The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-08-01
REMARKABLE Case.
Voluntary Surrender Of Life Tenn Nan
Who ESCAPED n Years Ago.

Frankfort, Ky, July 25.-Clem- /
ent H. Koors. who escaped from
the Frankfort reformatory Sept s.
1892. walked into Warden Wells
office this afternoon at o'clock |
and gave himself up Dusty records
were hauled down from stacks in
the storeroom. Identification marks |
produced to corroborate KoOrs'
statements. and with a sigh Of re-
lief he donned the see0nd-grade
prisoners garb. He had been a
fugitive for twenty-one years. he
said. and is now So years old
Then he told the story of his
Wanderings over the United States
and Mexico. He had shot and killed
his brother-in-law. Henry H Bruins.
in covington. for beating his sister.
Bruins wife, That was in Decem-
Der. 1881 The following Septem-
ber he was sentenced TO life i'm
prisonment and brought to Frank
fort In the course of the next ten
years he became a trusty. and in
1892 he was employed in the ware
house outside the walls
Hearing that his sister. for whom
he had shot his brother-in-law. was
in trouble. he became restless and
on Sunday. Sept s. 1892. he hid
behind a barsicade of chairs until
Ithe prisoners were marched out.
then changed for suit he had Sc
cured for the purpose. put on pair
of goggles and walked down the
street past the prison gate and hid
Iaiong the river. while guards
Isearched all around for him That
might he stuck out along the rail-
road frack and caught = train into
Louisville. thence went to Mill
houser. Ind, from which place he
communicated with his mother and
Ishe went 70 him- His mother gave
him money. admOnished him to do
something TO make amends for his
crime and bade him goodbye Her
words, Koors declared. haunted
continually as he wandered through
lout California and Mexico. back to
San Antonio and thence to New
York City He risked his freedom
once to take last farewell OF his
aged mother and went to C0ving-
ton Again her words came to him
and New York. where he lived un-
der his mothers maiden name, Geo
Brugger, he met a woman who he
says he married to save from a life
of degradation She conducted a
rooming house. while he worked al
the trade OF harnessmaker. Learned
in prison But the ro0ming house
unknown to him. was. he saws. 4
blind for immoral practices. and the
, police raided- His wife was taken
! to the TOmbs ten days ago and
; there he went to visit her.
II The sight of the walls and bars
: crushed the little remaining spirit
; out OF me-" said Koors- Il hadn't
enjoyed q. minutes peace for 2I
r years. Ny life was one continu-
ous flight from one place 70 anothel
: and here was my home broken up
; ard the prison again looming NJ
before me- hurried down to the
waterfront. intent on suicide. but
the vision Of my mother rose be
fore me and prayed for guidance.
Then tossed 4 dime heads ]
should jump in the water tossed
: 1t three times and every time Il
came up tails obeyed the i'm
pl,sc that came to me there and
started right back to Frankfort =
Koors walked into the varden's
IoslIee calmly and as calmly fnQufr-
Ell 4 the warden was in Warden
Wells was pointed out to him and
said he would see the visitor in =
teW minutes ITS very Important
business came on. declared Koors
With an insistent note in his voice.
watch moved the warden to invite
h:m into a private room at once
There Koors told his story. but II
vas so remarkable Warden Wells
VAS unconvlnced until Koors was
positively identified This evening
Kccrs ate dinner at the home Of
Warden Wells. while he reoited in
'de'ai' his career as fugitive He
Is spending the night in cell