The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-10
PRISONER MAKES
CLEVER GETAWAY
CHARLES A. LUTz, ALLEGED FOR
GER LEAPS THROUGH WIN
DOW OF SPEEDING TRAIN.
|OFFlCER Is OUTWITTED
MAN CAUGHT OF TwEsT AND
WANTED IN wu>sroN-sALEM
ESCAPES WHEN NEARING
DESTINATION.
OFFICER Is OUTWlTTED

q. Hutchins, of the Winston-Salem
police force. one OF the most OK
perienced men in handling prisoners
in the State. brought Charles A. Lutz
single handed from Indianapolis
within sight Of Greensboro. where he
should make his last change OF cars
before landing his man safely behind
the walls Of Forsyth jail, and was
then outwitted and Lutz made his
escape. The man fed from the pro-
lection of his guardian just west or
the passenger station here and des-
pite the fact that officers went i'm
mediateiy on the trail he has not
been found.
Lutz Is wanted in Winston-Salein
for passing worthless checks. lie
was recently caught in tndtahsPe
and held there for the authorities.
Hutchins was sent to fet him back
and his trip wac easy until he ar
rived almost in sight OF the goal.
The manner In which the check
flasher made his getaway was unique.
All the long journey from lndiaha
here he was auiescent, under re-
straint and showed no inclination
to make a break for liberty. As the
train. which arrives here from the
South at night. approached Green's
boro last evening. Lutz asked
Hutchins to allow ihm to enter the
private closet of the car and was
given permission TO do so.
Slams tine Door.
The door remained partly open
and the prisoner was in sight OF 1he
officer when the passengers on me
! car began to crowd we aisies 70
! leave the train. The porter hhstiea
no and wanted 10 lock the cioset
oh
/ told him that he had a prisoner III
there. As the crowd came forward
7 and surged about Hutchins. LUZ
/ took advantage of the confusion ana
slammed the door and shot the bolt.
When the train came to a STAND IN
the station shed. investigation snow
ed that the alleged forger had maze
his escape from the window
Lutz il described as a decent look
t Ing Young white man, wearing a fist't
suit with tan shoes and socks.
The prisoner admitted that ne was
| first arrested In Indianapolis snat
! his right name was not LUZ ou'
said If he should give his real name
he would readily be recognized iae
sa;d ht he wanted To come pack
through Bluefeld, W. Va, because
his father is now living in that place
and would be glad TO help his son
Il
out of his trouble.
When arrested. l.utz had mum
her of blank checks in MS poehe,s
on the National Bank or Btoehelo
ana he had three drawn payable 10
btmse,f and signed with the name ne
rave. He tore these evidences OF Ms
.ni1, into shreds before his captors
could stop him. but they were p'eceo
together and are now intact
Efforts Unavaiiing.
Th,s morning Guilford deputie!
hsva bsen helping Hutchins to tr'
10 recover his lost man. but ther q
Sorts have been 80 far unaVaiilng. lh'
clare where the man sprang IRON
J the window OF the train, which wal
going at almost full speed, was tounF
J To-day west Of the coal chute, pa
- Tntz was gone. carrying with him tn
added handicap of new PAIR
modern steel bracelets fastened 10 III
wrists.
, Various guesses have been hazard
: ed as 10 the real identity Or the es
caped man. but no theory has heei
formed that has held water for NOR
than a few minutes. Guilford ofh
GERS searched the records Tor crifnl
= nal characters Of the county an
from the description OF the man
' was first thought that Mike Jones
T. WIN was released from the count
1chatnggang about two months age
was the man, but Jones was seen Il
Greensboro Wednesday ana there
fore did not ut In.
The crime for which Lutz Is want
:, ed was committed In Winston Saler
, about May 49, 1911. He succeeds
in passing three or more WORTHLESS
+. checks drawn for a little over 81
, In each instance on business men O
!, the Twin City. Requisftion paper
!. were necessary before Lutz would al
low himself to be brought back.
Lutz left his hat. a black derby
: behind him in his flight The ha
bears in the sweat band. picked l
: by some SHARP pointed instrrSaen
the letters C. A. j. The first tw
he used az his own in his wandering
Z but the ]. fails 10 At In to the nam
. OF Lutz,