New-York tribune., 1922-06-21
.Trainmen Catch
Escaped Slayer
Hiding in Brush
Greer Under Baseball Stand
Inside Sing Sing 30 Hours
While Guards and Troops
Searched Country, He says
Prison Life Bored Him
Planned To Get Out Through
Warden Home. but ~"
TOO Many WaichinGDoors

Charles Greer. Tho escaped Nun I'f
for whom search Was at4gted on 81.
day. was back In Sing s.ag iest n.eh p
in solitary confinement Ho was cap
tured a. Harmon. g. s.. by three train
mon. For thirty ~ tho tairty-four
hours during which no. wss fe.ng
sought all over thc state Greer ras
ly,ne in thc mud under Gro bafeball
grandstand inside the prison grounds.
After he had been oroagat back 90
prison Greer tod Chief Keeper Thomas
YcInsrney how hc bad escaped and 'fo
erperiences he nsd undergone 20 60 me
time Of his capture. He attempted tne
get away. no said. because ihe no.
notony - prison .ife VaE 700 much Tor
him. and he vas wiling 70 faSe
chance 90 avoid tho roft eighteen Jeaf'
of his fgenfv-voar gonterce
Greer said he started his adventure
SUNDAY afternoon. WREN -e rlnct1fed
tho roof ~ the stone cob block and
crawiod out On fSe roof lf ~af ri'
intention. n nothing inferrened. 10
climb down onto fhe roof - Warf'n
Lsves's house. walk downstsirr and
across the lawn outside 'ne walls 20
freedom
Something did intervene. however
when I peeked over the root" said
Greer. II saw that tho prison Ta' 100
well guarded sir keeper we're moving
about on tho grounds Ogtside the
prison. and they seemed % be ready
fo- almost anything So craw.od
back through the hole into fne cell
block
Later NJ tried again, leaving ar extra
convicf's suit in the attic ~ tne cell
block 20 give the Impression thar 10
had obtained suit of civilian clothes
and that he had ESCAPED through no
hole in the roof This time. noNeyrr
no returned 20 the inner yard - tfe
prison-
MANY conylc,s were moving about
.her,. and he uas able 20 concea Nun
seif under the grandstard. u ~s'
raining. The ground was turned 20
mud and the ain vas humid. ugss
fell. and the whistle that ilforms ne
countryside of the escape ~ prisoner
suddenly le' out a prolonged scrfecn.
Ger" said Greer. THAT ola Hnisi.e
sure did give me- d thrill,
He lay where no wa ard thought
Guards police. state troopers snf
civilians would. he knew. be on inc
lookout for MIN Al the roads would
be watched All Sunday p gn' and at
Monday he stayed there in the mud
under fho grandstard without food, ano
about o'clock yesterday morr.ng de-
cided that the search probably naf
waned and that be might Try n's get
awav
Hs scaled ne fence ard walked
along 'ho railroad tracss 90 Harmon.
where he nd .n he bushes ard waited
Harry Sharp. one Of 'he station
hands. saw him there and informed
William Rogers, ere station agent.
Rogers sent Peter Brarnigan. a bag
gageman. % de-ain Cree. while he
Informed the prison authorities.
Brannigon engaged in conversation
with thu fugitive. learned that he vas
waiting 20 hop a freight. and caiolea
hin, into going 60 the station.
The keepers from the prison came i'
an automobile. Greer tried 90 run. hlt
Rrannigan seized him. and presently 10
was on his way hack
Warden Lawes viii ask the grand
jurv % indict the captive for iai
breaking. Five years can be added. f
r.. IS convicted. % the eighteen years
he has still 20 serve for second-aeere'
murder.