, 1922-10-18
THREE FOUND IN
RESIDENCE NEAR
ABANDONED CAR
Evangelist Bandit Again
Behind Bars After "a
Hours Of Freedom

los ANGELES, Oct. 49,
The three jail-breakers, Her
bert Wilson, former evangel-
ist-mail bandit and convicted
murderer, Adam Blaszk, con-
victed murderer, and Guido
Eprinmola. convicted roboer, we re
captured hero today after - hours
liberty. They were taken without a
struggle IN the home of IN exoon-
viot.
The fuEihtves were taken in a
house not far from WHARF, the auto
mobile which they had stolen was
abandoned. Information of their pres
ence there wns obtained early today
by a deputy sheriff. and Sheriff Will
liam I. Traeger and a posse OF depu-
ties surrounded the residence n eff
fected the capture with h same sud
denness thai the trio had surprised
the janers In their liberty break yes
terday morning.
Tho capture resulted from the use
Of plans Wilson had formulated for
conceaiment after the attempted
break last April. which was frustrat-
ed by sheriffs deputies and when
Herbert tCox, partner OF Wilson. was
killed. Wilson was convicted Of muir
der as n result. The trio was cap
tured in the place where they had
planned to hide last April.
The same sangfroid the former
evangelist had exhibited since he was
known to the authorities was present
in Wilson'S greeting to the captors.
There was no confusion and Wilson
and his fellow fugitives ~peaceably
surrendered when they saw the large
number in the Gordon around the
house. Wilson's first question was
concerning tho condition of Turnkey
Henry Purryer. whom he rendered un'
conscious in the break yesterday
morning. He smiled and expressed
satisfaction when informed Purryer
was not seriously hurt.
Sheriff Traeger learned in April
that Wilson planned to use tfs home
of Tom Garwood. registered In police
records and known as a pal OF Wilson.
immediately after the escape yester-
day morning, tho sheriff placed the
Garwood home under surveillance
The reward came early today when
watchers saw three men stink into
the house. The sheriff was notified
and a heavy posse rushed there. sur
rounding the place.
I'VE planned TO get away without
hurting any one was h only COM
ment in connection with the jail
break that would be made by Guido
SpiEnola who was convicted of the
robbery of $4,000 from h Stand
ard Oil company. Adam Blaszky,
alias Ward. convicted Of the murder
of Mrs. Nancy NJ. wheelock. an aged
woman Who was strangied here, was
silent
Wilson, former preacher of
vile, Ore, and travelling evangelist,
former resident and native of Lon
con, Ontario. showed h same re
mArkable self control that he has
manifested during the trial and in the
previous Jail break, according 10
Sheriff Traeger.
"He saw the crowd outside. n
saw that he had men with guns in
side, and he came to the door smil-
ing" the sheriff said.
Thus another chapter was added to
the history of the ex-evangeiist who
was followed across the continent last
year by federal agents who sought
him in connection with postal truck
and department store rob berries in
which the loot aggregated more than
a million dollars, officers safe His
record since then has won for him
from the authorities the title master
criminal He demonstrated that the
county 1ah isolation was no bar to
any things that he wanted in the
shape of pistols or other wants. An
deliberately planned jail break last
April was thwarted only by advance
information getting into the hands
of the sheriff and deputies were sta
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