The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-01
JACK MITCHELL HELD HERE AS
 SINCLAIR AID
Marshal White Says He Is Man Who Sawed Hole in
 Local Federal Jail

 Interest in the celebrated Charles Sinclair case was revived today with the announcement by U. ,. Marshal Albert White of the ar rest of Jack Mitchell on charge of aiding and abetting. Sinclair's escape from the local Federal jail on or about April 23, last. The warrant was issued on com plaint signed by Deputy Marshal w. E. Feero.
 Mitchell is alleged to have saw ed hole in the jail through which the escape was made. It was by IT inches in the inner side ana ' by 13 inches in the outer Dars- He was recently brought here to| complete jail sentence imposed at Skagway.
 Has Criminal Record
 Mitchell, former soldier ann stationed at Chilkoot Barracks at one time. is said to have served two terms in Federal jail The offense with which he is now charged carries with it a maxi mum penalty of ten years In the penitentiary.
 Other prisoners incarcerated in ! the local jail are said by Marshal White to have been implicated Tn inc delivery at least to the extent of making an usual amount oi noise while the hole was being sawed in the walls and bars Of the tank and while Sinclair made his getaway.
 History of Case
 In November, 1927, Sinclair was arrested charged with bootlegging, after two Federal Prohibition agents had fired three shots into a car in which he and two others were riding down a blind street. One of the bullets passed through the coat of one of the men in the car. The auto was taken by the officers and later on the same day was taken away from before the residence of one of the officers who testified he saw Sinclair take the machine.
 Jack Diaz, the man who narrow ly escaped being shot, was one oi the witnesses for the defense and later was charged with perjury as the result of testimony given by Marshal White and Mrs. White to the effect that they had listened in at a dictograph to Diaz in con- yersation with Prohibition agents in which he told them what he was going to testify and that 1t was "framed" for the occasion, Diaz was declared to have been at the time in the employ of the Pro- hibition office and was being used as "stool' to entrap Sinclair He was sentenced today to one year in jail for perjury.
 Convicted and escapes
 Sinclair was convicted on De- cember IA, 1927, and was sentenced to two years Imprisonment in the local Federal jail and to pay a fine of S1,500. He served about four and one-half months of the term, becoming a model prisoner according to Marshal White. He was permitted to see number of visitors and transact business for the disposal of certain property interests. On April 23, this year when his attorney called to see him, the prisoner could not be found, and a checkup disclosed the escape and the holes in the jail.
 Sinclair in his hurried depar- ture, left behind him a good pho tograph of himself Copies were made of it and scattered broad cast all over the country and evea to Great Britain.
 Search Is Pressed
 Rumors from time to time came to officers of Sinclair's presence in various places and posses were sent out several times on unsuc. cessful searches.
 The first definite word of the fugitive came from Port Althorp Investigation showed that a mar corresponding to his general de scription had been there on I; small boat and bought some sup plies. No further trace was un covered in that direction.
 In the early part of August, al individual whose name was no