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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-11-27
TRUESDELL IMPROVES.

Cincinnati, Ohio. Nov. 27.-The con-
dition of Charles Truesdell representa-
tive from Campbell county to the Ken
lucky legislature, who was seriously
injured at the Fort Thomas station
Saturday night when struck by Ches-
apeake and Ohio switch engine, is i'm
proved it was said here last night.
Truesdell's doctor says that the leg
isltator has a good chance for recov-
cry. 1t was first thought that he was
fatally injured. His injuries consist OF
a severe scalp wound and internal
hurts.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-11-27
TRAIL OF THE LAW

Tuesday the Pastime presents a
thrilling western feature THE Trail
of the law" featuring Wolford Lytell
he story OF when the West was young
the old dance hall, roulette wheel in
the gambling rooms terrific sand
storm. and life on the plains and des-
ert- A real Western drama
Wednesday We give away big tur-
key, free.
Thursday We present VIM. Farnum
in "Shackles OF Gold" taken from the
zig stage success Sampson" On We'd
nesday Hoot Gibson's masterpiece
The Wild Cat"
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-11-27

L~TT, Purnell.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-11-27
INSURANCE COMPANY
VAULTS ARE ROBBED

Yeggmen cut their way into the
vaults of the home office OF the West
ern & Southern Life Insurance Com
pany at Cincinnati Sunday night and
made their escape with large sum OF
money and a number OF bonds belong
ing to employees OF the company. The
night Waterman was bound to a water
pipe in the room in which the yegs
worked.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-11-27
NOTICE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR.

Regular monthly conclave OF Mays
vile Commandery No. 10. Knight:
Templar will be held Monday evening
at o'clock at the Asylum in the Ma
sonic Temple. All Sir Knights are
urged to be present
EDW. NJ. SMITH, E. c.
c. p. RASP, Recorder.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-11-27
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z2aa,.N()IES

The Sunday School Attendance Sec
rotary Mrs. ]. H. Wells reports the at
tendance Oh November 20 as follows:
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-11-27

The Hilldale Sunday school was
closed Sunday afternoon in order to
give the members Of the Christian
church an opportunity to attend the
funeral OF their beloved pastor, the
late Rev. John Mullen. who was al
ways interested and very cooperative
in the work at this place.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-11-27
MARRIED HERE SATURDAY.

Mr.. William G. Forman, aged %. Of
the county, and Miss Lillian Iery, aged
81, of Lewis county, were married here
Saturday afternoon by County Judge
DTT"H, Purnell.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-11-27
CHARGED WITH POINTING GUN.

Frank Woods, charged with pointing
deadly weapon at another, will be
given a hearing Monday evening be-
fore Squire Fred w. Bauer.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-11-27

Mr.. T. T. Worthington, who was
stricken at his room at the Poe Board
ing house Sunday was removed to
Haywood hospital where he is very i'll
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-11-27

Zinc IL the metal most generally
used for roofing In all the cities Of
Europe.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-11-27

The area OF Newfoundland IL Just
about equal TO that o fthe state OF Viz
ginIa.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-03
FLORISTS.

SAY 1T WITH FLOWERS FROM HESS
& SwoBODA. 1915 FARNAM STREET.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-03
Churchill Tells
Movements on
Day Of Robbery
Denies Ownership Of Baggage
Found on Train After
Hold Up Of Strand
Iheater.

