The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-05-28
WEALTHY STACKER
FLEES FROM GUARD
GROVER BERcDoLL, CONVICTED
EvADER, ESCAPES FROM TWO
ARMY sERoEANTs
SERVING LONG PRISON TERM
Pretends TO Answer Phone Call and
Disappears in High Powered Auto
mobiie.-PoIice Close Avenueo
OF Escape for Fugitive

Philadelphia, May 90 Grover Cleve-
land Bcrgdoll. convicted draft dodger,
recently sentenced 10 serve five years
on Governors Island. y. y. escaped
from army guards Mt his mother =
home here yesterday and last night
was stlll AT large. The wealthy Phila-
delphinn, who cvnded the government
authorities for more than two years
before he was captured at his home In
sensational raid, disappeared In his
own motor ear while two sergeants
from Fort Jny. y, y. his guards, were
sitting In the drawing room OF Mrs
Beredolrs pnlatial home. The machine
was driven by Bergdolts chauffeur,
according 10 the police.
According 10 information received
from Fort Jay last night, Beredoll
cnine To Philadelphia Thursday on
thrceeiay Through 10 attend TO I'm
portant business matters" II WIS said
by the military authorities that he mad
left Governors Island on competent
military Instructions and was suppos-
ed 10 visit city other than fhiladel-
phin.
The mature Of Bergdoti's business,
the military authorities mid, was con
fldcntial.
II was said the two sergennts had
spent the night at the Bergdoli home.
which IL on the outskirts OF the city.
Yesterday afternoon BerEdoi was en-
tertnlnlng the sergennts with recita
tIons from Shakespeare, according To
james +. ilomig. friend nf the Berg
doll family, who was present. A teie-
phone bell rang and Bcrgdoll said he
would answer IT,, He ieft the room aud
as The bell kept ringing, the two SER
e~ants became suspicious and tnves'i
gated. Ills chr, which had been stand
Ing In front of the house, had dlsnp-
peared. aud Bcrgloll with H. The
draft dodgcr was dressed IN olive drab
denim. the army prison uniform.
The two scrgeants teclphoned police
Headquarters aud every avenue Of es'
cape around the city was covered,
Airs. Emma &, Gcrgtloll. the fngi.
tlves mother, was not ut home when
her son escaped, but returned shortly
nficrward.
Military ana city authorities last
night we're making an Investigation tn
ascertain whether there WIS any col.
m~lon and whether l.crgdoll was aided
IN his escape.
Bcrgdoll was convicted of deser.
ton by army court martial NJ Cover
nor's Island March 80 and sentenced IA
i've years IN the old prison ~ Fort |
Jay. The trial began March and was |
featured by efforts on the part OF Berg |
doll. through corps of attorneys, 10
prove he wns mentally deficient md |
not Responsible for his disappearance. |
Eerg,loli's record with the police Of
this city mud suburbs is u long one. lie |
began sensational career ms reck. |
less motor ear driver Ia ioii when he
was ~ years old. lie is nov ~, lie
raid several thousand dollars In fines
for speeding aud fighting With police
men who attempted to catch him, lie
later hrunehed out into acrpnauties
aud amateur science.
norgdalls brother, Erwin H. hcrg
doll. well known motor ear racer
.til i. fugitive from Justice, lie
ai~o disappeared instead 81 answering
The draft call.