New-York tribune., 1877-06-14
PRISONERS ONLY IN NAME.
WILLIAM CoNNOR TAKES HIS LEAVE.

! WILLIAM CONNOR TAKES HIS LEAVE.
HE CoOLLY STEPS oUr OF LUDLOW STRICT JAIL
HIS FRIENDLY GUARDS ARE DINING
Sheriff Reilly was startled yesterday after
noon by the abrupt announcements that william Connor'
OF the Northampton Bank robbers. had escaped from
Ludlow street jail. Deputy Warden william L. Gardner
/ brought the news and gave the story as follows;
" The prisoner, Conuor, escaped about minutes
| before l O'CLOCK this afternoon He had Jnst nm
ished HIS dinner and left the dlnngro0m rs Keeper
james NcCary who had char-e Of the outer door was
called to dinner. McCarty left the door uguarded. and
came into the dinin groom where Three minutes
afteIwapd / TO the Office and found the outside
doors open. immediately searched the prison, and
discovered that Counor missing McCarty told me
he had locked both doors is the custom 10 keep the
doors locked but a Keeper is notNlways at the door.
Butch McCary, OF the the gang from llln"is'
visited Connor in the forenoon. and went away
about 1lis o'clock. down to the sner-
| iTs office without losing moment Connor
must have been furnished with duplicate
KEYS else he picked the lock. McCarty had the keys
of the doors in his possession n Is Impossible Tor the
door be- opened the outside. there Is no key
hole ON that side When Butch McCarty came to me
Jail the morning he was permitted 20 AZ stairs TO
ConnOr He s not relative Of the keeper Mctarty'
The keeper has been employed the Jail about four
years Warden Watson out ut the time Of the escaps
After hearing Gardner's statement, and asking some
questions sheriff Reilly said the Deputies present
There has been either criminal completely or cupaho
negligence the part OF Deputy Warden Gardner and
Keeper McCuty in permitting the iail doors 20 be left
unGu3rded. There plenty Ot men at the JAN to take
their guard | retained McCary ON tho recon-
menda,on Of william watson, the Warden. gave posi-
tive orders when took Office that the jail doors should
| he guard al day and night"
The Sheriff subsequently held long consultation with
Warden watsou Order Of Arrest Clerk Quincy, Under
Sheriff Cunning and Mr. Bangs Of Pinkerton's Detective
Agency 1t decided 10 oifer reward Of $1,000 Tor
the capture Of the escaped prisoner and to publish
desert ptOn his appearance Sheriff Reilly then went
10 Police Headquarters and conferred with the police
officials who Immediately communicated the facts CON
nected with ConnOrs escape 10 each precinct. Iee-
graphic dispatches sent TO Philadelphia and other
large cities, and arrangements made for hunting the
| fugitive in this city
4 TRIBUNE reporter visited the Jail talked with
Warden Watson escape. The Warden said that
Counor had been kept mp stairs and permitted 10
come down the first floor only to meals. Knowing
Connor 20 DE dangerous he had given tric orders
to 'he keepers never allow the prisoner to ont OF
then s.shL Iaa manner OF hs escape wls mystFt 10
a OF them. Keeper rer0ects seeing hctarJ lock he
doors just before NJ went in 10 dinner Connos escape
have been aided by some one whether IN the li IT
ON tho outside the Wand n was not willing to SPY lie
an impression IN WAX of tine lock Of the outer ie
conducted the reporter 70 tie Gningro0a AMI explained
low the prisoner succeded IN escaping without attract
mi the notice Of the keepers The dHn--r0or Is Oh the
gruuId door opd opens INTO narrow ps,ageWay iehnS
INFO the i0UrOCm or occ, tne on er doors ~ "ch
ar the pruipa 10 tie ia The distance rom
dnguoni door 10 the outer door ot the Jail Is rot
! moro than - feet Thc,e - \ slight curve IN the
short passs.eway, whch shuts odt the dining
from frou the Office An inner door Ind outer
doors eve access to the street me mixer door oi sh1
ircn work. siar 20 TIE doors used a. ptotee-
u, u "si'i,S ~ IL, III s i thi III Tho onter ar
are0-"df ol Hah' u"tli- ~ ~ iis ''i' le o'a'T ~ W VI
regular entrance doors are secured by strong urs
| with n heavy KEY. Connor, inc warden said'
iassed through ti3 Rite gassasc"sy To- tno once;
/ saw no one there and immedlitey uhoche1
ON the theory that there vas no crmiu'i com pney OI
the uart of the keepers, he must have been furnished
p1rturify 20. awav The Warden addr, the sheriff
Lad -rsi ended James McCiry, the delnqucnt keeper.
