The log cabin Democrat., 1914-11-28
DECLARES Ht CAME
 HOME 10 GIVE UP BL0UNT TALKS FREELY
OF o. l.. HONEA TELLS GAZETTE REPORTER OF HIS
 WANDERINGS.

That Lee Blount, after eluding off, cers for five weeks, came home to give himself up and stopped at Mayofwer to see his family before surrendering was the story which he told a report CT of the Arkansas Gazette at Little Rock yesterday. Blount's recital of his thrilling escapes is regarded here as being largely imaginary, however, as he is in the habit of boasting of his successful encounters with the of ficers.
 Blount was playing checkers with another prisoner at the state peniten- tiary yesterday afternoon when he was requested to tell of his experi- ences in eluding capture, the Gazette says.
 Wait till l finish this game" he said. '1 can't play checkers and talk at the same time"
 T always intended to come back" he began, when the game was finish ed.
 "The reason ran was that knew they would give me the rope if they caught me then.
 "1 went from North Hollow to Bonneville in refrigerator car. By night l left Bonneville on another freight train. I was carrying a gun then, but l traded it for coat when got out of Bonneville 1 headed to- ward Texas, where I had relatives.
 ''I got to Palestine and stayed there until l heard them planning to give me over to the officers, and 1 left
 "I went to Beaumonth Dsand from there stole a ride on fast mail train south which took me to Lake Charles, La. From Lake Charles 1 went to Alexandria and from there to New Orleans. There l ran into a detec- tive. l knew what he was, but he didn't know me. He went into a bar Der shop with me, and l got shave. He wanted to get over the river, but didn't have any money, so 1 took him over with me on the ferry and paid his fare. 1 gave him the dodge after that.
 "In New Orleans the proprietor of gambling house and saloon let me sleep at his place, but he put some detectives onto he after a couple of days. I went out the back door as they came in the front.
 Il rode the rods from New Orleans to Memphis. Met a detective on that train, but dodged him and went from there to Jackson, Miss. There two detectives put five negroes after me, but 1 lodged them and got under an engine going toward Memphis. travelled 145 miles under there. When got out I told the engineer Thank you He told me I'd get killed rid ing under there.
 From Memphis l rode the rods as far as Brinkley, camped in the woods all night and came on to Argenta. That was only few days ago. From there l went to Palarm, five miles from home, and walked home. l hid in an old deserted house all day. I had come home to give myself )up, but 1 wanted to see some of my friends first. My wife was to bring me my supper in the woods and while I was eating it Clibourn came up on me. told him I would meet him next morning at the Maytiower switch and he could bring me into Little Rock.
 "It's a relief" he said, looking at the window, where the rain spattered and dripped. "No more sleeping out nights and l know where my meals are coming from"
 Blount was sentenced to three years in the state penitentiary September 12, 1902, for burglary, and was par doned by Governor Jeff Davis on De- cember "A, 1902.