Evening star., 1942-05-29
Two Who Broke
Rockville Jail
Arrested Here
Anderson and Foster
Taken by Detectives
On Return From Dates

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 being questioned Gere .oIaJ
following their arrest by Washing
ton police last night.
The pair, believed to be armed
and ready to shoot to kill, we're
taken without struggle by squad
Of detectives in house in the 34O0
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, 81, who
was serving 200 days for unauthor-
lied use of an automobile. The third
prisoner who joined m, Tuesday
nights break, Clifton Yokley, %,
was captured while hiding behind
hedge near his home in German
town, Md, 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, a taxi driver, of 1905 B
street Sc. After more than an
hours wait, the youths returned
and surrendered without a struggle.
Capt. Barrett said ST found on
one of them was believed to have
been obtained in a 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
cab at Seventh street and Penn
sylvania avenue NV. The taxi was
located some time later and the
driver told of taking his ia, > 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
Carty 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
a watch over the Yokley home.
Jailer Knocked Unconscious.
The trio escaped the 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 Yokley's 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 as say
ing, III kill you guys when I get
out"
States Attorney Ben G. Wilkin-
son said today that a 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 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 Foster.