New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-19
PRICE FOUR CENTS
THE ESCAPED CONVICTS
SEVEN OF THEM NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. -, ,,,,,
SUIT or THE OTUEuq

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been obtained. 10 appears that two or three month.
since note was taken by keeper from prisoner con.
fined there, wherein plans OF escape WAS laid dovn
This note directed certain prisoners at
signal TO "selze guardpost No. s, Of which Mr. Benls
min Leggett has the charge, then rush on board Of
schooner close by and cutting the hawsor away with am
AK make sail and escape" Ia this plan no less than
eight men known 10 have been involved aud Il is
believed that some, II not all, OF those who
escaped Thursday were also in the arrangement
The names OF the eight are Tim DOnohue George Fox,
- Mcguire, - Delany, - Gibson - Golden, and
Dave sarles. This note taken from prisoner who
was caught with a bottle VI In his possession No
explanation OF the way in which this obtained the
is given and 1t is thought by that the dsci
pne OF the prison 1t has passed into Demo,ra
hands is rather loose TIE opinion was expressed, too.
that the escape OF Thursday could not have succeeded
proper vigilance had been exercised without any dis
position to lind fault unnecessarily 1t is yet certain that
disinclinaon evnced by at least Of the prison
officials to give THE TRIBUNE reporter all the niorna
ton he desired. 1t may also be mentioned that the
porter was informed In b his question whether
inc guards mad fired upon the cOnvcts, that they did
not The answer did not go beyond this. But It has
since Deen learned that the guards not provided
with the means OF firing and the Inspector stated the
reporters hearing that they did give the guards Ere
arms because the cOnycts might at any time make ruth
on the former and capture the arms But Inspector
Lalin and Warden Russell both state emphaticay
that all the prison officials at their posts and at
tending to their customary duties the time OF the
cape. and were apprlsed Of t within minutes after
Its occurrence and Immediately teleraphed the ags Ia
| the NewYork authorities.
| The Dean Richmond run aground. after the
escape at the foot of the Hook Mountain, which nearly
opposite Sing Sing and several miles above Eyack.
When the boat grounded the conyicts having during
their brief passage Invested themselves OF their prison
Clothes and donned certain articles OF clothing provided
|
| the nights, proceeded In southcrly direction. The
country thereabout scarcely De called uvaied,
ground Is rocky and little adapted to the growth OF any
thing beyond The pine and cedar trees and mGerbFu.h
with which it Il densely covered. Unacqu int,d with
the region in which they suddenly found them,
| selves, and without any discipline or order, the
convicts soon broke up into knots OF two or three,
| which gradually became separated from each other.
One OF these little parties, consisting OF Jacob Weller,
who had been sentenced TO imprisonment for lie for
numbering hs wife, and Walter Williams, struggled on
scOtts Hotel at Clarksve, village three miles back ~
Nyack. Mr. Scott and Isaac g Lydecker were Cue Only
outside while Weller entered the barroom ana called
for bottle Of whisky which was furnished and he went
YOU see that fellow III bet he's from Sing sing and the
other fellow too" Lydecker answered that he had oh
served that the man had yainous look; his hair was
cut short, and the clothing he miserable az 10
tit and condition, the pantaloons being TO small
He proposed give chase TO the and scott up
stairs and brought down his gun, when they started IN
pursuit After running about 200 yards they overlook
the conyic and called ont 10 them TO halt or they would
The cOnyCts being means or de1ense,
came a momentary halt Lydecker instantly seized
the man nearest him who subsequently proved to be
Jacob Weller, but the other one. Williams, watching his
opportunity when both Lydecker and Scott approaebed,
darted of into the woods and got away. Scott and Ly
him with cords, and in the evening took him 10 Eyack
where they shacked hm and detained him the rest OF
the night In the morning they conveyed him 10 the Sing
