Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-28
LANGDON IS LINKED
WITH HAND ESCAPE
Inspectors Report DiscIoses
Interview at Cell at
Fifth Precinct.

Detective Robert r. I.angdon, special
liquor enforcement officer at the fifth
precinct, who was suspended Saturday
after his arrest by Federal officers ON
liquor charges, suggested to Wilbur
William Hand on the eve of his escape
from the fifth precinct station house
that he thought the Ohio bank robber
should be figuring" some way to get
out, according to a supplemental report
prepared by Inspector Albert j. Headley
on his investigation of the case and sub
mitted today to Mai. Henry G. Pratt,
superintendent of police.
Langdon was brought into the case,
Inspector Headley disclosed, by Charles
Ed. James colored, who occupied q cell
adjoining Hands at the NTH precinct
station. James told Inspector Headley
that he recognized a newspaper picture
of the suspended policeman as the man
who stood at the cell of the escaped
prisoner and discussed with him the
prison sentence that faced him in Ohio.
Admission Claimed.
Inspector Headley said Langdon ad-
mitted that he had discussed with Hand
his sentence as well as the thought of
some way to get out. His report said:
upon my request. Charles Ed James,
colored, who occupied cell No. 3, adjoin-
ing Prisoner Hands cell, on the occa-
sion was brought back from Occoquan,
and, being present, stated again his story
of Prisoner Hands escape, which did
not vary from his original statement, in
my report Of october "a, 1929, except
that he added that he, recognized the
picture of Pvt. Robert F. Langdon in
a newspaper dated October 26, 1929, as
the man who stood at Hands cell on
the evening preceding his escape and
during the conversation remarked
among other things, about the number
of years in prison Hand had before
him." Inspector Headley said in the re-
port.
Hand replied that If the precinct
prison was the only thing he had to
contend with he could make the grade
What Hand meant was not disclosed.
Langdon then said, If had what you
have before you I would be thinking
OF some way I'd get OUT, ana when
Langdon was leaving the cellroom he
indicated to Hand after q whispered
conversation to be silent.
"Langdon admits that he discussed
with Hand his sentence and the thought
of some way to get out (meaning to
get out Of confinenent), that he. Lang
don, would be figuring from the time
he was locked up how to get out"
Front Door Exit Indicated.
Instead of making his escape from the
side door of the fifth precinct station
as previously supposed. Inspector Head
ley indicated in his supplemental report
that Hand walked out of the front door,
after stopping long enough at the door
to warn prisoner who saw him to keep
silent.
Inspector Headley said the informa-
ton was given to him by Medic Mari
naZzi, a prisoner at the fifth precinct
station house and an eyewitness to
Hands escape.
Marinazzi demonstrated the manner
in which Hand walked to the cellroom
and how he ran back to his cell and
again to the cellroom, according to
Headley, indicating how Hand put both
hands outside of the double doors of
the cellroom and unlocked the door,
then returned to his cell and again
walking to the cellroom door, signalling
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