The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-09
A DESPERATE UNDERTAKING.

THREE MORE SING SING CoNvICTs RUN THE
GAUNTLET or THE GUARDs-oNE OF THEM
SHOT AND nEcAPTURED.
Among tho restless OF Sing Sing Prison tho
daring feat accomplished by four Of their number,
who last Friday escaped from that institution by uiiI.
zing convenient locomotive, Is regarded heroic
deed, worthy Of the highest (convicu commentators
Il also to have infused in tho jabird breast an
additional futtcr OF hope that opportunity may DO
wanting to enable many OF them to emulate their fell
lows again breathing the OF freedom. In ilustra-
ton OF this yesterday afternoon thrcc convicts,
named Thomas Dcvnc, Thomas Faherty and
Martin Kelley, made n break, and, rushing be-
tween guard posts Nos and O, dashed away
from, the prison grounds and into tho open fields ap
parcnty needless OF the shots fired al them by tho
guards These men belonged 10 two different gangs
both Of which were employed in what is known as tho
srond quarry, situated about eighth Of a mile from
tho prison. Between ono and two O'Clock they con-
trivcd to cludc tho observation of their respective
keepers wh,c casting on their convict clothes tcaed
in prison parancc 'skinnlng thcmscvcs'') and then
rushed in citizens dress what may be properly
termed .dcath line tho guard posts being only about
200 yards apart and the scntnels armed with sixteen
shooters. Tho latter officials, whose duty Il
was 10 shoot down the runaways, appear not TO
have made much effort IN That direction as
Il Is said that only three shots nrcd from one Of
the guards posts, ana one from the other none OF
which took effect rho iugitlvcs, alter passing tho
guards. made thor way through vacant lot and hav
ing crossed low stone wall winch forng the boundary
OF the prison grounds succeeded In reaching the Albany
postroad This road they followed for short distance
and then sruck out in an eastcrly direction Tor the
woods. As as tho alarm could DO gwen several
Of the extra guards and keepers started after the
escaped men, who fully milo
away before tho pursuit from the prison
commenced. Meantime, however, Elias Ackcr, aged
twenty, nero boy IN appearance, who lives with hts
shos OF the guard, ,ooKcd out and saw two OF the
yicts running A moment aiterwsrd keeper
along nearly OF breath from the effort he had made
running up the hill after the iugtvcs. Seeing that the
keeper almost exhausted, Acker borrowed his
vover and set out after The two runaways Ito
rapidly closing on Thorn in piece Of woods about
a mile and halt IRON the prison when one OF the des-
DRAWING LARGE KNIFE
said. Snow come II you his but as Ackcr,
pistol In hand continued to advance HIM the fellow
turned and ran again. Al this nmc Ackcr says he
could have killed both " he felt disposed. see
ing that the man drew the knife still continued
run Ackcr says he nrst fired Two three shots
the mans head, thinking 70 inimidaic him, and then
he took aud sent bullet through the convicls leg
winch caused him To surrender Acscr then took hIs
and handed HIM over 20 the nrst guard he met.
This IN IN who prove b. Dcvinc had thrown away
the Knife he brandishcd before being captured Tho
other men succccdcd IN escaping
Ancr having his wounds dressed by the prison ply
stefan Dcvinc haLdcuiicd with forty-ninc other
convcts and sent to Auburn Prison last evening IL
understood that the guards who allowed the three
men 10 run past their posts would bc at once DIS
missed. Inspector Wagner. who Is present In
charge ot the prison. particularly nccnsed their
apparent carclessncss in letting tho men 90 By them
lie pronounced The escape "dcsperate undertaking -
and said thought he could have shot ten men at tho
short distance between them and the guards wcro he
armed with the KIND Of weapon used By the latter.
The icowipgs descriptive list OF Tho escaped
Thous, Fisherty received from Now York born Troy N
aaih " s w. l,,na IL. s.sSx n's when
arrested; stature. asA weight i37 bA complexion sal