The sun., 1879-06-23
WM. J. SIIARKEY'S ESCAPE.
sIiLIN0 orr or NEW TORK HARBOR
~ MIKE NURRAP'S SCHOONER.


street Dunn had been n prOft ftssional gambler
Tor ndeen years Sharkcy was the son OF re-
spected residents of the Ninth Ward. but ho
went astray early in life. and after q brilliantly
notorious career Of the crooked sort. bloomcd
out into successful political udventurer He
was a bower in the Eighth Ward primaries. had
q club named after him. and belonged to every
influential political organization in the Fifth
Congressional District. sharkey was found
guilty of murder in the first degree and SEN
ten,ed to be hanged on Aug. 15, 1873 Nov. 10.
1873. found Sharkey still in the Toubs an oc-
cupant of cell 40 on the second tier. At 10
o'clock on the morning OF that day tho muir
dcrcr WAS visited 10y his mistress, Maggie Jour
dan. The girl. who. since her separation from
her first lover Thomas Murphy the pickpockct
had been a devoted companion OF Sharkey
had beggarcd herself in order to provide
him with funds for his defence. She visited
him constantly in jail. and her quiet, modest
dcmeanor had made her a general tavorite. On
the day In question she remained In conversl-
ton with him for two hours and half. when
she was joined by her friend Mrs. Wesley Al
len. At o'clock Maggie Jourdan left the
prison. At half past a tall. ungainly female.
heavily veiled handed ticket to tho doorman
and went out. At2 o'clock Mrs. Allen tried TO
pass out without ticket. alleging that she had
lost hers. An alarm WIS sounded. and Sharkey
was found to have shaved his moustachc OF
invested himself In the attire provided 10y his
mistress and her friend. and escaped. The
uuRHiniy female with the thick veil was the
convicted murderer himself. Tho last trace
Sharkey left was on Bleecker street car. The
late George W. Matse. then Superintendent of
the Police, took Vigorous stels To track the as
sasstn. All the EurotrHn steamers We're kept
under Surveillance. Two thousand dollars re-
ward was offered. The Eighth Ward was
searched with yigor that leit no likely refuge
uneNpored. and people who wer" known 70
have been Sharkey's intimatgs wore closely
shadowcd. But all IN vain; The living man
had managed t. vanish and leave no trail.
Among Sharkey's old acquantanccs WIS Nike
Murray who hal la;cly come into possession OF
means OF Tw.ed's escape to Cuba. The Frank
Atwood ut that time In at ths foot ~ Pine street
loading for a voyage to Jecm.l. Hayti. On
from tho Tomhs. the schooner's lading was
completod aud Capt Bryant reported MS ready
% tho owner. and Cant BRYANT WIS summoned
10 meet him ut Wenberg's Office.
=, Are you all ready for sea. Captain = asked
Ycs sir" was the reply.
How soon can you get out3'
can 20 out by daylight to morrow II noces-
Omit you get ont to-nicht?"
Not very well, sir. It's hard TO get n tug
after dark now, But II must got clear, why Of
course must"
"N,ll. meet me At 10 o'clock tonight in front
" tho Sinclair House. Don't fail. now, mind.
anl meanwhile get All rsady for sailing"
In ob. di"nre TO this command. Capt. Bryant
went on board At once and saw that everything
was prepared for derarturc His clearancr-
came from the Custom House that afternoon
aul he only awaited Murray's orders to sail.
At lpoclo,k that night" snid the Captain to
the rel rter. was at the corner OF Clinton
place and Broadway. / stood by tho side door
of the ncair House. Murray wasn't in sight.
anl was Just 'ominenclng TO get cold enough
iu want bot drink. when he cane ont OF his
gambling house acrcss the way. Ben Weinberg
was with him. They were talking very con-
nd ,ntinily together. and looking sharply for me.
skipped across the street 20 meet them.
Murray said hope you haven't been wait
Ing long, Captain. Are you ready 10 sail to-
am | said. or earlier II you want
Look here Captain there's n young fellow. the
son Of a Clergyman. a friend OF mine. wants to
take West Indian Trip. and II struck me you'd
are all paid. Let's 90 and take drink on g.