aiiaoa.l 70 orders had becn received remove him.
Al txaminauon ~ the locks caused the reporter TO
dfTr from warden 20 the possibility or getting
wax Impressions OF tae lock on the o4t 900. g. The
ysubui ltvecn tho outer and nnrr doors is ot Ny Wy
lar.r and 20 huuIer Of persons calling dt any one tns
i',r.t,r The fast4ns 10 the inner gi.ie would not
| tax the ingenuity Oi auy ssilliul man 10 open H.
The robbery Of The SOrihampton bank was acconl-
lt.cn Z, the amount of r7OOOOO par valme. They
sat 10 have been WORTH about actually SiOOOo0 fun
acccnt of the robbery was puh'isLea III III lhihtSb
the time. C.nnor, James Dunlap, ana one s'plt'
known as HustHg BoD wer' arrested ~ apr, on .Ae
present year through Ilnltr.ons ipctectINe A~eicy'
charged witb baylnE been on-ged IN me robbery Con,
nor w.s oIqd ~ tas Guy ahi d tnS J' ''r t & hn n
M Pniado phiI. tonnor II Dtsscu 10 nv pS,u ss
cernrd in tne robbery OF the First National Bank of
Flmra ;or wnch Berry. hs associate was sentenced to
! five wears Imprisonment IN Auburn Prison ,
| Col John K. Fellows, counsel for the northampton
Bank said to lIBuNE reuorer yesterday tnat on ire
apuiicatIIn N - the bank officials rcqustcn was made
by the Governor of Ma8sac cuseiis upon GOV hoonson
]
ruts charging him with being IN accessory before ana
! after III. commission ~ the crime. t0nnOrs counsel
sur out writ ~ nabeas corpus in the supreme Court
wbi,n was dismissed Dy Judge Brady, and TIE prisoner
! wa. rpmanGed {, the custody 0f the sheriff The de-
| clsion was aiirmed at General Term, but the
| iudves .rlutei stay OF proceedings ahd a
| tyrit of error % take the TO tie
! CnIft of Appeals without delay Judge Davis Suhse-
cueutv Granted order for tue prisoners counsel 10
snow cause why the should not be yached on the
affidavit nf counsel FOR the bank that ac prisoners case
WA. b.ug DELAYED. and would not be ready 10 he pre-
,riad .0 tine Court OF Appeals previous 81 It's ADJOURN
reit 4 June %. Judge DAVIS had adjourned the near
y u .his morning with the understanding that II the
pr.orcrs ease not tnen made up n" would yacate
! the stay
Crpuor 4, understood to be connected with gang OF
uofriu, thieves thrOug whose aid IL - supposed he
effected his THev can always secure money 10
.si.t each o. ler get together 723OOO or 500
600 IN an emergency. Those familiar wit le habits OF
these men ,ay that C)nnOr VIII De sccreted IN this city
f,r several weeks until be be- taken away sariy,
AMI will probably DE lost 10 the police authorizes until
nv come accident NE falls INTO their hands while engaged
E rev bank robbery. COuuOr Is d srribei Is about J
v,ars OF aye } feet inches IN hight Win very broad
snDrlr,r "a !u red faca with scar under the Ti@ht
! cIr.k-bsnr which makes . red mark. He mas brown
/ nlls,ache, ana Is eit handed