| Show lOUR CRIMINAL INSANE ESCAPE HOSPITAL Desperate Men Confined in Institution Institution ution u- u tion Me Menace ace G Guards ll ds With Smuggled W Weapon apon STEAL AUTO AND KIDNAP THREE MEN MENAH MENAI AH All Disappear After Kid Kid- aped Gua Guards ds Are Released Released Released Re Re- leased Quartet Includes I One Accused of Murder POUGHKEEPSIE N. N V. V April 11 ln In In a running gun gun- gunfight fight three of the four men who escaped from state hospital early to today today to to- day were captured near Kent Conn Corn this afternoon The fourth escaped N. N. N Y T. April 11 By A. A P P. Four Pour d desperate sp rate and Insane criminals made a spectacular es escape escape escape es- es cape from the state slate hospital hospital hospital hos hos- pital early tOda today In their break for freedom they made threatening use of ot a n smuggled revolver bound two tiro guards and locked them up after taking their keys kes from them and two other guards and the Institution n chauffeur The he three men were vero released several miles north of or Poughkeepsie but all trace of or orthe the fugitives was lost I Those who escaped were John Johi Hawkins New York charged with murder John Coffey 25 New York s said by the police poUce to be a n notorious fur thle thief I Maquis I Curtis 47 41 with a long prison record admitted to the hospital hos hos- pital pUal after being arr arrested sted on a charge harge of o of sly possessing ex- ex ex plosives S 'S S SJ J J 2 t Br Charged with burgl burglary ry All four tour men were inmates of a of the Institution in which the most quiet patients are con con- fined Ore o of them obtained a re reI revolver revolver re- re volver which Institution ot officials I believe was smuggled in from the outside About 1 I 30 a. a m m. the men I held up Harry Wilson night watchman watchman watchman watch watch- man bound and gagged him and locked him In a n bathroom after takIng takIng taking tak tak- ing fro tro his keys The keys however enabled thom them to get only as far tar as the corridor Here the they concealed themselves until James Coyle a guard JUard approached approached approached ap ap- ap- ap on his rounds They punched Coyle Coyl in the the face face shoved the revolver in his ribs and forced him into the key room On their way the they met another attendant Edward Dilger to whom they ad administered administered administered ad- ad ministered the s same me treatment After After After Aft Aft- er getting the keys kejs to the outer doors the quartet forced Coyle and Dilger to accompany them On their way to the hospital garage they met a third guard William Wilson and compelled him to Join the party In attempting to start an automobile automobile auto auto- mobile they aroused Leroy Krom hospital chauffeur who was as promptly taken captive The fugitives made maae Krom start the big touring car of Dr Raymond F. F C C. Kieb Kleb hospital superintendent They locked William Wilson in the garage but took Coyle Dilger and Krom with the then them Hawkins drove the car Near PoughkeepsIe they turned the two guards and chauffeur loose The automobile later was found I abandoned near poughkeepsie I |