Sing prison. whore they arrived about 1880 "A
SO ignorant the cOnyicts Of their whereabouts that
when Weller after his capture askef where lie and
was informed that nc was within couple OF miles az
| Mack he exclaimed, Hell! the river AS
| or I a frufu
it" Mr. Lydceker stated that Weller was so wrechody
him decent pair OF panalOons and coat before taking
Brought H. stated at the prison that he had S7 when be
vent away and that he had bought the panicons and
at Csrksyile he further EXPIRE Ssed himself az sorry
that had away The Of the capture OF Wei,
spread throughout the neighbornood and some Of
the citizens started out in pursuit Of others OF tue gang
! and two OF them-George Williams ana Dennis Conroy-
were run to bay IN q swamp near Nyack. The citizens,
however, believing them TO be fuly armed AID desIer
Sheriff Isaac Buchanan and Felix McCabe OF Rockland
appeared upon the and rushing into the swamp,
ght out both prisoners who were almost exhausted
and threatened the officer, but soon quieted by
George Williams was dressed in pair OF old and
greasy overas and blue flannel coat, aud Dennis Con
roy In the same kind Of apparel, which had evidently
much service in the engine room Of the Dean K,uOnd
They brought up 10 the prison about O'Clock yes
- 1I hnvI wber1 have ,on been ~ Oeh!1 said Cor
roy with grin I've been over 20 k'cA1n' On ot OF
WiIiiams sad nothing and they were both oalcllv
escorted below. These three al that tie
prison. but telegram was received az sing slug y'stcr
day afternoon from superntendel Keso, stating that
two more one named Joseph Kingeiud and the other
giving his John Wheeler alias te KID" bad
t t1Sp eycapg train. his Would eay@ seven OF Inc m
still at large but two more gc said to have been
arrested near EngewOod, and thcrc"s lc DOUBT that
they will oil be brought in. man not belonging 10
the gang arrested ye,terdly, for bayng broken into
The house OF eXconvict az Hayertraw, and this
rise the report that eight Of tine gang had teen appre
The two guards or duty on the dock NJ the time OF the
escape have been su' ndcd by the lnspe"tin2 Judge
and an examination viii BE made rs 10 their guit iu
nocence. The Captain, F. Van Orden, aud ne engineer
OF the Richmond, Farrell taken yesterday before
Justice Howe Of Sing sing, and nothing being found
against them were discharged upon Their own Toeog-
nizgnces The captain passed very uneasy night IN LIS
cell but recovered his usual spirits on being discharged
1.-THE only thing care about ne Sad, Is mat every
propeller around the har0or Will be calling ont a
go by. Van orden, when are you going to sing sing
Warden Russell said that the fear Of the deperadoe-
that it difficult 70 get men to assist ia thc 'ap-
The two men arrested near Englewood on Thursday
evenings had hired farmer 10 bring them 20 that place
from near the Palisades PAYING nun sl0 ana oLhsnIs
livery team to take them to Eo Ye ~e tafy W fS
Ii iis OF the EnglewOOd Protection Association. hear
ing Of the circumstances, at once suspected that
sSmethns was WRONG ecd SIe pursued normad,
Of the escape of convicts. He arrested them
when they were about halfway 10 Fort Lee. They
Wnarmed and surrendered at once. on being brought
back Engewood they so confused an account OF
themselves, that they belieyed.to have been
concerned in the affair Sing sing. intelligence of which
had By this time been received and they accord
inCly held one Of them who gave his name WIN. Is.
BALDWIN 'of the corner OF Bowery and Caual-st,"
asked permission 10 send teegraphic dispatch TO Mr.
Murray" in New-YOrk.
II was supposed that the persOntsih whom he wished
To communicate ." Big Murray" the weliknOwn re-
ceiyer and "bOnd-smasher." lie WAS not allowed 10
send the dispatch The other man refused to give hs
NAME and both talked tlreateningy 10 the officers
having IN charge They were held 10 await ident-
hcatlOn.
lis not believed by the Police that any OF The escaped
sonycts will attempt 20 come 70 this city. They are all
too well known to many Of the detectives and knowing
the risk they would run. Will naturally keep away torA
time. They more likely 10 20 West or south. New
ertheless the ferries and depots are Caeiuy
watched night and day for the appearance VI any Oh e
fu4tiyes. A.