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Show COAST LIFER" ! HELD AT JAIL W. H. Wickham, Who Escaped From San Quentin, Being Taken Back to Prison W H. Wickham, escaped life termer term-er from San Quentin prison, California, Califor-nia, Is at the city Jail Ho was brought from Pocatello, Ida., by J. W Held, j an officer from San Quentin, detailed I to return Wickham to the prison fioio Which he escaped on July 19, 1920 Wickham, a man 28 years old, was convicted of first decree murder in 1915 following the killing arid rob" InnK of a man 66 years old of So He claims lo have escaped from the prison by swimming from the bay Island when- n Is located, a feal which Officer Eteid declares is impossible The portion of the ba) which Wick-1 ham claimed to have BWUin Is but a mud flat at low tide, the mud being similar to quicksand In consistency, Reid said At hlt?h tide, the water Is nol more than four feet deep at the mo.-t wickham was arreste'd at Idaho I 'alls .following an attempt on hij pari to sei:ure funds from his par nts In California He maintains that he Is innocent and merely pleoded guilt to shield 8 friend who committed the murder. His Brother-in-law is dJ ; i to have siiil (hat Wickham robbed his victim of $Sa. however. While in the Idaho Palls prison, Wickham nearlj escaped for the see-ond see-ond time. He was uiscovcred iii the an t of sawing through the bars of his cell. in Pocatello, i ifi-or rieid was walk-j with the man on the platform of iii station Wickham Was unshsc-J kleil ' What would prevent me from running away from you,?" he asked the officer, "Me," replied Mr Keid. You have a gun, I suppose ." the prisoner pris-oner esked I've a good mind to I make a break for it- I don't believe' you could hit me.'' officer Held mad"! no comment on Wlckham's con i j.i Hon and the prisoner finally decided : that he just as well not try to run ; at that time Wickham is being held In Ogden pending the arrival of another eeapedl murderer who was captured in Sail i Lake and who Is being leliirned to San Quentin by two California offb ers. The officers and their prisoner are ex- i pected to reach Ogden tonight. |