The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-06
TO
ESCAPE BY
POLICE
MAN ADMITTING A
CRIME WALKS
AWAY.
J. III. B. E.mbrey Makes a
Confession in the Pa
cific Hospital.

A aelfconfenacd murtierer. who
acknowledged that he was fugitive
from justice. was permitted to leave
the Pacific hospital on last Sunday
by the local police aud has diuap.
peornd for parts unknown.
]. u. y Embrcy alias Adams. al.
las Emory. an exsoidlcr. who waa
taken % the hospital suffering from
a spralned ankle. and aroused
suspicion by his peculiar ~
forts 20 keep out OF sight.
of sight. frankly Acknowledged IN
the presence OF Witnesses that he
WIS wanted for murder in Montana.
AID after the police had been In.
formed Of this fact they allowed the
man 10 so his way unmolested
u II a remarkable STORY. one Of
the most unusual eases that has
ever been called 20 attention In
the history OF the city
Hides IN hospital.
t.mhrey was stranger Ia the
city. =, developeH that be had bwen
in Seattle only two DAYS from ida
ho, when. supposedly spfainlna his
ankle. he was picked up aud sent
"a the hospital az charity case.
The man aroused suapicion when
he tried 20 set mall delivered "a
him Ia the name ~ ! " u Adams
The police were notified of this on
last saturday Detectives Phillips
and Byruea we're told TO make an
investigation.
Detective Phlliips called At the
hospital lie WAS warned In al
vance that "a close watch ahoasd
BE- krpt ON Emhrey. that fhs mans
injuries were 20 sliwht that hp
could escape through the window
aud down the firu.cMcapes unless
eloaely guarded
Confessed 70 killing.
Detective Phillips could not be
seen today for a statement. but
EmhFry confessed In the presence
u several people that ne was
wanted for killing a man In Mon
tana- This confession. OF state
mens. IL said TO have bcen made
after The visit ~ Detective Phil
llpa.
Embrry vas left NJ the hospital
Saturday night unEnArdcd On
Sunday morniug. a. predicted. be
opened the window. climbed down
the fiFaescape and started 10 make
his escape
Attendants AZ the hospital we're
Immediately warned and after a
chase Of about tao blocks they sue
eeeded IN rccaptufinE Embrey and
returned him 20 the hospital.
Police Notified.
Mra. CorriEan. matron Of The hos.
pitai. says the police were called
ap again Immediately snG told Of
the facts
sha says further that they ap.
parrntiy paid no atientlon TO the
message
Detective nyrnca says the DE-.
partInent did notify the hospital
authorities az this time that there
wns nothing on which they could
hold Embrey. and announcing that
the man could be released from The
hospital
Detective Byrnes adds that the
department was not told of I'm
brey's attempted escape Mrs. Cor.
rigan says u was.
The upshof % the whole matter
IL that Embrey has been gone for
nearly a week. and n his finances
permitted - probably thousands OF
miles away by this time.
The police say they had nothing
20 warrant them IN holding him. AZ.
ter his confession OF being wanted
for murder. and yet they arrest
suspects almost every day and keep
men IN custody without charges
against whom they have but the
bafest suspicious.
So far A. can b. learned the Do.
lice did not wire the authorities IN
any of the Montana OF Idaho towns.
asking whether such man was
wanted for murder