Cool aud seli-possessed. Floyd
Churchill. charged with the robbery
OF the Strand ,heater on the morn
ing oi September o. 1921. took the
stand IN his own behalf yesterday
afternoon and told under oath the
story oi his activities IN Omaha dur
ing his stay here from September 2
until September o. when he returned
10 Kansas City.
Churchill has lived in Kansas City
all his lie. he said. and this was his
Nltrst trip 10 Omaha. lie came here
10 look for work or an opportunity
10 open q butcher shop. He had no
baggage with him and no clothing
except what he had on. he said. He
denied ownership OF the grips found
on the train following his arrest.
lie said he ate breakias, on the
morning OF the robbery at the
Woodrow cafe a, about 7. and then
went directly 10 the Union station
where he took the train. and denied
any knowledge OF the robbery.
Mrs. Churchill, on the sand, tes-
titled tina, her husbands laundry
mark was "F. i. CHUR." and that
he had never had his laundry
marked FCX. The defense intro
dueed four shirts bearing the for
ner mark, which Mrs. Churchill
identified as belonging to Floyd.
The collar band was torn from the
shirt Churchill was wearing when
he returned here from Kansas City,
according to the testimony OF De-
,eetivc Trapp.
The first witnesses called by the
defense after the state rested its
case yesterday were Omaha news
paper reporters who went to the
Strand with the police on the morn
ing of the robbery.
The case will go TO the jury to-
day.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-03
BIRTHS AND DEATHS.
! Births.

D1Itu0s
v. r. and Frances Jelinek. i4os Gar
Alfio and Concetta La Ferla. 145a Soutn
Thirteenth street, boy:
TCiyde and Grace Doiel, hospital, boy.
Hans and Ebba Hansen. hospital. ooy.
Dsniel and Jane Harmon, hospital. boy.
Aiva and Frances Schick, esV oouen
lh,resss Mlesasl and Mildred Reardon. s4so
s9ya GsoIss .es and Vera Mullen. sils W street.
Dewey and Grace Danielson. hospital
Arthur and Elizabeth Quinn. hospital.
Ernest and Dorothy Haseman. hospital,
boy.
Henry and Ida johnson. hospital boy.
John and Martha Bruno, 2s12 south
Thirty fifth avenue. girl.
Sanford and Madonna spratlen, hospital
Charles and May. Stein. hospital boy.
Paul and Goldie Deardorf, hospital, boy.
Jerry and Beatrice Gordon, hospital.
Harry and Agnes Michelsen. SIS Lari-
mGrs ,0s, avenue. snS Aiios s,s, CALI. hospital girl
Fred and Lula Morrow. 47s1 Parker
i street. girl.
Deaths.
Mrs, Gertrude NJ. Mcdowell, y. hospital.
Mrs Bridget shanahan. IS, s4oa South
Eleventh street.
Josephine A. Scott, ~. :so1 Leavenworth
Mrs, Ida Gilbert. 81 hospital.
Nora Grandon. 81. s1i North Eighteenth
street.
fourth street. ...
street.
John NJ. Jones, ss. hospital.
Samuel Belle. rs, hospital.
Anna Laura Brown, II, 3S2o Lothrop.
Carmelina Lagreca, /, hospital.
Henry d. Rice. So, 1928 Emmet street
Lewis Kerr 67 hospital.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-03
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

The following cuples have been Issued
licenses to wed:
Frank J. Kelly, rs. Omaha, aud Mar
Earet kiene. 81, Omaha.
Edwin y. Rhamey. over Il, Fort Crook,
Neb. and Henrietta Jenison. over 81, Wa
terioc. Neb.
Lawrence NJ. Landon over 81, Council
Bluffs. and Bertha B. Burnham. over H..
Boise, Idaho.
Lynn $. Walker, IS. Clarion, Ia, and
Grace Barnard, 81, Wahoo, Neb.
Raymond H. Volz, "a. Council Bluffs,
Ia, and Isabelle Cox. Il, Omaha.
Louis NJ. Riedmann. 80, Omaha. and
Josephine Palupa, -. Omaha.
Donald G. Foster. %. Sioux City. Ia.
and Euis wassom. "a, oskaloosa, Ia
Oscar E. Anderson. ss, Enid okI, and
Mabel G. Schiaer. 81. West Point, Neb
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-03
FairacreS

2.1o acres, high and slightly. east
front. across road from fine brick home
choics location. Price $500
FOWLER & MDONALD, REALTORS.
JA- 1is6. 1920 City Natl Bank Bldg.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-03
HELP WANTED-MALE,
Statesmen and Solicitors.
Plumbing and Heating

Salesman, thoroughly familiar with
figuring and planning Jobs. Good terri
tory for experienced man. None other
need apply. Address Leighton Supply
Co.. Fort Dodge, Ia.
Miscellaneous.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-03
D. E. Buck & Co.,

