Newport daily independent., 1914-01-30
FROM
 STATE HOSPITAL
Herbert Coons "The Brass Kid,, Rivals Harry Tnaw In
 Spectacular Escape.
Special to Independent,

The Brass Kld'' from the S+o+o town last n. cape of Herbert CooDs aTar and friend,
 "The Brass Kid' fro mtbe sto+a Mr. Davis Hospital for the treatment of hamson & n Nervous Diseases Saturday 70 spent one d., sembles very much the escano nut Ridge On of Harry K. Thaw from the as,, Will be in
 lum at Mateawan, N. Y, Tn aays at Strap the case of Coons, however tboso to pay you hi, who made his escape poss;bla TOT furs Wi are under arrest and the citv Jackson Con officers expect soon to have him pahy of this back in prison. piece of woo1 Shortly after dusk Saturdav OF NOpelV evening county and city officers do,,, s"a'u in Little Rock were notified that Eoe us' 'a' s0R Coons was missing, and the on. r;oh+ .A'u-- s.S ly trace that could be found was cron os a a. VI automobile tracks on road Tpe,o.., ' near the state asylum. where Don,4.. ~, Coons had been incarcerated No tbs nls'. ' 'N'
 che apparently saw the man es. last wool,
 cape, nor could account for his loco+o d.. II, absence. swon+oa :. n. On Sunday morning the Little When vmt Rock police took into custody you want if two attendants at the hospital see Jackson who admitted they had permit as they will fl ted Coons to escape and had as- They have
 sisted him in covering his man.
 tracks until he had chance to Bro. Robu
 get away from the grounds. The at the Method young men, who have served as port Sunday
 attendants in number of other Sister TaH
 state institutions, confessed for Little Ro that they allowed Coons to go on have her eye his promise to visit the home If won hau of an attorney in Little Rock and try or coos fl ] to send them an amount between Bowen. who 930O ana 940O which he had prices. 'nere' inc men oeclare they See Judsm never heard the name of the at- Jackson cour torney, but Coons offered to out navino take them along and pay them Miss MavS
 as soon as the house was reach in Newnor | ed, but declined in order to allay They arp
 suspicion that they were impli- ture in the
 cated in the plot to escape. at this place T. ;a 411,4 h,. +ho oa,oou, two strong u4 Co , 4,,o o,,+ man.
 s;do h,1 oonfodoro+os ,vho s,;r;t- Mir. Henry
 
 ed him away in an automobile. .oWll'l'lp ,s st The men under arrest state that 'o"H o' OA'. 1 they know nothing about out 4ui' .Op' side aid, as Coons had never 'o"" l% "4 spoken of any. ...I M.,r Coons is one of the most dan- the week in gerous criminals the Arkansas relatives.
 authorities have been forced to Mr. and
 deal with for number of years. and Mr. ana He was arrested in Hot Springs, moved to 1h'
 charged with being implicated where they in the swindle by which Frank in the fu'ul' l P. Fox, Terre Haute, Indiana, Ed Parro" millionaire, was relieved ot last week m $20,00O by a crooked roulette ress. wheel. He admitted his guilt 1he S,''
 ond woe eontoncod +o serve county will term in the Arkansas penitentl- Satufoay'
 ,rv Af+or sarv;no several are making
 months Coons appeared to be- oig mse'"s ns' ,4c
 come afflicted with strange L. !" Ms
 malady which apparently affect roao as'~ .,
 ed his mind. He would remain seVera. 'n. 4sn
 motionless for days, refusing to hours :.ss, m ~
 talk, and apparently hearing no OH 1,u uu'ns Asv.
 one He was finally ordered re- "e .a.n. as, moved to the state hospital III s'o'N -rt T.. |, Little Rock, where he has since sale' .,.o, been incarcerated. On account oee '"s. .or
 of his desperate character, ne lu'N'''"'
 was closely watched at the asy-
 lum, but he apparently was
 watching every opportunity noctor H grasping it when it came sat-
 urday. Wynne 'a
 It has been asserted that ,-", and nresid Coons is member ol a uarote us', .'ts Wynne, will band of criminals which operate 4or "v from this in all pars of, the country ana Cross I and
 he was no doubt assisted py 1,.;onds inss them in escaping after he scal- .ond;date