The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-03
SHERIFF RILEY'S SEARCH.
CiLLiNG THE TELEGRIPH AND THE
POST OFEJCE 10 ms AID,

Aud Tryiug to Leave City Of Refuge In
Iithct the United states or Canada for
Porter and Irving. who walked cut OF
urookiyns Jan without Asking Leave.
judge Henry A. Moore. of the Kings
county Court Of Sessions had nm appointment
nt I'D o'clock yesterday morning with Mr.. Will
lam Porter tho handsome and stylish young
man whom The jury in Judge Moore's court on
Thursday last pronounced guilty OF burglary in
thc third doLroe Judge Moore designed TO
nave Mr. William Porter cared for for tho next
years in the stono mansion surmounting
Crow llll and when lie learned that Mr.. Porter
and Mr.. Irving had walked out Of the Raymond
street Jail on Sundny morning. no quietly OBJ
saryod 20 his clerk that 1t was highly ungcntle-
manly for Mr.. Porter not to keep his appoint
mont
sheriff Thomas NJ Riley wns tho most active
man in Brooklyn yesterday. He wore, ON his
blue scarf gold bird in full wing carrying a
diamond in its bcak and it seemed typicnl OF
tho inil birds whose light he was trying to cheek
10th by mail and telegraph. lie distributed
postal cards. giving description u tho men
and announcing his reward OF i2j00. with the
utmost liberalty. and hurried kilograms on to
every city OF importance In tho Union and in
The Dominion Of Gambia.
" Had these men brokon Jail" he said or
outwttnd my vigilance in any other way
would not feel SD bad about It; but for them to
put on their hats and walk out through tho
ki;chon as q man might do out OF his own
house. why. while speak with moderation.
say It is too bad. Frankly must say that there
was carelcssness on the part OF Deputy Evans.
He ought not to have takentime. when no heard
that two men had escaped. to 20 and tell the
keeper Of the Jail. Ho should have started in
pursuit at oncc. DO not believe there was any
corrupt combination by which tho men escaped.
The doors are opened every morning that the
men NAV get their meals from the kitchen and
during this hot weather Bartlett aud Martin
who'aro in prison for the Planet Mills robbery.
have been allowed to 20 into the kitchen to
make coffee Tho cell doors are opened every
day to allow the men 10 pass into the corridor
as IN the we'll known condition Of Raymond
street jail. it is only an act OF humanity
70 allow the prisoners who have been
there M long as these had. to 20 into the corri-
doris where they could get fresher air. Porter
and Irving. shnng" Draper and Gilbert Yost
were all in tho snme cells when Evans opened
tae cell door Draper and Yost were asleep. and
Porter and Irving were standing in their shirt
sleeves with thoir cans in their hands. Tney
ru-,rd out into the corridor. while Evans went
81 sec Corners. United States prisoner who
has been there for some time. 20 get Corners to
shave him. Porter and Irving went into the
kitchen which is in the story below. The cook,
WHO was eating his breakfast. had his back TO
them. He saw them however. and Thought IL
strange they were there hut. seeing the cans In
thair hands concluded that il was ali right He
viewer, did not see them 80 OF ths Kitchen
into tho yard. They crossed the yard. climbed
over tho foundations OF the now Jail. aud into
the hospital yard. Then scaling fence they
were In the street and confederate whose
name think have. had coats there for them.
and their escape was accom- .ished"
reporter.
before thirty DAYS. Ny reward Of $500 will
bring them, The gang TO which these men BE-;
great deal, Ihave humber d private detec-
tves working on tho case. and the Police De-
partment Is assisting all il can. Every point
has been covered and I'm confident Of their re-
capture. In preparing for the new Jail the con-
NE ys1d leaving Hdn9 ne protection there; aP-
get beyond n committee"
The Jail officials do not believe that either
Draper or lost knew VI The plot 90 escape.
Draper Yesterday professed Indignation at it.
and said that II was dshonorabe in the face 81
the kind treatment they all had received. He
wrote q letter 10 brother 81 John Irving who
is printer in this city, telling him thnt there
need fear. and advising him 10 tell Jack" to
return and give himssalf up. as II was the only
decent thing t0 do. This letter was delivered 10
lrvngs brother Yesterday afternoon. and he
assured the sheriff that he did not know
JACK irving > whereabouts.
Mrs. Porter, the pretty wife OF tho burglar
visited Raymond street jail on Saturday after
noon, and is believed 10 have carried 10 Porter
and Irving tho pistols which they evidently had
ready for use rs they were running away on
sunday. Mrs. Porter was formerly shop girl
IN kidleys store in this city. and she dresses
richly and becomingy. Her beauty Is said TO
have Influenced one or two OF the lurymen In
the FIRST trial Of her husband. when there was "a
disagreement. and II rs also claimed that IL did
not fail TO have its influence upon some Of the
lawyers. In the last trial however. District
Attorney Cutlin did not hesitate to describe her
as paradng about in tnery. which the thieves
~ whom she was the qucen-had stolen. One
Dpllard. who was witness for Porter on the
trial. visited the Jail on Saturday afternoon
and one Fitzgerald, who also testified IN Por-
tors behalf. visited him recently. Porter has
bad n friend in Mother Mandelbaum well
known 10 the police OF this city. and 1t Is said
that he sont 10 her after his conviction for $500
word. " Tell Billy he can't have no more
money"
The prisoners are believed to havo learned
the easy way out OF the prison while at work
landscape gardening in the jail yard turning
ih" unattratve courtyard in'o flower beds and
banks OF smooth turf The contractors were at
ne same time tearing down the south wall OF
the yard, and so unintentlOnally opening n
road for the prisoners to escape. One Of the
party rs II now seems. with n design 10 disarm
suspicion and - win confidence. said that IL
was not best for them to WORK the next day In
the yard, as they could easily get away, and
their presence in the yard might cause talk.
Sher!u Riley yesterday stopped all passes to
the Jail. and made some new rules which Will
close the kitchen rs IN avenue OF escape Tor
any other prisoners.