The Blandford and Wimbourne Telegram. — 1882-10-06 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

LOVETT.  The convict was recaptured on Sunday at nine a.m., in Gower-street, near Easton-square. The credit of the capture hes been reserved fur Datective-Sergeauts Harvey and Pickle, of the DI (Soutawark) Divis.on. These officers, it may be remembered, captured the man who murdered a companion in Finchley•wood a tow mouths beck. It appears LILA some nt the convict's associates were known to them, and a sharp eye was kept on their movements. It was aucevered toe; money was being aetively collected to assist one of their number ta go to France, and that at an early hour on Sunday it was to be placed in his hands so twit he might depart forthwith. Sergeants Harvey and Pickles, at *our a m., made their way to Euston-square, and at nine a.m. ,Lovett and two male companions were observed in Gower-street. A dash was made at Lavetr, and immediately the eteer two men bolted. A terrific struggle ensued, as Lovett, tuough of slight bund and /laving one of his aands banda,ed, offered very powerful resistance, end it became necessary to use alma reled in getting OIL the handcuffs that a crowd collected, and, crying out "Samna' added to tue difficulty of getting we convict into a cab, which was in waiting. Tne cabman drove off as fast as possible to the chket Southwark police-station, in Blackman-street, Borough, where Lovett made a statement, admitting that he was the person wanted, and explaining how he had contrivea to escape. He also remarked that the detectives who had caught him might "thank their stare' that it was broad daylight when he was taken, or one of the two men who had rue away would have "done for them both" with the " siz-shooter "lie carried. The mode ot the convict's escape accords, upon his own showing, veiy closely with the statements which have already appeared in. print. He admits finding a piece or rope walla working at his trade as a stouemasen in the yard of the prisue, and secreting it about his person. Efts coil was at the top of the prison, aud, atter getting through the hole which he coatrived to make, he made his way ou to the roof, and thee teok off his shirt, and tore it into bands, and so lengthened the cord by which he intended to reach tue ground below. He thou got as mace sect as tie Could from a chimney, and ruhbed it well into his convicts clothing, so as to hide all the broad arrow marks with which it was covered, and daubed it well over his face and hands to make himself look like a chimney-sweep. This done, he proc :e led to lower himself down, when toe shirting gave way aid preoip titid Will some Aft. bisio N. but without seriously hurting hull, excepting one of his hands, which woe dreadfully iiUt turough striking against some broken glass on a ledge oi the prism. A buceet or water which he then get enabled mar to rub tue soot effectually into the convict marks on his cot ling, CO as to prevent their being seen. He found two builders planks in the yard, and these he laced t meteor with Lae rope, and se male them long enough to enable him to reach the top of the outer wall. He then drew them up after nun, and, placing teem on the other side, slid dawn them ant so gut away. He states that so good was hie disguise that he patseed, not oaiy a number of policemen, but two officers outside Scotland-yard, without attracting any notice. Lo vett was taken back to Milbank and hauled over t tie Yenitanttary authorities.