New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-30
THE COURTS.
TRIAL OF sHARKEYs CONFEDERATE.

L.
ruv prcr17yF's CONVERSATION WITH TWO WOMEN
BEFORE HIS ESCAPE.
large crowd assembled, yesterday morn
.. ths Court Of General Sessions, to hear the tes
nv in the case of Maggie Jourdan, indicted for aiding
Il, the escape OF sharkey from the Tombs, on Nov 1s
Assistant Distrct-Atorney Russell, who appeared for
the people. said that the prisoner was indicted under
that section OF the Revised Statutes which made
lt Imprisonment In the State Prison. not ex-
ceeding 10 years, to convey any disguise, or
10 facilitate the escape of any prisoner con-
yicted charged with felony whether the prisoner
thus aided successful not He admitted that the
devotion which she had shown for Sharkey
tain admirable but he hoped that the jury would
do their duty. 1t would DO bad precedent II every
criminal whom some woman loved were permitted TO
escape through her instrumentality.
John Sparks Clerk OF the Court OF General Sessions,
testified as TO the authenticity OF the of the
voton sentence writ of error aud stay of proceedings
William johnson. the Warden at the Tombs testified
that the day of the escape sharkey confined In
cell No. 49, on the second ter and that there were two
doors to the CELL behind the other about 1s inches
apart The inner door was OF wood. with small trap
hole 10 of about nine inches and the outer one
was OF iron bars The prisoner had been In the Ionbs
The Warden first heard OF Sharkeys escape about l45
y. M
there May 1862 gave similar testimony, and in
addition said that he went away at i2i y. M. and re-
turned az 1880 D. M and was the first one discover
sharkey's escape. All the cells were locked except
sbarkey but both inner and outer doors closed
person with small hand could reach he paS
prisoner went TO the Tombs early IN the mornlng
Lock The cells but not the door He left the keys
with Phillips when he went away at l2s p IN: ,,i
Edwin FalcOner. another keeper OF the IOinDs test
Nov 19 he attending the outer gale ana
that between II and O'Clock some one dressed ike
woman passed the gate THIS person had DARK van
over his nat. and white vail over his face Inc witness
asked him to be kind enough to raise the vail io Th ,y was
The witness had known the prisoner but hau never
talked with her. She was allowed 70 pass III anu ouV
without ticket - . A.,
August Kessler was incarcerated, on Nov 49, IN the
Tombs on the charge of larceny His cell was No %,
on second tier. Obquey opposite that OF Sharkeys
On looking out OF the door at III a. m, ne saw the
prisoner standing In front OF sankey's CELL ana soon
after another woman came up. One OF the Keepers
opened Sharkeys cell door, and ne passed out glass OF
water 10 the woman. The witness did not know which
keeper opened the door She stayed Is or 20 minutes
and then went away. The prisoner then looked al
aond and put something through the iron bars OF the
out er GOOr-the wooden door was sbut-whlch bharkey
took. IL a red paper about two inches square.
After that the keeper went away and the witness neard
cell with a green vail over her hat She went To the
gate where six or seven persons were standing. Ihe
witness called for the keeper but he did not reply.
Patrick Layele placed IN the same cell with Kess-
cr on charge of stealing SIS He kessler at the
cell door, and booked our Sltn nun; ne saw young
out He another woman there also Tor lew MIN
utcs.
Della L. Broderick. wife OF Michael C. Frederick, who
was sent 20 the State Prison for killing his sou, two
women of Sharkeys cell just before he escaped
Here tho prosecution rested their case, and the de-
fenSe without making formal statement, called Robert
H. Racey who testified to having been present lately at
the Tombs with Judge Beach, Mr. Hummel, and Warden
johnson. They stood in front OF sharkeys CELL and Mr.
Hummel called 10 them from Kessler's, all right"
which he could not hear when the inner door Of
Sharkeys cell open. Judge Beach then announced
that they rested their case asked for adjourn
ment.