Evening star., 1909-09-13
THEIR LIBERTY BRIEF
Escaped Patients Returned to
Hospital for Insane.
S DUKE @n 1 'nD THEIR LIBERTY BRIEF NO FACTS ON FMTCH PUTS BAN ON POLITICS
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WERE OUT twelve HOURS
Made Exit From Institution
Through Bathroom Window.
RECAPTURED BY THE POLICE
Fugitives Found in Hiding in Un-
derbush on River Bank OPP
posite Alexandria.

William. Green, Edward Smallwood ane
John Folk, the three colored inmates Of
the Government Hospital for the Insane
who made believe they were, going to bee
last night but who really escaped from
the institution by climbing out of bath
room window and created much excite
ment among the officials at st. Eliza
beth, were captured this morning neal
the government magazine reservation. op
posite Alexandria. They had enjoyed but
twelve hours of liberty.
The capture was made by Capt. Ander'
son and squad of policemen. The fugi.
tives were surprised while hiding in some
thick underbrush near the river Wher
discovered one of the three intimated
that the ground they were at that time
occupying was a portion of the section
of Maryland and that the District police
had no right to arrest them.
But quietly remarked Capt. Ander-
son. you don't happen to be in Mary
land"
I'VE know we are" was the rejoinder
land you can't fool u.s.
The debate was cut short by the gath
ering in of Smallwood and Green. Folh
took to water, but took good care not to
get in too deep. Sergt. Ready followed
Folk on horseback, and some of the foot
men got their feet wet. but Folk was
captured. He made objection, but Of
fered no violence.
Complain Of Long Confinement.
On the way back the three prisoners
said they had concluded they had been
locked up long enough. The police say
that the men conversed nationally, and
that they made complaint of having been
in the hospital too long for the of1enses
charged against them.
A few minutes after the trio left the
hospital the police were told of the dis-
appearance Acting Lieut.. Stevens went
out with a squad of men, but they were
unable to make a capture on account ol
darkness This morning Capt. Anderson
instructed the precinct force to be on the
lookout for the fugitives, and shortly be-
fore the day squad left the station mes
sage was received from Mrs. Miller, wife
of the gunner in charge of the magazine
telling of the presence OF three men or
the government property. Sergt. Ready
Policemen Dent, Weber, Donovan and
Noblet made the distance OF four miles
in fifteen minutes.
Record Of Smallwood and Green.
Edward Smallwood was arrested about
twenty years ago for killing q colored
man named Tenney near Goth and 1
streets. Tenney was picked up on the
sidewalk one night and taken to the po-
lice station as being under the influence
Of liquor.
Hes dead drunk was the remark
made about him. and he was about to be
placed In a cell, when bloodstains were
seen on his wearing apparel. An exam
nation of his body revealed several stab
wounds and in a few minutes he was
dead.
Detectives Parham and OBrien. Police
man Hanley and others. arrested Small
wood. He was convicted and given life
sentence.
Green, it is. stated. was in plot to
escape from Jail while being held there
to await transportation to Moundsville.
He had served fifteen-year sentence
In Virginia for stealing. He was con-
victed here for buying sewing machines
and musical instruments on the install
ment plan and disposing of them. He
received sentence of twenty years. and
was sent from prison to the hospital be-
cause it was supposed his mind was un-
sound