The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-02-16
Police Intelligence.


ARREST or AN ESCAPED FEMALE CONVICT FROM THE
STATE PRIsoN-cIRcUMsTANcEs OF HER ESCAPE,
ETC.
On Saturday last officer McAIanus of the chiefs
aids arrested gerteey dressed woman calling herself
Maria Adair in the dry goods store of A. Stewart Co,
of Chambers street and Broadway, charge o.
stealing two pieces of silk valued $685. 1t appears
that Mr. Bernard McCabe Of the clerks in the store
suspected that the accused from her movements about
the premises from counter to the other, intended
to steal and accordingly sent to the Office of the Chief
of Police and procured the aid of officer Nc Manus The
officer came and without saying anything to the suspect
ed party. watched her movements in the store.
After short period, the officer observed the woman
slip piece of silk under her cloak and leaving the
when the officer took her into custody and
her to the Office of the Chief of Police where on cxa
mining her person the officer found under her cloak the
two pieces Of silk secreted.
lice for further hearing During the day, however, from
the appearance Of the woman and her conduct, 1t
suspected that she was one Of the two female conyics
who escaped from the State prison at Sing
Sing, on the night of the Sd of December
last Accordingly, message was despatched to Sing
Sing prison setting forth the arrest of who bore
the description of the escaped convict Magdena Adrian.
Yesterday morning Mr. John Dolly one of the deputy
aeepeTs at sing sing prison came to the city and at
escaped convict The adavit of the recent larceny
we're made and the papers to be laid forthwith before
the Grand Jury and the indictment the prisoner
she will plead guilty, and the court doubt will adudge
her for another term of imprisonment, to commence
INCIDENTS OF ESCAPE.
The prisoner after Identification finding that 1t Of
to deny the fact owned up, and stated how she
managed 10 effect her escape She says that for some
time previous to her escape, she contemplated plan
whereby to get OF the keys and let herself out
Of prison. small key was fitted by her to oloset
where the maron kept the keys of the Prison At the
usual hour the Sd Of December last the prisoners
were all locked up except the prisoner Adrian,
whose duty it was to remain out from seven to
eight O'Clock, for the purpose of trimming the
lamps and at O'Clock the to have locked her
up Previous, however, to O'clock Adrian had secured
the keys of the kitchen from the closet with another
convict named Jane Akin proceeded to the kitchen
locked the two outer DOORS and escaped In the cell Of
Jane Akin found old clothing Blu ndled up
der the blanket representing the form Of woman lying
in bed-done in order TO deceive the matron when
passed along to lock the cell door Jane it seems
GREETED herself in the cell occupied by the Adrian
and the signal being given they both escaped Since
their escape they have travelled about considerably;
Adrian has been to Cincinnati, and ultimately back to
New York and again commenced depredating on the
store keepers by stealing articles under pretence Of max
ing purchases.
It seems the two convcts had been sentenced for a
term of years. and had served already about
months when they concocted the PLAN above described
to effect their escape The convict Jane Akn is still at
large.