Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-04-06
L. B. ThOrnet, Who Permitted
John Grant Lyman to Es-
cape in Alameda, CAL, Sept.
"a, 1911, Under Arrest.
DEPUTY JIM SMITH
HANDLES THE CASE
Man Is Closely Confined in
BernalillO County Jail; win
Be Taken to San Francisco
on Limited Tomorrow.

Walking up and down In a narrow
cell In the BernalilIo county tail IN
Old Albuquerque today Is l.. Is Thor
net, known throughout the entire west
as one OF the most daring characters
extant. Thornet is the man, who. by
his own admission. permitted John
Grant Lyman, a United States pris.
Oner. accused Of swlndllng in Panama,
to escape from custody In Alameda,
Cal, on September "a, 1911. Lyman
operated swindling game IN Pana.
ma Pursued he fled from the lsthmus
10 San Francisco. Oiilcors trailod him
In the Golden Gate City and Just as
a secret service man wis about 70
arrest him on street car, Lyman
jumped. fracturinR his ankle. Placed
In hospital In Alameda for treat
ment, with ThOrnet as one OF the
guards, Lyman brihed Thornct TO par
ticipate In conspiracy for bis escape.
Thornet and Lyman walked out OF the
Alameda hospital. jumped into an au.
iomobile aud escaped, Lyman having
iecOyered. With thousands OF dollars
In money they forced their way into
Oregon. Captured in klamath Falls
Oregon, and placed IN separate cells
Thornet managed TO escape, taking
with him Two train robbers, two mur.
darers ana a horse thief. The escape
from the klamath Falls jail took place
more than a year ago. Ever since
then federal authorities have been ON
his trail.
At ~ o'clock noon on "wednesday
/ last James n smith, United States
deputy marshal Of Albuquerque, act
ing under the direction OF Marshal &.
NJ Foraker. rode into the Mills ranch
In Mora county. northern New Mex
leo. Going up 10 the ranch house, Mr..
Smith asked admltfance. Thornet
came to the door. He found himself
looking down the cold steel barrel OF
a "a Winchester. Recognition be-
tween the two men was mutual and
immediate.
You're Thornet. have federal
warrant for you, said Smith
Yes. I'm Th0rnet," replied the
man, now a prisoner And II had
known you we're coming ! would have
killed you and then killed myself"
With hands upllfted, Thornet was
marched out OF the house and placed
IN buggy, bound for Roy, ~ NJ, the
nearest railroad point The prisoner
was handcuffed and shackled and
brought to Albuquerque on Santa Re
train No. Z last night Immediately
after his arrival here he WAS placed
Ia the federal cell In the OLD Town
Jail.
Thornet was willing 10 talk when
seen In the county iail here today.
Ho iR big strapplng man, twenty
seven years old. There ~ q CLINT Of
devlltry IN his eyes. indicating that
he Is absolutely fearless when II comes
20 taking a chance in any kind Of a
game from helping federal prisoners
20 escape 20 digging his own way out
of jail
The life story told by Thornet Is
thrilling Ia the extreme ana would
furnish material for a least q dozen
red-back novels. Born IN BROOKLYN,
n. r., Thornet was q prisoner IN the
reform school before he was out of
short trousers. Going west he 8ot
into trouble OF various kinds finally
getting the United states authorities
after him when he permitted Lyman
10 escape.
After digging his way out ~ Jail
AZ klamath Falls he roaned over the
/ country 20 nHNNett an nNNtHN NNWH-
paper ne saw an advertisement asking
/ for a ranch hand az the Mills ranch.
lie secured the job and had been
working there for three months when
Jim smith came along and ended q
pleasant dream Of freedom.
Thornct expected 10 Dc arrested
sooner or later He said that his
brother-in-law In San Francisco had
IT IN for him." and probably tipped
OFF the officers.
Deputy Marshal Smith viii pruba-
bly, leave for san Francisco on the
santa Ne limited tomorrow. having
Thornot In custody. One thousand
dollars reward was offered for Thor
nets arrest This will be claimed by
Mr.. smith on his arrival IN san Fran
risCo.
The arrest OF Thornet q quite a
clever piece 81 work on the part of
the United states marahals office IN
] Albuquerque and Marshal Foraker
and his deputies are 90 be consratu-
lated on their success ia landing theiF
man safely behind the bars.