Evening star., 1936-06-30

Dark came and a Capitol policeman
came down the hallway with two trays
of food. Reminded that it must be
dinner time. reporters, too, sent out
for food. The watch continued.
Reads Statement.
At 8:15 pm. Romney came out
of zioncheck's Office with the prom
ised statement from the Representa-
tive, which read:
In the absence of my wife and
secretary. I will not make any state
ment other than that I was shang-
haied to Gallinger Hospital, as well
as to the so-called Sheppard and
Pratt Hospital, which is little more
than medieval cell house Had I
not escaped from the last named
place, am certain that would have
qualified for an insane asylum in the
very near future. I hate to infer that
I have been prosecuted. nevertheless
1 have been unable even to have a
suspicion of fair play"
At the same time, Romney. an
nounced the time of Zioncheck's de-
parture and said the Representative
was in good health except for "a few
bruises" and some scratches he suf-
fered while running through the. woods
after jumping the 8-foot fence at the
Towson Hospital and eluding pursuing
guards.
Zioncheck, Romney explained, had
remained in hiding most of the day
not far from the hospital grounds,
then had walked about Is miles to the
southern outskirts of Baltimore, from
where he hitchhiked his way to
Washington. He went Immediately
to his Office in the House Office
Building arriving there about 80
am. yesterday. He went to sleep at
once and was awakened by a char
woman who entered to clean up the
Office. He ordered her to leave and
went back to sleep after locking the
door, but word of his arrival spread
quickly. Although he refused to
answer the telephone or reply to
knocks on the door, his presence in
the office was suspected shortly after
ward. 1t was not confirmed, however,
until Capitol police officer entered
the Offices shortly after noon and
spoke with the Representative, whose
had been unknown since
he escaped from the hospital at Tow
son Sunday.
It was 1880 o'clock last night be-
fore the hall near Zioncheck's Office
ole TO %;xyr
in sight of reporters for the
first time. He was dressed in a clean
white suit, straw hat, dark shirt and
figured tie. With Romney by his side,
he went down an elevator in the rear
of the building and around to the
entrance on the west side of the
building, where -Romney's car was
In a few moments, it was
at the east entrance of the Union |
Station, where newsreel cameras |
already were set up Then for about |
minutes Romney and Zioncheck. |
followed by Bishop, whom zioncheck
had appointed to the Capitol police
and who was taking his vacation to |
accompany his friend back to. Seattle, |
stood for pictures
Refusing to make speech, as he
had on at least a dozen other occa-
'ions when requested, and putting his
cigar leisurely, zioncheck remained |
His only marks were two
small scratches, one on the end of
MS nose, the other on his left cheek.
When Romney muttered that's
.nough," he turned with him and
walked through the station as police
,leared way Unhurriedly and ap-
unaffected by the crowd or
confusion, he walked with Romney
straight to his train and then to his
,ar and climbed aboard without so
much as look or wave to those fol-
owing.
A few minutes later his train pulled
'ut for Chicago. The guard with his
gun took his post and
he two bulky sergeants their seats at
nch end Of the car. And as the red
ights OF. the last car receded in the
istance, many District police off,
er, who had come down to see him
fl, thought of his parting comment:
Don't worry; I'll be back"
Many onlookers were willing to lay
H. !.