Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-31
TWO JAIL BREAKERS GET
: WELCOME ON return
Retaken When One Talked About
His Description" Hanging in
Belair Post Office.

George Henry Terry and John Thorn
az, colored Jail breakers. who were
captured on farms near Belair. Md.
Friday afternoon, last night were given
a welcome when they reached the Jail
from where they escaped two weeks
ago. Thomas, who is nineteen years
old, is under conviction for slashing
guard at the National Training School
for Boys and was awaiting sentence
when he took French leave OF the
prison His companion, who also is
charged with assault with a dangerous
weapon, has not been tried.
Detectives Sweeney and Beckley, who
went to Belair and brought the fugi-
tives back, learned the story of their
fight and capture. Thomas blames
Terry's fondness for tobacco and his
talkativeness for their capture. 1t APP
pears that Terry Friday afternoon
walked two miles from the farm where
he was working to country store to
purchase tobacco. 1t happened that
the post Office was in the store and on
the wall was one Of Maj. Pullman
descriptive circulars offering reward
Of $50 for the arrest of each fugitive.
That sure does look like me-" re-
marked the talkative fugitive. looking
at his own picture. But it amt he
added.
But It Was He.
50 strong was the resemblance that
an individual who overheard the re-
mark and saw the picture and the orig
inal Of it quickly got in communication
with the sheriff, and about an hour
later Terry was in custody. Then the
sheriff went to another farm two miles
distant and found Thomas asleep. He
placed a pair of nippers on him before
arousing him. and the prisoner made
no effort to resist or to deny his identity.
Thomas said he had noticed two OF
the coIored prisoners in conversation
with Orville Harry Cook and Joseph
Melvin Carroll, the white fugitives
number of times. but was never able TO
hear what they were saying. He now
is certain it was in connection with
planning the escape: The Sunday night
that they escaped, he stated, he had
been on a lower floor to get piece OF
coffee cake and when he returned to
the upper floor he saw several men go
into the attic.
Curiosity overpowers.
His curiosity getting the better of
him, he stated, he went through the
opening, learned the men were leaving
the prison and he saw no reason why
he should not do likwise. Thomas and
Terry reacneQ the jail ydIu toScthoA
and remained together until they OBJ
tanned employment on farms near Bel
air, where they were employed she'll
ing corn and. they stated, earning
about IS day. They had intended
leaving there in few days if they
had not been caught.
Discussing their escape with the de-
tectives, the man said they went from
the Jail to 18th and H streets northeast
and walked from there to- Baltimore,
where they visited friends. A Balti-
more policeman. they stated. appeared
at the house and asked for Terry. but
went away without searching the
house. Terry thought it was about
time to move. he said, and the two men
went to the vicinity of Belair. where
relative of one of them resides. =
Albert Thornton. alleged murderer,
who escaped with the other prisoners.
went to Baltimore. returned and sur
rendered. welcomed the two men from
Belair and william T. Watkins, who
was arrested in South Washington
yesterday morning by Policeman Jack
son.