The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-07

.,.,.., uu, OF the Front D""- "r the Fr'."n
,l,, m, Mntr"W's Nose VI" ~P''ngh"''
.ad wor,c.tcrt rr",idc"c" At the ""'e'
moi the Tonguc that Led 4" betecti""

a. 81
~" ~, of the Tonuuc that Led 4" Detecti""
u,,rfonu. idnc G.-Mrs. Lydia sherman
,..l h,r, tais forenoon ON the ii o'rlo'k
% r.w pro,Ideu in charge OF Deputy
y"-l,n Mr ~. Half an hour later She WIS
,.r..Iat N.thrr-nrld. and Warden liewrs
m,,.y.nsn-iah ot rrlioi. Although the 49,
.,fh- most notorious pr soner was not
''.,I.. fuf. hut that oi the matron. Mrs
S.rhais,. yc, the warden knew that the
,I....o.ilI fdl upon him. The lucky recap
,.f Mrs sherman takes load otf His mind.
a.. Sill rr,an vas unrN pe.tedly commun,ca-
A., III. WHO have seen her IN prison here
,l,r, Uli.n ~re would turn her face from the
.r.f islvoid observation IA much MS pos
.... naturally assumed chat she would now be-
rar,r,ti. ut than rver. On the contrary. she
49, sm.Uus and agreeable. seemed 10 regard
t, adventure IA rather smart thing. and wis
,or.ne Ga to tell all the particulars.
NJ Sherman says that the matron had been
or+ ,n tho evening " the es ape. and IN conse-
,.n.e her .ood-n l.ht round was somewhat
Irrrnn usual. Sno says she had had no idea
o,.eai. NJ until that night She had undrcssed
,nl e.urio bed. The thought OF escape came
10 her suddenly. like an inspiration, and she
,ros. anl put on her clothing Thecell was not
l,,.i IT,. matron never ID KIDD the cells TIL her
u~fN
,hft hnif.past ten Mrs. sherman slipped
,utau A.. ,cre;ed herself IN corner cell which
va- u-,d for storage. and the door Of which
uo,,! ajar. The mairon passed along the lower
her Of coils. locking them. TWAS her duty to
uy good night io the of .upants. and hear them
,epond. hut she omitted t. DO 49, In fact. she
iri grown * 'evdiugy slack IN many details.
se then went 10 ih. upl"T ti.r oi .r.s' ~. Ihi
,1.nnIy lirit Mrs. sherman SAYS she asked
one oi the prisoners, MS she was gong
urn the wiik down. ~ the light
iur her eyes. While the matron was
h. the upper gallery. one Of the prisoners dis.
c,rr,I Ia rat. and the nlatron went down and
int tho further k,t 'htn % srt ! MmP VIZ
wHch To- max a th"r,uEp scar y .mt uy X
kNi- ituW the WON, . : dep ,rtu"u nj 10 TIE main
ballot ihe ~ son. Mrs. sherman says that sn.
iIDw0i the uatron intp the frs. it.hrn. and
her -'i' s"'ratrd herself III n corner. hind a
IaftLou which Juts out loot or two When
trmn'run had returned 10 the women prison
man ia.l and out nt the front door. which WAS
op.u. The Wlr,.ru da1- at,ss i;"i gone u a
ca.cr' ~ Weth~rsnell and tad not ut rr-
urlal. The door had been lru open for them.
III Sherman walked deliberately down TIA"
tu.r. S4rwnre light colOred musiin irrss
nj a. ys.l anon her head in lieu of "A bonnet
s. WAS observed by one OF IN" pr son att nd
49, who Thought Sue was II wHrirns ",
l.. street she waited foI horse car.
