Show NOTED PRISONER ESCAPES John rohn T Thompson En Route Prom From London to Portland Leaps Prom From Car Window Denver Col July T Thomp Thompson son a prisoner In custody custod o of Detective Joseph Day of the Portland OrE police department leaped from a car window while the train was running at a speed sped of forty miles an hour near this city to toda today da day and escaped Thompson Is wanted at Portland to answer a charge of steal stealing stealing ing and was captured In London En England land after a chase around the world Thompson had gained the confidence of Detective Da Day b by his good behavior and today for the first time since the they left London the detective left the handcuffs I off his prisoner As the train on th the Denver Rio Grande railroad on which they were passengers was leaving Burn Burnham Burnham ham a station about four miles south or of Denver Thompson o obtained the per permission i mission or of the detective to go to the toilet room His leap from the window was witnessed by a number of persons at Burnham who supposed he was crazy raz I Detective Da Day did not learn that his prisoner had escaped until about an hour later Meantime Thompson had visited If the office of Dr Horace S Cooper and received treatment for his Injuries which o of a broken right arm a broken I a deep scalp wound and minor Thompson paid the doctor for lila his services with a diamond pin saying he had no mone money Officers aie are scouring the city elty and sub suburbs suburbs I for the fugitive Thompson lit Is about 49 years old but Is gray haired and I worn He is said to be well known to I the police In all the large cities After the robbery with which he is i charged in I Portland he eluded the detectives of Eng I land and America for three years ears |