The Fugitive from the Territorial Pen
After two years on the run, a Lewis County killer is returned to custody.
In 1882 John Inson killed A. J. Leonard in Lewis County, Washington Territory, and was sent to the Territorial Penitentiary for a term of years. Sometime since, Inson made his escape and officers have been searching for him ever since. On Tuesday he was arrested by Sheriff Seard, and yesterday he went back to his old quarters to serve out his term, provided he can be kept there.
“Yesterday he went back to his old quarters to serve out his term, provided he can be kept there.”
Escapes from Washington's penal facilities remain a fixture of local news, though today the focus has shifted from territorial prisons to the complexities of modern correctional oversight and the long-term impact of sentencing policy.
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