The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-07
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capes from Auburn PrIson-How the Escape
Was Enec,ed-The Prince or stRopeaters''
Home Again.
Envy malice ana all uncharltabeHese largely
enter into every contested election held on tho
Island OF Manhattan and elimination aud re-
elimination are INDUCED In to surprising extent;
hence IL Is that the Dreposterous story
Is anoat among the people that very many
OF the distinguished gentlemen, who at rundown
to-day Will celebratei their victory over law ana
order In friendly gin mills, and lay their plans ZOE
picking and stealing In the offices 10 which they are
'elected" can neither read write. But not even
the most bitter antagonists Of the ch0ce OF the peO
pie" can say, OF certain candidates at least thas
they totally Ignorant topography. Are tney NOT
intimately acquainted with the village OF Sing Sing
and its hospitabe stone palace, and Is not Auburn
familiar grounds
TO the latter gentleman this column Will be into
resting reading In the small hours OF the day when
tired calls aloud for and the business Of
repeating Is temporarily suspended. Interesting for
two reasons:- First because the scene OF the adven-
lures OF the beloved Eighth warder herein described
will recall touching memories or the past ana because
the fact OF the said Eighth warder being present In
the flesh and clothed In hls right mind and SUIT OF
broadcloth In their midst may seriously affect the
fortunes OF the day.
In politics and who pay their taxes, moan ana
do nothing; who, when the taxes are doubled.
triplcd and quadrupled, hint at possible VIGILANCE
committees. pay up, moan again, and YET 40
nothing; VINO permit thieves loafers and scoundreis
of every stripe to do their voting and often to ruo
over Them the Information here given Will be inter.
estIng. Many will be more watchfu when they 90
out at night ana will to their doors and windows
before they retire to rest The police, too wiz learn
o wrinkle.
WESLEY RRDIvIvUs.
The important fact then, for which the foregoing
remarks will have prepared the reader Is just this-
That Wesley Alen-of the cheerful family Of tho
Aliens OF the Eighth ward-who, for having indis-
creetly opened business in part of the State DO
You'd the Jurisdiction Of Jefferson Market, was
tried for burglary on the lSta Gay nG OF SGVem
Judge Troy to four years and seven m this
Imprisonment In the Penitentiary Of Auburn.
N. Y, took an affecttOnato farewell OF his COM
panions on last wednesday evening, and, IN COM
pany OF number OF friends, arrived In new York
In due time and In the best OF health and spirits.
He was seen on the streets on SATURDAY..
His learned brother, the Hon. Theo. Allen, proprie
man on the Democratic Union Ticket may, there
FORE indulge in the pleasures OF hope all day; Tor
when the polls close ne VIII be Clty Fatner-or
Mr.. Wesley Allen does not go by his own name
always, but, like many other distinguished people
TO Judge Troy as Charles Langley, and that name
adorned the books Of the Auburn establishment.
II WANT TO 90 H0ME.n
When he had learned all that was to be learned In
Auburn Penltentiary and famiiarized himself with
every object Of interest there, ne remarked one day
TO James MITCHELL boon companion ana fellow
prisoner:-
Jim. It's near election time in New York, and
The0. is running for Alderman. think I'll go. Be-
sides, told the boys would not be In the country
for more than year."
a deep grunt OF satisfaction and winkcd with pro-
found meaning. jim knew his man and Wesley
knew him. A few words OF explanation followed.
and then the vlgllant keepers observed them quar-.
relling and separated them.
CoNsOLING VISITORS.
Two days after this incident anumDer OF visitors
arrived and were shown through the prison. Some
OF them noticed the TALL slender, oneeyed, but gen.
leel looking Mr. Wesley Allen. and spoke to him
gently Of place where oakum picking was un-
known and where people wore the same stripes on
each leg Of their breecnes, when they thought pro
OF casting aside the vanities OF this wicked world.
Others took the grim and morose Mitchell IN hand
and poured consolation into his capaciou5 ear. At
least the visitors seemed to be 80 engaged. Tho
wardans looked on and smiled at the simplicity OF
cent for several respectable burgners Of the town
overheard them some time after when they were
on ain Street declare eaca and ali Of them, that
"By -, Wesley would be out In time for the cleo
ton ?, The burgners knew not Wesley and the re-.
THE PREPARATION FOR ESCAPE.
The clock in the steepe of Auburn church was
striking the hour OF twelve on Wednesday night,
when carriage containing four men, and driven
by a person who was Of the party. ratified
Main street. and turned of into BY road not
lar from the Pententiary. At the same moment
en Epe nece ms anr on' On
hts hand. The light thus produced enabled him TO
pick from several Keys. which he pulled from under
ranged the others In his belt, he then, with
the small key in mis- hand, crept, steaIthily as
door. single peep through the bars assured him
that oil was safe The warder on duty had his back
convict returned to the bed ana silently but swiftly
formed 1t Into the shape OF man lying on his sides
and covered the dummy" with the blanket. nis
conspicuously In view. SO far so good.
CRITICAL RELATIONS
Then Mr. Wesley drew long, gltstening knife
from his jacket pocket, and placing 1t In his mouth.
moved TO the door OF the cell. The warder was
law considered the propriety OF despatching the
constant reader OF the journal, but for moment
on aco he nReed the lock 81
the door, swiftly did he turn the key. But silently
not sound disturbed the silence Of the corridor:
go in again. The one eye IN Mr.. Weslys head de-
tectcd another watchfui eye lower down peeping
reelection, however. convinced him that no was
alarmed without cause. The other eye was one OF
Mitchell. AS little mice run noiselessy across q
sanded floor In nocturnal raids out ran the brother
OF me Hon. Ineodore Alien len ana the admirlng Jem
the warler been weak enough at that moment TO
express his satisfaction with ms literary repast BY
even the faintest sneeze, the Penitentiary would
know him no more. But he was perfectly tmmovabc.
the c0nfederates looked ut one another inquir-
inely and then glanced at the cells The question
was asked by Jim with twitcn OF the mouth, and
by Wesley with shrug OF the shoulders, s'Shal we
let all the fellows out and take them to vote in the
Eighth wardr "Not by darned sight. I'm the
Eighth ward.n
A RUsE DE GUERRE.
They had passed behind the warden, and were get.
ting the first door, when wesley recollected thae
perhaps his key might not ft. Here was difficulty
TO be overcome. But the genius which enabled him to
snap his fingers at judges and jurles-in New YORK
was equal to the occasion. Raising himself from
his crQaching position Wesley took small pebble
frSm the sanded floor and flung II to the
Other aide Of the corridor. The warden started up
and walked sIlartly TO the place from whence the
noise Of the falling pebble had proceeded, ana ~