The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-06-22
CURIOUS HISTORY OF A CONNECTICUT
BURGLAR.

Account Of Hts Escape from a COnuecticut
Jail-Convictfon for Bank Robbery In Glove.
Iaud-How He ssNIanaged' the New York
Police.
from the Hartford Post, June 2O.l
A brief paragraph on Saturday stated that Allen,
the East CRANKY burglar, who, in company with one
Rogers, escaped from jail In this city nearly year
and half ago, had been convicted OF bank robbery
in Cleveland, Ohio, and sentenced 10 SIX years. con-
nement in the penitenrary. The story Of escape
OF the two prisoners from the Hartford Jail and OF the
strenuous efforts made by Sheriff Russell and Colonel
Fem for their recapture has never been made pub
nc, ana mas been known 10 scarcely any one save
the parties directly Interested IL Is Dnehy as fo
one day In February, 1862 there came to the jail
OF the Hartford county bar who had been retained
by the prisoners as their counsel. They asked OF
view with the PRISONERS in the jail once. Colonel
Fem at first declined to grant the request saying
he did not care to trust such men outside Of the
prison bars, but nay on the lawyers agreeing to be
responsible for the safe Keeping Of the prisoners
they were allowed to come into the office,
door, the close y the a' intessew the men
returned TO their cells but considerably richer
than they were before: The sum OF two thousand
dollars had been placed in the hands OF the lawyers
as bond monev on a former cOmplainC, and this sum
less six hundred dollars, which they kept for fees)
int without Goone fenn
fact and entirely unknown to him. II being strictly
against the rules OF the Jail for any OF the prisoners
secreted this money, but Colonel Fem, not suppos-
ing, OF course, that any honorable man would
take advantage OF private interview to fur
nfsh means OF escape 10 cOnvictS, neglected
to search them. That night that money bought
liberty for yhose prisoners The hall TENDER mau
supposed to be reliable, given $500 to nnscrew
the nuts that held the cell bolts, he using wrench
that confederate outside whom some one else had
advised OF the projected escape) passed In through
the window. Once outside their cells The prisoners
took the wrench and opened the hall door, passing
into the Office and thence to the street, taking the
midnight train south to New York.
SO much for the escape. AS to the pursuit, 1t has
not been lax, as many suppose, but has been vgor
0usly prosecuted. Sheriff Russell and Colonel Fem
besides offering reward OF $500 for the rearreSt OF
the prsoners) have spared no travel or expense to
effect, II possible their recapture Each has been
to New York number OF times and Colonel Fem
went to Ohio after his man. The services OF the
most sKllfnl detectives have been employed, and
the chase has at times been very warm. Indeed,
Allen himself told Colonel Fem at Cleveland re-
Gently that he had been arrested several times by
New York policemen, but mad bought them
of, paying In all nearly Thousand dollars
to escape falling into the hands Of the Connecticut
authorities. Two acquisitions have been taken to
New York for him, and one Is now in Ohio in the
serves out his ime there, unless he dies escapes
he will be brought back to Connecticut Rogers II is
supposed. Is IN the far West Allen, who IN Cleye-
land goes by the name OF Hardie, Is by far the big
ger scamp Of the two aud the most slippery. When
sentenced IN Cleveland he told the Judge that he
would sget away any how" and Colonel Fem
thinks he will 'stand good chance tor His wife,
an exceedingly sharp, Keen, ana withal elegantly
lady like woman, is with him at Cleveland, and will
OF those VINO aided him In escaping here