~, Omaha Nat. Rank Rids, IA. 5000.
Evenings WE. oss:l HA. tt:. or
kE .s;t
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-03
High and Slightly Home

lovely fiys.room bungalow. all mod
srn. large lot with fruit. Located close
to seth and Curtis Ave. $500. can be
purchassd On fernE
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-03
North.
Save $3.50

rs Huyi.,a THIS DANDY
Modern i-foom home, A Beautiful place
IN perfect location, fult sssiaf1.
nlcs bedrooms. do~nstsirs nnishsd In
golden oak with dandy oak flopTs. sN'
TIA large rooms. sood Ai,fhsn ~lth
fun cement basement, dandy Furnaces,
floor drain and grade snttsnesi DIS
double Esrage. flowers ANA ffuit trees
paving fully pA,d. Located In best
part of kountEe Mace a. 18TH and En-.
met Sta Handy. TO car and sehool, rec
II today, Worth $500, but viii cell
for ti2ko for quick sale, fmmsdtate
possession, For appoln,mest phone
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-03
EDUCATIONAL.
RUSINESS CHANGES,

ANNIE u. GLASGOW, voice and pial
503 Karbach Blk. IA. 1881.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-03
MOVING AND STORAGE.
"WHEN MOVING"
PACKING-sToRING-
Phone jackson o28S.
EYnET TTV STORAGE q
i AOCAA 1 VAN co.
li01-ii Howard 81.
AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE.
Good Used Cars
Low Prices

A GOOD USED CAR Is BETTER
INVESTMENT THAN A CHEAP
NEW ONE.
WE OFFER
MAXWELL TOURING CAR. $500
OVERLAND ROADSTER. ....... 1890
DAVIS TOIRING-A SIX. $500
CHEVROLET RING............ 1880
WILI,YS-KNIGHT ....,.. $500
RiJIC.K TOURING G.,.,......... :35. 90
DORT TOURING G......,.,... $4,000
OI,DsMOBII,E TOURING. $500
MITCHELL SIX. 475.00
OIDsMOBII.E Eight 4s500
OI,DSMOBILE SIX. $1,000
CADILLAC EIGHT. ........... 10000
HAYNES TOURING. ioo.oe
COMMERCE. TON. .sl7s.oo
REQ SPEED WAGON. N............. $500
OI.DSMOBILE ECONOMY, LIKE
LIBERAL TERMS.
Nebraska Oldsmobile Co.,
Howard at 18th. AT. 1770
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-03

AN UNUSUAL OPPORTUNITY.
House with extra lots. house has .
rooms. nicely finished; about d years
old; full cement basement. modern but
gas: . chicken houses. every known
Kind of fruit: extra lots. tehisi; has
east front lot. hixh and sikhtis; plse-
is all fenced: located In fontsnslls fafs
Addition. Price. $3.50: shout y cash,
A real bargain for somsonr, Call Mt.
Lewis, WA. 1872.
II. p. cLARr co. -
,Ath and Ames Ay~ IKE. Oils.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-03
West Farnam Home

Close to 51st and Farnam, large eight
room and breakfast nook. large corner
lot double garage; price attractive.
Gallagher & Nelson,
$50 Peters Trust Eldp IA o,e,
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-03
Notice

Notice
EFFECTIVE AT ONCE. WILL KEEP
OPEN EVENINGS AND SUNDAY TO
REPAIR OR REPLACE BATTERIES.
Battery and Parts Co.,
9I1c IyApNAN CIT
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-03
BURIAL VAULTS.

AUTOMATIC sealing concrete burial
vaults. Recommended and for sale
by all leading undertakers. Water
proof. no steel to rust1 no wood to de.
cay. Insist upon the AUTOMATIC
SEALING VAULT manufactured by
Omaha Concrete Burial Vault Co.. $40
North 30th.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-13
MARINE Held FOR 3
ROBBERIES In DC.
Jewelry Worth $500 Recov.
cred After Detectives Grill
Veteran at QuanticO.

