The Washington times., 1922-11-16
BREAKS JAIL 3
TIMES, |S|M.
AGAIN
o. n. Cook, Formerly Of the
District, Caught Passing
Bogus p. o. Orders.

Orville Harry Cook, Washington
man. who several years ago, fig
ured In a hold.up here and served
"a prison sentence for II. Is again
lin the clutches OF the law and Will
again go TO the Federal prison In
Atlanta. Ga.
For ten years Cook has kept Fed.
eral and State authorities OF hair
a dozen States jumping about In an
effort TO keep him behind prison
walls.
Cook, appearing yesterday in Bal'
timore before Federal Judge John
lC. Rose, was sentenced TO four
years In the Federal prison on
lcharge OF passing bogus postoffice
orders in Baltimore two years ago
Cook plead guilty. y
ID was while doing time here that
Cook made his first escape. Win
fourteen other prisoners. he ercaped
from Jail and the next heard from
him he was involved in the robbery
OF the postoffice at Federal Point,
Fla.
Sentenced to Four Years.
Arrested In Atlanta. Ga, for
passing some of the postoliice
orders, Cook was sentenced to
year and a day In prison. lie es,
lcaped again and later was arrested
lin Jacksonville. Fla. for passing
money orders. He was sentenced
to four years in the Federal prison.
but escaped after serving only Two
years.
II was during his temporary free
dom that Cook went TO Baltimore
and succeeded in passing some more
of the orders. He Is said 10 nave
left a train of bogus money orders
lin several Southern States.
| Arrested recently In Badin. y. C.'
Cook was brought to Baltimore yes
Itsrday and recommitted to the FED
eral prison.
Cook had stormy career IN
Washington al d many persons SUI
fered directly c. indirectly from MS
actions.
One time employed at a draughts'
man in the office OF Chandlee
Chandlee, patent attorneys. Cook
was discharged. He opened an Of
flee Of his own.
On March IA, 1877, William
Knobbe. messenger from the Of
flee OF the patent lawyers, was re-
turning from local bank with
$500 in cash when he met COOK
and Joseph NJ. Carroll.
| The messenger was asked TO
come in and see my new office
by Cook and when he reached the
place he was knocked down, gagged
and robbed.
Woman Held for Bigamy.
| Cook and Carroll went to Balu.
more in an automobile and on their
return were arrested by Detective
Ed Kelley and Larry" ODea. then
a member of the police department
With them was Susie Tyrel, who
on the day previous had married
Cook.
| When the party reached Wash
ington the woman was arrested on
a charge Of bigamy. II developed
that she had husband living. She
was sent 20 prison for two years.
| After a preliminary hearing Cook
and Carroll were placed in the Dis
trict Jail. While awaiting trial.
Cook engineered a Jail delivery on
March II. 1918.
| Fourteen prisoners escape
through the roof Of the Jail. DR.
Louis Zinkham was at that time
taller and this delivery was largely
responsible for his dismissal.
Among those who followed Cook
out of the Jail were Thurman
Brown, who shot and killed Lieu
tenant Of Police Dunigan when the
officer sought to arrest him after
Brown had killed a deputy sheriff
from Indian Head who came here
to serve a warrant on him.
Brown was later arrested In st.
Louis. brought back to Washington
and a second time escaped. II was
currently reported here that he had
been trailed to shack. killed, and
his body thrown into the Potomac
/ river.
| In the meantime Cook has con-
tinued to run afoul Of the law and
his latest act was to pass bogus
paper in North Carolina.