Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-12-09

THE ROBBERS ESCAPED o0SvIcrs FROM NEv
YORK EXTENSIVE DEPRrDATIONs.

THE ROBBERS EsCArED CoNvICrs FROM SEw
YORK EXTENSIVE DEPRrDATIONs
We recently printed an account Of daring bur-
glary committed In Coatesville, Chester county,
on Nov. IIth, and the subsequent arrest Of three
Of the robbers in barn with part of the stolen
properly in their possession. They gave their
names as Edward j. Thompson, VIM. Lewis aud
Charles Corson. Immediately after they were
lodged IL Jail THOMPSON wrote a note TO Charles
Richardson, Duuremora, Clinton county, New
York, Informing him that 'Mckenlcy and Tweed
were in Jail there on u charge of burglary, aud
saying that he thought Austin was somewhere In
the neighhorhoud.
In response to this letter the keeper of the
West Chester prison, Mr.. Hnines, received letter
from q. Richardson, principal keeper OF Clinton
prison. Dannenorn, N. " saying he had recei-
we'd such nole from some one he could not
make out, Informing him that McKenley and
Tweed were in Jail, aud asking If he could get
them by u requi-itiun from the Governor OF New
York. He enclosed a descriptive list of five men
who had escaped from the Jail under his control
on the 25th Of August last.
The West Chester Republican says -
"On the receipt Of the above letter and de-
scriptions, Mr.. Iluiues at once recognized
Thompson" rs Mckenlev, and "Corson" us
Tweed Thompson did not hesitate much in ad-
milting to MIR. H. that he was the party described
as McKenley. Corson, at first, would not own
that he had ever borne the name of Tweed, but
when he was shown the description ha at once
said he guessed there was no use in denying il.
Why McKenley wrote the letter to Mr.. Richard
| son is not clear, hut we suppose, he thought he
might be better nif in his old quarters, than here,
with the possibility of heavy sentence before
him. The letter to MIR. Richardson, written by
| Thompson alias McKenlry, was iudited In good
kand. 1t is quite possible that the names under
which they were convicted iu New York, were
| assumed.
"Thompson and Corson denv having any know
ledge of Vim. Lewis, arrested with them for the
| robbery of Mr.. Bckel's store They say he came
/ 10 them In the barn This looks LiHie doubtful,
and there is probably purpose behind the story.
| He does not, however, answer the description Of
| Austin or either OF the other escaped convicts
| from New York.
"Of COURSE Thompson and Corson will not he
given up to the New York authorities. They will
have to await their trial at the next Court term IL
January. The names Of the two other are Thos
Lincn and Michael Farmer, both burglars. II
may be, that they too, are in this vicinity, a'
Chester county is infested with burglars"
The Henry Austin above alluded TO may oi
may not be in Chester county. some suppose
him To be the same rascal who on Thursday. 25tf
nit, stole team from West Chester under th'
| following circumstances:
About noon on the 2ith man, registering him
self as james Howard, of Lancaster, went to lh'
Turks Head Hotel, in West Chester, and stait
there until Thursday after dinner, when he wen
to Jesse and John Taylor slivery stable and hiret
4 horse and no-top wagon to go to VIM. D. Hick
mans Hotel, In Pocopson twp. He never wen
there, and has not since been heard from. Al
examination OF u well filled satchel he left benin,
him, together with an unpaid bill, at the Turk
Head Hotel, showed that 1t was filled with cat
bage heads The stolen wagon had been ru
about eighteen months, ard had the name OF th
!, mauutaciurer wm Cloud, on the usual late
It's ''fiith wheel" was broken. The horse was
small bay, abnut eight years old, with very mark
ed square nips, and wSs sa,ueu w srnaa a us
|, Jesse Taylor's name and u horse blnnket In u
] wagon. The man is about five feet eight nchs
0 high, with reddish-brown whiskers and mou
tache.