The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-08-01
REMARKABLE Case.
Voluntary Surrender Of Life lem Han
Who Escaped n YesEs Ago.

Frankfort, Ny, July zS--Clem-
ent H KOOrs. who escaped from
The Frankfort reformarory Sept S. 4
1882. walked into Warden Wells
Office this afternoon at O'Clock
and gave himself up Dusty records
we're hauled down from stacks in
the storeroom. Identification marks
produced to c0rrOborate KOOrs'
statements. and with sigh Of re-
lief he donned the seeond-grzde
prisoners garb- He had been 81
fugitive for tventy-One years. he
said. and is now So years old
Then he told the story Of his
uznderings over the United States
and Mexico He had shot and killed
his br0ther-in-law. Henry H Bruins.
in C0vington. for beating his sister.
Bruins wife That vas in Decem-
Der, 1851 The following Septem-
Der he was sentenced TO life i'm
lprisonment and brought TO Frank
fort In the course of the next ten
years he became = trusfy. and in
1892 he was employed In the ware
house outside the walls
Hearing that his sister. for whom
he had shot his br0ther-in-law. was
in trouble. he became restless and
on Sunday. Sept 6. 1882. he hid
behind = barricade OF chairs until
the prisoners were marched out.
then changed for sais he had Sc
cured for The purpose. put on = pair
of goggles and walked down the
street past the prison gate and hid
along the river. while guards
searched All around for him That
night he struck out along the rail
road Track and caught = train into
louisville. thence went TO MIL
houser. Ind. from which place he
communicated with his mother and
sshe went 10 him HIS mother gave
him money, admOnfshed him 70 do
something to make amends for his
crime and babe him goodbye Hel
words. KOors declared. hauntei
leonrtnualIy As he wandered through
tout California and Mexico. back Il
San Antonio and thence to New
York City He risked his freedom
once to take last farewell Of hi
aged mother and went to C0ying
ton Again her words came 10 him
and New York. where he lived un
der his mothers maiden name, Geo
Brugger. he met = woman Who b,
SAYS he married TO save fro= lif
OF degradation She conducted
rOoning house. while he worked .
the trade Of harnessmaker, learne'
in prison But the rOomineN house
unknown TO him. was. he~kays.
blind for immoral practices. and tn
police raided His wife was take
10 the TOmbs ten days ago an,
there he went to visit her
The sight OF the walls and bar
crushed the little remaining spiri
. Oui OF me- said Ko0rs- I hadn'
. enjoyed a minutes peace for ?
7 years- Ny life vas one eontinu
Gus flight from one place to anOths
. and here vas my home broken u
! and the prison again looming u
before me 1 hurried down 10 IN
waterfront. intent on suicide. bu
the vision Of my mother rose Be
fore ne and l prayed for guidance
Then tossed 4 dfme-heads
should jump in the water tosss,
it three times and every time i
came up tails I Obeyed the i'm
Ip1,rc that came to ne there an
started right hack to Frankfort
Eoors walked into the warden
IoIice calmly and IS calmly inquir
ed e the warden Vas in Wardel
Wells was pointed ont to him ant
ssid he would see the visitor in ,
few minutes It's very inportan
business 1 came on declared Koor
with an insistent note in his voice
watch moved the warden to invit
him into a private room At once
There KoOrs told his story. but 1
Nas 50 remarkahls Warden Well
~as uneonvinced until Koors va
positively identified This evening
! Kosrs ate dinner atfthe home o
Warden Wells. while he recited il
,desai' his career as a fugitive H
Is spending the night in cell.