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EscapeeContinued From Page 1Mil.After Blye fled from the house un Mill-iond police officials widened their search to the Reedy Creek area and Riiervicw. Dogs were called in to aid in the search.The search Tor Blye was led by Sheriffs Department Services Chief J. C. Fletcher and Capt. E. B. Russell. Participating in the search were: Deputies Cody. Gil Hodges, Michaels, and a number of other officers.There were unconfirmed reports Monday night that unidentifed persons had asked about Blye at the hospital before he and another prisoner were brought to the emergency room for treatment of illnesses they claimed to have.It was not known if the person asking about Blye at the hospital could have been involved in the escape. The Times-News learned, however, that deputies guardingBlye had been warned to be alert for a possible escape attempt.When last seen, the five-foot-elcven-inch, 150-lb. black man was wearing blue jeans and a white T” shirt.Late Monday, officers svere still pressing the search for Blye. ‘Til get him back. HI get him back if it takes every day off I’ve got coming,*' Cody said.Blye is wanted by Treasury Department authorities for defacing currency in an attempt to make dollar bills pass as $20-dollar notes, according to jailers.it was not dear Monday night exactly why Blye was brought to the hospital. One jailer said he didn’t know what was wrong with Blye only that a note had been left by the day-shift jailer instructing night shift to have him transported to the hospital for treatment.One officer said he understood that Blye was brought to the hospital to have X-rays made.
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Kingsport News
Kingsport, Tennessee, US
Tue, Jul 19, 1977
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