New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-22
A WITNESSES DARING ESCAPE.
r,,cur FROM THE HOUSE OF DETENTION.

pprAKIxG A PADLOCK-A ROPE OF BEpQUlLIS-
NEGLIGENCE OF poORMFN.
Irsnector Steers, who was in charge at Police
HEADQUARTERS, sent out this order 10 inc Ioi0'
look out fer William Glynn, age Eighteen cen,
smooth face, light complexion and mar hS 49, Icy
and eight inches high, dressed III oluo """
snit: escaped from the House of Detention ..r,
alter in the day Sergeant Nreedcn0ursn, teri-
porarilv in charge OF the House OF Dcleil,oa ~
Witnesses, III Mulberry ST, made GhaILeS s in
permitting Glyun to escape An ihNcs.iEa Gov
showed that the conduct OF affairs ~ ld' t t he
witnesses had been slack. The poilce I"iC' at ro
Mace has consisted of one seIgSdntt IiiT
patrolman aud two doormen. H@rg9am ami lrGi-
brow, who Is re9", ac.yti inn early in the
,ytrk and his place was filled by temporary ue.
ton,ent Of Sergc ant nburgh OF the >le"lpoat
souad One OF the regular dooIlheh ~ "Wa' .Sn
49, also The male witnesses are kept IN inc
rear buidng and the yard between inc II0hl anu anu
rear buildings is separated from me yaiI ~ Kick
inc tenement houses on the south by hien p p
vail surmOuntcd by iron spikes. mel liii9l"
l. E,teThook was Inspector OF BulIqlhge nc W W
cIded that the rear building OF the 5i9uso "
tcntion was unsafe IN case OF nre' anu 10 49, G,4
ia. Rnard of Police to erect liTe-escApcs on Iie nun
vail Ii was argued that If the hre-eScapes Wete
ARRANGED that they could 4e sen c 10Y escape
when there was no fire but Mr.. tster0IooK"as nm
and the hre-cscapes were erected. for = 'lLo o q
,oIreman was kept dutl In the yard hIhltt. u
with gun to wa eli the iire-escapes, bnt ~ tItl
iron bars were placed ON the WihuoNs . ny !.
oDcued upcn the balconies. lie bdiS WeIeIi ~
which could he opened IKE shutter; ou' 81 H. or.
the frames were locked with PSdlocks. nis "i az.
rauCcment practically made hIe eScH'c usViv' q"
a means of SAVING human life ne uooIuiitn oh
dnTy was expected 10 make regular tours lnlousn
The buildings at night, but IL was salu 20 - t
mat thc doJrman had slept, instead, taxing IL 10,
granted that if the witnesses waI'u s gsyreant
after pichtfal they could shout fur IT, t 3
Vreedcnburxh went to sleep III the Il )nt buiiulhs OH
'rhur-lay night leaving DOorman NOan IN ch"Is'
and n Is suppose that the doOihah was soou
@slecn aiso. Everything appeared 10 D5 IEuo
Yesterday morning when sergeant NIScuvLu.n :
won't To 6reak fast. but when he IetV lel fooui
a ~, hs was told Of GlVnn's escape during nc
Clvnn had been in the House OF DcVeuti'n ny ~
limo % and was kept at night II cen Oh III. III.
soroud floor His companion IN the cell, y elV"Ii
German went To sleep early on hui.ldf llHh' ''
did moi know anything OF OlNnhS suo'cq.lon'
movements Before morning me N"ul4E VIM
"a cd oil the lock nate of the cell door Win rus
mr. of shears which some friend had slnuggied
3uto his tossessi0l picked the paddock OF inc pu'
,,naraiur a window at tie eua OF the coiIlu9I'
slinhcl f,om tn secOud->tOTy hie-c~espe 70 tH ne
bIicouv of the third Story ana then swung hlWSclt
100 tho v.rd of fine tenement houses by means OF
he'd quits tied end TO ehu on" t'ic,"',
,o the sonth end of the baic"hN
lie NUT have left the neighholhopu
,ulue hour, before hls flight was GlstoNoleu ~
UOOrnlau Nolan ana as nc hVtSVu s U'"y orrr.t the
ferry 10 jersey City 10 be sa1e rom arrest t,o
nnlire we're NOT sauguiue of bis recIptuie ycs'cI
day ,ilyun lives at No. 42S last Oue-huulIoI-
ond-seyenteenIl-,t. and i WantCd as wine
against Thomas Hagan. VINO shot uai h'o'' Thov
,ic ON Wards Island about two years ago lHeS
Wrut To the Island rOw-boat TO steaI u"l'''
and an inmate Of the In .ane Asylum, VINO VINO Wa
herdiug cows, ordered them away. iias%h -eiu>gil
10 90 and whom he was t!Teaieheu NJ u ~
t,rk he shof the lunatc. lie escaped nom me
,fy. hut Detectlve-SeTgeant Kush arrested mn mn
nnS1 hIs return IN June and Hagan Is now i'll 'he
Iombs awaiting trial Oh charge OIL MulHoI'