Bridport, Beaminster, and Lyme Regis Telegram and Dorset, Somerset, and Devon Advertiser. — 1882-10-06 (Bridport, Dorset, England)

CAPTURS LOTILTT. The convict was recaptured on Sunday at nine a.m., in Gower-street, near Bait ese-ocuare. The credit of the capture hae been reastved for Detect.ve-Sergertuts liarvey and Pickle', of the it (flout ewark) Davis on. These officers, it may be rememb,red, captured the man who murdered a companion in Finchley-wood • few month. back. It appears that 1.0131t1 uf the convict's associates were known to them, and a sharp eye was kept on toed' moveminits. It was ditcovered t tat money was being actively collected to waist One of their number to go to France, and that at an early hour on Sunday it was to be placed in his hands so tuat he migat depart forthwith. Sergeants Harvey and Pickles, at our • in., male their way to Easton-square, and at nista a.m. iLovett and two ruale companions were obrerved in Gower-street. A. dealt was made at Lovett, and immediately the et roc two men bolted. A terrific struggle ensued, all Lovett, tuough of slight build and having one of his hands bandased, odered very powerful resistance, and it became necessary to nee such force in getting on the bancicuds that a crowd collected, and, crying out "Shame," added to the difficulty of getting the convict into • orb, which wad in waiting. The cabman drove od as last as posable to the chief Southwark police-station, in Blackman-street, Borough. where Lovett made a statement, 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 o'iglat "thank their stare that it waft broad daylight when he PM t 511.4114 Or One of the two 61011 who had run away would. have "done for them both" WILLI the " eig-shooter "he carried. The mode ot the COrlViCell amm,,, accords, upon his own showing, Italy cloe,ly with the statements which have already appeared in Print He admits finding a piece of rope while working at his trades@ a stonemason in th, ye d of the prison, and secreting it about his person. Hid °lli was at the top of the prison, and, att sr getting througu the hole which he contrived to make, he male hie way oo to the roof, and thee t sok off his shirt, and tore it into bands, and so lAttethened the cord by which he intended to reach the ground below. He then got as much soot as he co lid from a chimney, and rubbed it well into his convict's ciithing, 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-aweep. This done, he pr ce led to lower himself down, when tue shirting gave wsy sod precip't Ited him some 30f t. below, but without seriously hurting hind, excepting one of his hands, which was dreadfully hurt through striking against tome broken glass on • ledge of the origin. A bucket of water which he then got enabled him to rub the soot effectually into the convict marks on hie chat ling, so as to prevent their being seen. He found two builders planks In the yard, and thes3 he laced t egether with the rope, and 83 male them long enough to enable him to reach the top of the outer will, Be then drew them up after hint, and, placing them on the other side, slid down them and so got away. lie states that so good was his disguise that he passed, not only a number of policemen, but two cilia ere outeide Scotland-yard, without attracting any hot,ce. Lorett was taken back to Millbaok and hauled over to t to eenitentiary authorities.