Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-05-24
OVER THE GARDEN WALL
A GENERAL JAIL DELIVERY TO-DAH.

A GENERAL JAIL DELIVERY TO-DAF.
Ten Long-Term Criminals Escape from the
Lancaster County Prison-They Cut
Hole Through the Wall ut Dinner
Hour-Where Was Bruno:
len Of the long term prisoners of ::the
county Jail made their escape from that
institution at half-past 12 o'clock to-day.
The list includes nearly all Of the long
term men, some of whom are among the
most desperate in the country. Their
names are John Frankford, Joseph Croft,
Andy Ehrman, John Lippincott, Abe and
Ike Buzzard, Morris Bricker, Paul Quig-
ley, John McAlpine and Mike Lentz.
These men have been working at cigar
making for some time past and during the
day time they were kept in cell 80 on the
ground and eastern side OF tho prison
They were not separated from morning
until night and therefore all were in the cell
at the dinner hour. Tho boss cigar
maker is Charles Greiner, who is employ.
ed by Mr.. Herr, that gentleman
having charge Of the department., as
he hires the convict labor for the manu-
facture of cigars. When the men made
their escape MIR. Greiner was in town at
dinner. Upon his return he looked into
the cell and found but five mem, all tho
others having gotten away. They affected
their escape by cutting a hole with the
tools they use through the eastern wall Of
the cell. They then passed from the cell
into the ice house, to get out Of which
they had but to raise q window. Once out
they soon scaled the walls with rope
which they had. At the time the prison
was in charge of keeper BurkhOlder and
undeI-keeper MUIR. G. A. Smith, the
other under keeper was down town at his
dinner. 1t is not known how long the
men have been workin. at tho hole, but
they could easily have done it in short
time as they had tools and tho wall was a
common stone one without any iron lin
ing. 1t was bad lot of men to leave in q
cell of that kind together, as some of them
have gone through cells of the hardest iron
in this same institution. Tho other men
who were in the cell, but did not leave,
were Alonzo Hambright, 10 years for bur-
glary Fred. Strobel, IA years for horse
stealing Joe. Buzzard, years for bur-
glary and Charlie Albright and -
Lewis, both Of whom are long tormers.
Among the best known of these men is
John Frankford. He was convicted in the
fall Of 1877 OF horse stealing, and was sell
fenced to 10 years imprisonment. He has
made u number of daring attempts and
several times was almost successful. 1t
will be remembered that he was shot last
winter by Captain Weise while ne was en-
deavOring to get away. He had intended
to make application for pardon as he
thought that his sentence was too heavy
and lie had very large number Of signers
to his petition.
Abe BuzZard is q we'll known member
Of tho notorious Buzzard family and last
year he was convicted on & number Of
charges of burglary and was sentenced to
13 years. Ike his brother was tried and
convicted at tho same time and of the same
charges and his term was 10 years. Both
have escaped before from Jail.
Paul Quigley is from this city aud he
was convicted of burglary also and SEN
fenced to two years and six months.
Morris Bricker is we'll known in this
city. He was convicted in August, 1879,
and was sentenced to years for breaking
into the jewelry store off. NJ. Hofer, in
this city.
John Lippincott is also Lancaster man.
He was convicted about seven years ago
and was sentenced to 10 years and 0 months
for burglary. He has made several at
tempts to escape.
Joseph Croft and Andy Ehrman are
both Columbia men and were sent to Jail
for years each couple years ago for
cracking store at Millway, on the Read
ing & Columbia railroad. Both have
served terms before.
George McAlpine, alias Harris, is tho
young man who at the April court plead
guilty to an assault on J. P. McIlvaine, Of
Bellemonte, Paradise township, and was
sentenced to 5 years Imprisonment.
Mike Lentz was doing 4 term of 5 years
for horse stealing.
As soon as it was known that the prison.
ers had escaped officers were sent out in
search of them in every direction, and de-
scriptions were telegraphed all over tho
country. They likely crawled over into
Franklin street and then got away through
the reservoir grounds. It is believed that
s)me of them went away on freight trains,
and it is likely that many will be recap
turcd. All of them have Oh striped con-
vict suits. No rewards have been offered
yet rs has been learned. 1t has been sug-
gested that q "penny subscription " he
started, so that a reward can be raised.
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