Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-09-27
PRISONER
IN SENSATIONAL
MANNER MAKES
GOOD ESCAPE
DR. j. Grant Lyman Clever
Promoter and Alleged
Swindler Breaks Out of Hos
pital and is Gone.
POSSES IN PURSUIT
IN THE MOUNTAINS
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san Francisco Cal, Sept 20 --Dr I
Gran. Lyman promoter and organizer
| ot enterprises involving millions. IL
| headed ACROSS he foothills for the Sis.
.Jyou mountains today with = federal
pos-" IN pursuit With Lyman is l..
o. Thorneit hospital nurse. who
aided the promoter IN escaping from
an Oakland hospital whore he was
held hy The federal authorities Sunday
uiaht Lawrence Galindo. the chauf.
tenr. who drove the two men to sac.
tamento after the escape has been
arrested and has confessed his part
Lyman was arrested by pOstoce OH.
/ Gals IN san Francisco September \ on
complaint of Los Angeles investors
~ Panama land scheme. who declur.
ed they had been detrauded Of $50 O0O.
] he promoter attempted TO escape ar.
rest ana injured his knee. necessltut.
ing MS detention IN an Oakland hos.
pital pending his recovery
II was learned that LYMAN was
known To exclusive social circles in
several American cities that he had
promoted various land. mining and
development schemes ana that on ;wo
other occasions he had been In trou,
Bile with the federal officials
The escape from the hospitaI in.
volvcd the drugging OF n nurse. G. W.
Courtwrlght. aud plot by which
Thornett a previous acquaintance of
Lyman, was employed as nurse in
the hospital, according 10 federal
officials
The promoter who on account of
his good nature. was allowed unusual
privileges at the hospital. asked the
nurses In charge at 1890 o'clock sun.
dav morning 80 be allowed 10 20 to
the bathroom. a half hour later when
'he patient did NOT return. the nurse
investigated and found that Lyman
had disappeared. an open window re.
vealing the method OF his escape.
United states Marshal Elliott imme.
diatcly was notified aud the uOlice
called in 10 aid In the search. which
may end today in an encounter he.
tween LYMAN ana Thornett who are
known 20 bee armed aud the posse
consisting ol United States deputy
marshal, shasta county deputy sherns
and state police
LYMAN az tho time Of his escape
used crutches Whether The serious
ness of his mary was exaggerated TO
aid IN his intended flight has not
been determined But he Is of portlv
build aud IN ~ health and, accustom.
ed 20 luxurious living a. he is, faces
disagreeahle adventure in seeking
safety IN The inhospitanle canyons of
the Sislliyogs
Galindn, who lives In Oakland is
youth Of good reputation, aud II is he
lieyed that bee did not know that he
was aiding in flight from Justice In
taking Lyman and Thoruett 10 SacTa.
noutu
The federal authorities are still
Withholding part of Galindo's story,
hul II rs known that two machines
we're used In The Quincy to Sacramen-
TO- one of which was obtained at
MarNsvillo Two women are known
10 have been with the fugitives az 'he
time of the escape hut the federal au-
thorities have failed 20 learn their
identity
The Rodding posse Is headed by
sheriff Montgomery OF shasta county.
Paul Nnerich deputy United States
marshal of san Francisco. left early
today 20 Join the posse,