The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-23
SECOND escape
OF CHESTER LINN
Birmingham Boy Again Leaves
Fort 0gIethorpe
THE CALL OF THE WILD
Since Deserving the Army Young Man
Has Had Interesting Career
His Recent AdNe ntures
and Marriage
The CALL OF THE WILD
BY CHARLES FELL


Ca the federal prison, yesterday after
noon at o'clock. This is the second
time Linn has outwitted the Officers at
Fort oglethorpe having made his escaP Pc
from that prison once before
Details of the escape could not be as
eertained yesterday afterno and all tina
Is known of the affair locally is that
Linn escaped while in charge of one OF
the prison guards Prison OFFICER Baird
has wired Chief of Police BOdeker re-
questing him to look for Linn and
apprehend him If possible
Chester Linn is the youngest boy of
the Linn family which resides near
Adamsvile. He is barely more than "A
boy, but has earned the reputation among
the local authorities of being very clever
and when the quality of snoOthness is
considered it is stated that he makes a
ducks back look like a piece Of sand
paper which claim is borne out by the
fact that he has twice escaped from the
military prison at Fort ogIethorpe-
Young Linn Joined the United States
army some time ago, but while he was
stationed at of the army posts he
had visions of the wild hills western
Jefferson county, where he had lived,
and where he had done just about what
he pleased during the greater part of his
life He could not resist the unspol<en
call from home and he deserted
Chester came back to Jefferson county
and returned to AdamsVfIle, where his
brothers and his mother and father have
resided for long time His presence in
the imperial county of Jefferson was
learned by the authorities. who had been
posted as to his desertion, and his arrest
and commitment to the county jail
charge of deserton followed
Young Linn remained in the county
Jail for time while papers
being drawn up for his commitment to
the federal prison at Fort OEIethorpe-
He was finally shipped Off to Uncle Sam >
prison in Georgia, and he was temporal
rily forgotten in Jefferson county
But while Crester was doing his time
in Fort oglethorpe he was more loyal
to home than his friends here
him and again his mind turned back to
the freedom of western Jefferson county
He heard the little birds tVvitterIng in the
branches of the trees about his rustic
home and he heard the mighty Warrior
rolling and tossing in it's gigantic eff
forts to leap without the confines of it's
banks. The boy got home sick
So he began to plot and scheme and
his ingenuity bore fruit At an oPpor-
tune moment he perceived that 1T might
be easy to get away and his thoughts
turned backward he was inspired to a
desperate effort and undaunted by the
thought of the conseauences he made n
dash for his liberty and escaped with
out being forced a single soul
And Chester came back to his home i'm
Jefferson county. He trod once more on
| the soi which he loved and, apparently
Indifferent to the danger of beins~recap-
tured, he frolcked about just as he was
wont to do. Pretty Sheriff EiGdOn
put in his bid for Chester and the young
ster again arrested and placed In the
county jail to be held for the federal
authorities.
| This time Chester's stay in the big
rock extended than usual
and his life there a change
He repented and his repentance was fol-
lowed by romance which was not only
beautiful but pathetic. a pretty young
girl came into his life and Chester's love
for the young woman urged him on to
higher things. He told Sheriff HfsdOn
that he ready to back to the fed
prisap md hi
that he had resolved to turn over a new
leaf and lead better life
then day Chester told Colonel
Higdon that he had found the girl who
would him happy and for whom he
was ready to make himself worthy. and
he announced that he going to be
married
The young lady had displayed hne
degree of loyalty, visiting Chester tho
county Jail every day, and she had tolo
Chester that her love for him was not
shut out by the prison walls. and sure
enough with neat little ceremony
Chester and his love were united In that
holy state of matrimony. the marriage
taking place in the county Jail
Soon after this the time came when
Chester to be removed to Fort OgIe-
thorpe. He bore the ordeal of partinG
| from his young wife like a man and left
Birmingham and Jefferson county once
more, reassurng all his friends that
he had determined to --straighten up
and return upon the expiration of his
sentence upright and honest
Again Chester forgotten
But yesterday he bobbed up in the
dispatches again. His longing for home
and those who dear him again
conquered him and made him forget his
good resolution. He took his life In his
hands, resolved to again escape and his
cleverness and admirable daring again
won for him his freedom
Chester will probably return to JEFF
ferson county after he has visited
his brothers and his mother and father
and the young wife, and after he
looked around his old home and Pranced
| up and down the Warrior a few times.
he will most likely permit himself to be
captured again and carried back
prison.
Chester has done anything really
bad. AS rule he was not wholly un-
desirable something like admiration
was extended toward him by those who
knew him best When he comes back,
| If he does he will probably get off
| of train at Adamsville and walk to his
home down the public road-far be TT from
| him to seek the by-ways-and when he
| has talked the past with his family.
| Sheriff Higdon will probably learn that
| he 10 in Jefferson county, and he Will
| write n letter father telling