The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-31
A srNG sINg PRISON pLor
The Timely Discovery Of some VERY In
Rcnious aud Costly Work.

Another escape from Sing Sing prison
might have been recorded on SUNDAY, but for
the confession " one Of the Keepers implicated
In the conspi-acy The notorious bank robber
Joseph Kiug~ldnd, alias d" George Fuller was
sentenced u Auburn prison on the 18th Of June.
1871, for ten years. Having been transferred to
sing Sing prison. he cscapcd 10y briping one of
the guards in September, 1872. He was after
ward arrested and confined in tho Jail at New
G tile, Delaware. for burglary, but he e.coped,
and the next heard of him was in connection
with the Barre Bank robbery In Vermont. with
four Others. he bound the cashier and took him
from hs house to the bank and compelled him
to open the vault aud safe
Detective. from Boston got track ~ Kings
land, and captured him in this city IN the latter
part Of August last. He acknowledged that he
was nm escaped convict, and was returned to
Sing sung utison to serve the eight Years remain
ing Of hi. term before being tired ia c.m ont.
lie Is Of n respectable family, and his friends
have worried unccnsinrly to get him out Of
rrisou. lie has been cWi Logged in thc BOOK
! bind.iv department since lat. rccap.ure, and
heinz iiuent and agreeable takcr, he won the
keeper. Tnomts q. llastugs. ihis tssOciitloh
| culnItttel Zoo ID conspiracy for an escape.
! Hastings. who las ncen Il kDrt or IN the prison
| Tor t,vl YEAR. In ordsr to throw on suspicion,
| went to iicsd Keeper BENSON and said t" un-
! dersttnd that kiur-lard W 'n's TO- ~ some ono
en- nee tn twik INN. and ucrhaps squash all the
| outsiders vino ar working Tor him.' ne Wa
| told To- 60 nhe 'd ' amt ser wat hc coud ma
| with King lana friends. lie tIld IN IN there
/ were tnr,c ways .ui cH rt.nE an escape. ne
! second. " to be counted GU " when tHt roll WIS
/ called at lprt-uu tine. when ttl-tiu.r would
send in n. lrp If, tnW VA IA, !ins Wet. ''
mas neht" ihc Lust ulan was accepted. and
the tue dc'crnIneI on was o'clock CHRISTMAS
iit-ur = promised 10 have himself put on
guard tnat night nj "hayc tbincs nxed.' lie
came 90 Sow .rk several tunes TO have imule-
menfs mnde, aud Kiug-l nd's friends being
! afraid fhHt the Ike per was " weak kueel, ~
| apotfed him each time. lie mad astrung, COM
! pact ia,kscrew made and two KEYS TO NJ the
! oucr. IN the same instant. rhc.e were smugslcd
iutl the DTS .t .uIl tie iItksCrew WAS given go
! King lafd. lia--iuef, hudius 10 imp1sstne TO
execute thc 30 alone made advance To An"t lcr
keeaer. Henry tt IA trt,r III r.cr was given 500
to assist. 90 ne was the one who would he ON
| guard with lta-ttuss ON CHRIS m s. ni.hf. kings
! and took iuto fis confluence Jpnnay llrice," a
| hirhwayY.un. sentenced f'r seventeen years In
/ l-1O lirice knew % Ning-lands career aud ac-
| cepted the inNtatioh to assist IN tne escape;
! Everything seemed favorable as the evening uf
keci'r Rr's ~. however. had suspicious ~
hastings. and daring sac week tine ct-e WAS
wurNd up Ca c n-tua- Afternoon he tc.i
several extra g9aii- to oe ON maud iliht night.
7 Ilt-uug- tNd n rttr went to the ptirpn. aid
were pA.ced ou GA g. with the extra men. ihe
Mot was frustrated. although Hastings had
evcrj 'hu- retl,. u.,ln- plN.nr!in Co., ,"crrr
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