The Washington times., 1916-02-20
Prisoner Plans to Make State
msnt After Consultation
With Legal Advisers.
OlcLAREsHE WAS BETRAYED
Captured as Ne StroIled Braz-
enly Along Broadway to
Meet Friend.

NEW YORK, Feb. D.-Suil IN 5000
spirits, but declining to be interviewed,
fsnatius T. T. Lincoln. International
SPY, sent word from his cell in the Ray
mond street Jail. Brooklyn. this after
noon, that he may give out statement
after consulting with his legal advisers
this evening.
Lincoln, who escaped from the Fed
erai authorities January Is and then
wrote letters to a newspaper, chafflne
the Department OF Justice. was caught
last night on Broadway.
He sAuntered down the street to keep
m appointment with . man from Red
Bank. N. j., with whom he had boarded
He stopped 1t the designated place, and,
as he swung around. he looked INTO the
barrel Of q revolver which Federal
Agent Grsurevich. Of the Department Of
Justice. held. 81
With Drawn Reviewers.
Throw up your hands. quick" said
: the agent. q tall. strapping fellow.
Three other special investigators stood
near with drawn rovolvers.
ZACH. gentlemen. don't be rough"
said Lincoln. backing a few steps away.
Put down your guns"
Hands up and quick about It," or
dered Grgurevich. This time Lincoln's
hands went up and he made no protest
as the nippers were slipped over his
wrists.
The captors and their prisoner
reached Thirty-third street. where they
found an empty taxicab. Grgurevich d.
rected the driver to speed to the office
of the special investigators Of the De-
pertment Of Justice. Alighting there.
into the building. where he was greeted
by n reporter who knew him.
Hello. Mr.. lincoln. Back In agafn7''
"Oh. yes, am back" He laughed
heartily. He was hustled into the ele-
water by the agents. who forbade him
How dId they get your he was
Somebody betrayed me-" he said.
But never mind. It's all part OF the
Capt, villain NJ. ofney, head of the
local squad OF Federal agents. was
away The agents made frantic efforts
Mr.. of6sy's assistant. but he could not
he found. Meantime telephone calls
were. sent to Washington. informine
y them OF the capture, butithe agents who
sss ssPnr' eS devoted to sys
attention to the prisoner.
Lincoln, laughing and pompous, an
swered their questions. talking in such
= loud voice that his story could be
heard in the corridor of the office build
ing. He rehearsed the story of'his es-
cape, which. by the way, he made from
the Hotel Knickerbocker, In Manhattan
told Of going to live in Red Bank with
and Of his betrayal by n man who knew
Of his presence I'm this city. The only
time he protested was when in searching
him they took a large roll of bills from
Ia AAA vmrhA h. AR.NA nF0l
possession OF several trunk checks
Calls for Counsel.
1T am willing to tell everything" h,
shouted, sometimes breaking into Ger
man. But I want my counsel"
well. you can't have counsel righ
now" he was told.
But I must have him. Get Addison
S. Pratt. He represents me and tel
him to come down here at once. Yes.
will tell you everything"
Well, how did you get away?"
7 didn't escape from Joe's restauran
In Brooklyn" he said. and then burs
into laughter. That night I said I,
Deputy Marshal Johnson: Come on
let's 30 over to Manhattan and have: I
rood time. SO away we went. W.
reached the Kniekerbocker Hotel.
excused myself TO go 70 the washroon
downstairs. went there. and lesvinl
inc room, walked out into the SUBWAY
station. up another stairs and was away
"Ah. you never would have got me
somebody had not betrayed me. An,
YOU. Grgurevich, why are you SILVER
Ing so7 Why are you 20 excited
Look. me- ] shouid be nervous. but
am calm and laugh. hA-ha- hA. Aren'
YOU glad TO see me?1
I'VE are worry glad to see you" shout
ID the agents In hearty unison. "Ver,
clad. indeed"
Worries About Money.
Then. gentlemen, pick up m,
money" pointing to the bills lying Of
the table. 'Tt might get lost. But m,
story. Well. after got out Of the suU
way station hurried away. i went Z
Red Bank. whene I went aboard wit
a family there. They knew who wal
and they saw q copy OF my book. Blu
when the second edition came out the
hogan TO realize that was maxim
money, had paid them liberaAy 10
my room and board, and / saw no pea
= son for giving them anything more
Hut they demanded more money, an
threatened TO give me up.
II oained them for time. All thi
while was writing letters to neWnpu
perA knew that the police were no
looking for me when they watched tn
SUBWAY and elevated station, but