Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-13

Lison. also employees OF the railway.
learned Of the penitentiary delivery and
or tho report that two of the men had
been seen walking along the railway
tracks. They armed themselves and
went In search OF the men.
burton and Adkins were seen walk
ing through Il field along the tracks
The men saw the pursuers at about the
same time Singleton and his com
panionS saw them. Adkins drew the
revolver. which he had taken from one
or tho guards, and at first showed n
disposition TO fight. However, tho
three men before him had their shot
guns levelcd by tho time he secured hi.
weapon and ordered the man to drop
his pistol. He did so, and no and
Burton obeyed the order to back aw,v
from the weapon
NEITHER MAN ATTEMPTS
TO DENY IDENTITY
while Stratton and Ligon tied their
nahds and secured the pistol, Singleton
Kept them covered with his gun The
party then returned to the station a
oaoot. from which the penitentiary an
Na; e7 were hotitcd OF the capture.
Neither burton nor Adkins nttomntc ri
10 deny their Identification Sunnrin-
.ehdcht wood. with several guards. mo-
'ored 10 tho station and brought tbo
men BACK TO the city without iIcidon,
discussing the details Of their
" 50" superintendent Wood. the
men SAID they had become scpar.t.,,
RON hamilton and iIanlcy immcdIatnI,.
49, dropping to the outside of tho
p,n,'chtiarE wall. They had paired ofr
"I,hont a prcarranScd plan, IL is said
mu hnr'on and Adkins had run i'm
- uTec'ion, while tho other men
'ook another. As II happened Rur,on
ana Adkins ran to the south side ~
DieSoh I'M and eventually came IN
.i'e low picket fence bordering Uo,,v-
wool Cemetery.
Nelther was familiar with tho CITY
ana without knowing where they wcrc
soms 'hey jumped the fence and
taI'ea through the cemetery. How
ever, they became confused i'm tho IL
ness ana the uncertainty OF tho v.rio,,,
tiohs' ana a!tcr tramDing about the
Selhctcry Tor two hours returned to
e.'caliE inc same spot at which they
i'u Jumped the fence. They then made
their exit from tho buryinr -pro,,nd
ahh' Following the fence, gained tho
raiiroad tracks. They said il was prob-
apie that they had been seen by tn.
s.h.ioh agents wife at Westham, as
"au neen reported to the authorities.
superintendent Wood said last nisbt
'hat although no was glad two Of Tho
men had been captured. he would have
much preferred that Hamilton and
ianiey mad been the men, II Il had
been a matter OF choice Althornb
burton and Adkins are both seryins
time ior murder and are long term
men or the quartet. they are not re-
sarded as being desperate Hamilton
Is thought to be the ringieadcr of those
who escaped. and is regarded as heinz
more dangerous than either of the 9TH
ers lie was once paroled from tho
prison. but broke his parole and was
sentenced to I'VE years in addition 10
his original term
reward OF $50 each was paid for
the capture of Burton and Adkins. and
the same amount will be paid by the
prison authorities for the capture or
the other men who are still at liberty
burton and Adkins will be placed az
their regular work again to-day. They
viii be arraiencd in the City Circuit
court ut a later date for trial on the
charEe OF breaking prison 1t is said
that hve years will be added 10 the
term Of each man.
TWO SUSPECTS ARE
ARRESTED IN NEWPORT NEWS
NEWPORT NEWS, January l2.-Sus-
pectcd OF being two OF the convicts who
escaped from the State Penitentiary at