New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-03-16
CONVICT AND
FORMER Guard CAUGHT
Creation and Lawrence Held at
Norfolk, Va, for Conn. Authorities.

ton. SO wears old, charged with being
an escaped convict from the Connectl-
cut state prison at Wethersfield, and
Walter d. Lawrence, Of the same age,
former prison guard, who, 1t Is al
legged, is wanted on a charge of aiding
Creation to escape, were both ordered
held for the Connecticut authorities
by Justice Arnold in the police court
here yesterday.
The men were arrested Sunday af-
ternoon by Detective Sergeant Hart
on warrants sworn out by G. V. Ware,
No. 202 Charlotte street, who charged
that they had defrauded him out of
SIS for automobile hire.
The complaint said that he had
been approached by Creation Satur-
day. Creation said that he desired to
hire an automobile to go to the bun
galow of his boss, near CORTLAND. His
boss he explained, referring 20 Law
renee, was a millionaire from Palm
Beach, stopping at local hotel. After
agreeing upon a price, the party left
Norfolk Saturday night at 10 o'clock,
but were unable to get through on
account of bad roads They were
twice stalled in the mud and forced
to return, arriving here Sunday morn
ing. Ware was told to come to the
hotel for his money. but was unsuc-
cessful in locating his fares and final
ly called upon the police.
Prison Warden Notified.
After both had been taken into Gus
tody, Sergeant Hart at once suspected
that he had made an unusual haul.
He questioned the men several times
separately and gradually extracted
enough information to warrant his
communication with the Connecticut
authorities, who informed him that
the men were wanted. The wire from
the warden said that Creation had es-
capped from the Wethersfield prison
on February %, and that Lawrence
a former guard, was wanted in con-
nection with the offense.
Lawrence Makes Denial.
Creation admitted to Sergeant Hart
that he was doing time for stealing
a motor boat when he made his es-
cape and had ten months more to
serve. Lawrence, however, denied he
had accompanied Creation. He said
that the escape was made while he
was on duty and that he left when the
authorities attempted to hold him to
! blame for it. He said he met Creation
| in New York a few days after the
affair.
In the police court yesterday
| Creation said that his home was in
| Palm Beach, and that he was down
and out and wished to get to Peters
! burgh to obtain employment He
| made no statement concerning the
| Connecticut charge. Lawrence said
| that he was from Edinburgh, N Y.
and he also was silent upon the prison
delivery. Since no case of defraud-
ing was. made out against the latter.
this charge against him was dis
missed, but Creation was fined $40 and
costs and sent to jail for ten days.
Connectlcut officers are expected to
take the prisoners back after Creation
has served his time here Both men
came here from Baltimore and have
been in the city two days.
Both Creation and Lawrence +o1a
Major Kizer, chief of police. yester
day afternoon, that they would re-
turn to Hartford without reouisi+io,,
papers.
Sawed Way Through Bars.
Hartford, March 16.-Charles Crea-
ton, convict No. 2710, escaped from
the state prison at Wethersfield he
tween and 1870 o'clock Sunday
morning, February %, by saving his
way through the bars on a skylight in
the boiler room where he worked
as fireman, and by climbing to and
over the prison wall at the rear of
the building
Creation was one of the trusted
prisoners and because Of his model
behavior had been given the lob of
the north of the dining room. near
the center of the building, and con-
meets with the bakery, kitchen and
executive room in a chain of build |
ings which extends to the rear of the
wall. The roofs Of all these are level :
with each other and with the wall it. |
self.
The wall is not guarded at night, !
the patrol being removed about 6
o'clock when the prisoners are count !
ed for the night. Creations only
difficulty, once he had gained the
roofs lay in passing the guard, who
patrols the outside of the grounds
and passes this point once an hour.
The guard on the night of the escape
was A. D. Lawrence, who was arrested
with Creation.
Had Only Ten Months More
When Creation escaped he had only
ten months more to serve. He was
arrested in New Haven in 1911 for
the theft, in conjunction with two
other criminals, of a yacht at Marble
head, Mass. They made their way
to New Haven in the yacht and stole
several boats on the way. Creation
was sentenced to an indeterminate
sentence of from two to five years
I'VE suspected as much" said
Prison Director El A Fuller of Suf-
field, when told last evening that
Lawrence had been arrested with