New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-28
IS M'LAUGHLIN A SANE MAN 2
HE TURNS UP ALIVE IN THIS CITY.

IN HIDING NOW, BUT A LAWYER WILL TAKE HIS
CASE TO THn COURTS TOMORROW.
Bernard Mclaughlin. the lunatc who has twice es-
capped from the Wards Island Asylum and who, 1t was
thought might have been drowned in making his escape
on thanksgiving Day. turned up In this city yesterday In
good health He had escaped the sharp eyes OF the pc
lice and hiding to-day with friends in Newcrsey The
following note sent last cvepng just as it was growing
dark to THE TRIBUNE and several other papers was the
first indication OF his temperance:
% who from opas dsnah o
release N case you senia reporter at once to Barclay & ST.
his experience. the island G. p KIysLEv: jr..
The vicinity of the Barclay Street Ferry crowded
at this hour by thousands Of people returning to their
homes and afforded little chance of detecting single
unatc In the rush for the boats Several reporters who
were despatched to the ferry searched there In vain for
one when aman approached them mysterOusy from one
OF the dark sheds of West Washington Market and in
qreh who they were On satisfying him, they we're led
through the deserted corridors OF the market TO hotel
near at hand. They were conducted TO n small room
upper foo and when they had all entered their
dncor closed the door and with his back against 1t re-
~ am Bernard Mclaughlin"
He was short, wirybni young man, wrapped in
bright and his keen blue eyes restless He twitched
az slight mrstache nervonsly, but aside from tbis al
With an irish i'1g cast 1N't Of features and marked
ndicafions Of acGen5 @erSan. cxeemen snat m 'e'
want to make my statement to the newspapers he
McpdaV orups seI Gusr m no wifi take my ease
before me courts You are all newspaper men, ana ho
Reiug assured of this he said that he native of
Ireland thirty years old starbnlder by trade with
have always made good living" he continued isl;
~ want this ga affair G came can" up; ana un"tIc aTht
because it will hurt my business. In my trade
where men work with edgedtoos, they have saPerMs M
tiOn about hnatics. came TO this country in 1877 ana
aftcrwarh returned TO Ireland and married III DUB
lin Ny trouble there was with my mother inlay IN 60
returned 10 Ncw-York about four months ago Then my
mo,her,inlaw came and tried o to boss ,s nie. m,s
and got me to drinking So she S@ fa@ d." e
orderly conduct and calling her bad ~ names; mes
enough to- the Elizabeth street station aud was
pm IN acel Some girls in 'he next cell gave me % oot
cramps and in such pain that was taken to the tha
hers street Hospital in an ambulance Ny wife came TO
si that could not talk Then was sent 10 Belle. ue
and my wife came to see me again. told her wanted
two My wife said that she would persuade mother "
withdraw the charge against me. u,.,.. +. a..
On Friday taken before justice White in the
Tombs but had another att. OF cramps aud was not
able TO tax justice white would not permit tne rLEe re
workhonse. got excited and called to my wife anu Tue
to"k me back to- Beeyc % Were was nervous and cx
didn't care TO have much to 10 with the other
prisoners and one of them told tho attendant
! that was on my NUT Inc al'ehdSI,t S an
3s They call it the pavilion in Bellevue. found after
ward il was the cases. The doctor looked at me
moment and sent me To No. 30. One OF the prisoners sa
to me Young fellow, you the road to the Island
now On Thursday. October 81. was ,ent to Wards
a. YOU call them of any kind. In the Office AT bellevue
the doctor asked If had heard strange noises or
had seen queer faces told him ,arcaNicilly that had
| heard and seen some mighty queer things III
the hospital. aud he took II III earnest. Ihe
got tired and told hem anything No special eXanila.
ton was made II me "t the Island nl "lS 'oH a,
was suffering it"u aI'Ohoic p"ie9is' Dt DousidSs
treated me Tndly and remained quiet until November
D. Vhcu my vile anne 10 me she was not well ana
! l. made me feel badly to think how she doing.
could "nly soc her once H. two weeks knew she was
M & Ss Ty t - ni oi na n ~ ' to work hat made me-
"'" so~rc'rs ,,, Tnrght with and was
| no moro insane than am On Monday night November
! g we rncd apart the bars winoow. tied our
baoteis together and dropped from the serond story to
the ground The blanket gave way with and | fell
feet. Int uO hurt II was nasty cold night We
were IN shirts and nouses carried along the
blanket baf an old table frame near the water
awl put planks acIOss this FOL raft on which
We "on!t get over 10 Long island Enlight did not sit
steady an turned over after leaving the shore and had
Il swim back Then found The enIgran boat and used
the hear at the bottom paddle over to the city at the
foot ~ ore hundredand ten-st We tore the blanket in
two. eacl nnk piece. and crossed t. Central Park
avoiding 'hn police had rei in Fifty-thirdst near
Scv"ntba"c., aud we started foi his house Al Fity
hnhsl officers saw us followed us in cab, aud
jumped ont with beir clubs just as We reached my
| friend. horse | ran struck up against milk
wugop and thrown down and aught. The next
morning takcp to the fOrkvilc tolce Court and
Justice white. who sent me up was presldllg Dr. Nae
donald aud r Douglass over ana we Nau no Irller
| examination. mi wrrr returned 10 'hc island.
| had taken a 'od aud onli hardly see ont OF
my eyes Dr Inn'n,an examined IS ana tod nm now
we escaped lie said that wouG sOoIl be able To 10
home. b'f he told everybody that Thcy kept me locked
III the strongest cell and gave me tonic. the only ined
| cine | have had ] not treated badly. ON
| Monday, November 49, | got Il key To my cell
and note saying that boat would he waiting
for me. went c'' that night bur there was 10 boat
walked around the island and asked aptain To take me
over New Work but he refused. 20 | ave myself up
and the key found My wife anne 20 see ac "a week
and asked rnr release, but she was put oi Last
"Wednesday | got another key and note hat the boat
wou waiting o'clock Thursday morning. Ii was
hi III he bushes. living down my face. heard the
attendants looking Tor me. aud tley passed rlSht
near with their dogs. All Thanksgiving Day
| | lay out there in the rain had on
suit OF shO,ly, and shoes. AT night crawlcu
into the cellar Of old building and got dry. stayed
OF the boat and padded O"rr To New-lOlk had not
eaten nyhing since Wednesday night But crossed
over to Tblrdavc. and man gave me live cents 10 rae
In IA strect-car Two policemen got Oh at One-humrei-
andscconJ- St, aud jumped OIL and went over through
Central Park On EightliuNc called To policeman on
| he Other sidc Of the way and he told me the last
car had gone Then walked down to ichth-
ave. and fifty-sccond-st, where | saw llght Ill
a basement md some bakers making bread. They gave
something 20 eat and hat for cap. Before IL was
light vent - friends house. II get my release can
| 20 to work Monday 1T o place that IL offered me-
Mr. Mclaughlin makes no complaint OF treatient at
the isylum, 'Ii insists that he wa- SANE ana was lh
prisoncd unac. He does not think the food Is good
- am insane" he aried. than was ten years
and the doctors had been In my place they would
have acted just as crazy as did"
| COUNTY OFFICIAL AssAULTE AT HIS DESK.
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