inteud M 10 ride to Hartford. Pretty
e ne psr Ds " wae hT ad 5een T'a siv 's
h. vs. .' IA AInons them Srs. Sherman Of,
teryef nan Hayden. the Pest Nm 'o clerk. vino
nAls. OF course She, let that car 10 oy. she
w.e,i lInn. The trwk unit shr rea ned roy
h,r4. bong tcwudrred. she took the steam rat
IT, H. ulnhtng all the while she On the
b r-' 7,rtraek. and followed ltunu! she reached
s-~.i. a eislight ut the. foot Of Charter Oak
street. SIC turned .oward II. and soon met Z,
E,n. Of whom she as the way To tnr depot
NJ good woman. sad ne. you are lar out u
MY. How AZ yoa wyspp'n to r get loS' #
we IN o nav WV rhn man N att e
}, direct beer. and hnal " said he would show her
Ne way 10 ne depot, II took her across parS.
b TIE depot Just a- tIe l:.1 morning train
porth arrived. She had barely tim, t. < On
tholts $50. This included n $50 bill which ha
lrau sent to the matron for her pyi one Miner Of
Nv LNui1n. "A convict who had been released
p We rs before. and Ia whom Mrs Sherman
h4i Ioue k4ndn"ss's the mntr.n had given
L. never rrv"uedih- ie't {" the warden. Inc
ttu,r tiO she had canned from tue sal" oi fancy
arriving in Springfield she won't to 2 hotel
y u her des ripuon. probably the Pyncnon
Il lse-ani secured a room. " ithout re- ~ r.
lHs her nan e. This WIS Oh the morning OF
N,dnrsday. Ny 30. When She awoke her FIRST
L ught wa. u get some clothing. The store
" %. ,ln-e,i but about 10 O'Clock she sue, eded
H. 1ntlng one open. and there e he bought q
GN..n. dress morning dress. toile
a. les. fan. towels. a.. not iorgeitsn-
bftlr II perfume. and two sat b ii
t.ea with her a lot Of spoons. Knives
i.,-. oul ,napeln ring which sie IA a
las d. .fr.u lui allowed her % k"ep Ia her cell
& H. uatA to tie hotel. she took dinner. and Al
c0t on board the train for Nor'.st +
ST. ..lfY ans. tut by mere chance al Mnr
c-'s- s1r took a Providence train, arrynG
9 uf7o rl0.k. Her, she went 10 the C.ntr.
J. o. o. q H. rel al
;ad f a S"as s,ha HtmssfEs Ste Toh Hem a m,
Ms. = rUiu, with a dcmure an innocl n
is Sas not a real lie, because have live,
laifa Iaugi4l that I came from Wethersncid.
h-r i.-.lr MAS 10 get work, and The psOplo tod
d wiiu"er WIN thrr" en- ir"n IN lh-
y fy|l'Nr. VINO wanted "A hou--kr-per. 1nn
W I.-f Ne thing Tor her. sh" thought. so sh,
iTli. IN Z, f. - Providence TO int-rview th'
N-r Happily for him he was away. VIII
lul -w.n-, n - n "A lam .ly Mrs. sherman coul,
Lave mlN.I poison u her hearts content. i
Ht.lttrf lW rs ape.
N..n She returned to the hotel she went int
y Rom or Nrs scars the landlady's mother
b. '"i a chat, Mrs. Sears IA the course o
/, ad i.r-ottrn il, Mrs, sherman said, on
L. Mrs. Moore" That said Mrs. sherman
was whore made a great mistah"
iNNi so" ~ hoW came 10 DO It. As soon ui
.l"W l. N.r- out Ol her mouth She rralet
~ Hanger. but she thought the bldnder hae
passed. unof served. Mrs. Sears soon alter ask
l'i i' i'hsr uie room lor IA lew minutes, ns sh'
shed fl ~ ak lrlNutcly win "a friend. Mrs
t-als -vid' utly eusuetted something wrOul.
e." nHd been req ing OF the escape OF NJ ~
t."i .i.tl. uui the Dlght struck her that here
", IN" OIL sang convict She commune ate,
,IlI- was on Monday. On Tuesday morning
:" MHlron raped on Mrs. sherman
SAr 3. nm eo"." In, and, not susp'mt
r. . crfani hlt surprising he was ~
wa. yer, entered mo conversation. H.
PISSED her II sac lad heard Of the escape %
hrsi 5. 'rm4u. aa4 she sal She had NJ