Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-20
SATTERF|ELD AGAIN
IN TOWER; SHERIFF
PROBING HIS ESCAPE

With J. r. Satterfield again safe,
ly incarcerated in a cell at the tower,
Sheriff James l. Lowry Tuesday
morning turned all of his energies
to the task of ascertaining every
possible detail of his sensational es-
cape Sunday night from the first
floor of the Fulton county tower.
After eluding his pursuers for an
entire day, Satterfield was recap
tured soon after o'clock Monday
afternoon in some woods near Lake
wood Park by w. c.. Rosette. who
operates a filling station at South
Pryor street and Grove avenue, and
d. L. Cushion who had been camp
ing at Lakewood Park.
The slayer offered no resistance
whatever to his captOrs. He seemed
I exhausted by the physical eXertion
necessary in his escape.
His captOrs declared that q photo
graph of Satterfield that appeared
in Mondays issue of The Journal en-
abled them to Identify him and led
to his capture. Tuesday morning
Sheriff Lowry was to pay them the
ST 900 reward offered by him per
sonaIly for Satterfield's return.
Sheriff Lowry stated he had been
able TO get but meager details of
Satterfield's escape, but was devot-
ing all of his time to the task and
using every available resource to
ascertain the facts.
After Satterfield's escape Monday
Sheriff Lowry immediately suspend
al M 1Jr,rO 0cy
and w. +. Thompson, both of whom,
he said, had been specifically as
signed to the duty of guarding Sat
terrified.
Satterfield Exhausted
When he was returned to the tow
er Monday night Satterfield seemed
completely exhausted by the physi-
cal exertions that he said had been
necessary during the day and re-
tired soon after talking with deputy
sheriffs and newspapermen. He
slept soundly all night, his jailers
declared. and was awakened about
s o'clock Tuesday morning.
Describing Satterfeld's capture,
Mr. Rosette stated that he had seen
Satterfield in the vicinity of the in
tersectiOn of South Pryor street and
Grove avenue all during the day
Monday but it was not until The At
lanta Journal was delivered that he
formed definite conclusion as to
the identity of the man.
Il saw the photograph and de-
scrlption in The Journal" he stated,
land the man [ had seen around
the filing station tailed with both.
1t was about $50 o'clock when L
approached Satterfield and began
talking with him. He said his name
was Johnson and that he lived in
Lawrenceville, Ga. He said an au-
tomobile was going to meet him in
East Atlanta and asked me if L
would drive him over there.
II told him [ would be glad to and
called to Cushion, who was nearby,
and asked if he would like to take
the ride. I got Cushion aside and
told him this was the man who had
escaped from the Fulton county jai!
and that we would take Elm lack
and collect the reward money.
Fugitive Went Quietly
"Satterfield didn't have anything
to say during the ride until we drew
up in front of the police station and
then he turned to me and asked,
Are you an officer"
II told him [ wasn't bat that
Cushion was and that he had better
not start anything as we were
armed.
eve saw two patrolmen in front
of the police station and asked
them if the man we had with us
was Satterfield. They said they
didn't know but said if We would
leave him there they would make
an investigation. One of the men
said the man in our car did not
tally with the photographs and de-
scriptiOns of Satterfield.
Il told the men that we would
take our prisoner over to the coun-
ty Jail, that they would be sure
to know him there. When we reach
ed the Jail we called officers and
they identified him. He showed no
signs of making fight and went
calmly back into the Jail.
Mr.. Cushion&oiced assent to the
story told by Rosette.
When que9 Jed regarding what
they intendeds FLO with the reward
money, the nes%said they had made
| no plans.
TT all happened too quick" Mr.,
Rosette said. II guess L can find a
use for IT. though"