The New York herald., 1870-12-17
A DASH ZOE LIBERTY.

Fleeing From Sing sins Prison-Atrcmrted
Escape Of Seven Coavicts-Their SAB ptism
OF Firc' While Passing the Gnnrds-Ciiizens
Turn Out in pursuit-Uow tho Jail Birds
Were Basged.
About four O'Clock on Thursday afternoon daring
attemp: TO throw or their compulsory allegiance to
the State was maze ut Sing Sing prison. by seven
convicts, five OF whom-recklessly defyng death
passed successfully through q Gordon OF armed
guards amid o shower Of bullets The revolt
ers formed part Of gang OF forty
convcts engaged at quarrylng in the rear OF the
female prison; and it has transpred that when
they "brOke,n aJ a preconcerted signal twenty OF
the men were to have started, but for some uney-
plained cause, thirteen Of them were found lacking
the desire to carry out the scheme The ringleaders
evidently started OH in the expectation that
the entire gang would take courage and
follow, thus increasing their own chances OF
eludlng pursuit until darkness SET in when final
escape would have been comparatively easy. AS the
wind was blowing hurricane at the time, the con-
victs doubtless took this circumstance into consider
alton, knowing that thereby the guards, near whom
they would have to pass in their fight would be
prevented from
TAKING EFFECTIVE AIM
at them. The convlcts had quit work for the day
and were about being marched to the prison when
their keeper, Charles Hartford, While engaged lock-
shout ana Oh turning saw that seven OF the men
had dashed on ana were then rapidly approaching
the outside line Of guards. without needing the
threatening estculanohs OF the .atter, the ingi-
tiyes nothing daUnted, Kept on their "neck-Or-
nothine' course doubtless aware OF the TACT that the
GUARDS ARE INSTRUCTED nor TO FIRE
at any escaping convict until the later has actually
passed outside OF the prison grounds Dreading the
appearance OF tho weapons already leveled at them
by the guards, two o. the escaping party halted and
with duwncast heads turned and SUNK away towards
the urlson. Meanwhile the rena ming live despera.
crack-went the leaden missiles from nearly score
OF rnes, the "gane'' escaped uDhurt and sought
shelter IN some woods about hall . mile distant BY
this time
and posse of prison attaches at once started in pur
suit and ere many minutes were Joined by a nuiner
GUS body OF citizens, armed in such cases. with va
rOus kinds of weapons each man iwho Is not an em-
ploye al the PRISON. entertaining Lively hope OF Sc
curing the standing reward OF fty dollars offered by
statutory enactment Tor the capture OF an escaped
convic,. BY RAPIDLY surrounding the woods IN which
SUNG party succeeded IN securing three of the men,
VINO, knowing from the events Of the pastj
WHAT THEIR FATE WOULD EE
II they offered any resistance, ut once surrendered
and were Brought back to the prison.
The other two runaways, having doubled on their
pursuers struck out Ill q southerly direction, bat
were closely followed and subsequently discovered
HID AWAY IN A CAVE
at Sparta, about q mile distant from the prison.
All five were placed in dark cells, where
they will have ample opportunity to rum-
nate on the consequences OF their baiied
attempt to evade the just penalty OF the law which
they have In the past disregardcd and outraged.
The names Of tie revOlters are as fOlows:-Lorenzo
Kilman and Charles Render. both sentenced on two
charges OF grand larceny TO six years. imprls0n-
ment; John Rush grand larceny, four years
and six months; James ORourke, burglary, four
years. ana Robert Williams, alas Shanghae whose
crime and term OF seatcnce were not ascertalned.