Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-01-26

AirpIanes, II Necessary, Can Now
Be Called on to Speed in Pursuit
Of Escaped convict-Manner Be-
trays Him, as He Becomes Wary Of
Everyone He Meets-Averaee Mum.
Der Of Escapes a Year Is 500.
Prison escapes seem TO be unusually
numerous of late. One man miracu-
lousy departs from Jail with three fell
low prisoners and no clew is found.
At a refOrmatory several assertions
lead 10 the suspicion that a key is be-
ing circulated among the inmates. And
there are similar stories in the pa
pcrs almost every day. They sug.
gest that Jail breaking is a frequent
occurrence, writes Frederic J. IlasEIn
in the Chicago Daily News.
We put the question up TO Earl Dud-
ding. head of the Prisoners Relief So
cicty, and got this reassuring answer:
There Is no great menace from es-
capped ConviCtS. There are 100000
inmates in penal institutions in this
country. Half million men, women,
boys and girls are convicted of some
OffenSe every year, and as many more
are freed from prisons. Compare
these big figures with the average
number Of escapes a year, which is al
most SOC"
Hard to Dodge Law Now.
Five hundred eonvicts break sway.
but Doctor DuddiB. explains that
where even 30 years ago they might
have stood a fair chance of permanent
freedoms. today they are often retakcn
Immediately. A comparatively few
years age a refugee had q chance to
cover his tracks and lose his Identity
in the time il took TO notify sheriffs
and spread word of the escape. Now
cables. the telephone. railroads, even
airplaRes, II necessary, can be called
on 10 speed in pursuit.
II he is not taken at once, the con.
vicr'S manner hetruys him. Publicity
may have gone ahead of him. he fears.
and 50 he is wary Of every on" he
meets The man across the lunch
room Iao'e VINO inquiries '"'"'e"
pies OF shhd"I'h' where ne "'' ~
may be detective. A policeman looks
"a h'ih ana ne - thrown 'il'" pane
Eventually he gives himself away in
his efforts to lee nConspiCuOuS.
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'"'" MN VIII "ri'e !" the snp'r'h'
'ehueh' ana 'ApIalh lha' you are con-
M ""'h voluntarily M" ASK MN I"
give you your "'d pace.
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Pr'HlhE I"' {" the Story 10 one WI"
u"es h"' UNNECESSARILY PRISONS ana prs
oh"rS aS poclof 'udhlhg docs.
p'aeeo on HIS Honor.
me man was not put uhder guard or
Ad"u'u"tu' '"''or Dunu'hS i"id MN
10 come PACK III certain tllne. When
ne came he was given n ucket TO the
jail to"h ana Ietter "hich mad been
"b'hIheo from the superintendent %
IIe prisoh' saying mat he was travel
ing ny PERMISSION 81 the prison au'
'"or'''eS. Inc CONVEX was 10 carry
ms Ie'ter win him, Tor ne was want
Z" OE 'I@ Io'ice ana inight nave oeen
arrested on MS way. This man d'd
not make any attempt 10 use either
the letter or the ticket TO escape. The
adventure was over FOR him.