We took the drink in lhs. Sinclair House,
and while we We're taking II Murray explained
to me that my passenger WAS in n little trouble
and wanted To get away on the quiet u was
only civil damage case. he suid. Murray
handed me a package done up in thick yellow
There's 81 100 in gold and drafts in that
bundle he said. Give II to my friends son
wurn he lands You needn't let him know
you've got IL ull then; Get OF as soon as you
can Tomorrow. and don't take pilot. Just sign
his hilI and steer Yourself out. Jump into a hack
llr called hack and paid the driver and |
got in. Only th"u II struck me- Ia Ask what my
Iu-srnsers name WIS and opened the hack
doc, nnl ral'ed 20 ihrm ns they were walking
on. Murray told mo Frank Campbell.
When win hr como on bonrdY asked.
900 Iori bless youl he's On board now
ratified down town tn the hgck. II struck
me a. being mighty funny that Nike Murray
should have clergyman for friend AMI take
sEeh tl,rly lnIrrgsl IN his son, Bg' ihen
stock who ma been cleaned ont boy the Phl.is-
tines. ani whom they wanted 90 get out Of the
way tl suve trouble Any how. It diin'l concern
me-. as long as Murray w.s suited. and didn't
boih.r my hend much about 10.
When ! got on honrd / found tho cabin Of
\ \
sitting IN my ARMCHAIR. He was smoking md
bad tunihler Of hot brandy and water before
him. A bottle three-quart"rs full OF Marie
WIS on the table. and the galley teakettle stood
on plate alongside Of II. Altogether my pas
s"nger was max ng himself ut home in u free
and-rnsy way, indeed.
H. was about three quarters drunk, but
apnri from thal was querG-looklng Young tei'
hut had "A very dark jaw from his dark beard
HIS face was pecu ar ono. good-Loking
enough. but with eyes close together and very
Tost"-s aud shitty. Altogether he had very
cunning Hash look. and | said TO myself: Well
II I'm not very much mistaken. you're like
most ministers sons-a tolcra6e hard case
H. wore q plain black hroadclOth suit. new and
sh'ny carried watch and heavy gold chain
had "a womans cluster diamond ring on his
finger. and fancy blue ncckte, with noWors
worked ln col0red silks on tho ends around his
neck. Ny mate sat drinking with him. When
came into the cabin ne looked over his shout
der. and the mate SAID; That's captain Bry-
ant II" put out his hand. and said: How arc
you Captain Iyo been waiting for you ever
snfe nine o'clock But it's better late than
never, ell. old boyP ~
" We sat talking till late. and the more go
20 know him the moro was puzzled. tried
hard 20 pump him. tut II was emphatically no
60 He spoke of nothing but horse races, poll,
tics. faro banks. and women and recled On all
sorts % loud stories like breeze He was y
good talker. and told = story pretty well, We
kOt aluns ilr-t- rate together Once asked h iIu
something about his father the mnister; lie
laughed. and pnssed II OF with r Joke. From
hi- style. and the way he talkrd about women
thought he was In trouble with some girl and
was clearing out Of New York TO escape her II
wasn't tho first timo | had carried such pas
Bengers.
lie woke "A early as did. We got tug Al
daylight, While we were casting off a pilot
came on board. According TO law you have &c
pay pilot whether you use him or not, Actinl
on Murray's order. ! told this one didn't wnnl
him. He had his bill already made out; and
look IL down into the cabin 10 sign. When
enne W Campbell WIS talking 70 him. III
offered him adrink and the pilot took II. Il
nrYfr struck mo till long aiterwnrd that Camp
b,l wa. doing the very thing Murray wanted
him % avoid letting himsel be seen by peop''
who might recognize him. Altogether, though
he seemed very careless and uncunirrned
There WIS something wrong In the nHchineTl
OF the tug, and we lay three-quarters Of an hOul
Alongside the dock, with a crowd OF propl'
watching US. There were two policemen Hmonl
lhem. Campbell stayed on deck all the time
smoking and watching the men ut work 40,
90 call him Campbell, because II wasn't al