The Bourbon news., 1912-10-25

After being at liberty little C yer
two months John EmerIne, an escaped
convict from the Ohio penitentiary at
Columbus, was arrested in Winchester
Monday night, brought to this city and
returned to Columbus yesterday morn
ing, where he will serve the remainder
of a ten year sentence.
The arrest of Emerine was brought
about by Patrolman Fred L ink. of this
city. The escaped convict had been
working in the city as telephone line
man for the Bourbon Home Telephone
Company. He had been here about
two weeks.
Monday evening Patrolman Link fol-
lowed the man into the, saloon of L.
Saloshin on Seventh street, where he
engaged him in conversation, at the
same time studying his features close
ly. and soon came to the conclusion
that the man tailed with description
he had received from the penitentIary
authorities.
Having several pictures in his pocket
he pulled them out when Emerine. who
was looking over his shoulder, sud-
denly grabbed them from his hand and
ran through them hastily. Handing
them back the man excused himself
and hurriedly left the tsaloon. Z In a
few minutes he returned, conversed
freely with number of men in the
sa' con and left the place again, saying
he would. be back in few minutes and
when he did not return the officer in
stituted a search. but Emerlne was no.
where to be found. knowing the man
southbound train which left here at IL
o'clock he hurried to the depot, but
the train had departed.
Patrolman Link telephoned to Win
chester. and requested the police de-
partment to arrest three white men
and two negroes who were hoboIng
their way. Officers Insko and ..Strode
met the train and placed Emerine un-
der arrest.
Parolman Link went TO Winchester
Tuesday morning and returned with
Emerine in tine afternoon. The prls-
oner acknow ledged he was the man
wanted and for whom a reward of $50
was offered. He told the Paris officer
aftersreaching heresT uesday that one
of the men in company with him on the
train was an eX-convIct. by the name
of Doyle. .swho had escaped with him
from the penitentiary, but through a
mistake of the Winchester officials he
was released. RobertsI. Miles, super
intendent of the Bertillion department
of the prison came to Paris Wednesday
night and returned to Columbus with
the prisoner. According to the Colum-
bus official he is one of the cleverest
crooks in the country and when he
made his escape. aided four others,
among them being the man named
Doyle.
Emerine was sent up from Piqua
county, Ohio. in September. 1909, to
serve ten year sentence for burg
larry, of which he had served four
years. He escaped from the peniten-
tiary on August 13, 1912. and has since
been in,several large cities.ss He re-
turned to Ohio without requisition pa
pers.
Emerine. who was known in prison
as No. 3S313, told Patrolman Link OF
his escape from the penitentiary which
was ACCOMPLISHED by dropping over
the prison wall while he, with several
others. were painting a roof of the
prison. One eofs his confederates frac-
tured his skull from the fall, but the
others were successful in making their
escape in spite of the fact that they
were showered with bullets. While here
Emerine went under the name of j.
A. Henry and boarded with Mrs. A. c.
Erwin on High street. He claimed to
have some money due him from the
telephone company where he was en-
ployed and requested Patrolman Link
to collect the amount and psy his
board at Mrs. Erwin's.
The prisoner said he was willing to
return to Columbus and finish his time
as he had tired of roaming over the
country lodging the police, and that
while he hoped to escape detection
here he knew his capture would be
effected sooner or later.
The reward offered by the State o1
Ohio for the capture of Emerine was
paid Patrolman Link by Mr.. Miles yes
terday morning. a part of which will
Il ho 70 he Winah.,ofor yoliao