An order signed by Acting Secre-
tary of the Navy Theodore Roose-
welt yesterday assisted in clearing
the mystery surrounding the rob
berry Of three homes of prominent
Washingtonians in Cleveland Park
recently.
The order, giving two local de-
tectives permission to examine a
Marine stationed at Quantico. Va.
resulted in the arrest of Private
of jewelry valued at $500.
When suspicion centered about
the Marine two detectives went to
the barracks at Quantico, where
their request to speak to the sus-
pect was refused.
Returning here, they laid the mat
ter before Secretary Roosevelt. who
gave them authority to examine the
suspect.
As result of the examination,
Private Osborne led them to a near
by woods and produced jewelry al
legged to have been taken from the
Cleveland Park homes, stating that
he had placed them in the hiding
place after he had been questioned
by Marine officers.
Louis J. Ncle. 200 B street north
west, who was arrested three days
ago in connection with the same
robbery, is held pending further in
vestigation.
The homes entered were those of
Percy Foster, 9700 Connecticut ave-
nue.; j. Maury Dove. jr., zoos Ord
way street northwest, and 3504
Lowell street northwest.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-13
WARD FACESSTAY
OF FOUR MONTHS IN
WHITE PLAINS CELL
District Attorney Seeks
First-Degree Muir
der Indictment.

WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, June IA
Whatever the extent of his guilt,
Walter s. Ward. who has named
himself the slayer of Clarence
Peters, faces a four-month sojourn
in cell in White Plains.
District Attorney Weeks. before
leaving for Albany today, asserted
that he considers the case built up
against Wards plea that he shot
In self-defense justifies an indict-
ment of first degree murder, that
he expects such an indictment to
be returned and that the resultant
trial will take place in the Septem-
Der term of the Supreme Court
here.
In that case, the intervening
months will be spent by the young
millionaire in a jail cell, there be-
ing no provision in New York State
law for release of persons indicted
for murder.
1t is considered certain here that
Weeks has drawn UP the murder
Indictment and will present IL for
approval by the jury before the
weekend.
It is also believed that Weeks
visited Albany to discuss the Ward
case with Attorney General New
ton, and that the sudden interest
in the Ward affair displayed by
Albany over the weekend has fixed
Weeks determination to obtain the
murder Indictment.
At least two days more will be
consumed by the May grand jury In
the examination gof twenty wit
nesses.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-13
DEATH ESTIMATES
IN STORMS WAKE
RUN FROM 40 TO IS
More Bodies Found Hour
ly-Tornado Plays
Strange Freaks.

NEW YORK, June 13.-With res
cue crews finding more bodies every
hour. the number of deaths from
the terrible storm which swept New
York and it's suburbs late yester-
day is still increasing. Estimates
of the dead vary fro mforty to
seventy-five.
Bodies of some of those drowned
while boating on Long Island Sound
may never be found Hundreds of
boats were overturned far from
land. Rescuers pulled at least 100
struggling persons out of the water
after the storm, but the police have
no way of checking up the total
loss of life.
The tornado struck in spots, skip
ping over many places with only a
summer shower.
Mrs. Wilkes Stone was milking a
COW in the barn on her farm near
Delavan. The wind lifted the barn
and Mrs. stone and dropped them
some distance away, but the COW
remained standing calmly over the
milk pail
Frederick Tollner was with his
his horses on his farm near Buffalo
when the lightning struck the barn
One horse reared and kicked Toll
ner. who died as a result.
Most of the 1900 trees planted
recently in Central Park were
tom up.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-13
WI TING FANG'S
APPOINTMENT NOT
YET VERIFIED HERE
Will Mean Unification if
Canton Assents, OFF,
cials Believe.

