New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-08
THE ADVENTURES or THREE LUNATTcs.
HOW THEY ESCAPED FROM THE ASYLUM on WARDS
IsLAND-THER RECAPTURE.

HOW THEY ESCAPED FROM THE ASYLUM on WARDS
IsLAND-THEm RECAPTURE.
The three lunatics who escaped Saturday night
from the Insane AsJ luln Wards Island exercised
considerable ingenuity in making their way out.
They were confined in Ward b in the western end
of the large building and about half an hour before
their escape had been locked in with the other in
mates after coming from their usual evening airing
in the yard. The passage leading into the yard
from the building has double doors, opening in
ward and the other outward. Keepers MEGA thy
and Wilson usually have charge of the doors but no
guarded them. The three men, Isaac Hussey
Charles Mclaughlin and Charles Lamarich, man
aged III some way probably wioh false key. to uu-
lock both these doors and 10 reach the yard. The
door from the yard into The outer grounds
way TO the west Side Of m the iIo soSd Uir Thr
escape made between half-past : and o'clock at
night and an alarm was Immediately sent TO the
New-l ork polco. The keepers at the asylum
searched the island for the men, Fortunately the
other 90 inmates Of the ward made effort 10 take
advantage of the ways of escape that were left
open by the three who departed. About midnight
the attendants at the asylum heard cry apparently
proceeding from the river at Hell Gate. T6ey took
row-boat and went cut IN the river, whore they
found tlat-bOttomed boat capSized in the stream.
There was no one IN II, but there mans coat
lying ON the bottom OF the boat as IL lay upside
down.
Nothing more was heard Of the fugitiyos until
about half-past : yesterday morning, when Keeper
Kerr of the asy hum, discoyeied lluSsey trying TO
swim across the Harlem River. lie was captured
ana taken D1ck To tnH island. lie refused TO
tell Dr. Eagan, who is in charge Of
were unlocked. He stated, however, that after hc
and his co!nl Mons got ont of the yard they found
Hat ottonci bOaU at tn lOwtrcud OF the island.
This they took and started across the river Before
they had gone far the boat began ill with wafer
and finally ca psiZcd. L&marich took off his coat.
laid 1t III tho boat. and swan away toward the
NeW-lOrh shore. Mclaughlin could not SWIM so
HuSsey says hel ped him into the boat and en-
deavorcd TO SWIM and push tha boat before him.
Finding his strength failing he left the boat and
Mclaughlin and made his own escape TO Harlem.
l)r E3gan, soon after the escape, had sent Keeper
John Dahy 30 New-IoIk to watch the house where
lusscy'S famy lives The keeper finding that Has
SeY did no. come TO the house, left IL at ab0ut >
o'clock in the morning and went TO the house of
LlmarlchS brother IN CfrlStlc-st. While he va,
watching there he saw McLOughln come out OF the
house aud move down the street. DUTY at once
seized McLoughiu, but the latter resisted stOuty.
The keeper called bystandcrs to assist hiln but
no one seemed disposed TO interfere. Duffy finally
GOT his prisoner into the Bowery and there found
u policeman who assisted him in taking Mclaughlin
10 the IOmbs. Duffy returned to get Lamrich but
told that he had gone out and would not return ;ll
late in the day, when the family undertook 30 keep
hm in restraint till he cDuid be sent TO the island
Mclaughlin told Warden Finn, at the TOnbs, that
there four who had planned to escape together
but at the last moment the fourth of the party an
old man, had refused TO go. The three who eit tna
asylum were young men, and were considered b5
Dr.. Eagan as bad cases. HuSSey was especially
apt to be violent NcLOughlin has previously
been an inmate Of the Penltentiary and ol the In.
sane Asylum. Ia June, 1870 while at the asy luln
lac m de attempt 10 escape, getting out Ot th2
occasion. He started TO swim TO Long Island, and
succeeded in reaching Astoria. There he g0SlntC
an alteration with man and was arrested and
subsequently returned to the island.