The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-07
PASSES THROUGH
 WITH PRISONERS Officer Sore About Escape In
 Honduras WILL NOT TALK ABOUT CASE One Federal Prisoner Smiles Broadly When Told That Nothing Has Been Heard From Man
 Who Escaped.
WILL NOT TALK ABOUT CASE

1 Lieut.. Peter w. Berry of the New York police force, with his famous prison CTS, Albert w. Bailey, Charles H. Mey- CTS and Capt. Albert Oxley, passed through Birmingham yesterday en route to New York. where they are scheduled to arrive this afternoon.
 | While in Birmingham, the officer and his prisoners were seated in the smok- ing compartment of a Louisville and | Nashville sleeper, near drawing room from which they had just previously emerged.
 As was supposed, Captain Berry had l nothing to say when approached by | reporter of The AgeHerald, and while his prisoners sat with smiles on their | faces, they, as also might have been supposed, said nothing.
 In other words, the entrance of the expressions. Captain Berry's face in stantly became burdened with a scowl, even as if the escape of Francis G. Bailey the elder of the Bailey broth CTS, which was effected from the steam CT Utstein, in the Bay of Puerto Cor tez, Spanish Honduras, July 2, had ac- | complished much towards upsetting his equanimity.
 We have agreed" stated Lieutenant Berry, mot to make statement con- corning that matter, or concerning any other feature of the case, prior to ar irving in New York, where, of course, Its every feature will be reported in detail to the proper auth orities."
 After this expression, made in a terse, snappy style, the eminent New York police officers lips sealed clam | like.
 One of the prisoners, Alfred W. Bai- ley, 1t Is believed (for Lieutenant Berry withheld an introduction) inquired, with evidences of solicitude, if any thing concerning the escaped prisoner had reached Birmingham. When ne was informed in the negative, dis tinct smile, though of short duration, played about his lips alth ough as much cannot be said for the police officer. Within a few minutes afterwards, the Louisville and Nashville began nov 1 was compelled to beat nasty retreat As he left the car, the three prisoners laughed audibly, evidently appreciatng the discontinue to which the reporter had been subjected.
 The prisoners are charged with hay | ing obtained approximately s200,Oo0 worth of property Illegally, and with | npt acrir n ha mail to defraud. It Is alleged that the Baileys, representing themselves as the I American agents of large Lon6on | firm, induced dealers to ship machinery :, to them to be disposed of in England, Australia and other countries It Is re- ported that $200000 worth of this ma chinery was placed aboard the steamer 1 Goldsboro, in charge of Captain Ox- ley, and on May shipped to Honduras. to which place, later, the Baileys and Meyer followed. On account of the fact that there is no extradition treaty l between the United States and Spanish Honduras, it was thought that the pris- oners could not be returned for trial. Through friendship and comity. how l ever, Honduran officials rounded up the four prisoners and they were ulti- mately turned over to Lieutenant Berry of the New York police force. Francis Bailey escaped from the steamer Utstein, as stated, before the steamer left the Bay of Peurto Cortez. There is as yet certain mystery concerning this escape.
 Francis G. Bailey was president of the Export Shipping company of New Jersey, Alfred Bailey was secretary, Charles H. Meyer, an agent and Cap tain Oxley master of the steamer Gold boro the name of which steamer ac- cordng to the allegations, was changed while loaded with it's traffic of ques- tionable ownership to the Atlantida. The prisoners arrived in Honduras May 2, were captured July 1 and ar- rived in New Orleans Sunday afternoon going immediately on board the Louis- vile and Nashville.