Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-09-27
THIS DOCTOR
WAS SCIENTIFIC
Arrested For Alleged Land
Shaking, He Declare $
Himself Ill
DRUGS NURSE AND ESCAPES
Now He Is Giving California Au
thorities Lively Chase To
Mountains.


San Francisco, Sept 27.-Dr. j.
Grant Lyman, promoter and organizer
of enterprises involving millions, /:
headed across the foothills for the
Siskayo mountains today with a fed
eral posse in pursuit. With Lyman II
l.. B. Thornett, hospital nurse wht
aided the promoter in escaning from
an Oakland hospital where he was
held by the federal authorities, Sunday
night. Lawrence Galindo, the chauf
feur who drove the two men to Sacra
mento after the escape, has been ar
rested and has confessed his part.
Lyman was arrested by postofhce OF
ficials in San Francisco September s OF
complaint of Los Angeles investors
il Panama land scheme, who declar
ed they had been defrauded of $4,000
The promoter attempted to escape ar
rest and injured his knee, necessitat
ing his detention a, an Oakland hos
pital, pending his recovery.
1t was learned that Lyman was
known to exclusive social circles il
several American cities, that he hat
promoted various land, mining and de
velopment schemes and that on two
other occasions he had been in trou
BILE with the federal officials.
The escape from the hospital in
volved the drugging of nurse, C. w
Courtwright, and plot by which Thor
nett, previous acquaintance of Ly
man. was employed as nurse in the
hospital, according to federal officials
The promoter, who on account of his
good nature, was allowed unusua
privileges at the hospital, asked the
nurses in charge, at 1920 o'clock Sun
day morning to be allowed to go te
| the bathroom. A half hour later wher
the 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 immedi
ately was notified and the police call
| ed In to aid in the search which may
end today in an encounter between
Lyman and Thornett, who are know
to be armed and the posse, consisting
of United States deputy marshals
Shasta county deputy sheriffs ant
state police.
Lyman Used Clutches.
| Lyman, at the time of his escape
used crutches. Whether the serious
ness of his injury was exaggerated t.
aid in his intended fight has not beer
determined. But, being of portly built
and in ill-health and, accustomed tt
luxurious living as he is, faces dis
agreeable adventure in seeking safety
in the inhospitable canons of the Sis
kayos
Calindo, who lives in Oakland, Is {
youth Of good reputation and it is be
lieved that he did not know that h
was aiding in fight from justice IL
taking Lyman and Thornett to Sacra
mento. The federal authorities ART
still withholding part of Galindo'l
story but 1t is known that two ma
chimes were used in the journey tt
Sacramento, one of which was obtain
ed at Marysville.
| Two Women In Party.
Two women are known to hav'
been with the fugitives at the time O
the escape, but the federal authorities
have failed to learn their identity.
Join In Pursuit.
The Redding posse Is headed b!
Sheriff Montgomery of Shasta county
Paul Arnerich, deputy United State
marshal of San Francisco, left earl,
today to join in the pursuit.