The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-11-11
THE travels OF An EsCsrED ccyyfT.
How One Of the Nevada state TrI,oner- Got
10 san Frnuciseo.

How One Of The Nevada state Trl,oner- Got
20 san Frnnciseo.
from the san Francisco Alta, Now 4
Tho arrest OF Thomas RYAN one OF the Nevada
prison breakers has already been noted IN the AHa.
Ryan Is young man. only twenty two years Of age,
OF Irish descent When nrst arrested IN Ihis city no
was very stubborn ana declined making any state.
ments, but changed his mind m the course Of day
or two. This II the second time he has effected
an escape, In August 1860, 10 was con.
yiclcd In Reno of burglary and wa son.
fenced for term OF four Years He was IA
prison about two years, when one day IN tho
month OF May following he sncakea on und was not
missed until the following day. He was Out OF jail
but week when ne was reatrcstcd IN Virginia city.
having IN the meantime committed another burg
larry. lie was tried, convicted and sentenced Tor "A
term Of nine years and also received an additional
sentence Of three years Tor having escaped. lie has
q very poor opinion OF the Nevada Prison. No OPP
pOrtnntles Tor reform onercd, although lie says
he has been !n'ei al his lifetime Tho discipline
Is not good, ana, with little strategy, prisoners
can escape at almost any time
His version OF the break on the nth OF Sen,ember
does not diIer materially from the statements al
ready puDshed. lie "a very careful TO slatc nothing
of his own actIon III the matter except thar he
| close TO General Denver when Il pistol was taken
| from him, and he does not believe that Bob Dead.
| man exhibited any bravery.
AT an early hour yesterday morning he was visited
by an Atd reporter and PRIOR to leaving the prison
| Tor the boat, In company win Detective Stone he
gave the following narrative or his trip from the
| Nevada State Prison To san Francisco
/ An the convcts kept together Tor two miles and
then separated In squads OF three, four, six and
! travelled three miles, when gave out. ! was 50
exhausted ar,er the hight that l had 10 lay down
| with the ague. had a terrible shake that lasted
! four hours, ana was almost dead for the want of
water struck out for the river, but daylight came
wnere | saw some light IN the hope OF ,eotling
water a Msoe drank so a s i sa'
made me vomit. came to again and went
on toward the light to get some food, for had
| IN ant fnr tnrpp nnu hnn 4 r.t
| near tue house dog began barking and nad to
| go away. Tnls was IN Carson valley. nne miles
from the prison. then travelled down the road a
mile or so, waded across the carson River ana went
toward q farm house. When arrived there the
sti mad nv convict clothes on. There Detained
pair or pantaloons. vest and coat and par of
was very hungry. found plenty to satisfy my hun
ger, and enough TO last the next day and lots Of
sleep, so went the lie ana slept the rest OF
the night and all next day. During the second n2hC
struck out for the mountains, Tor cut.oll and
walked Tor two days and one night VITA no prospect
turn s JACK toward trc valley. ABOUT eleven o'cocS
ana kept on uni! reached ranch, where | par
TOOK OF plenty or mllk. While was In the monn-
made a hole large enough In me haystack to keep
me out Of sight. ! nad heard about noon that dag
soldiers securing the WILLOWS after the prisoners.
anu mat they gave It up as bad Job ] th'agh,
stable After had been there about an hour n man
/ climbed up the hayStack, stepped me, coming
down with his Whole weight on me; si he did not
look TO see wnat was there. MY FIRST Impulse TO
jump up and tell him all but then Thought u
would not DO. The man went right along apOut ms
ness, and thought then tnat was the lnc4iest
| man that lived. THAT night only got some mix,
and walked about fifteen miles 10 Vansicke's farm.
| Before reached vansickle's undertook 10 cross a
marsny lot ana went to wade across Wnen on!
weeds. began TO sink deeper so ] took on my
hausted. took or my clothes, wrung Them ont
aud put them on wet 1 felt very cold ana kept on
food, dry c,o,hes and blanket. About that time
was sore and sim, 80 thought thar would take a
sep until the next night laid down but could not
sleep; was cold and restless. arose IN tie morn:
ing and took an observation OF tnnga SO that |
could know which road to take the next night. At
night obtained some food and two Shooters and
then went into the stable aud took % horse ana
bride. j took pride III the horse; rode hm 1l5
miles IN TWO days. came across the overland
roate to lacervliie There Is more toll on that road
tnan Oh any have ever travelled. Early IN The
morning eludcd four or five OF these swinders,
but wnen came 10 the sixth IL was no go; the gate
keeper said, 'Goid coin or It's equivalent" told
HIM was broke ana mat he could not take bIoo!
out Of a stone Tue road agent then spied pair Of
gloves sticking out OF my pockets. lie pulled them
you mean to take them gloves for TWENTY-FIVE cents
toly' lie said he would give IN return VIVA. they
T0, wa. s so w sS ased me win e the IN
gam tnat ! , shook ,, MN FOR the Wills
Then Threw the dice Tor breaHias, with mn and
won. so IN went to the table. on sucn break
fast never saw put before no man. fhe beef was
rotten and cod, the eggs with feathers sticking In
them. | did MOI stop long ~ that lahle, you can
net on mat; so asked the road agent II he would
him nine straight shakes ! then bid MN good
morniag, and remarked ~ o man comes along
broke don't take his gloves" This place was forty
nine miles from P.acervillc. Alter thar IL was toll
about every three mics. | met Il te;.mster on the
road ana bought Il dollars worth OF barley for my
horse; would rather 40 hungry than let my horse
sulcr. arrived IN Placervilie the same day about
riding. ami was pretty sun; that night put up my
morse, mad supper anu went around town. passed
,ne snsrns once ana me sgn' o. me Jai, ,old me
slept until four O'Clock IN the morning; got up
fed my horse and on ! started Tor sacramento,
reaching there the next evening about seven o'clock
remained IN sacrament one wccN. sold my morse,
birdie and saddle Tor -; wnile IN sacramento re-
ccivcd 500 rom u Trend and then started for san
Francisco; arrived IN San Francisco on sunday
i was a. rested: ana positive ihat was gwen away
by one Of two iriendswnat they call friends, but
cal! Sums; and have been IN great many places
me before went 10 nevada; they would no. reco1-
nzc me today n they saw me IN The street or any
other place unless was pointed out To them; the
detectives OF san Francisco are very sharp admit,
tut 1t looks very strange they lid no tafrcst me -Lc
don't know what they viii do with me when I
am taken bsca to Carson. nor do care Tor would
Just az lie ole now Us 10 serve my sixteen years.
some VIII say That deserved IL but H. my trial,
tney went according TO the evidence | was bound
TO oc acquitted; but Know theJ were 80 prcuilccd
that they were bound to convict me; then, through
the ieuency OF Judge Harris got nine years. The
eya sn a. my er es wsn o WAN he
saw aud heard he made contradictory statements
stili, he was belieycd. l did not swear on my own
behalf because knew tiat my word was oi no ac-
count III Court.
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