, 1872-12-06
JACK SHEPPARD Gagged.
Tho Great Burglar and Jnil Breaker
in the illinois State Prison.

in the illinois State Prison.
From the Ne,o York Times
There is not in the country to-qay moIe no e1-
pert or dangerous criminal than John McAner-
new. better known as Jack Sheppard His mother
is q respectable, Industrious woman, who for
years endeavored to reclaim her desperate son.
hIcAneruey has been an inmate OF almost every
iail in the country, and has succeeded in escap-
fng from almost every prison in which he
has been confined. When he Was boy, Il years
old, he escaped from the Tombs. He gained the
Bobriquet Of s' Jack Sheppard" by which ne Is
known al over tho country In Aps+ a+ aPi P5i7a ihe
deIphia, was broken into and s., 600 worth OF
goods stolen, which we're shipped to this CITY
Jack Sheppard and another presented the PbAa-
delphia receipt for the two cases and were ra az
the tbt detective office. McAnerney efected
tie most daring escape s; Of his his hf9 hfS:
He broke Leg OF ~ his IS iron iron cea9a nsa-
During the absence OF the doorman, he forced
The iron bars oil the fan1ight over the door OF
his cell. and got out into the hallway When
the doorman came back with the cigars aud
opened the iron door Leading INTO tne 4. aaumay' 1,.'
slipped out behind the doorman, and ran through
the corridor and escaped.
The detectives do not now know where he is,
but Times reporter learned that he 5 Is eagGa ~
7as s9d 4 confined nnE eaa1 IN ezoapa. o Shortly
aft after he lett Nv York, n: MeAns5nsy t,eosy
committed burglary IN dry goods
store in the town Of Blue 1eland, u, He pro pro
Goods. drove round the country peddling them.
He was pursued by two constables, who at length
overlook him; but McAnerney drew his revolver
and fred on them, shooting one officer III the
| leg. and the other in the arm.
The Sheriff then followed McAneruey and az
rested him, He was tried and sentenced to four
sears in State Prison. He was at once taken TO
the State Prison at Joliet, H., where he now 1e'
In the prison as Deputy "aragn Is mI Pr;aa1
TIass.. from which McAnerney escaped on two
several occasions.
drove up to the Joliet Prison and McAnerney
visit the prison. and the guard informed Deputy
Warden Mayhew. McAnerney, on entering the
ante-room, was at once recognized BY MayheT'
who said, Il What brought you here?" McAner-
new replied, IT came to look at your - bead
tiful face." McAnerney ran out Of the ante
room, followed By hayheW- On leap1ng lnt9
bis wagon, McAnerney drew revolver and
snapped it at Mayhew, who caught up spencer
drove rapidly round corner and escaped. On the
day of his conviction, woman who claimed e
be his wife came to the State Prison, and asAec
N[r. Mayhew to treat McAne1ney kindly; May
hew replied that II McAnerney behaved mmSeI So!
he would be treated like any other prisoner, bu1
if he cut up any capers he would, not live man:
days. On McAnerney arriving at the prison, o.
the day following, Warden A. "; EDWARDS n n
formed McAnerney he would be nafshlg oea1
With ii he yenturei to break the rules. He va
then put to work in the cigar shop, and has 10
eide partners Billy Forester and Tom scott, a.
of whom are behaving well. Warden Edwards
whose administration Of the prison Is PezteSe'
declares that Jack Sheppard @ mas now @ i9uhq t.t
viii be securely kept until his sentence Is serve
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