While reports of the appointment
Of DR.. Wu Ting Fang as premier OF
China lack verifcation both at the
State Department and in official
Chinese quarters, there is no dispo-
sition here to discredit them.
Authorized Chinese officials be-
lieve that If the former Minister to
the United States accepts the port
folio. said to have been offered to
him by President Ii Yuan-Hung.
and should be able to bring about
the adhesion of the Canton govern
ment to that of Pekin. his appoint
ment will be the best thing that
possibly could happen for China"
but unless he can. and does bring
Southern China into alignment with
the rest of the country It will mean
mo more than the appointment of
any other good man
The re-unification of China is
drawing nearer daily, Chinese OFF,
cials here believe. The return of
Ii Yuan-Hung to the presidency
last Saturday is looked upon by
them with particular qualification.
for President Ii Is regarded as the
father of the Chinese republic" and
his return to the high office from
which he was driven to by the mill
tarists in 1917, is regarded as the
beginning of'the end of strife and
disunion in China.
The secession of Mahchuria from
the Chinese republic was declared
impossible in responsible Chinese
quarters. The statement was made
that If General Chang seriously
contemplates any such thing he is
doomed to disappointment. for all
elements within the province itself
would unitedly oppose separation.
and "Chang's own soldiers would
desert him."
Pekin cable reports. while stat
ing that WI has accepted the pre-
miership offered him by President
Ii. neglect to say whether he has
done so with the approval of DR..
Sun Vat Sen, president of the Gen.
ton republic. The Importance of
this point was stressed by Chinese
officials.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-13
FIGHTING PARSON
PLACED ON TRIAL
Jury Completed and Hearing
Of Testimony Begins
Today.

CHARLES TOWN. w. Va. June
12.-Rev. ]. E. Wilburn. fighting
parson" from the West Virginia coal
fields. was placed on trial here to-
Gay on a charge of murder growing
out of the fatal shooting of three
deputy sheriffs during the miners
summer.
The parson is one of eight men
who have been held in iai! here in
connection with the killing of the
deputies. The State elected to try
him first. He is also under indict-
ment on a charge of treason along
with many others who participated
in the eventful march.
The selection of the jury was
completed late today. Failure of a
number of the witnesses for the
state to appear delayed the taking
oil testimony. and adjournment was
takeh to give them time to arrive
Tho state announced it would be
ready to put the first witness on the
stand tomorrow morning
The trial of Rev. Mr.. wiiburn is
the first called by the State since
the acquittal of William Blizzard,
youthful labor leader, after a pro-
tracted trial here on a charge OF,
treason.
The state will attempt to prove
that the pastor led a band Of men
from Blair to surprise the deputies.
The trials are being held here
under a change of venue from
Logan to Jefferson County.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-13

neighbor" TO be anada. who was
complaining at thar time OF the
smuggling tranic from the islands.
The influences at st. Pierre how
ever. have caused the Paris cham
ber to rescind that law.
The passing of this order Is con-
sidered a victory for the rich mer-
chants of the island. The mer-
pointed out that while Canada got
France to adopt prohibitory leEis-
lain with respect to the French
islands off Canada, the huge Brit
ish smuggling centers of the West
Indies were permitted to increase
their shipments Of alcoholic liquors.
a fact notorious enough in the
southern United States. II the Brit
ish empire refused to put the lid on
smuggling within the empire, why
should France alone be expected TO
assist in the suppression of the IL
licit liquor traffic7
The st. Pierre merchants, having
secured the passage Of the law.
were in a position to notify their
American and Canadian accounts.
Unfortunately in the realm Of
rum, especially for North American
account, all European houses are
said to insist on cash. The French
merchants appear to be equally
cautious but American and Canad-
ian cash was forthcoming, for at
least three French schooners are
racing from Scotland and HOLLAND
with whisky and gin, an important
part of their cargoes.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-13
Railway Labor Board May
+ Cut Wages Approx
mately $3.50, 900, 900.
INCREASE IN 1920
WAS 100000, 900
Jewell Denies Canadian
Strike Headquarters
Will Be Changed.

