Evening star., 1942-05-29
Two Who Escaped
Rockville Jail Taken
By D. T.. Detectives
Anderson, Foster Give Up
Without Struggle, Trapped
On Cab Drivers Tip
"A. P. Wirephoto.

Two youthful jail-breakers, who
had been hunted by Maryland and
District police since Tuesday night
when they slugged their way out
of the Montgomery County Jail
were questioned here today follow
ing their arrest by Washington po-
lice last night. Later they were
turned over to the police OF Mont
gomery County.
The pair, believed to be armed
and ready to shoot to kill, we're
taken without struggle by a squad
of detectives in q house in the 340O
block Of Warder street NV. as a
result Of tip from a taxicab driver
Arrested as they returned from
dates with two girls were James A.
Anderson. II, docketed for trial
Monday in Hagerstown, accused of
criminal assault on a Glen Echo
woman, and Andrew Foster, II, who
was serving 200 days for unauthor-
lied use of an automobile. The third
prisoner who joined in Tuesday
nights break, Clifton Yokley, 23,
was captured while hiding behind
a hedge near his home in German
town, Nd, Wednesday night.
Detectives Hide in House.
Capt. Robert Barrett, assistant
chief of detectives, and four Of his
men stationed themselves in the
Warder street house, acting on in
formation furnished by William J.
Strickland, taxi driver. of 1006 B
street Sc After more than an
hours wait, the youths returned
and surrendered without . struggle.
Capt. Barrett said 81 found on
one of them was believed to have
been obtained in q purse snatching.
Neither Of the youths was armed.
The search Leading to the arrest
began about $50 pm. yesterday,
Capt. Barrett said, when two per-
sons who knew the escaped pair
came to police headquarters and
reported they had seen them enter
a cab at Seventh street and Penn
sylvania avenue NV. The taxi was
located some time later and the
driver told Of taking his fares to
Warder street, where, he said, they
met two girls.
Hid Near Rockville.
Making the arrests with Capt.
Barrett were Detective Sergts. Jack
Baker, Robert Murray, Richard Nc
Carly and William B. Christian.
The youths told police they hid in
woods near Rockville, Md, until
yesterday afternoon and had gone
without food since their escape
Tuesday night. The pair hiked into
washington, police said.
Maryland posses had searched
Sugar Loaf Mountain in Montgomery
County and North Beach on Chesa-
peake Bay after receiving reports
that the youths were seen in these
areas. Police also had maintained
watch over the Yokley home.
Jailer Knocked Unconscious,
NAAS WIZ CSSdPCo C1lc County, jail
when Yokley knocked Hugh walker,
assistant jailer. unconscious with a
sock filled with soap. Mr.. Walker
said he had been called to the cell
by Foster, . barber trusty, who was
cutting Yokleys hair. After the at
tack Yokley and Foster released
Anderson with Mr.. walkers keys.
When photographed by newspa-
permen at police headquarters last
night, Anderson was quoted Is say
ing, I'll kill you guys when I get
out" Today, however, he had
changed his attitude and willingly
posed for photographer.
States Attorney Ben G. Wilkin-
son said today that q plea of in.
sanity had been entered for An
derson by the two lawyers appointed
to defend him, Walter w. Dawson
and John Reeves. Anderson was
scheduled to have been examined
by a doctor from the State Board of
Mental Hygiene yesterday. Mr..
Wilkinson said that he did not know
whether extradition proceedings
would be necessary for Anderson
and Hostar