The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1874-04-16
How Burglars Get Their Tools.

A lockslnith named John Stuener, living
at NO lo6 Hester street, was arrested
yesterday by detectives Sampson and Far
icy, charged with being concerned in Il
pot to llberate Il number Of prisoners from
the State Prison at Sing Sing and with
manufacturing burglars implements with
guilty knowledge. The scheme in which
Stuener is said to be implicated has been
golng through the process OF police eluci
uatlon Tor some time past Escapes hay
ing become quite a feature at the Sing
sing Prison recently, Captain Irving. of
lhe detective police, was called upon by
lhe PRISON authorities TO assist in discover
ING the means by which these escapes were
eltecled. AmongthoSe the authorities name
rs having successfully eludod that estab-
llSlment are Jim Brady, Jim Hope, Joe
Howard, Ned Lyons, Johnny kceie, alias
''Jolnny the Greek" W. c. Harrison,
alEls Frost; hadterd, Miller, and, the last,
Mary W ats. The first steps in the matter
ol investigation discovered to the police
that the persons under lock and KEY had
friends out side who We're able to ~et i'm
n'ament1 To the prisoners that would open
tht door" OF their cells. through Il prison
olllclal. VIII" Is supposed to have been
hllhed. these tools were conveyed to
la1NtoWn bN rail, then taken across the
river III small boats and concealed in some
spot Where the person ton whom they were
intended could easily find them One of
the last batch of conviclS who escaped
was man named Miller He was walk
ing about New York for several weeks
apparently safe in his freedom, when one
night he met Detective Farley The officer
allowed mm t" pass ON mnoticed, hut
followed hn at Il distance. Miller, after
t"naid'rahlr rambling, entered house IN
winch woman known as Long" Mary
INed Farley called upon Long MARY
next day, and 1" save herself She revealed
the hiding place Of Miller He was ar-
rested the day following and sent back to
sing SING. Mary was NOT slow IN Joining
llm there. In the same week that he was
Sent back TO prison Mary went out. in COM
panl with AlillcrS wife, ON a Shopliltinp
expedition and came to grief She was
tried. convicted and sentenced to SING
sing. Mrs. Miller. finding herself in the
deplor.tble and lonely position of a wo-
man deprived by the law Of her friend ANA
husband resolved to devote All her rncr
2ics to their liberation. She associated
with i woman named MYERS. who had also
"a friend i'll distress" and the two went
earnestly to work The necessary 500.
to be placed where it would do most rood.
was found and then the hearts of the ..re
tanned" were gladdcne,l with a hone of
speedy liberty. Upon cNamininoth the litua-
ton some of Mrs MilcrS friends in the
prison arrived at the conclusion that $500
was too much to pay for the liberation of
each prisoner. ana is they were about if
they might lust is We'll ..play 4 point" on
the dishonest officers of the prison. Atho'
that H. not strictly in.aecordancr with the
a,lagc. "IIonoramono thieves :" if is strict.
" in harmony with the practice of the fra
trlnitv. 1t was remembered that AN the
doors ON each of the tier, in thc nris,n ~.
shut by the same bar and fhrv rm hn
opened and closed at once and t5rrther
Here was an opportunity To- let nnt NOT
one, hut fifty prisoners ii the same time
and they determined 10 srile Il Win
tjt1y we'll armed (tnr arms .lra. ...ovih. ,,,-