CHICAGO. June l2.-Revealing
conditions with which 1t believes
the general public now facing a
railway strike crisis should be
more familiar, the United States
Railroad Labor Board. through an
other wage-reducing decision to be
issued this week. will offer a com-
plete exposition of the transporta-
tion problem, 1t became known to-
night.
The pending wage-slashing order.
the third and last OF n series ex-
pected to trim approximately $780,
10000 from the annual payrolls
of the nations railways, will apply
to the 355,000 railworkers not hit
by the decisions already issued.
Wages Increased in 1920.
Not since July. 1920. when II
authorized the s6oo.ooo,ooo increase
in the annual wages OF railway
employees. has the Labor Board
gone beyond a clean cut discussion
of the issues involved.
But, according to reliable reports,
some members of the board feel. in
view of the prevailing tension, they
should take the public more into
their confidence.
Meanwhile union leaders of the
500, 600 maintenance OF way en-
ployes and the 100000 railway shor
men are proceeding with plans for
a strike early in August. seemingly
convinced that the vote will author,
ize a walk-out.
Jewell Issues Statement.
B. NJ. Jewell. president of thu
Railway Employees Department. is
sued statement today from Gin
cipnati, where he Is attending the
national convention of the A. F
Of L.. denying any plans for estab'
fishing Canadian strike headduar,
sters for the shopmen had been en-
tertained.
It had been reported such actor
had been contemplated as a subter
fuge through which the recen'
United States Supreme Court deci
sion holding that unions are finan.
cially liable for damage caused b,
members of their organization,
might be evaded.
The forthcoming wage decision
due late this week and effective
with the preceding ones. July
will strike railway clerks chiefly
There are about 100000 of them
The range in cut may be from
to cents an hour. II has beer
predicted. and will total about s40,'
000, 900 annually.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-13
MRS. GRAFTON, NO. L,
FOUND POISONED

NEW YORK. June 12.-Paulette
Goode Grafton, first of the three
known wives Of Joseph Donald Graf
ton. son Of a millionaire Pittsburgh
chair manufacturer. sought here to
answer to an indictment for bigamy,
was found unconscious in a ladies'
waiting room of Pennsylvania Termi4
nal early this morning. She was sur
fering from bichloride Of mercury
poisoning.
On the marriage license issued to
Grafton here on February 1, 1891,
Paulette's name was given as Char
lotte Goode. of Maiden. Mass. She ia
22 years old and has been known on
the stage as Polly Lorraine. She has
been out Of work for some time, the
police say. She was the only one OF
the wives who made no complaint
against Grafton. The other wives.
Peggy Davis, former Follies' girl. now
destitute here. and Ellen Curiey Nc
Intyre. Of Youngstown, Ohio, were
anxious to prosecute.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-13
Lenin Near Death,
Is Berlin. Report
Soviet Legation Receives
Word of Premier's Criti-
cal Condition.

LONDON, June 12.-Nicolai Lenin,
the Bolshevik premier. Is near
death. officials of the Soviet legation
at Berlin have been advised, ac-
cording to a despatch received by
the Central News.
James O'Grady, a member of Par
lament, who has just returned
from Moscow. brought confirmation
of the reports that Nicolai Lenin.
Russian premier, is seriously i'll.
Recently Lenin has been unable
to remain at the government head
quarters in the 7kremlin and has
been living in the country instead,
according to O'Grady. Lenin Is said
to be suffering from the effects of
a bullet wound, In addition to gas
tritis. Doctors are said to be un-
willing to attempt to remove the
bullet from Lenin's spine.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-13
Manacled Men
Escape Guards
Two on Way to Prison Slip
From Police at Union
Station.

Their wrists bound together with
handouts, two prisoners. each SEN
fenced to serve 800 days in the Dis
trict worlhouse at Occoquan. Va.
wended a serpentine course through
Union Station yesterday morning to
liberty.
tonce authorities were nInoereu
in their efforts to intercept the
flight because of the crowds of
travellers surging through the sheds
and waiting rooms. No shots were
fred at the escaped conv1cts be-
cause of the danger to persons in
the. vicinity.
Passing through the. main en-
trance of the station, the men. ab.
parentiy unhampered by their
joined arms. ran swiftly across a
vacant lot and disappeared into
Gordon's alley. despite the fact that
a huge crowd had taken up the
chase.
The Principals of the bold de-
livery. Harvey Johnson and McKfn-
ley Ford, both colored. had been
taken from the District jail along
with ten other prisoners, by John
Francis. receiving officer for the
occoquan workhouse, and his as
sistant. .. w. Pratt.