Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-10
Returned Waterloo Prisoner
Says Wife Learned Little
One Was Sick
GOT AS FAR AS CEDAR RAPIDS
Mckee, Alias Mack, Arrested There
BY Chief of Police J. NJ. Carl, Who
With Three Officers Get $50 Re.
ward-wife Probably Communicated
With Prisoner in Jail.
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Waterloo, July 1o.-James Mckee
alias John j. Mack, who made his es-
cape from jail here to see his little
child, who was reported very Ill, has
been returned to Waterloo by Sheriff
Caldwell. from Cedar Rapids. He is
very penitent. and in relating the story
of his escape said:
ION gaining my liberty ran to East
Third street, hesitated, put on my
hat. which / had concealed under my
coat, then walked leisurely to Water
street. I followed that street to the
bridge on Fourth street, crossed the
bridge and then went down the river
a block across the Great Western road
when l turned to the right until ]
reached the Rock Island road. follow
ing that track out Of the city towards
Cedar Rapids. / walked all Sunday
night and until Monday afternoon,
when reached Cedar Rapids, and
there went to where my wife and
child were stopping
Asked whether he met anyone or
conversed with anyone he admitted
stopping at a little station EN- route.
the name Of which he did not know.
and of talking few minutes with
someone there, which corroborated
the story told by Section Boss Kelly
70 he deputy sheriff in Vinton.
Sheriff Caldwell, In an effort to
draw from The prisoner his motive for
escape and at the same time learn
more of the plan for Jail delivery here
on Sunday. stated 20 Mckee, You
are the only man during my connec-
ton with the office who has ever been
able to get away from me. ard con-
graduate you on your success. What
motive had you to desire your liber-
ty?" Mckee replied: my wife re-
ceived a letter on Friday stating that
our child was seriously Ill, and the
desire to see him made me nearly
frantic. i could not rest, so the plan
was arranged to make an assault and
gain liberty if possible. I got away
the best i could and Immediately set
out for Cedar Rapids, knowing my
wife had preceded me there on re-
co1pt or WOrQ Oh lHe CIlllO > HlIACSs.
Further than this Mckee would not
go. desiring to keep any other plans
they might have, secret known only
to himself and wife. Mrs. Mckee up
to last Friday had been employed at
the Stevens boarding house, and It, Is
believed she found opportunity in some
manner to communicate with her hus-
band in the county Jail which ac-
counts for his knowledge Of the ILL
ness of their child and her departure
for Cedar Rapids.
Sheriff Caldwell while In Cedar
Rapids, called on j. NJ. Carl. chief Of
police, and paid him the $50 reward
offered for the arrest Of Mckee. He
received the chiefs receipt for the
with the endorsement on the
corner that the amount is to be paid
equally to Officers Mcguire, Cunning
ham and Morrison, who made the ar
rest The reward was offered volun-
tarily on the part Of the sheriff, and
he would have increased it had it
been necessary in order to enlist COM
petent men in the search for the pris-
oner.
Paving Contract Awarded.
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Hampton. July 10.@The city council
held n snecial meeting recently for the