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ducted by two of the policemen through Washington Street 

 (then Orange Street) towards the nearest watchhouse. Seeing an 

 opening in a fence, he suddenly disengaged himself, dashed 

 through the aperture, leaped down an embankment into a great 

 open space. Because of the semi-darkness and lack of paths, he 

 was successful in evading his pursuers. The chagrined watch- 

 men now sprung their rattles, filled the air with their cries and 

 set all the bells ringing throughout the town. The escapee plodded 

 his way through marsh, water and ditch, chuckling to himself and 

 enjoying the clamor. On reaching Western Avenue, he scaled the 

 wall, walked deliberately toward the tollhouse where he stopped 

 to pay the fee. He questioned a number of men standing by 

 what the commotion was all about. After surveying him closely, 

 one grasped him by the shoulders and claimed him as a captive. 

 These were the guards from whom he had previously freed him- 

 self, who had preceded him there and awaited his approach. 



Once more a prisoner, *'T" was marched toward the police 

 station. At the corner of Beacon and Charles Streets, he said 

 to his captors, "Why are you treating me in this way? I have done 

 you no harm." This was enough to divert the attention of the 

 men. Taking advantage of this, "T," with a strong effort tore 

 himself loose, sprinted through an open space between Chestnut 

 and Mount Vernon Streets and was able to leave his pursuers a 

 good distance behind. A third policeman, on beat, alerted by the 

 clangor and observing a man running, seized him at Willow 

 Street. Without giving this officer a chance to question him, "T" 

 struggled violently, released himself and dashed off again. Com- 

 ing to a partially constructed house, he threw himself into a mass 

 of shavings and covered himself up. The searchers tramped around 

 the place but were unsuccessful in discovering him. They finally 

 gave up the hunt, following which "T" rested, caught his breath 

 and returned home without further interference. 



His companion, "F" drove around quietly in the country, 



^amusing himself until morning, when he returned unsuspected 



ito town. John C. Warren described him as living thereafter in 



[good health and prosperity, as one who practiced medicine for 



lumanitarian reasons, merely as a sideline to a more lucrative 



msiness. 



