Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-11-05
A BREAK FOR LIBERTY.

The United States Prisoner Oscar Kay.
ser Escapes from the Deputy Marshal
Quickly Caught and Landed In J all
An Acknowledgment.
Oscar Kayser, the young man who was
arrested in Waterbury for burglarizing the
New England depot in Waterbury and was
afterward transferred to the custody of the
United States authorities by States Attorney
Doolittle, was taken before United States
Commissioner Platt yesterday morning for a
hearing preliminary to his being sent to
Trenton, New Jersey, to be tried for post
Office robbery in Dunwellin in that State.
Young Kayser had previously signifed his
willingness to go back to New Jersey and
testify against his accomplish who escaped at
Waterbury, but was afterward arrested in
New York city by Postmaster Clark. When
taken before the commissioner Kayser
promptly stated he was willing to go back to
New Jersey and testify against his accom-
plice, who he claimed had got him into the
scrape and whose name is Harry alias Charles,
alias Frank Nelson. He said he had been
drawn into the scrape by Nelson and he did
not propose to suffer and let him
escape. After a statement by Post
master CLARK regarding the part
he had taken in the arrest of Nelson and the
acknowledgements made to him by KayseE,
Commissioner Platt found probable cause and
bound Kayser over to the next term of the
United States District court, which meets in
Trenton in January next. The commitment
of Kayser to the County Jail was then made
out and Deputy Marshal Lovejoy started
with his prisoner for the Whalley avenue
institution. The young man promised to go
along without any trouble and the marshal
therefore refrained from Handwriting him,
yet took the precaution to take him by the
arm. He reached Chapel street and crossed
to the opposite side from Orange and there
awaited the horse car, which was at State
street When the car came up young Kayser was
politely helped to the platform. The marshal
released his grip for moment, supposing
his prisoner would pass into the car, but the
contrary was the case. Kayser went off the
platform on the other side, and the marshal
in hot pursuit. The race was up Orange
street for short distance, when Kayser dart
ed across the street, the officer close upon
him and crying out to him to ''stop or he
would shoot" at the same time reaching for
his "pistol pocket" Kayser looked over his
shoulder and thinking the marshal was in
earnest he stopped short and was speedily
handcuffed. The horse car waited sufficient
ly long for the marshal to get aboard
with his prisoner, and he was final
ly landed safely in jail. '.What did
after he had seated his prisoner in the car.
because I thought could outrun an old
chap like you and thought I would try it
on" said the prisoner. 81 give it up
though, you are too spry for me, boss" he
added, and then settled down to realiza-
ton of the fact that the better way was, with
two years staring him in the face for at
tempting to escape, to not make any more
efforts of this kind.
1t is not yet decided when Kayser will be
taken to New Jersey, but probably not until
the early part of next week.
In this connection the marshal desires to
acknowledge with thanks the receipt of
valuable weapon of defense received last
evening from the local staff of the 'FUnion,"
and as stated by the generous donors, ''to
be used only when prisoners attempt to es-
cape"