New-York tribune., 1873-12-23
'nse thus 10 give you the information You seeH ,so
Your obcdlent servant, bEoh'h "'
Judge Dauiee AZ the conclusion OF the rcadns ssueu
4 10 following order.

the following order:
Its ordered Matthew r. Brennan, sheyih w
Of The CITY and County OF NewYOrk, and the -au VI VI
ham H. Shields. Deputy sheriff, show cause oei0re u @
Court Oh Dee. 23 1879 at lc III. OF that day. wt y
and each OF them should not be punished ior ronSP %
/ lawfnlIy made CHARLES DANIELS,
Justice Supreme court
After the order Of the Court had been altered service
q, the order was made upon the Sheriff About O'Clock
messe Ger left the DstrctAttorneys office TO make
service Of the papers upon Shields VINO Is incuuo"i III
the order 10 It's probable that se'ce can
not be made the sheriff has sent Shields out OF to"
rumor was current that Shields had been arreseu p'
District Attorney and ,Mr. Clarke. Chief CLERK OF 'ne
District Attorneys Office denied fall knowledge ol such
proceeding. .,,,vr
Sheriff Brennan appeared to he much agtaed ycster-
day forenoon when reporter OF lhE ih''' NJ 'i'io-
upon him at his Office 10 learn snch facts about uehcl
escape as the Sheriff wished to communicate Inc
Sheriff readily assented TO give the repofNi a '0 III
formation in his possession.
Shields" the Sheriff began. reported to me ABOUT
o'clock this morning that Genet had escaped between
| "a and o'clock. Immediately sent WORD 10 Fohce
Headquarters and teeTaphed to the police dstrcts III
Kings Qneens and Westcbester County. shields was
very much excited he actually trembled with agita-
ton lie told that about a o'clock Genet asked per
| mission to visit his wife, who was Ia the ad)oin-
ING room. Shields believing that the request WAS
| made in good faith, and influenced oy ieehnes
OF dehcacy, did not accompany Genet VI
course Shields SIZED that there was no otherd
to the bedroom than that by which Genet entered
Shields had no idea that he would make an attempt to
escape: I have the fullest confidence in Shields
am going TO offer reward OF 5000 for 'enetS cap
ture; ; for that matter would give $4,000.
Genet had visitors Sunday night, had he not Z
"Yes" continued the Sheriff. ga crowd of his friends
were with him up TO late hour this morning. taxing
| leave OF him."
"will you name some OF those who were presentP
"Not at present. many OF them are known to me;
they will be subpensed and must appear on the inVest-
| CATION which have already demanded"
But as to the discovery that he had escaped
'We Shields says that he dozed and slept until near
O'Clock; when he awoke he knocked at the bedroom
door, there response he entered ana louhu tha
Genet had gone; Genets wife expressed entire igno
rance as to escape the escape must have been MADE
through the window which looks out into the yard at
tbe rear OF the house Shields at once made search
and went to the stables Comets horses and carriage
we're there he then repaired to the Iweth PRECINCT
| station-house and gave the alarm.
"Have you any reason suspect Shields OF completely
! in this matter -
There il no honester man than Shields" replied Mr.
Brennan; in the Tweed he could, II no were cor
rupt have made all the money he wanted, but no one
could reach him. Shields knew that Genet was no friend
of mine; politically have always been opposed II
had been in court when the commitment was made out
I would have refused to take charge of Genet"
| when did you last see GenetW
| saw him on Saturday, and told him then that
there was rumor current that he would make an
attempt TO escape If he got chance Genet seemed in
dgnant; he secuted the idea tnat he would play such
| trick upon the Sheriff."
| How do you think he got away"
ellis house rs situated the Harlem River, at One
hundred and-twenty- -hfthst and second-iye., and a
boat must have been in readiness To carry him on HIS
escape must be result of concocted plan by his
friends pretty searching investigation will he made
| and have no doubt shall discover the ones who
| aided him TO fee That is all know so far Shields
was dreadfuiIy agated and made the statement to me
| in a falterng manner. feel CHS thing very much.
| Genet is the first prisoner have ever lost"
Later In the day the sheriff stated to the reporter in
reply to an indniry to where Mr. Shields could be
seem that by uhe Sheris orders Shields and eight
other deputies had left in quest Of the fugitive
"Do you hope catch him, Mr.. shernp
| clam in possession OF some Information which, II
trne will land him in the Tombs tonight OF tomorrow
| Among the attaches OF the sherifs office and the
Deputy sherifs good deal OF sympathy evidenced
for Shields. They and all secuted the Idea that he
was party the escape and regarded the occurrence
"A one which affected the whole force Of the office.
| TIE suRETIEs OF FUGITIVE
The sureties OF Henry w Genet the false pretense
bond we're Charles Deyln OF No 81 East Fftyseyenth-
| 9. and Thomas H. Ferris OF INo. 327 East
|
this case the responsibility ended when the
| prisoner was convicted and given into the
| custody OF the Sheriff. Police Commissioner Oliver
| Charlick of No. 25t West Thirty -fourth-st, IA
surety the sum OF $4,000 IN the indictment
| in the forgery This was declared forfeited.
Charles Devn lis the surety for Genet IN the sum Of
| 5000 in the grand larceny Indictment This was de-
| clared forfeited.
| THE NEWS Al POLICE HEADQUARTERS.
While the OCCUPANTS and visitors Police Headd uar-
ers we're conversDg excitedly yesterday forenoon 10
relation several alarming events which had been de-
veoped during tho morning, they were further sgtaed
by the entrance OF Deputy Sheriff Shields AZ 10 O'clock
who rushed into superintendent Matses private onice,
and with tears rolling down his cheeks announced in
choking voice that Harry Genet had escaped from his
custody several hours previous He begged that the
police throaghont the cry might oe informed Q. tne
patch which was sent as general alarm 10 the various
also ordered by Capt Irving TO be toe alert Deputy
Sheriff Shields related to the superintendent the story
of the escape and the facts OF the search made sube
SuentIy Shields said that after searching the house
grounds he went 10 the Twelfth Precinct station
house general alarm was sent out at that time
The Sheriff was next Informed, and then he came to
Police Headquarters.
| NO ARREST AT MIDNIGHT.
| I'd TO midnight the Deputy sherins who started ont
Yesterday afternoon, under the direction OF Deputy
shields to search for Genet had not reported his
ture The houses OF OF his friends in the Twelfth
Ward where the slightest suspicion he might
be in hiding visited and thoroughly Oyerha uled
but 10 no purpose From later information appears
that Michael 1ahl Shedss assistant also watch
with Shields at Genets house on Sunday evening. The
| two men were completely worn out from constant
watching Shields ssad not having been inbed for the
two nights previous. Aoout9b O'Clock Deputy Shields.
| who returned town to communicate with the sheriff.
WAS served with the the order TO show
Shields immediately thereafter started on again on a
| secret mission.
Specuiations as to the manner in which Genet made
his escape were rife last evening Many were inclined
to believe that swift tug was provided and on this
Genet RAPIDLY made his up the Sound 10 point
I'm he could easily reach Eastern
.la aka "A trail IN no ad