The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-05-26
AND COULDN'T
GET AWAY
NO TROUBLE TO RETURN
Officer Who Captured Bristol Po-
liceman Tells Secret of How
He Brought Prisoner Back


| (Idaho) officer who captured Ora
Walk and brought him to Bristol this
week, revealed the mystery of how hi
brought the prisoner three Thousand
miles across the country without thu
use Of handouts, before leaving Bristo
for his home Tuesday. Walk wore
the famous "Oregon" boot an appa
ratus almost noticeable, but which
made escape almost impossible.
The Bristol officers were astounded
when Evans stepped from the train
with his prisoner not handcuffed OF
manacled and when he told them that
he did not use bracelets at all on the
long journey. Walk verified this and
also the officers statement that he got
some sleep on the trip Of three thou
sand miles, with one of the most hunt,
ed fugitiyes in the country in his Gus
tody.
Before leaving Bristol Tuesday Off
Ger Evans, after receiving the $3.50 re-
ward offered for Walks capture, re-
veaIed the secret and showed the fa-
nous Oregon boot, which was a reve-
lation TO the local officers. II was
compactly madeofsieel, probably filled
with some heavier metal, and had
been screwed to the heel of ono of
Walks shoes by three screws. 1t was
fastened to his leg by thin steel band,
just above the shoe top and under the
pants so that it was not easily notice
able. The result was that the trip of
threeEthousand miles was made with
very few passengers noticing that Walk
was under arrest. Ar Knoxville Mr..
Evans stopped with the prisoner and
got some sleep. When he got on the
train for Bristol, knowing that there
would be no further stops or changes
to make, he took the boot from his
prisoner and brought him to Bristol
with no handouts or manacles and
turned him over to the officers.
1t was in the Occur d'Alene prison,
in one of the largest corridors, that
Walk was arrested. He was at Occur
d'Alene last summer and worked a
month as a private detective. After
ward Officer Evans was looking over
oneiof Walks circulars and the instant
his eyes fell npon Walks picture the
face made an impression upon him
and he decided that he had seen it
somewhere He finally remembered
but could not believe that "Howard,"
as Walk was known, who had for
three years been a policeman at Spo-
kane, the most of the time in uniform,
was really a fugative. Finally, two
weeks ago, the sheriff wanted deiec-
tive and "Howardn having applied
for the first opening, Evans volunteer
ed to get him a man. He thought
that this would give him an opportun-
ity to compare "Howard" and the cir
cular at close range. He sent for
"Howard and he came to Occur DIAL
enc. He finally came to the conclu-
sion that he could not be mistaken.
He made an engagement to meet Walk
at the police court room. By pre-ar-
rangement the room was occupied and
he in an incidental way suggested that
they go into the Jail and take seat in
al, -. T,Ilr h. TO-
of Walks employment. In few
minutes the chief of police came in
and according to their plan, the chief
walked up to Walk and took him by
one arm while Evans took him by the
other and informed him he was under
arrest for the murder of Policeman