New-York tribune., 1886-02-02
BREAKING OUT or A LOCK- UP.
KING AND FISHER ESCAPE AT FISIIKILL.
FOUR TRAMPs ACT AS THEIR CoNFEDERATEs AND
HELP THEM TO GET AWAY,


The village of Fishkil on the Hudson,
OPT oste Newburg. wrapped itself in the mantle OF safety
Sunday evening and lay down to pleasant dreams
There had been excitement during the day the
capture OF William Fisher and Perry King. the New
burg toughs" who arrested in NewYOrk last
week, and their expected arrival at Fishkill They
mp in the Afternoon from Tarrytown in the custody
OF Willis Van Beuren. police force OF Fishi and
when the key turned them in the lookup"
the jail called and Van Beuren sad that they we're
safe last every breathei freely, and in little
while everything still Bat Fishkl was lively
enough yesterday The town awOke and turned out to
Fisher ard King taken before Justice Harris and
from there to the railway station theit way 10 the
Poughkeepsie jail. But the thieves had flown The
security OF Fishk vanished the instant this was known,
and the inhautants their homes dsapI ointed
and aneXta slug TIVE in their shotguns expecting
that strange things would soon haIpen.
Van Beuron went to TarrytOwn Oh sunday morning.
lie left Tarrytown the 40 T. train and arri ell at
Fishkil about hour later, having with linn the two
thieves and Ella Townc and Nora Daily, their com
paniOns who started from Newburg tour OF nspcc-
tion along the Hudson with them. These girls were
arrested scarborough and taken to Tarryown,
that what they knew about the rohoeries which have
taken place Tarrytown and its vicinity might be
learned. Arthur Wade, tho son OF tho woman whose
house robbed Wednesday last 10y Fishor and
King. also Tarrytown Sunday and Identified
the goods thai were with tho thieves when they
arrested as belonging to his mother dress whch
Nora Daily had on was also recOsnized. He
PANEL Van Beuren the train. Just before the train
started rough looking fellows got board and took
In the smoking near the prsoners They tried
to communicate with the thieves and the girls but
Van Beuren prevented them. lie stood In the aisle close
to the prisoner- his pistol cooked in his oyercoat
pocket The rOughs however, did not make any show oi
violence and when the train got to Fishk they all took
| the ferry 10 Newburg.
half hour before the train reached FishklII
two men pounded the Of the lookup. Frenchy
joe" al old who had boon let in charge. cautiously
opened the door The Tcu were ill-looSne ami muhed
| up heavily. They said that they were tIaulps ana
wanted a nights lodging. The trus OF the village
had passed All ordinance providing all tramps who
applied at the lookup tor lodging should be admitted
as il deemed haze tramps locked NJ than to
have them at large. so Frenchy Joe let them come
in. They had hardly seated around the stove aud
fallen asleep when other tramps, more yianous
in appearance than the first two, demanded admission
They appeared under the influence Of liquor and
soon went to sleeI All were in this condition when
Van Beuren arry with his four prisoners The noise
| aud confusion did not disturb them IN the least.
The lookup is a brick building two stories high about
eighteen feet square and divided by hall from which
stair way leads TO tAe.secOnd floor. partition rams
along ssc OF the hall forming room which Is used
! as "A lIe engine house, in which frcnchy Joe sleeps
other side is the lookup 1t consists OF three
rooms. door opens from the hal into the largest
witch is I'm the front art OF the building II has one
small window heavily laried about seven feet ifom the
noor and il nrt for ramps. Ofen:ng from this
cells about four feet by six These doors are of
| oak with a grating OF Iron bars about twelve Inches
sauarc some hve feet from the floor Fisher and King
were pat into the cell next the hall. aud the girls into
the other AS the village had not provided locks
cell DOORS Van Bedren sent to his house and got
two heavy padocSs with which he fastened the doors.
lie put coal in the stove aud started out lie
! shouted good night" but there only a faint
response from one the girls The door leading Into
| the hall was barred aud locked. Frenchy Joe won't
into the engine house. officer N.n Belren. In his
capacity the police force started to make tour o the
town.
