New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1921-08-10
Nab NC COOL
AT new RICHLAND
MURDERER CAPTURED AFTER
SENSATIONAL ESCAPE
FROM ASYLUM.
JUMPED FROM THIRD-SToRY
WINDOW AFTER ATTACK
ON ATTENDANTS.

gunman and murderer, who was serving
a 30-year sentence for completely in
the murder of Policeman George
Connery of Minneapolis April "a, 1917,
and is also accused of completely in the
brutal murder of Mrs. Alice Nc
Quillan Dunn in ST. Paul, April 26,
1917, was captured on country road
between New Richland and Albert Lea
Wednesday morning about 10 o'clock
by State Parole Agent Frank Whittier
and R. E. Nelson, secretary to Warden
Sullivan Of the Saltwater penitentiary.
Nc Cool had made sensational escape
from the criminal ward at the ST. Peter
state hospital the previous Monday
night. He was taken to Saltwater
Wednesday afternoon to complete his
prison term.
Feigns Insanity.
Before leaving for that place, Nc
Cool was given his second meal since
his escape at the St. Peter institution.
While there he was questioned about
how he had evaded the net the authori-
ties had placed about the asylum, but
he refused to discuss the matter,
feigning insanity and loss of memory.
1t is now generally believed that he
made his way last Monday night to
Mankato, where he hid the following
day. Last Tuesday night man was
seen in the Northwestern railroad
yards in that city, whose description
tailed with that of the escaped Grimm
al. Wednesday morning conductor
on an east-bound Northwestern freight
saw two men board the train and tele-
graphed ahead to Waseca to have it
searched upon arrival there. McCool
got off the train at Ross Siding and
walked down the road a distance of
several miles, where he was captured
without any resistance.
Headed for Oklahoma.
While at st. Peter, McCool refused
to talk about his escape, other than to
say that he was headed for Oklahoma.
Supt. R. M. Phelps of the state hospital
stated definitely that the murderer is
not insane and his return to the state
penitentiary, from whence he had been
taken to St. Peter about two months
ago, followed. Supt. Phelps and mem
bers of the state board of control met
Wednesday to discuss measures which
will prevent recurrence of similar
escapes.
Sensational Escape.
The escape of McCool shortly after
6 O. clock Monday evening OF last week,
latter he and his accomplices had at
tackled two nurses and ''trusty," was
one of the most sensational ever made
from state penal institution. It
seems that the attendants on duty in
the, wards had just brought the
patients, some 100 in number, back to
the day room on the second floor, after
finishing the evening meal. There
were seven men on duty at the time,
three of whom were in charge of the
hall. One of the latter, Olaf Holm
strom, and a trusty were attacked by
McCool, Fred Vaughn and Frank
Schoenborn, the three toughest jail
birds on the ward, McCool tearing the
attendants keys from his person,
locked him in cell, unlocked a store
room and armed themselves with mop
handles. An alarm was finally given
and all of the convicts but McCool
were subdued before they could make
good their escape. McCool, however,
ran into the night nurses quarters,
which were unlocked, kicked out the
screen and jumped to the roof Of the
porch over the main entrance to the
building. From there he dropped Is
feet to the ground and disappeared
into the ravine under the trestle. In
making the leap to freedom, McCool
sprained his foot, which somewhat
hindered him in making good his
escape.
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