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Show Escapes as an Autoist Captured as a Woman Young Ucscrtcr From the Nniy Steals Auto, 1'iihscs Had Checks, Escapes Tvtlrc nnd Finally Comes to Grief. During tho week American Fork was tho center of a rathor interesting interest-ing episode, In which a forgor and nu auto thief was arrested, made his ccsapc, wns arrostod again and escaped es-caped tho second time, and then while trying to get out of tho country, dressed dres-sed In tho garb of a woman, was taken tak-en off an Iutcrurban car near the scone, of his first arrest and is now in Jail awaiting charges of forgory, stealing on nuto and desertion from tho U. 8. Navy. A young man, named Oran Freeman, Free-man, stolo an nutomobllo from Salt Lnko City hist Friday, drove it to I'rovo und there comraonccd to get rich quick by passing n lot of worthless worth-less checks on tho leading clothing and Jowelry stores. When ho had collected about C0 In this manner, ho stnrted on his rotum to Salt Lake City. About this tlmo ono of tho receivers of n worthless check got In connection connec-tion with Sheriff East, who telephoned telephon-ed to tho towns north, giving a description des-cription of Freeman. City Marshal Willis Dromley had not long to wait, for In flvo minutes his man drovo up and was taken In charge. Tho sheriff said that the man was driving a Rulck, hut the car Intercepted by Ilromloy was a Studobakor. This mystified tho case, and whllo Policeman Duncan took tho man to tho City Hall tho Mnrshal continued con-tinued to stop moro cars coming up from tho south. In tho mcantlmo, nftor being takou out of tho car and Into tho City Hnll, Policeman nnd Freomnn woro going back to get some things In tho car when tho prisoner asked to bo excused to go back into tho City Hnll to get his gloves. Instead In-stead of doing this ho bolted on through tho halt way und out of tho other side Just then tho marshal came up nud found his man gone. Freeman wont to Mr. Sonrlcs' homo, nud stating that ho needed some old clothes to wear while he got under and fixed his nuto, donned the old clothes, left hla overcoat, and In this disguise ho returned to I'rovo on tho lutorurbnii. Hero ho wns arrested again, and whllo In u room with n I'rovo policeman, ho told tho lnttor to step In a room nnd turn on n light. As tho policeman did so, Free, man locked tho door and ngnln made his get nwny. OfUcers wcro soon chasing him with on nuto, but Freeman Free-man dropped Into it ditch hnlf full of water, wliero ho lay for hnlf an hour. When the. const wns clear ho went to tho home of Mrs. Hell Nelson nnd engaged rooms and board. Next day he went to ono of tho snmo ctores, where ho had passed n worthlnss check, nnd pur hnswl moro clothing Saturday ovonlng ho donned some cf Mrs. Nelson's clothing, put on u woman's enp to hide his back hair, and pulling his long freo locks down In front, looked very much like n woman. Hoarding nu Intorurbnn car ho started for Salt I.ako City. The conductor noted that his movements and tho gouernl contour of his llgure did not look very feminine, nnd tle-phoued tle-phoued ahead to Amorlcan Fork. .Marshal Drom'ey Interviewed tho mysterious lady whon the enr arrived hore, nnd took hor off tho car. Ho did not thon suspect that ho had the check urtlst until some tlmo ufter, when the young mini 'fussed up nnd told his history. Freeman claims to bo but nineteen your of ago nnd to b u deserter from the nny. Thr is supposed to bu u rownrtl out for hi rrt. which tho AmerloHit Fork oir und enn-duetor enn-duetor will t wntltM to H la ,row In the county jll, nud tb aacr r trying to determine wtabvr to try him on Iho ehuuo of forgbry or stealing or to ruttirN hlut tp tb y g Navy. |