New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-15
HOW TIE FoRGEB ESCAPED
THE REPORT or THE DETECTIVE FlilIiI
REILLY, SHOWS HOW BUSHNELL
OI-TWITTED HIN.

OUTWITTED HIM
The Police Commissioners yesterday lstenel 10
b,ro rcnort BY LetcotivcSergeant Philip keHy IT,
-.,- tie escape of the forgcr William A. IushHc4''
,la, Hanson. from a vessel of the ChIllah coA'''
peWv won't 10 south America several months ago
,ad arrested tho foi-cr, but it was not uh"I Li'V
month that Tire Gillian Authorities consented 10 let
ue prisoner leave the country. MeanWAHe heiH1
ves tie object Of much contempt and ha'fco III
santiago. who're Bushnell was locked up Inc
detective was pointed al I'm the streets as an American
,nv. Under his assumed name of Hanson the for-er
tsl become popular man in Chill, and among ms
r'oods were some OF the highest Government oAcla7
re,liv saws I'm his report that on July - his lawyer
Mr. TrImbcH and Mr. Sc5eu secretary OF the Amen
ran Legation Santiago, asked the Chnan su'hoi.'l0s
for a warrant committing Bushnell 70 ReillyS CUSTODY
The Chilian Minister refused 10 give such warrant
but instructed tine Chief of Police 10 deliver Inc
missioner 10 Uclly on board the steamship Imperial
an VALPARAISO ON July l.. Reilly was obliged % give
teceirt for tie prisoner, but could get no papers
which showed that Bushnell was in bis custody.
Many OF u-ancIs friends went on the steamer ana
nrced him not to go with the detective declaring
opcnly that Reilly had no authority to detan nm
Tie prisoner said he was determined to 60 TO New
York
After the Imperial sailed from Valparaiso, her com
r,ander Capt,ia Stewart. refused permit Bushnell
10 be locked ~ or treated a prisoner. He even
told Bushnell that he would have much freedom
or the vessel any other passenger BushheH sal
that while be was imprisoned at Santiago
rromincnt Government official had offered to
helm him to escape. Reilly could see
that the officers on the Imperial we're willing TO help
fAe prisoner escape at the first opportunity close
friend OF the prisoner a Mr.. Eckelman, went on the
vessel as passenger, and at station where he
vessel stopped he received private kilograms which
he showed to Bushnell. At all the stopping places
also friends OF Bushnell to visit him on the YES
sci. At Tal,al the Governor Of the province and
many other persons, who said 20 be wealthy and
Influential visited Bushnell in the main saloon and
drank with him. Tho Governor offered to take the
prisoner ashore and send him out Of the country where
he would be safe from pursuit, but Bushnell again dc
SHned.
Ior,oue was reached on the morning Of July IS, and
Dushne spent tho whole day with his friends, TO the
number of about 100, who went 10 sec him on the
vessel Most Of them urged him 70 60 ashore, and
the chief engineer Of the Imperial offered 10 help him
ESCAPE but the prisoner stu made show OF refusing
help The vessel got under way again at p IN. and
Reilly let Bushnell 90 out Of HIS sight. thinking that
the prisoner was safe. Bushnell passed TO the stern
OF the steamship and slid down rope tied to the
flagstaff into a fourOared boat, which could not be
seen from tie deck Reilly did not learn Of tho es-
cape until he had searched tho vessel lie was In
formed later that one Of the officers Of the Imperial
had tied tho boats rope 10 the rear flagstaff. The
detective was carried on 10 ias9sQ.d' "Hrle i i
learned that he could not get back % IqWque IN
several days. lie sent a leieSraIh 10 .Ae 1i.etC4I
Consul at IQuiQue asking for tho fcaflest OF busihc
pecowtnr convinced that Bushnell could not be caught
sgsin Reilly continued his journey 10 this city. lie
rad learned that 4 the escape al IquQue had been p
r.od bushnell was 10 have been taken Oh the vessel
nv force 81 africa. Letters from W D. wing OF bahgor
Ne and J. nun. of bismarck, Miss. who were pas
sncers on the steamship with Reilly. accompanied
The detective's report. The commissioners tOOA nc
seton on the report yesterday.