The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-04-24
Hats Off TO Parker.


There was any quantity of excitemen
in town Friday morning, especially il
the neighborhood OF the county Jail
when it was announced that Iraca
confined in the prison awaiting sen
tence of death for the murder of Henri,
D. Rider, had escaped. The man ha,
been at work on the wall of his cell
using an old spoon and piece Of iror
with which he cut hole, over which
he put blanket. When warden Kin,
went in on Friday morning he passed
Iraca's cell and did not notice any
thing out Of the way, but the prisone
was on the watch and when the war
den got far enough out of the way
Iraca slipped through the hole, int
the corridor and then, the doors no
being locked, it was easy for him t
pass through the front Office and righ
into the street.
AS soon as his fight was discovered
general alarm was sent out. This
was about seven o'clock. John Myers
who works for Joseph Cross, reported
that as be was going to the residence Of
the latter, he saw an Italian walking
down Grant street. The man turned
up the railroad and passed Myers
Another man further up saw the man
going through Rocks woods towards
Rancocas. There was an immediate
response to the call for assistance and
there were any number of volunteers
VIII took automobiles and started in
several directions. Some of the men
were armed. All ought to have been.
1t Is said there are number of guns
In the jail which were purchased some
time ago but which had not, on Friday
morning, been taken from the cases,
and nobody seemed to know how to
put them together, so they were use
less. 1t was supposed the man would
make for Trenton and seek protection
from some of his relatives and there
was a suggestion that the Governor
call out the militia and surround all
the neighborhoods where the man was
likely to hide.
But all this was not necessary.
County Detective Parker settled the
entire matter, unassisted except by
Joseph Haines who drove the automo-
bile in which the officer rode. Ellis
was in the bathtub when he heard of
the escape. He did not stop to finish the
entire job but got into his clothing and
an automobile as soon as he could.
He first went down the Rancocas road
to Bunker Hip where he learned
that the man had turned up through
the woods. Pushing the auto-which
was little Ford, but it logged along
Just the same-the Burlington road at
Tricks station, was reached. Here it
'sas learned the man had gone up the
Oxmsad road and along that road went
Parker.
turning towards Burlington, when
near the railroad which crosses the
Jacksonville road, the detective saw a
man walking along in the middle of
The road, smoking pipe. Ellis at
once recognized the fellow and as soon
IS the auto got alongside OF the latter,
The detective jumped out, pushed re-
Volver into the mans face, handcuffed
him and put him in the machine. Not
word was spoken and the prisoner
lid not make any resistance.
When Iraca was landed in Jail he
was searched but there was not any,
hing OF consequence found on him.
He had few pennies, pipe and some
'obacco. He had cap on his head.
This he did not have when he left the
all but it was probably given to him
~ somebody along the road he
raveled. This quick capture was a
very fortunate affair and the alertness
VI detective Parker entities him to
much credit. After he had delivered
he man at the Jail and had seen that
he was safely locked up Ellis went
home and finished his bath and got
lis breakfast.