New Britain herald., 1915-03-02
TWO IMPORTANT CLUES
 TO ESCAPED CONVICT
Warden Garner Certain Saw Was
 Struggled Into Creator.


 throughout the state are on the look out Tor Charles Creator, convict No PHO, who escaped from the state prison at Wethersfield between 1 and 1:30 o'clock Sunday morning by saw ing his way through the bars on a skylight on the boiler room, where he worked as a fireman, and climbing to and over the prison wall at the rear of the building. The Hartford po- lice are hard at work on the case and Detective Sergeant Lewis c. Mel berger. who is in charge of the search here, admits that the police and the prison officials have found two i'm portant clues, and are working on them at the present time.
 Warden Ward A. Garner said yes- terday that he was satisfied that the saw with which Creator cut his way to freedom was not stolen from the prison tool chest, but was smuggled into him from the outside, possibly by being thrown over the wall near the boiler room or showed under the wagon gate nearby AS Creaton who was a trusted prisoner, was un- der the slightest surveillance, it would have been possible for him to have secured the implement during the ab- sence of the guard on his rounds. In view of the fact that up to yesterday the prison officials were uncertain as to whether the saw came from the outside or the inside of the prison, the establishment of the source may mean that the identity of the person who furnished it is suspected
 Important Clue Discovered.
 Early yesterday morning it was thought that an important clue had been discovered which connected the escape of Creator with the robbery of the tailor shop of Patrick McCourt at No. 703 Main street. black silk lined overcoat which Mir McCourt had recently finished making and a blue serge Norfolk two-piece suit belorg- ing to pr. William T. owens. who has offices on the same floor of the build ing, were stolen and suit of rough, cheap clothes was left Tn their place. A pair of black oxford shoes were also stolen and the shoes which were left behind were thought by the po- lice to be prison brogans. This burg lary was committed between 12:30 o'clock and o'clock Sunday morn ing, it was ascertained, which would toIIoIDl lo lilc ll1tl1 ltlall " WOULD have taken Creator to make the trip to Hartford. Detective Sergeant An drew J. Williams took the shoes and clothes to the prison, where Warden Garner declared that they could not have belonged to Creator. The shoes, though of the general type of prison workmanship, were made with the soles nailed to the uppers, whereas th,C, made ot UTafbcrsfio16 sewed 
 May Have Feared Another Term.
 The question as to why Creator should have made his escape from the prison when he would have been d freeman by release within ten months i is one that has not yet been solved. | He was sentenced for an indetcrmi- | nate sentence of two to five years. | At the expiration of his minimum sen | Lenco, two years, his case was before 1 the prison directors for parole un ] der the permission given them by the ! 'Creatons parole was re- fused. Members of the board who | were asked last night why this was | lone replied that they could not re- ! member the particulars of the case, | put that it might have been for a number of cases. The board is al- ways more particular in the case of man who has a jail record. as Creator lad or whose home conditions may DO such as to lead the beard to be- icye that he is in danger of returning o his old habits if released.
 There are two reasons which night have impelled Creator to his ,ction, apparently a foolhardy one