Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-19
Charles D. Pau'k, Alias Willis e
wards, Makes Desperate Effort
10 Escape From Fort Monroe
CAPTURED BY OFFICER CURTIS
First Came to Hampton to Rent
a Bike, and Failing Then Stole the
Wheel from in Front Of the Resi-
dence of Rev. T. n, Shonts-As.
rested In Riverview.

Defying the guard at Fort Monroe
and taking desperate chances oil beng
shot Down in mis- tracks. Charles ID
paulk. alias Willis Edwards, escaped
from the fort yesterday, came u
Hampton. where he stole bicycle
and was later captured near River
view by Officer Henry Curtis.
While Officer Curtis and DR.. George
w. McAlister were chasing Paulk, in
the automobile belonging 10 the ply
sician, the fact that he mad broken
away from the guard at Old Point
was rot known to the officer who was
pursuing the artilleryman TO answer
the charge of petty larceny. Wheh
arrested near Riverview Pauik told
Officer Curtis that he name was WIZ
lis Edwards, but shortly aftns he was
locked UP in the country Jail officers
from the fort came here and ldentf
fed Willis Edwards. as Charles ID.
Paulk. who was serving sentence III
the guard house at the fort Tor break
ing INTO one Of the officers rooms.
Shortly before II O'Clock yesterday
Paulk became n little tired of the army
chain gang work, for all prisoners are
forctd to do duty in cleaning up
the grounds around the r2scrvaiiJ N.
paulk waited his opportunity ana
slipped past the three guards on duty
and had made good his escape within
n trx minutes. The general alarm
was given at the fort and soon a large
number Of men were searching the
surrounding territory for the escaped
prisoner. Faux. however. slcceedtu
in evading all the guards and mad lie
not stolen the bicycle in Hampton
he would likely be free man THIS
morning.
Coming from Fort Monroe Pauik
entered a bicycle store in West Queen
stGeet and asked the clerk to rent
him a wheel for the afternoon. The
artiIleryman was told that the wheels
were not for rent and he quietly LETT
the store Walking short distance
I'm Armistead avenue Paulk spied 4
bicycle in front of the residence OF
Rev. T. II. Short. colored minister.
Without further ado the arfilieryman
mounted this wheel and was soon
heading for the Ososs roads. A color-
ed man named Mics saw the soldier
steal the bicycle and started out on
his wheel after the HeelnS aT'i"''!
man. Miles finally caught mp with
Pauk near the cross roads and the
soldier. without any argument. Pc
mittea Miles to take the bicycle back
with him.
When Miles returned TO the city ne
reported the facts in connection Win
the bicycle robbery to Cficer Gurus.
who got into Ds. McAl!ister's auto and
soon the ply stefan and the policeman
were spinning along at rapid rate
in search of the escaping Slider IL
wa, found that Faux had taken short
cut across a big field. Leaving the
auto. Officer Curtis boarded trolley
car and was rewarded for his en- lrt'
bv catching Paulk at Riyerview. Ihe
artiIeryman offered no resistance 10
the oficer and submitted quietly &c
arrest.
When Ofiicer Curtis and his prise
ner returned to the Jail the anthorlt
les at Fort Monroe had Informed the
poIice officers Of the fact that an ar
tjllcryman had escaped from the