Frenchy Joe soon fell asleep and slumbercd soundy
until about O'Clock yesterday morning. Then he ~" ohe
with a start something fell heavily in the next room.
There confused sound oi voices; then came heavy
blows. and something gave way with such force
that Joe rushed out OF the building. He ran wildly
in search OF Van Benren Tie officer ha-tcncd 70 the
ockur There was no need OF his unlocking the small
brass paddock on Il e front door. The lock gone.
The in> &c hail door was locked and barrel Within
there was souud tho suOincd snore OF the -lum
berns tramps Van BeuIcn thought that he ii arrived
lust in time prevent the friends OF the two burglars
from cnecns an entrance into the lookup. Ho opened
the hall DOR with hand and held his revolver
cnckeI Upon the door lay tho tive trImPs sic ping aS
unocsutly as men do who have to.worR for living He
Glanced at tic burglars cell aud iouni It empty. Tho
occupants the OTHER cell were sH there and sound
| asleep Van Bcurcn fang himself mon the sleeping
tramps but they could hardly be awakened At length
| he aroused them frantoay inquired: Where are
hose thieves ?" Every OF the tr'nps sworc thaie
they were .hciI cell When the officer pointed to the
omen eel loor they seemed astonndcd They insisted
mat they hal heard and that not orc OF them
| had been awake since they were locked M for
| tbe night The two girls when questioned
| cried bitterly and declared that they did not KNOW
! ANYTHING about the escape and could not believe
! that their cOnp BniOns had deserted them. Taxing
light y an Beuren went into the vacant cell. Upon
| lpfn hp4y fvstu nl4uk
which had been securely fastened to the brick wall
,ous side tbs cell door, In the brick work line
will, the bolt that held the staple 10 the lock hole han
been aug about six inches square. TINS wall Is about
inches Thick Upen whitoT brick IN nc Tai,
| which had been cut Ia hall, There had been
scH"led mcneil in a.. O}d fSowing a1"' words T." "ro
.eG" set out Of ,his cell push eye.holt through"
This exactly what they had done Wien me brcks
| then free. it could be pushed through outside
fail on the floor. when the burglars got out OF their
cell the way was Clear to liberty lhcre rs ] s@ CooT co
BIN under the hal stairs. They got got
agS paa.r wGSn' tho s G' MA @ 's%s
tool The marks of which cond be seen upon the wood
mis- enabled them to get into the hnl and the room
above once there the only thing ~ me way OF osay
hafinch iron bar Inc sia7s ID hG " wnuo" @ , ma
ng been knocked out, sharp Me, Whlc Iclt an Almost
smooth edge upon The bar. was called Into play ana the
| liar was soon cut through.
This far could Officer Van Beuren trace the thieves
! from
| "enIb The rear window hs found footsteps showing
| where the men had dropped To the ground from
| Win about feot above. He followed these
nntsicus TO the schOOlhOuse renee In the rear OF Tue
ai yari Jumped H. found them on the other size
and trceI them into the side street und around 10 the
! front OF tho jn. II evident to tho of,icers
| mind that they had como back for tho pnr-
| no.e of aiding all the prisOners to escape,
and had gone burst open tho lock when they
ware frightened OF Ivy "Frcnchy joe coming
ont OF the engine house. The thieves th6n
started OIL The Others being confident tha1
| their outside "pals" would surely release
them did not attempt out through the stars ana
the rear window 1ns tracks OF the thieves oouiu De
ainv seen I'm The snow leading away from tho jail The
officer followed them through several streets Whe tnE
travelled OF over the lots To Diyislo-s Ihey oohuh
ned down this street tho foot Of tho hill ana then ran
over vacant lot the railroad track near kuHisey