The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-16
THE ESCAPED coNvIcTs.

DARING SCHEME SUCCESSFULLY CARRIED
oUT-So TIDNos AS YET OF TIE FuGI-
TTvEs-oNz OF THEM SUPPOSED. TO BE
WOUNDED
The 1--WE convlcs who escaped from sing Sing
Prison on Friday, after capturing locomotive
and triumphanty leaving amid voley Of mus
kerry. have thus tar eaded capture aud have,
doubtless, ere TINS sought security from detection
IN New York or some other adjacent populous
city. When the engine, with its desperate crew,
rushed past the guards on both sides OF the track,
several OF the prison officers without waiting Tor
orders quickly saw the men in sheir cha ge prop
erl7 secured. and then set out after the
runaways, some taxing to the railroad on
foot. while others procured wagons, and.
striking out for the post road, drove
at a rapid pace toward Tarrytown. Guards were
dropped from one OF the wagons at intervals along
the road for IN. purpose o., II possible Keeping
the escaped men In the woods between that thor
oughare and the Hudson River. The conyicts,
however, made good use OF the distance which the
locomotive had enabled them TO place between
themselves ana their determtaed pursuers as
when the latter arrived on the grounds Of John @.
Fremont, snort distance north OF Tarrytown.
they ascertalned that tour ofthe escaped men had
crossed the post road about half an hour preyi
ously. THIS information was fully confirmed when,
TIE REMAINING CONVICT,
the dinner pail OF the engineer, which had been
taken from the locomotive by tho run
aways, was found IN the woods, emptted
OF the little dainties which mad been pre-
pared for the midday meal or its owner The four
men were again seen together at about ten A. N.
by men who were az work on the Croton Aque-
duct also al Sleepy Hollow few minutes later,
aud subsequently, ut Unionville about noon, tner
luVarlaDc being H2r-
lem Raroau. At the last mentioned hamlet the
clerk of the prison q. r. CLIFFORD who was driving
behind swift morse on the track OF the iugttyes.
lost AL traces OF hem and came nact detected at
the thought that the "game" had succeeued in
reaching the borders OF Connecticut William
Gale, the keeper VINO rescued sloop from gang
OF conylcts two OF whom he wounded with MS re-
voiyer, short time since, was among the prison
officers VINO followed closely on the heels of the
runaways. lie also learned from persons at vari-
Gus places east OF sing sing that the four convcts,
DRESSED IN CITIZENS CLOTHES.
were about hail an hour ahead Of him. After
finally succeeding III securing horse and wagon
Gale drove with the utmost speed 10 Kensico,
/ Pleasantvlle aud otner stations on the Harlem
Railroad. ana notified the agents. hoping by that
means 10 capture the convicts II they attempted
every down tram was carefully searched oy the
\ keeper, VINO, however. aied TO ind the escaped
1 men. He then proceeded to White Plans and re-
I manned at the railroad depot during Friuay night
I In the belief that the convlcts would endeavor to
\ reach New York on the mix train. when is due at
4 the village named about eleven O'Clock T.. NJ This
\ train was also mlnutely examined on Its arrival.
\ but the missing men were not on board. Gale
went alone in the pursuit, being anxious, as ne
modestly limited, 10 meet the notorious steve
4 Boyle, VINO was armed 10 the teeth, and who, he
4 said, .'would nave had ~ he
SHOT BEFORE BEING TAKEN
connected wiEh the prison knew that Boyle
4 iured alive. as he had made no secret
or his Intention to leave on the first opportunity.
year mat whenever he got ready to leave he
would go and. once away, they would never take
him back aive,n
| As there were only Tour of she convcts seen in
company after getting OF the locomotive various
theories are advanced 10 endeavorlng TO account
for inc htn aany believe That ne was
seriously wounded by one OF the shots
hred from the north guard post, the
keeper who discharged the weapon asserting
that nc certainly wounded one OF the convicts
while he was running toward tue locomotive AS
though IN apparent corrouordtlon OF tuis theory
a stone csyered with blood found on the rail-
road track near the prison yesterday morning. In
when the party abandoned the locomotive the
wounded convict cFawlea into
SOME PLACE or C0NCHALMEST
and there renamed until night set IN, when he
Was PROBABLY taEcn away nv MS outside friends,
II is now irmy believed that three or four oil the
escaped men had on suits OF ctlZens' clothing un
deTneath their prison garb when they broke away
from the quarry The beei IS also entertained
tnat these DISCUSSES, together with a number OF
revolvers, hau been secreted 10 the quarrles Ivy
couiederates OF the escaped conyicts. 10 this
cumstanee more than any other are the fugitlves
Indicted to-day Tor Fnelr liberty, as once the tell
tale prison suits were Inrown aside the chances
OF detection were materially reduced. It is
thought that Ha wiley was drawn into The plot TO
escape at the last moment, as ms record IN the
prison was good, ana ne was expecting ~ be par
dOncd snorLly through tue intercesslon OF his
frlenGs. HIS mother sent telegram TO tne prison
yesterday morning asking II nef son nad really
escaped.
Warden walker i about sending postal cards.
bearing the descriptive lst OF the lugtlves, to all
OF the Principal post Offices III TINS ana adjoining
estates. lie regrets tnat he has not yet been
authorized 10 establish 'TOgueis galleryu at the
prison, a. N that case he would now tie enabled to
I AGA uR m en- nNaa
over the country and by That means, In all prob
AGILITY, insure theIr speedy capture.