Evening star., 1959-12-28

Stewart's capture was
brought about by one Of the
many roadblocks and routine
checks Of motorists that were
set up over the eastern half
of the country. Stewart, who
apparently had stolen a car
in Roanoke, was going south
on U. S. Route 202 north Of
Martinsville about 2 am. and
Ofhcer Roy Emerson spotted
the car. He gave chase at so
miles an hour and was right
on top Of Stewards car when
it crashed through a guard rail
and hurtled so feet into the
river.
Il don't give q damn If they
give me 500 years." the sullen
Stewart told police.
Others Are Taken
Christy, one Of the ring
leaders. was travelling north
with Ralph Byers, 81. of
Winston-Salem, on December
8 when police in Ruckersville,
Va, became suspicious of their
rough appearance and picked
them up.
The four who got as far as
Ohio before peace officers
seized them we're Leslie
Gautier, %, of Faison, N. c.;
HILLARY Inman, "a. Of Kings
Mountain. Tenn: Grady Stone,
%, Of Lumberton. N. c., and
Glenn Hensley, IS, of Asheville.
This quartet made their way
into West Virginia from Ivy
Bluff, stole a car and went
into a gasoline station to shave
when they arrived in Cam
bridge, Ohio. The gas station
operator got suspicious and
called town police. Three Of
them were shooting pool when
they were captured.
Three of the prisoners, in
cluding two of the ringleaderS.
made it no further than Pilot.
in Montgomery County. Va,
when they were caught on De-
cember 9 by State troopers.
Ringleaders James w. Strick-
land, "a. Of Columbia, S. c.,
doing life for burglary. and
Douglas Anderson. "a. Of At
lanta, Ca, serving life for kid
naping, we're caught along with
William Vaughn, 80. Of Halifax
County. Va, who was doing life
for murder.
Treated Like Animals"
This was a most talkative
trio.
Strickland told police, "It's
good to be treated like human
beings again. We've been treated
like animals in North Caro-
lima"
Vaughn said Of Ivy Bluff,
always punishment; punish
ment any way they can get you.
I'm sorry I got caught. It's
just bad luck"
And Anderson said, "The
break was our last alternative.
This way we may go to some
other camp"
But still the work Of the
manhunt went on. Two more
of the colored prisoners were
caught on December 8 near
Lynchburg. Va. Walter Brown
Spears, 80. of Greensboro, N. c.,
and Harvey Murchison, 26, of
Willow Springs, N. c., were
seized without resistance when
they were recognized.
Robert Lee Council. 80. col
ored, of Fayetteville, N. c.. who
was serving 20 to 80 years for
armed robbery, was arrested
while walking along a highway
near Rustburg. Va, Is miles
from Lynchburg, Va, by a
county sheriff and q State
trooper.
Three Taken in Kentucky
The next three who were
seized in Kentucky on Decem-
ber IL were Willie Frank Cum
mings, Is, a sign painter doing
is to 20 years for assault with
intent to kill; John r. Kill
bourne, "a, of Winston-Salem
IN. c., service station attend
ant doing 10 years for robbery.
and Johnny Lee Miller. 81. of
Albemarle, N. c., a bakery
worker doing 10 to Is years for
manslaughter.
Cummings had escaped three
times, Kilbourne four times
and Miller three times from
earlier prison sentences. They
took a meandering course into
Kentucky, apparently by way
Of Lorton, Va. where Virginia
State Trooper H. T. HaskinS
saw them in q stolen car.
Cummings, Kilbourne an d
Miller, all white men, we're pur-
sued at 100 miles per hour
along Shirley highway before
Trooper Haskins lost them. The
trio stole a gray Mercury in
Arlington, Va, leaving behind
another car they had earlier
stolen in Lynchburg. When FBI
men got to the scene in the 800
block Of North Ivy street, Ar
Ilington, they found the Lynch