The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-04
TIE ELMIRA BURGLARS.
Escape and Recapture Under Exciting
Circumstanc OF Myers, tho Grihns
and stahl-One Shot in the Head While
Hanging from the Prison Turret.
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circumstances of Myers, tho Grifhns
and stahl-One Shot in the Head While
Hanging from the Prison Turret.
ELNIRA, n. Y, Feb 2, 1874.
The burglars whose escape from the jail in this
place was mentioned a few days ago were cap
tured on Saturday afternoon. The burglars, alter
getting out of Jail, started OF towards Canaan
daigua, taking the track OF the Northern Central
road Myers got on the first train that came
along, and his two companlons-the two
Gririns-got on the one following It Before
the train had lett this city news OF the escape OF
the prisoners had been circulated, and Reuben
Brown, q brakeman, on seeing strange man get
on the train suspected that it was Myers. He
communicated his suspicion to the conductor
Myers was permitted to remain in the ca
boose, nothing being said that would lead
him to suspect that he had been
identified When the tram arrived at Canandai-
qua the sheriff was Immediately informed, and the
astonished jail-breaKer was again in custody. The
two Griflns who got on the train following, were
closely questioned, and the equvocal answers they
directly charged with being the escaped prisoners.
lots in westerly direction. The alarm
was given at Canandaigua, and the Sheriff, with
posse, started in pursuit. They secured the
country all the forenoon, and finally tracked the
men to an old shanty about eight miles west OF
that place and they were secured. Myers denied
Sherifs Cooper and Buckbee, OF this county, broke
down completely The prisoners were brought
back by way OF Rochester and Corning on Sunday
Great excitement was manifested by the people
when the prisoners arrived, and 1t was with Diff
Guilty that they were taken TO the jail, some OF the
more impulsive suggesting that the nearest
lamppost was far enough. Myers shows
the effect of his Journey considerably. He
and Henry Griffin are shackled and handcured
together in the cell, and both are very
morose; Lony Griffin take mis- capture good,
no
his exploits as jail-Dreaker. One OF his feet is
frozen. sheriff Cooper lodged the prisoners in the
old JAIL and has made provision for every emer-
gency. and no anxiety is felt that they will escape
again
ind everybody supposed that the days excite
ment was over, almost tragedy occurred at the
new new jan: The four prisoners captured , last last
Hummel and John walter in one cen
and william Waltz aud George stahl IN
another. An onicer is constantly on duty
evening Onicer Hisona looked into the cell and
only saw Waltz, OF whom he inquired the where
water closet Hisona told him to order him
out waltz, going to the closet ,,t said he
but the man could not be found. Deputy
Sheriff Fred Smith came in from the
street, and being notified that prisoner was
loose, he rushed up OF the turrets OF the jail,
and found the glass broken from the window. He
drew his navy revolver and crawled out on the
roof The roof being of slate and slight snow on It,,
he slipped and came near falling on but fortunately
caught hoo OF the blanket Stahl had torn in strips
and used to let himself down. By this means he
descended TO the edge OF the roof, and discovered
a dark object trying TO reach the wall.
He ordered him TO stop, but no atten-
ton being paid TO the warning, he fired.
Stah for it was he) leaped into the air and then
fell. crying 'Oh oh oh!n he shot in the head
and badly wounded. He was taken into the jail
and properly cared for and the chances are that
he viii recover. The bullet entered his head near
the rlght temple passing down through The mouth
and lodged in the left side OF the neck from which
place II was extracted.
He had wrenched of one OF the iron braces to
his bedsead, and breaking the paddock TO the
door leading to the corridor, passed TO the turret
ana let himself down 10y the banker, which, fortu-
nstely, was few leet too Short and let him fall
inside of wall.