The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-29
fId Han Zioncheck sleep In Hts Office
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hsnathlo ward brought to his
 s several members of the capitol ~ staff and 6 whole troop of
 terB and photographers.
 IVised that zloncheck had been
 ted in hi9 office in Washington,
 npafd- Pratt sanitaruirn officials M Xowecn Baid they would ccm-
 anlcatO immediately with the cCn- Eteman's attorney, Max AKnFner- ann. to learn whether zsc1check would be returned to the institution
 fh the District of Columbia, zion- check iB outside the jurisdiction Of Maryland officials, and sanitarium heads pointed out that 1t would be iItipossible for them to force him to return.
 Escape Was Thriller
 Baltimore, Md, June 2o-(UP)- A statewide army of policemen Norailt RCD. Marion A. Zioncheck through isolated woodlands and in roadside hotels today with a warn- ing from physicians that the Wash iugtcn congressman is dangerous" state police made every effort to capture the young congressman be- fore he crossed the state line in ifigkt from Q mental sanitariuln from which he escaped yesterday. He vas branded Q fugitive from justice and orders were issued to use force to subdue him. Dr. Arthur Ellis RattFeli, acting superintendent of the Ghcppard-Pratt sanitariun, the private institution to which Zion- check was transferred in "pack" from Q Washington hospital last week, said he thought zioncheck was going to Washington and said nlS0 that he would be dangerous if caught"
 Roads Are Guarded
 Deputy sheriffs and state police men guarded every road leading from Towsofi and Baltimore toward tho national capital, where zion- check staged most of the escapades tiiat led to his incarceration. They beat the 70O-acre grounds of the Sheppard-Pratt sanitariurn thor 0uehly, and searched roadside copses for miles. At the same time they looked for his young bride, the for- 11aer Hubye Louise Nix, on the theory that she might have helped him es- cape. But nearly 24 hours after zioncheck vaulted Q seven.foot fence and raced into nearly under brush, there was no clue to his whereabouts or that of his wife. Dr. Pattrell gcoffed at the implica- ticn Of Mrs. zioncheck.
 On Way to Capital
 ''I wouldn't be surprised" he said, s'if ziofcheck shows up in Washing ton. Where else could he go? He had no money, and I'm certain his escape was not planned. Zioncheck di0n't even know when he would be outside of his room, SO he couldn't have arranged with anyone to meet hlna. It was the act of an eager and elated young man without thought of results. But wherever he is, he is dangerous if anyone should attempt to cross his plans and stop his flight" Washington police also were seeking Mrs. zioncheck with Q warrant charging her with assault 1n Q fight with Mrs. Benjamin Young, zioncheck's landlady.
 Secuted Aid of Husband
 Max Am m 0 rm n, Zioncheck's Washington attorney, said Mrs. ziCncheck was somewhere in Nary land with friends" He did not know the name of the friends. He secuted tho theory that she had aided her husband. I'm certain Mrs. zion- check doesn't kno wwhere he is," Zimmerman said. And I'm pretty sure the congressman doesn't know where his wife is, except that she's somewhere in Maryland with friends" zioncheck's notorious black roadster, in which he several times broke Washington and nearby Vir- ginia speed laws and landed in jail, still was impounded in a Washing ton garage.
 Screamed His Protests
 When he was removed from Gal- finger hospital, in Washington, to Towson Q week ago, zioncheck screamed that he had been beaten "black and blue" and that he was being removed against his will. He appealed to onlookers for aid, claim ing he was being "kidnaped." Zion check said he was held in a ''straitjacket" but hospital attend ants said 1t was "pack".-that is, he was wrapped tightly in sheets and bound on 6 stretcher. He was removed after alienists had observed him for two weeks and failed to reach Q decision as to his condition. His removal thwarted Q lunacy hearing scheduled for last week in Washington district court.
 He Is Mentally III
 Dr. Pattress said Zioncheck had been good patient" He said he was incarcerated at the hospital Ion the statement of two Washington doctors that his was a case of cur- able pgychosis." We don't know yet just what was wrong with him be- cause we had not completed our ex- animation" Dr. Pattress said. But he was mentally il and apparently had been that way for several months. He had shown no signs of