New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-22
THE SEARCH FOR sHARKEY.
ARRANGEMENT or HIS AcCONPLfCEs MS MANI
HEARD on A WHARF

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| HEARD on A WHARF.
| Maggie Jordan aud Mrs Sarah Allen, and
Lawrence Philips, who are under arrest In the Tombs
charged with aiding and abettng sharkey to escape
arragned before Justice Bixby Ut the Tombs yes.
terday morning In anticipation Of their rralgnment
! the Courtroom thronged The complain, Of
| Warden Johnston and the AFFIDAVIT OF tho
| prisoner we're read and the prisoners wera
| asked TO plead Maggie Jordan nonohatantY
exclaimed am not guilty, and don't desire exam
nation" She was then committed TO the cells 10
swer charge In the Court OF General Sessions ba
being fixed at $4,000 Mrs. Allen and Keeper Philips
also plead mot guilty." but demanded examinations
| which were set down for o'clock today.
After signing the plea prisoners usually 40 Maggie
Jordan wrote in cramped style, Mis- Maggie Jordan
Mrs Allen made mark The following is the substance
! OF tho aflidays:
| william Johnston being Only sworn says that Sarah
Allen Maggie Jordan were admitted "a visitors on
her a ckes admitting her into The prison. and to tho
outside OF tho cell where sharsey was confined de
given to sharkey deponent Is also informed that pro-
vous snarkey's escaping from the cell sarah Alien
with him. and that Maggie Jordan opened the door OF
the cell. saying, as she dd 80, " AZ nSn.
came out OF the cell, and that Magsio J9r-
DAP gave said person req atS eSe gs that
| Lawrence Philips, Edward Fac0ner. JF ana hicnaro
| Fnnan keepers in the prison; mat Pnihps was
stationed the corridor where Snarkey was e0bnned:
and at the gate situate about 20 and in OF
cell No 40; that Fnnan was at inner gate on tho
ground door OF said prison. and Faconer was at tno
frat said door; and depOBent says that odakey
passng ~ hroueh the ssie in charge Of these Keepers
that epers permit Sbarkey to 20 az large Oh
which August Kesser confined Is nearly opposite
cell No. 40, ana that person in cell NO 81 can zee IN
August Kessler being duly sworn depose. that he rs
inmate of the CITY Prison and was on NoY' ~ con-
hued III cell NO 81 watch Is on Tue seconu tleI asu
nearly opposite the cell in which sharkey was eonh0ed
soog occs on SpY - wo S co6ss Sa o
some time previous thereto he saw at the door OF
! sharkeys cell in conversation with him two women
! whom tAis dcpOncnt now Identifies Sarah Allen
| and Maggie Jordan that Maggie Jordan opened
1 os,, oof f5,t 0""F Tss @Sl III" Tisht" and i'm
medatey thereafter the person referred 70 came out
ticket similar In size and appearance to The ono an
nexed. Deponen further says that Keeper Philips per
gate of which he IN charge and that before said
person had passed out through said gate deponent
called Philips what he saw, ana Philips did not
answer deponen or give any attention " "Aab Ne ssd
| Maggie Jordan has changed appearance sinoe
Sharkeys escape. From looking pale aud almost mani
mate she looked flushed yesterday and report be true
somewhat hilarious Not content with satisfying
every one in court that she glored In her position ant
declaring that she prayed the detectives would never
catch sharkey disturbed the quiet of the prison by
Attempting to sing in loud voice a favorite BowerY
melody.
Mrs Allen declares that she has been victim Of cir
cunStance5 ana Is entirely lnuOceub OF
key any assistance. fitted about yesterday.
on Thursday that 5harkey captured bat they
groundless About ten minutes OF ~ o'clock,
fresh-looidng youth rushed into the War
den's office at the City Prison, and. all
dressing Mr. Johnson ia state OF breathless eG-
element gasped: II was down, sir, looking az tha
passeugers ~ board the Minnesota at Pier No. &c.
North River, about O'Clock on Wednesday. heard
| some oue cry out There goes Starkey, StarkeyP L
heard about IT until read or Sharke escape
in the paper to-day, and thought 1T my duty 20 come
| and tell YOU" Mr.. johnson looked puzzled, Tor
the boy looked truthful and Indeed TOO III
nOceut to have cOncooted such story. Com.
! missioner Laimbeer oyerhearlng part OF what
Warden tho boy and himself retired INTO the Wardens
private Office. After repeating his story the boy Nas
u charge or an officer 10 Police Headquarters Tho
description which he wide or the mark that
Capt Irving decided that dependence could bJ
placed upon It, Nevertheless telegram sent 70 tho
English Police requesting them TO search the Minnesota
on its arrival, for man answering the description OF
SLarkey
Referring to this story when speaking the District
Attorney yesterday afternoon, reporter of The IgIB
received Mr. Phepss opinion that sharscy l. stIll
In the city. He secuted the idea that Shgrkey
would attempt 20 out steamer 80 soon stSer
escaping. The female disguise would De
| betray bun, aud from the time he left the prison
until is said 10 have been board the Minnesota he
could changed his disguise unless the plan tor
escape had been very carefully prepared Dr. Brekos.
the Tombs physician. states that Sharkey VS. IN
sound ply steal condition and would tie most desper
ate antagonist u life and death struggle enOrt
to capture him must be regarded by him..
On the application of VIM. /. Howe, Judge Barrett
granted yesterday wrs OF habeas corpus return able IA
the Oyer and Ierminer Court ON Monday morning, for
tho production OF Sarah Allen, Maggie Jordan. and
Lawrence Philips arrested charge or completely tv
| the escape OF Sharxey from the TOnibs.