The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-06
BRINGS THREE FROM HONDURAS Berry Takes Men to
 New York. TELLS OF BAILEY'S ESCAPE Famous Prisoners Are on Way to
 East. uhefr Leader Took . small Boat and Made Break for Liberty--short
 Stay in New
 Orleans.

New Orleans. La. July swim two high power automobiles several uni- ted States deputy marshals and squad of reporters awaiting them at the wharf. Lieutenant Peter W. Berry of the New York police department, with his prisoners, Albert W. Bailey, Charles II Myers and Captain Albert oxley, ar rived here from Puerto Cortez. spanish Honduras, on the steamer Utstein just before dark tonight.
 After being fed at the parish prison, Lieutenant Berry took his prisoners to the Queen and Crescent station. leaving New Orleans shortly before s o'clock tonight for New York, where they will arrive Tuesday afternoon. Berry is the only officer with the prisoners.
 When asked for an explanation re- garding the escape of the older Bailey brother, Berry said:
 we have decided to confine our statement to the simple fact that we had a pleasant voyage through the Gulf"
 Just who 'we" included. Berry did not say, but his prisoners also refrained from talking.
 Story of Baileyss Escape.
 The details of Francis C. Bailey's est cape were not suppressed, however, for the crew had a story to tell and the Utstein also brought heavy batch of correspondence to the New Orleans pa- pDES rom FueFLo COTtcAs
 According to the crew, Berry was re- peatedly warned against the proba- bility that his prisoners would make an attempt to escape, but. in spite of this, he took the manacles off them, and the same night Francis G. Bailey escaped, Berry had gone ashore to an entertainment given by some Ameri- cans. When he returned he went be- low and to sleep. asking an of1cer on the steamer to guard his prisoners. Francis O. Bailey was on the deck of the steamer at the time, which was early on the morning of July |. The cfiicer who was asked to guard him discovered before daylight that Bailey had disappeared and that the skin tied to the stern of the steamer was also missing. It was still dark. but the out line of the skin could be made out several hundred yards off The life boat was immediately lowered when the alarm was given and started in the direction of the disappearing skin. but 1t could not be found.
 when the United States Consul at Puerto Cortez was notified. he imme- diateiy enlisted the aid of the Hondu- ran authorities. who made a thorough search of the country surrounding Puerto Cortez. Only the empty skin was found.
 A coincidence in connection with the escape which was made the subject of an Investigation was the fact that on tho same night Francis G. Bailey es- caped a series of shots were hred on board the steamer Goldsboro which the Baileys had brought down from New York. When asked for an explana- tion, those on the steamer said they had been enjoying themselves that night and had fired the shots for fun.
 The correspondence sent to the New Orleans papers from Puerto Cortez con- tained all of the evidence presented agAfnst the Baileys when they were extradited. This includes copies of letters from the Baileys to firms in va rious parts of the country. The Bai- leys, 1t is alleged. represented them selves as New York agents of large concern in London. and induced deal CTS to ship machinery and other ar- ticles to New York, for shipment 10 England, Australia and elsewhere. It is further alleged that all of these articles were placed on board the Coldaboro and the steamer taken to Honduras by the Baileys, who changed the name of the steamer en route.
 According to this correspondence. Francis G. Bailey is believed to have made his way into Guatemala.
 The remaining three prisoners out of the four who were recently turned over to the United States government by the Honduran authorities wanted to know as soon as they BoL neIe II tnSEe was any news of Francis c. Bailey, who made his escape from the Utstein in thg harbor of Puerto Cortez. They were told that he was still at large.
 History of Case.
 Some interesting experiences have befallen the Baileys and members of their party during the last two months. Francis c. Bailey, who made his es- cape from the Utstein, was President of the Export Shipping Company of New Jersey while Albert W. Bailey was Secretary of the concern. Charles H. Myers was agent of the General Supply Company and Captain Oxley was master of the steamer Goldsboro
 The Goldsboro left New York May 2 having on board property of the Ex- port Shipping Company valued at $200.- GOO, which, it is alleged, the Bailey's obtained illegally. The steamers name. 1t is charged. was changed tc Atlantlda soon after leaving New York and before landing at Puerto Cortez Spanish Honduras. In addition. the BaiIey's were charged with conspirine to use the malls of the United States tc defraud.
 When 1t became known that the Bal. leys and members of their party had been added to that large colony oi former American citizens who hac found 1t to the benefit of their healh or advisable for other reasons. to take up their abode in Spanish Honduras which has no extradition treaty with the United States. 1t was for a time believed that the men could not be reached. Then 1t was that the State Department of the United States gov. ernment ask ed the Honduran officers tc