The Poole Telegram. — 1882-10-06 (Poole, Dorset, England)

CAPTURE OP LOVETT. The convict was recaptured on Sunday at nine a.m., in Gower-street, near East...square. The credit of the capture his been reserved fur Detect.ve-Segesuts Marro and P.ckles, of the Pff (flout ,wark) Divis on. These officers, it may be remembered, captured the man who murdered a companion in Finchley•wood • few months back. It appears th.t some et the convict's associates were known to teem, and a saarp eye was kept on tie r movemoutt. It was ditcovered t sat money was being aotively collected to assist one or their numuer to eo t France, and that at an early hour on Sunday it was to be placid in his hands so that he ihigut depart forthwith. Sergeants Harvey and Pickles, at tour & to,. made their way to Euston-square, and at niue ...tn. Lovett and two noels companions were observed in Gower-street. A dash was made at Lovett, and iiumediateiy the et .er t wo men bolted. A Walk struoggle ensued, as Lovett., tuough of slight buitd and having one of his hands banda,ed, offered very powerful restetence, and it became necessary to use such force in gettiug on the handcuffs that a crowd collected, and, crying out "Sham;' added to the dificolty of getting the convict into a cab, which Was in waiting. The cabman drove off as last as possible to the cheat Southwark police-station, in Blackman-street, Borough, where Lovett made a etatement, admitting that he was the person wanted, and explaining how he had contrived to escape. He also remarked that the detectives who had caught him 'eight "thank their stare ' that it was broad daylight when lee was taken, or one of the two nien who had run a way would have "done for them both" with the "51.-shooter "he carried. The mode ot the convict's escape accords, upon his own showing, very closely with the statements which have already appeared in Print. He admits tindiug a piece ot rope while working at his trade as a mouse:mason iu tht ya, dot the prise., and secreting it about his person. His coil Was at the top of the prison, awl, alter getting thruagu the hole which he contrived to make, be Male his Way on to the roof, and then t mak off his shirt, and tore it into bands, and so lengthened the con 1 by which be intended tu reach the ground below. He then got as much 8398 as he coaid from a chimney, and rubbed it well into his couvict• clothing, so as to hide all the broad arrow marks with which it was covered, and daubed it well over his fact and hands to make himself look like a chimney-sweep. This done, he pr c sled to lower himself down, when the shirting gave Ivey awl precip.t ited him some Mt. below, but without seriously hurting him. excepting one of his hands, which was dreadfully hurt through striking against ,otne broken glass on a ledge of the pris tn. A bucket of water which he then get enabled him to rub tee soot effectually into the convict marks on his cot king, so as to prevent their being seen. He found two builders planks in the yard, and these he laced t rgether with the rope, and 89 male them long enough to enable him to reach the top of tneoutsr wall. He then drew them up after him, and, placing them on the other side, slid down them and no got away. He states that So goad was his disguise that he passed. not only a number of policemen, but two &fie its outside Scotland-yard, without attracting aur not:ce. Lo tsit WWI taken back to Hillbank and hauled over t t is i'enitentiary authorities.