The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-15
COhV|CTS
ALL RECAP URtO
HAMILTON AND HANLEy ROUNDED
Up IN CAROLINE COUNTY
BY FARMERS.
SORRY F OR ESCAPADE
BOTH MEN SUFFERED PRIyATIoNs
AND HANLEY Is ILL AS RESULT
OF ExPosuRE-REwA IS
PAID TO J. A. SANFORD.

Was, escaped from the state Pentten
uary Monday night, were returned to
the big penal institution on the hill
about noon yesterday. Hamilton and
Hanley were captured during the night
I Wednesday by J. A. Sanford, a Caro-
line County farmer, after he had Civ
en- them supper and permission to
sleep in his barn. News OF the cap
ture was received In Richmond yes
terday morning when Superintendent
j, b. Wood, Keeper r. r. Penn and
Guard Mullin, who had gone to Cole
mans Mill, near which Sanford lives.
identified the two men as those VINO
had broken away from the peniten-
tiary.
The men were brought back to
Richmond on the *. +. & P. train
arriving at Elba Station at 1880 yes
terday morning and it was but a few
minutes before Major Wood his as
sistants and the prisoners were in
an automobile and being whisked to
the big institution in whish the men
recaptured. and those, Siler Adinks
and Al Burton, who were retaken
within eighteen hours after the es-
cape was effected, will now have to
spend more time than that originally
allotted to them.
All four of the men who got away
Monday night will be taken befor
Judge Scott in the City Circuit Court
within the next few weeks and tried
for jailbreaking. Additional senten-
ces Of from one to five years is pro-
vided by law for the offense.
VIII Get Their Story.
Major Wood will today talk with
Hamilton and with Haniey separately
in an effort to learn which OF the con-
flictins stories that they have told
since the recapture is true. He and
other penitentiary officials are inclined
not believe the story that the two
men went to Alexandria on freight
train Monday night and then, fright
ened by the number of men about
the railway yards, returned almost
10 Richmond and again started back
in the direction of Alexandria. Han
ley said that they went to Lakeside
Monday night and Tuesday morning
started for Alexandria. On Tuesday
night they slept in the switch tower
at boswell. Wednesday was spent
ION the road between Doweli and
Coleman's Mill About dark that
night they stopped at the home of
$. l.. Smith. a miller, at Coleman's
Mil and asked for something to eat.
Mr.. Smith told them he could not give
them anything because his wife was
i'll. They later appeared at the home
of J. A. Sanford. He gave them sup
per and then when they asked for
place to sleep, Mrs. Sanford gave
them couple OF blankets which they
placed on the hay in the barn and
they went to sleep.
Hanley Ii Sick.
Hanley spoke of feeling Ill, and
at the penitentiary today ii was rounu
he was sick, though his condition
was not such that 1t was regarded
necessary to place him in the hospital
department. He suffered considerbly
with his feet. The condition Of the
feet of both men leads the penitentiary
authorities to believe that both spent
practically all the time they were away
from the penitentiary on foot. Il
is not believed that they got any fur
Their than Sanford's farm.
After they had gone to the barn to
sleep, Mr.. Smith called at Sanford's
home and told about the two strang-
ers Mr. Sanford told Smith they
were asleep in his barn. The sus-
picions of the men were aroused and
they expressed the belief that the
strangers were two of the convicts who
scaped from the penitentiary Mon
day night. Both Smith and Sanford
communicated by long distance phone
with Major Wood. They were asked
10 uofd the strangers
Effect Their Capture
Mr.. Sanford called a neighbor and
armed with shotguns they went to
t,ae barn and called upon the men in
side TO get up. When Hamilton and
Hanley appeared In the doorway they
We're covered with the guns and
ordered to surrender. The conyicts
were taken into the house and guard
was kept over them during the night.
They made no attempt at resistance.
Major Wood. accompanied by Keep
er Penn and Guard Mullin, left Rich
mond at $40 O'Clock yesterday morn
ing Arrangements had been made
with me Richmond; Fredericksburg
and Potomac. and the train stopped
and let them off at Ruther Glen. They
went by automobile to Sanford's place
where they found the prisoners to be
the men wanted, Major Wood paid to
Mr.. Sanford the 500 reward that he
had offered for the capture of the two
men,
Hamilton had With him at the time
he was called suddenly out of the
barn by MIR. Sanford. the pistol that
he had taken from a guard at the
penitentiary when the four men eff
fected their escape. but he was given
no opportunity to make use of the
weapon. the farmers guns having
them completely at the mercy OF the
captors.
Sorry Over Escapadc.
Hanley. footsore and weary and Ill.
declared that he had been sorry more
than once since Monday night that he
had attempted to make the getaway
and he did not appear to feel sorry
nat he had heen retaken. Hamilton.
on the other hand, was much
chagrined. He felt sure that had he
had some money he, could easily have
gotten far beyond the reach of the
arms OF the law. In spite of the news
papers and the telephones, which
quickly carried the news forth of the
escape and which gave detailed de-
scriptions Of the men.
Both men denied that they had
stopped at the home of Harhilton's
sister. on West Clay Street, where II
had been said that they secured cloth
ing. Both men wore the penitentiary
underciothsng.
Hamilton wore a dark gray coat
and vest, blue shirt and gray striped
(net p-4son) trousers. He also wore
a black felt hat. Hanley had dark
coat and a pair of overall trousers
which he had taken from We prison
shop. Beneath his dark coat he wore
two overall Jackets The hat heswore
he said he had found while at Lake
side. Neither would tell where they
got the other clothing.