Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-06
Prisoner Who Escaped From
Penitentiary Reports to
Warden at an Early Hour
Today.
Asserts He Had Been Man
of Word but Broke Prom
ise to the Officials and
Thought Right Thing to
Do Was Surrender.

Lyman Jones, the long term convict
sentenced from Fremont county in 1912
for second degree murder, who es-
capped from the Mosely farm Sept. is,
gave himself up to the warden today.
A troubled conscience because he had
not kept his word, forced Jones to sur
render, he told the officials. Since his
escape he has been in the timber to the
north and east of Boise and claims to
have been in the employ, under the
name of Ed Welsh, of the Boise Lum-
ber company. Jones was accepted by
Warden DeKay and Immediately locked
in cell He will lose his good time
and receive the regular punishment
meted out to prisoners who break the
rules by attempting to or escaping.
WAS SECOND ATTEMPT.
The September break was Jones
second attempt. Some time ago he
got over the walls but a guard
winged" him and his getaway was
cut short. In July the state board of
pardons denied him a pardon. When
he learned of the boards action, Jones
walked over to Warden Dekay and,
taking his hand, Voluntarily promised
never to attempt to escape but to stand
by the penitentiary officials by max
ing a good record. He was considered
a man of his word and trust was
placed in him. In time he was given
employment on the Mosely farm near
the penitentiary. He was in reality
trusty. The wanderlust evidently
took possession of Jones for he forgot
the promise ,he gave TO the warden
and made his escape A general alarm
was sent out but he could not be To-
Gated.
CONSCIENCE TROUBLED.
Il gave my word to the warden !
would not attempt to escape" said
Jones to the prison officials this morn
ing when he turned himself over to
them, but ! broke it. ! have always
been man of my word and ever since
my escape 1t has troubled me that l
did not keep 1t. l decided T. give my
self up and surrender
Jones was gone from the peniten-
tiary for 81 days. He is under sen
tence of from 10 to 4c years for killing
a man over in Fremont county. After
he left the farm he says he went into
the timber and secured employment
under the assumed name given above
in the lumber camp of the Boise Lum-
ber company. Since then he has been
working about the camps.
ADMITS BURGLARY.
On Oct 3. a lumber camp at Pine
creek, near Holbrook, in Boise county
was broken into and a gun, other arti- 4
cles and horse We're stolen. Jones
admitted to the prison officials that he
stole the gun and other articles but
claims to have left a note at the place
burglarized promising to pay the cost
of the articles taken, at later date.
He denies that he stole the horse and
saddle. His explanation is that he
bought them from one Jess F. Cuflson
to whom he gave time check for
$3.50 signed by John Anderson and
indorsed by himself under the name
of Ed Walsh. He rode the horse 10
miles, he says, and then turned the
animal loose, walking the balance of
the distance to the penitentiary. His
object in doing this, he asserted, was
so the animal would return to it's orig !
inal owner
WANTS NO LENIENcY.
The prison officials will investigate
the burglary and hors. and saddle in
cident. 1t was thought that Sheriff
Pfost was on the trail of Jones but in
quiry at the sheriffs office shows that
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