The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1881-07-18

to serve out q sentenc acquired after
his escape.
"Billy" Corners, who may have
been seen almost any day on Broad
way, dressed in the height Of fashion,
and driving "swell" team down to
Coney Island, and whose association
with the Northampton bank robbery
makes him famous in police circles,
| made great efforts to get away, but
never succeeded. One day convict
was engaged in hauling manure from
the stables inside tie prison to the
prison farm just outside was approach
ed by Corners, who offered him $50
if he would let him lie down in the
cart and be covered with the manure,
and then dump him outside The
man consented, bu. found to carry
out the scheme he would have to take
into his confidence another convict
who was sent that day to assist him,
The second man agreed to go in
and take half the money, and it was
SO arranged, but before the plan was
carried out he went to the principal
keeper, and, handing over his $25 gave
full information as to the plot New
ertheless, they carried Corners out
under the manure, and couple Of
keepers followed the cart, with in
structions to turn over the load after
it was dumped and see what they
would find. They didn't have to turn
the load over, for when it was dumped
"Billy" Cooners' shoe was sticking
up in air. They rescued him with a
little difficulty and marched him back
to the prison, cast down with disap-
pointmsnt and covered with filth
The convict who had planned with
him to help him out was brought
back and search made for his $25.
It was fnally found sewed away in
the waistband Of his trousers, and
both him and Corners lost the short
time they would have had by good
behavior, but the man who told was
rewarded by receiving Communication
Of sentence and ID easy job while he
stayed 10 prisoner.
Instances of convicts escaping
through the assistance Of other con-
victs are more rare than instances Of
escapes prevented by reason Of con-
victs giving information Of prepara-
tons and intention to sbeat" the
prison. Charles Joseph made four or
five attempts, any of which would
have been successful had be not
been betrayed. Once he succeeded,
but was captured within a month -
He was employed in the kitchen
and messroom. Three times he
put . false bottom into q swill
barrel, and ciouching beneath IL al.
lowed the svill to be- poured over
him. In this he was repeatedly car
ried out of the prison limits undis.
covered, but never made good his
eeeape before bis absence vas noted
Thsn the guards and keepers would
skirmish out after the swill barrel.
Finally be got away on train, but
was captured again He was regarded
as the hardest man to retain within
prison walls that has eyer been in
Sing Sing, and gained for himself the
sobriquet Of JACK Shepherd Joseph.
Only last Monday souvenir of
Charles J. Williamson appeared in
Wall street in the shape of a forged
81 900 bond on the California and
Oregon Railroad company, now part
of the Central Pacific system. The
issue was made ten years ago, and,
Williamson, on conviction, received
sentence Of fifteen years. imprison-
ment in State prison. At Sing Sing
he fraternized with "Steve" Boyle,
and one night, just before locking up
time, they set FIRE to the shoe chop,
and under the cover Of the excite.
ment thus created made good their
escape. Boyle's escapes and captures
are eminent in criminal literature -
He is now back in Sing Sing serving
as an engineer. His demeanor toward
his keepers is insolent, although he
behaves pretty good as rule. A
Herald reporter who was making a
tour of the prison with Keeper Dixon
the other day, came upon to him at
work in the engine room, laying a
brick floor.
"Where did you get those bricks?'
said the. keeper.
"Took EN-" said Boyle, never look
ing up.
"Who FROM"
"The State"
"Why didn't the contractor furn-
ish them?"
"I don't know s'pose you ask
him J" Then, as if he had gone too
far and wished to retreat, be looked
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