expire, the prisoner was
taken before Principal Keeper Os-
horne, and when he was asked what
he had to say for himself, replied ne
had nothing to say. The mead keeper
asked him to relate how ne escaped
He said he obtained the corduroy
trousers which he wore, from shor
No. s, operated under contract by the
firm of Oppenheim & Co. He put
them on under his prison trousers
and when he reached safe place on
the outside of the Wilson q stokes
ward, he whipped off the prison coat
cap and trousers and walked lelsureiy
nm Cass street to Broad, and through
BROAD street. passing the Second pre-.
cinct police station, to Liberty street
where he boarded a trolley car fol
New Brunswick, where he met for.
mer acquaintance, who spoke to him
and asked him if he was not Strick-
land. to which he answered, No
He told the fellow that he was resi-
dent of that section, where they were
then passing, and pointing to house
in the neighborhood, declared that II
was his home. He had the car stop
ped, and got off.
The prisoner then said that ht
walked the railroad ties all the way
q 10 New Brunswick He was asked
where he obtained the money to ride
o11s the trolley, and he said that h'
asked a stranger for It, telling th'
i man that he was going west. ant