Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-10-15

Detais OF the capture OF Fred
Skinner. who escaped from the state
prison about two weeks ago. are
contained in the Reno Journal and
are reproduced as follows for the
benefit of the Tonopah residents who
are acquainted with the circumstane-
es surrounding the conviction of
Skinner:
Warden Cowing Of the Nevad 1
state prison and Lieutenant of the
Guard William Kelly arrived from
Carson City last evening on the first
lap Of their journey to San Fran
cisco. where they will go to gat Fred
Skinner. the escaped convict. ani re.
turn him to the prison At Carson
City.
Warden Cowing yesterday secured
requisition papers from Governor
Oddie and unless skinner vii. return
70 this state without the forn.ality Of
eytradition. the warden will hare to
go TO Sacramento to get tn papers
signed by the governor Of California.
Otherwise it is expected that b.. will
return with the prisoner Monday If
Skinner should demand extra liiaon.
which would be unusual in case Of
this kind. the escaped convict will
not arrive until Tuesday.
The capture of Skinner furnishes
as many mysteries as his escape. The
first known of his whereabouts came
through a telegram from Mabel Eel
ker to the warden of the state iris
on as follows:
My brother. Llewellyn Falker.
known as Fred skinner by you, is
either in San Francisco or Modesto,
or on his way to one of these towns.
The proof Of this is a registered
letter sent by Smith or Rylee to To-
cate one of the parties whom I4lew
ellyn has sworn to add to his al
ready long list of Is or 20 whica he
mas confessed 10 me.
(Signed) MABEL FALKE2
Upon the receipt of this telegram
Alex Stragn, overseer of ia, p lson.
was sent to San Francisco 10 &C
operate with the police and detect
ives of that city on the case. Stragn
carried with him pictures and data
relative to the escape and upon his
arrival in San Francisco turned
them over to the police.
Upon the arrival of Stragn the de-
tectives started TO locate the sender
of the above message. 1t was found
that the message had been sent
from the Western Union office in the
Flood building. The girl who had
received the telegram stated that a
man had turned in the message and
that she noticed him particularly, ow-
ing to the wording of the telegram.
She further stated that she was will.
ing to go with the detectives through
the city and along Barbary coast to
locate the man, claiming that she
could identify him.
After making the trip of inspec.
ton and not locating the man she
was given the picture of Skinner and
recognized him as the one who sent
the telegram. She described him as
wearing a brown suit and hat and his
height complexion. color of eyes.
Following this the detectives watched
the home of the sister of the man
and in that manner located him.
Stragn remained in San Francisco
for few days but when the identity
of the sender Of the message had
been determined, he returned to his
duties at the prison.
The detectives watched the house
for more than week and located
him returning Friday night. Upon
his arrival he was taken to the city
prison and Chief of Police d. A.
White of San Francisco notified War
den Cowing that he was holding his
man subject to the latter's orders.