The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-19
REVOLTAT SING SING.
Desperate Attempts by the Prisoners
20 Escape-A Keeper Mardered-Par-
ticuIars Ofthe Ememte.

Desperate Attempts by the Prisoners
70 Escape-A Keeper MHrdered-Par-
ticulars Ofthe Ememte.
Upon one of the inside pages of this issue
will be found a telegram announcing The revolt
which occurred at Sing sing Prison. Yves
terday morning. Tue following are fuller de-
Later In the day, and between and O'Clock,
seven OF the conyicts named respectively
Timothy Donovan, Dauiel O'Oonnell, Edward
Magin, James McAuley, Philip Allen, = Don.
nelly, and William Buck, led by James
middle dock post. and having overpo wered
him, secured his Iifie, together with a'csroine
and a revolver, all loaoed. With these they
jumped on board sloop loaded with lumber,
which had just arrived, aud ordered the keeper
who was on board to 60 on the dock under pain
Being unarmed the latter obeyed, and the
convicts at once cat the vessel loose rom the
to offer any resistance. McAuley then COM
menced firing at the guards VINO were hurrying
towards the spot, and in this murderous vOlley
he was joined by his companions while the
charges In their weapons lasted. snot from
down. and the captain Of the sioop havinsg
wrenched the carbine from his grasp, clu ooed
him with 1t. While any one of the con victs on
the vessel was visible above the pile of la N Der
on her deck brisk fire was kept up by the
prison of1cias on the shore. and this with the
aid of the crew overpowered the would-be
runaways, who were soon landed and taken
During the affray McAuley received two
shots, one entering his back, while the otner
passed through his thigh-tne former of which
convict. was shot through he hip His wound
however, is not considered dangerous. When
hospital a box of matches and a sp of the
State OF New Y YOrk were found concealed on his
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convict on board the vessel was seen hanging
from the lumber over the side. 10 order to
screen himself from the fire OF the guards, when
one of the latter, aiming deliberately, snot him.
He was hearo by several to cry out, and was
then seen to drop into the water: Later in the
afternoon it had not bean ascertained who he
was. McAuley and Allen were recently sent
here for twenty years from New York.
While the noon revolt was going on 1t was
thought that general ''break" was ABOUT to
vaspa er bee wss Yesnonges n no ne
dtately by hundreds OF men armed with all
sorts OF weapons. and the excitement was Ia;
probably remain SO through the night. None
of the guards or officers of the prison were in
having been notified of the homicide of Mr.
Craft, Coroner McEntee arrived during the
forenoon and empsneled a jury, VINO, after
viewing the body, signifed their readiness to
hear the testimony, The material part OF which
was as tolloWs:-
The CorOner's Inquest ON the Body of
the Keeper.
In the aftern oon, Coroner J. McEntee, OF Gro.
ton, N Y, held an inquest In the prison over
was Thomas Forrest, q small, compactly bait
man OF 35 He said he was keeper In the pri-
less room convicls at about 8 A. M, in order
10 prepare breakfast; as they passed from their
cells yesterday morning not hing unusual sug
gested Itself; as he reached the chapel door
which was Of iron, oNeil one Of the convicts
said there was corpse in the chapel; he
passed by the men and found the corpse; as ne
him biz r round nd the neck with his right n arm:
some one then struck him in the pit OF
the stomach which rendered him for snort
time unconscious; on recovering his senses he
hand and Burns mad his knee on his left arm
and was trying to get gag into his mouth
aileAt tn n RnFr1 said nnan
il you don't ril cut you," he held Knife in mis-
hand; the blade was about four inches long; by
t. eth OF the witness, Burns finally Succeeded
in getting it in his mouth; O'Neil sal9
hu Ss ,RoagSe Ro TOO as much h% fas
while O'Nen spoke Burns and Decker tied
n a Of bs ssrs waS snos 10
| Muller upon going away; Muller said don't
| want anything to do with IT." Muller and Burns
| went down stairs together, having in their pos
| session the key of toe mess room door; Decker
and O'Neil carried witness half way down the
| and Burns; ONeil soon returned and satd;-
We've got him." he then went away; Decker
came In a few moments afterwards ana asked
witness If he was cold; he then carried him to
| the cook.Toom, and disappearing left him on
| fugtives at work on the roof; ne managed Lo
get one hand In his pocket, and taking his knife
Ss n iea ,e 70 @ SIs ine @ Gprq @ r6spd % bis Wrists but
dlsiir euished nothing; ne finally suoceede in
getting boot of; this freed nis feet, out no
| could not relieve himself OF the gag: he Rroaned
| with the hope of attracting the attention OF
| Graft, and looked In various places for him
| Without success; about O'clock Dooley was
| going his rounds, and witness attracted his
| attention by pounding on the window; ne no ad Q
q sign for him to take his gag Oft but he
| thought witness was joking and tapped his
mouth slightly; he then found his mistake and
released him by cutting the cord; he then
started OIL TO ring the alarm bell, while witness
searched for CTafI; he finally found him in
charge OF Auser and Burroughs VINO said he
| was dead.
Recapturs of Thrse COnvicts.
OF the five desperadoes VINO escaped, three
were recapiured. Their names are John Burns,
Henry Muller. and Charles Lock wood,
MIR. George Storms, of TarryJoWn, who had
been spending the nia bit with some friends In
that village was returning home, about four
O'Clock In the morning aud Just as he was
coming cut of the WOODS first caught sig ht of
two men near the barn of his brother Mr.
| Jacob Storms, which Is situated on the ridge
just back OF Tarrytown. Not knowing VINO
they were, and believing them to be horse
| thieves, he watched them a ud saw them shortly
| awoke his brother. Mr.. s orms and his brother
of them.
They then went to the house and procured
some firearms, and, returning TO the barn,
| made another search, but with like result
shortly after O'Clock in The afterno IN the
news reached Tarrytown OF the escape of the
prisoners from Sing Sing, and the Messrs
storms determined upon making another
search Tor the suspicious characters who mad
| heen seen To enter their barn. Mr.. jacob
Storms, armed with a revolver. and Mr.. Geo.
STORMS, armed with q pitchfork, again entered
| bar ND cad n A =