New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-12
F0UP MORE PRISONERS ESCAPE.

GUARDSNEN EASILY OYERPONERED.
TWO OF THE PRISONERS RECAPTURFD-THE KEEP
FRS ARRESTED FOR DRUNKENNESS AND FINED
$40 EACH-wARDEN FOX REICENr.
The escape of the BlackWelPs Island con-
victs Gillespie and O'Brien on sunday evening from
patrol boat through the assistance OF party OF six city
runlans, was followed yesterday morning 10y the flight
OF two other convct JOIN COe ana Michael Burns VINO
were sent ont in Patrol Boat No s. IN charge Of Guards
man Patrick Gdfuey and the attempted escape Of all
other brace OF prisoners, named Thomas Fox and Will
lam MEGA, H. VINO formed the OF patrol boat IN
charge Of Guardsman John Benton. The facts relative
TO the escape Of Coe and Burns and the unsuccessful
attempt Of tue other two couyicts are as follows;
About II a. ID. yesterday, While Oticer Jauyrn Of
the Tweuy-tbird Precinct was patro!ing his beat along
the East River the foot OF sovcnt -nntst ms at
tcutIou was attracted TO PcutcuaIy guard-boat out
on the river From the actions Of those board, he
came TO the conclusion that there was something wrong
After watching them for some time he saw that the
keeper had lost all control Of the boat and that the two
convics who were wing the boat, were making pre-
parations to escape to the New-YOrk shore The officer
immediately sent messenger the station house In
Figbtyelght-st for help Sergeant Buddugton called
out The reserves and sent them 20 the aid or Officer Jan
yrin but meantime the two prisoners had jumped
from the boat and escaped 10y swimming In different di
rectons. When the officers IN another boat reached the
puard-boal they found the keeper, Patrick GaHuey,
living drunk in the bottom OF the boat, and took
him into custody Gaueys carhiUe ANA revolver were
in the boat and also suits Of convict garb for winch
the convcs had substituted cItzen,' clothes. II was
while changing their clothes taat Oht'rI JJnyrn had
first noticed the suspicious actions Of the men, and his
belief now is that Gaflney was cognzlnt Of the intended
escape Citizens pursued the two couvlrS, hut without
success aud the officers took Carney 10 the station
house lie pretended that he did not know the names
of the escaped coEvct and even refused TO give de-
scugtlou OF tAem % Sergeant BUD -i-tuL.
Lotion FH.frF 0
s,auou-hoUs, having I'm custody another keeper, John
Bruton, whom they found clugng 10 mis- upset guard
boat I'm the middle OF the river, while his two prison
convIcs swimming of Ia dllercnt directions. The
police reserves 10y the use several boat were able TO
surround UOth keeper and prisoner aud succeeded in
capturing all Of them. Keeper Biuion Wa, almost rs
drunk Cafu,y, and was drcHCi 3' 7ri-eant Bud
dngtcn send both to the Harlem Police Court, before
Justice Wheeler. There they were committed FOR ten
daya de-. .t OF SO hnc each 1e TWO cOAyCts were
gwen 10 &c TO Warden Fox, who took them back 10
4 TmBUSE reporter called upon Warden Fox at the
PenJcuJary yesterday afternoon, for further iuforma-
ton concerning escape OF the cUnyics the pre-
yous evening The Warden had just returned from the
city where he said had been 10 that everything
pos was done TO effect the recapurc of the escaped
conyIcts aud out the persons VINO mad aided
them in getting away. He stated ,nat O'Brcn mad been
seen during the forenoon by detective iu the Four
teeutn Precinct and thai he narrowly escaped arrest by
lodging INTO an alley. IL the intention he said, to
make every effort 20 return the men TO the
Island ana discover tneir aecomplces Warden Fox
sad that guard, stephen Kelly. had bccu employed
in capacity for four years and had always seemed
faithful man, but would seem tat ne was culpable
In this case. The affair was TO De Iuly Investigated
10 prevent convcis VINO sent ont iu The patrol
boats from escaping by selecting trustworthy ones and
those who have only short terms 10 serve. sl 10 is
very poor system, and never send the boats with
ont feeling uneasy aud alarmed. The ryst"u OF paid
boatmcn, though 10 would cost "a few thousand dollars
must he adopted sooner or later We ere going 10
rum as II Is"
No auson was made M tins time 70 the escape OF the
second pair COuyIct-. and when Warden Fox was
visited gain found in state OF considerable
mental distress. IL with difficulty that any InfOr-
mat ION could be obtained fTOu him. Ia act SAID
did not know the OF the men who had got away
and cou not say what had become Oi GuIrd. an n
new VINO had charge Of the boat which they were row
iuI lie h.d no accurate information as 10 how the
,caue was effected. lie believed tile vuuyIys had over
unset the struggle. some one from the
island had been sent after the boat ana brought
IN back with the oars and the guardsuau's car
huc IN IT, The warden stated that both Kelly aud Gaf-
ucy had been suspended, ana mat the Board would
probably iuvcstVatc their cases to-day or Tomorrow.
From the P-uItcutiary books n dsccTtancd that
of the men who escaped yesterday joan Cor W8s TWEEN
ty-oue years Old. 10 convicted OF burglary and
Sent, need on February II 10 one year Imprisonment.
lie ,lyr his residence as ~. $50 West Turfy-uulst
WAS convicted petit larceny IN july and sentenced
for three months Tul- was H. turd term on the
Island . The yuaIG-mau, Patrick Galley who
Is an unmarried about thirty years old.
was appointed on March 10. He formerly
q lock,mIth aud h.muger. HIS address was gwen as
30. 227 West FuTty-siNtl-st. On inquiry a. That place.
II was learned that he longer hyed ther. but his
brother, John GalHey, a hdCk-duVer, was found lie
said that he Hdu his brother, Who claimed that he
was OyerpOWercd by she ConyIrts. They knocked hiu
down ana TOWed the boat 10 the shore ana then rs-
capped. They did not, hr stated. change their clothes
while IN the boat but may have hdd cz MS clothes ON
under the uT.uu-dIrss and thrown tuat Oh As they
running up the bank nom the river.