Raleigh, N.C., Feb. 12—Instead of receiving an alleged bribe of $300 for aiding in the escape of Joe Johnson, an inmate at the state hospital for the insane who represented himself as a “millionaire” being detained unwillingly, Charles Baker, employed as an attendant at the asylum, drew a 60-day sentence when he was arraigned and pleaded guilty in municipal court today.
“He made me believe he was a millionaire and offered $300 if I got him out of the insane asylum,” Baker told the court.
“Did you get the money?” asked Judge Harris.
“No, they got me,” he replied.
“That being the case, I will give you8 60 days on the roads,” said the judge.
Johnson escaped last Sunday and was captured in a near-by town on Thursday.
From the front page of the Hickory Daily Record, Feb. 12, 1921
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