New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-06
PURSUED BY 4 BITTER ENEMY.
PRISONER AT SING SING FIFTEEN YEARS AGO.
NOW PROSPEROUS BAKER IN PENNsYL
yANIA-A LAWYERS EFFORT TO RE-
TURN THE MAN TO CELL

NOW A PROSPEROUS BAKER IN PENNSYL
VANIA-A LAWYERS EFFORT TO RE-
TURN THE MAN TO CELL
fBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TEIBUSE.l
Albany n Y Dec. Ex-Governor Hill had under
consideration this afternoon an application for
parion in a criminal case Of more than ordinary III
terest. Fifteen years ago the farmers Oh Oranso
County suffered from a series Of burglaries flhaS
fbc constables arrested gang Of thieves and sue
ceeded in obtaining sufficient evidence TO convict them
Of having committed the robbercs one OF the thieves
uas Frank Koeher He the youngest OF the
rang only nineteen years of age and 1t was SHOWN
on tho trial that he had only recently been drawn
into the operations of the gang Owing to his you'h
and the fact that he had never before commit'eu
crime Koehler was sentenced to only hve years lnF
nrsonment Governor Hill said this afternoon that
- tbe Flmira Reformatory had been In existence
Koebler would have been sent TO that institution anu
not to the State Prison. kochler had peen i'll oi"h
Sing Prison only six months when he cohceNeu 'i'0
Idea of escaping Tho prison authorizes were 'non
making cement and sending that article out OF 'no
prison in barrels. Koehler crcpt into an empty par
re and induced another convict 10 put the hcau in'
the barre The barrel rolled on board schooner
standing at the prison wharf. and soon aiterwaru n
schooner started down the Hudson RIVER to"aru No"
York In the night following, koehler kicked out iho
head of tho barrel, and jumping into the Huuson
river swan ashore. He made his way to New-forK
and shipping ss a common seaman went to south
America subsequently he made voyages to England
and China Finally no returned to this country Ill
1873 and going TO Union City, Erio COUNTY fehn-
svIvana where his father lived, started IN business
as a baker He prospered and now owns the puiidihg
in which his bakery is situated. He Is married ana
has lived with such apparent honesty hSl 'o,us'
Covcrnor Hill was presented with petition sigheo DS
80. torrtbs OF the inhabitants Of Union City praying
| ,ha, bs NAV be pardoned. He had excited inc
| unity Of a man who had him indicted on
rattx charge No evidence 10 uphoo '"o
,d,ctment coud be procured by the DistrhtAttorney
| "a .ccordlnsly It was dismissed. 1t was beheVed
| that a lawyer named +. NJ. Mccnntock had son'e
-, % do with the Indictment, kochler having signed
= o,,,.on IN the courts TO have McCntOck disoarIed
soon afterward the house of McClintock was oio"h
- r,,h dvnamite No one injured, but tho
bouse was ruined. McCnntock charged that hoenior
was guilty of firing the dynamite and hoehier ao-
d,ncv w,s arrested and indicted when the case came
nm for trial as the presiding Judge wrote to Governor
uu M evidence was presented that In the shghtesI
| deoree connected Koehler with tho crime. Mor'-
| 6ver the District Attorney moved that inc H'u''N
ment should be quashed. Koehler opposed the grant
ing of the notion saying that he desired 10 nav nO
| case given TO a Jury. But, OF course, 'hcro ooine
no evidence to offer against him, the request OF e
| ntstrict- Attorney that tho indictment shouIu oe
| ,..h.d was granted MoClntock in the meantime
Rad learned that Koehler an escaped convict
| Tha nrison Authorities Of Sing sing were
,ntormed of the fact and they immedlaeH
.nn,,ea to Governor Hill for requlsiton upon the
Governor OF Pennsylvania for the surrender OF th'
prtsoner The escaped convict was immediately
arrested and lodged in tho jail at Erie, PennsySanIIa ma
The reouisition has been granted by Governor III
anG covernor Beaver OF Pennsylvania has consehteo
to the surrender OF koehler. but the lawyers ior .s
nytsoner have caused delays hoping to procure
ppardon for him from Governor Hill. ,,
To-day Albert B. Osborne, Of Cory
the counsel Of Koehler appeared oefore 0oyor'iy 20 h
hin and appealed TO him to grant paruon 20 M
Client The 0oveEnoE said that he had received M
grant,ng OF any pardon 10 Koehler. Governor HI
Preplied - r,,..,,o ,or q n.rdon int
...d,, nons,deraffou Mr. Osborne, and Will inforl
won bf teIerraph before Monday next OF my decision