The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1912-10-02
But IT LEAD TO HIS RECAPTUBE
BY THE OFFICERS
ROBBED A YOUNG WOMAN
Was eating Breakfast at Sanse Table
With the Woman He Robbed the
Night Before When the Officers
Made Their Appearance and Took
Him in Charge,

The New York World says George
Wilson, who escaped from the Tombs
Prison July Z, was arrested in Phil
adelphia Monday afternoon as he
stepped off q train from Atlantic City
at the West Philadelphia station Of
the Pennsylvania Railroad. Since his
daring escape from prison Wilson
had been enjoying himself immense
ly in Atlantic City, but the New York
police never got so much as clue to
him.
Raymond Forsbrey, who escaped
from the Tombs Sept. 2, where ne
was being held on the charge Of mur-
deT, has been called the "most des-
perate criminal at large" by Deputy
Commissioner Of Police Dougherty.
He has not been heard from.
Miss Price was awakened Wednes-
day night in her room by masked
man who stood over her with q re-
vclver. She was told to make no
noise and she obeyed. Then the rob-
Der took her jewelry, slid down a
waterspout to the ground and disap-
peared.
Miss Price reported the robbery to
the police, and detectives interview
ing her found her at breakfast with
a well-dressed young man who had
ccme to offer sympathy. AS the de-
tectives approached the table, one Of
them said to his companion:
THAT looks like George Wilson,
wanted in New York"
The well-dressed man breakfasting
with Miss Price dashed to the door
AID was off in an automobile before
the astonished detectives could make
a move.
Philadelphia was notified to keep a
watch on incoming trains. Lieut..
Haines and Patrolman Mcdowell
were sent to the West Philadelphia
Station, and were there when Wilson
stepped to the platson. He was ar
rested quickly and, on being ques-
tiored, laughed as he said:
"Sure I'm George Wilson. I'm tho
man who escaped from the Tombs
and the man who robbed Miss Price.
I had spent SO much money on her
couldn't think Of any other way Of
getting even. I went to her room
late last night, held her up at the
point Of gun and she hid her head
under the cover while I got what I
was after.
when I called to breakfast with
ner and offer my sympathy this morn.
ing I could scarcely keep from laugh
Ing in her face, but pretended to be
very sorry.
when those detectives appeared
and saw one of them hodge the 9TH
er I decided Atlantic City was no
place was George Wilson"
Asked about his escape from tho
Tombs, Wilson was amused. He said:
''That was easy. Any one with in
genuity can escape from there"
At Police Headquarters Wilson was
taken to the Rogues' Gallery to be
photographed. He insisted on hay
ing perfect front and side views TAX
en-, and when the camera had done
its work he remarked:
"Pretty place you have here. Some
different from the one in New York"
Wilson escaped from the Tombs by
squeezing through a manhole which
led from the cellar to the prison
yard. He climbed to the prison wall
and encountered William Eaulinan,
an aged keep. With a chissl he
knocked the keeper insensible, took
his revolver and escaped to the street.
It was Houlihan's revolver he used in
holding up Miss Price.