The Washington herald., 1921-02-14
Willard Centlivre Eludes
Guards and Calls on
Health Officer.
OFFICERS LOCK HIM
IN VACANT ROOM
Quiet Again Reigns When
Patient Is Taken Back
To Isolation Ward.

Bedlam broke loose al the Dis
trict Building shortly before 10
o'clock last night, when willard
Cenuivre, Ieper. who escaped
from the isolation hospital on the
banks Of the Eastern Branch. walk
ed into police headquarters and. aft
er introducing himself, asked 20 sc.
Health Ohcer William c. Fowler.
< Hardly had CentIivre finished his
Introduction OF himself when no
louho himself practically sIon. in
the room Police officials clcrks
Janitors and all others quickly dreN
away.
After a short time. however, when
the hrst wave Of excitement nd
subsided, conditions around police
headquarters became normal and
business went on as usual
Carries Out Threat.
CentIivre was CARVING ont 70
cent threat made to Health OFice-
Fowler that unless he va. s.nt t,,
the government IeprossrftJrr IN
Carvihe, La. he would call persoD-
aIIy at the Office Of the health Of
fetal
Centlivre aed from his ousr,e-,
about s o'clock He asked his r,sr,
TO secure a Newspaper FOR nm
When the guard returned the -
hao disappeared. The method ep,-
ploycd by Centlivre in making b,,
escape has not been eslabIisbsd
The gates Of the fence sUrroI,n5i,-
ms quarters were securely 1ocLrs.
and the house D.. incIosed v-i,L
DaFD wire fence which is some sirht
feet high. 1T
DR. Fowler was notified ir
diately Of the disappesranSe ~ ~.
man and police headquarters vHs
furnished with a description
Walks Into building.
while detectives al police head
quarters were talking or the esrED,
man entered the District B,IiI5-
ing and inquired Of A. T. Davis -
watchman on duty al the building
II Dr' Fowler was in he odicc-
The man. who later proved 10 be-
Centlivre, expressed disappoiDtnrnt
becauS" IN" health unfcpr WAS an
sent from his Office. Several do
tectiVes and neVspapermen who
W"r" short distanor away. reror-
nlz@d tn" man from the description
and when questioned he readily
admitted he was CentIlvre.
Tell Dr- Fowler Cho joke is IN
him C"ntliyre remarked TO Watch
man Davis when the latter went rn
the toi"phone to call the health
officer.
DIR, Fowler gave Instructions tu
have the man taken to one Of tho
health department offices until N.
arrival Of a health department. con
N"yancc which would Jakc the msu
back TO his quarters.
Sorry Not TO Scc Fowler.
With tho arrival Of the cony,s
an"c. Centlivre again expressed dis
appointment because he was unable
to see Dr Fowler
where is pr. Fowler he askcd
when the two employees Of the
Health Department appeared 10
carry him back to his quarters.
When told that DR.. Fowler was
not coming down, Centlivre re-
marked: Il should have gone 10 his
home"
Charles Young. another man who
is said to bC suffering from leprosy.
is also housed in the quarters on tho
hanks OF the Eastern Branch. He
has bern here for about six months
Centlivre came 60 this city in
March OF 1920. and was sent to-ths
quarters formerly used by John
Early. He has frequently mao,
known TO Dr. Fowler that NJ
wanted to he sent 90 the colony i'm
Louisiana Dr. Fowler SAYS that hr
has been unable to get tho PUblir
Health Service to take the men
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