The evening world., 1912-10-14
PRISONER ESCAPES
FROM COURT WHILE
POLICE SHUT EYES
Complainant Against Relative
of Official Alleges He Was
Helped in Getaway"
CAN'T BE FOUND NOW.
Captain May Prefer Charges
Against Officer in Charge
of Man.
A prisoner charged with larceny, "a

a prisoner charged with larceny. said
20 be a relative u a prominent police
ofhciai. 1t was learned to-day, escaped
last Thursday from the West side
Police Court, a few minutes before he
was to have been arraigned before
Magistrate Freschi Itfforts have been
made to keep the matter quiet, al
though Inspector John r. Dwyer Of the
Fourth Inspection District and Capt
John o'Brsen Of the Trafr,c Squad have
made an investigation. They declare
they are going to place Trafic Police
man Christian TwiIlman. who was in
care Of the prisoner and who made the
arrest. under charges for neglect Of
duty.
Involved IN the getaway OF the
prisoner. IL Capt George Becker. in
command OF the squad Of attendants
n the West Side Court. and some OF
hh men While the missing prisoner
gave tho name John Clark. his resi-
dsnce No. 2ts West Forty-third street.
and his business No bartender. the
police admit this Ii fictitious informa-
tion. II II said Clark In well known
In the Broadway district under another
name. as we'll A. all over the country.
and that his- brother occupies high
position In the New York Police De-
partment.
RECORD SHOWS THE PRISONER
REACHED COURT.
The records OF the West Forty-sev-
enth street police station show Clark
~
Forty-eighth street and Seventh ave.
nue.. by Policeman Twillman. on COM
plaint OF Frank II. johnson Of Benson
hurst Brooklyn. lie was charged with
having stolen 80 from johnson In a
saloon on Eighth avenue near Forty
third street. When he VAS searched.
two SO bills were found on the prisoner.
which are now In possession Of the
police. Al II A. NJ. Clark left the
police station for the West Side Court
In the custody OF Twiilman.
Al the West side Court the records
show that at ii.ob o'clock Twiliman
delivered his man to the attendants In
charge OF the pen on the east side OF
the court proper. clark's name was
registered In the prisoners book.
There Is no question but that he
reached the court. Ten minutes later
the policeman signed for his man and
took him down the corridor and across
the centre OF the court proper 70 the
west side Of the court He was on
HE way way to the complaint room.
From here on there are two YER
sions Of what happened. One Ia that
vi .t.l
room. The other Ia that he was taken
there by Twtllman and took a scat
alongside other prisoners. The police
man declares he went up TO the desk
looking around for the complainant
and when he turned to get the pris.
oner and bring him forward to be iden.
tilted he WAS gone.
MIGHT HAVE GONE THROUGH
OPEN COURT.
mere are just two ways the prisone
could have escaped from the building
One 10 through the private entranc
used by the Magistrate. which In hep
locked. The other was through tn
open court passing In front of tn
Judge to the gate. where stands an al
tendant under orders to let no one pas
unless upon the word OF a detective O
n policeman or "A written order fror
the Magistrate. The Attendant
charge at this particular time say
Clark did not get out through the gat
No. A6 West Forty-third stree
where Clark said he lived. Is a vacar
house. johnson told officials OF u
court he held Policeman Twiilms
blameless for the bold escape.
added the prisoner got away throul
the assistance OF others. and he
said TO have given Clark's right nan
TO officials OF the court.
Clark is said to have been mixed ,
In previous alleged robberies, OF whit,
he MANAGED to get clear. Threats a
said to have been made to Johnson
drop the prosecution.