The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-02-05


Alexander Childs. the negro. es
capped convict. who. while bein
brought back 10 Moundsville on Traii
NO. ?. made his sensational getawa
at midnight Thursday. jumping fror
the rapidly moving train as II was pul
ing out OF New Concord. O. as exclr
sively In Fridays Intelligencer. wa
captured Yesterday morning az Zane.
VILE. II miles west of the scene of hi
exploit
Remarkable to relate. Childs WAS Il
custody IN the GAINESVILLE CITY priso
over an hour before his captors wer
aware OF his identity. or that he wa
an escaped convict for whose recaI
lure the state OF West Virginia ha
offered reward of $50.
Tells OF Escape.
Childs, who reached Mounds
Vile at . o'clock this morning. in
the custody OF GuarGs Long. Muir
ray and Shore. who had been sent
To GAINESVILLE TO receive the prison
er. tells this story.
i had planned TO make my es-
cape over two hours before /
made the break for liberty. II
was at Chicago Junction. O. one
hundred and sixty miles west OF
New Concord. when the thought
first entered my head ! happened
10 remember that I had a horse
shoe nail in my vest pocket
his gave me my inspiration
Guard Long was in the same seat
with me and for a few minutes I
had no chance 10 extract the nail
from my pocket. However. he
turned his head and quick as
flash ! had the nail in my hand
II was during the next hour that
worked on the manacles and
bracelets. finally getting both OF
them loosoned.
Leaps From Train.
Then came two hours OF pa
tlent waiting. II seemed to me
that Long would never get thirsty.
but finally my chance came az
New Concord No sooner had
Long reached the water tank in
the front end OF the car than I
was on my way TO the other end
He yelled at me. but il was 100
late. and ] made a flying leap in
10 the darkness before the brake
man could prevent me.
! rolled down an embankment
ten Feet 10 a ditch and laid there
several minutes. stunned, but soon
regained my feet and made dash
FOR the woods about one hundred
yards away.
Wsnders Into GAINESVILLE.
The train. IN the meantime.
had disappeared and did not
know that Long was on my trail
AFTER wandering in the woods I'M
al dawn / struck a highway and
made my way towards Zauesville
first having taken care TO pick the
lock OF the remaining bracelet
which / threw away. on reaching
the outskirts OF GAINESVILLE. ! went
into railroad yard office to warm
myself. being nearly frozen
was so sleepy that ] fell
asleep m a chair. and someone tel
"phoned TO The police headQuar-
lers 10 come out and get a drunk
ne OftlCcr came and hustled ne
off To the city Jail. and for over
an hour they did not know who 7
was and ] was only charged with
being drunk. although ! was en-
urcly sober Then came mes
sage from MOundsville giving my
description and the fact that / had
Prisoner Closely Guarded.
arden White did not take any fui
ih'r chances ON 'hilds' getting away. 4
soon as u" received word that child
i' get MIN. This morning when the trsl
arrived az MUuudsl IIf.. 10 was met D.
NlN moro guards. who took him 20 th
fyrtiarN. heavily mauacled
'h'lde will BE- carefully watched &
10" future 30. VIII b. held fo fnis
our a tw .uty-Noar term for highway rot
h'rN and former conviction. and al %,
me term of court Warden While wi
tna'1'"r under tho habitu9I rrimIu-
a'i. iH HAY. him convicted should Do
No. successful. ChHdz will D.. ,.uIr.II.
70 'prnd th" remainder of his ufe Do.
hirl The wHI|- ur fh. STATE. rauf'lrtI,r,
His Remarkable Career.
ffis career has been remarkable ID
was arrested boz Fatstta count. Tor -at
Derry ana sent uu f.r fHre. wears ,,I..
.h''N.' Do served 40 It- punrIusio