Evening journal., 1890-04-12
ONE CENT.
FL00RED WITH A HAMMER
Two Convicts Overpower Guard
Leander See.
SING SING WAS LEFT BEHIND.

The Escaped Jalibirds Don Their striped
Suits and Take to the woods-Bronghs
to Bay with Carbines-C Citizen Ambier,s
Profitable Ambie.
SING SING, n. Y, April 12.-one OF tha
most desperate attempts ever made to es.
cape from Sing Sing prison occurred yester-
day. Late in the afternoon Deputy Ward
en- Connaughton was surprised to find lie.
ander See, one Of the guards, descending
the stairs in the prison covered with blood,
his clothing torn and his hands tightly
bound with rope. He told how he had
been overpowered by two prisoners who
had succeeded in escaping from the prison.
FeIled with a Hammer.
A short time before Keeper See took
James Kelly and Michael Feeny, two con-
victs, to'the old female prison to clean the
place prior 70 locking up the prisoners fon
tho night This iuty is done every day by
some Of the prisoners under the guard Of
Keeper See.
AS the trio entered the building Kelly saw
August Clint, convict, cleaning lamps he
being the only other person in the large
prison. Kelly grabbed Clint and, pushing
him in a vacant cell, locked him in. Feeny
grappled with his guard and a desperate
struggle ensued Before he could draw bis
revolver See was failed TO the door by
blow on the forehead with hammer which
Kelly carried.
Took His Revolver and Keys.
The blow did not stun him. and he at
| tempted to get on his feet again and make a
fight for his life, as he knew that the des-
perate men would rather kill him than TO
run the chances OF bsing caught and losing
their liberty, which they intended 60 gain.
As he started to get up both men jumped
upon him and told him II he wanted to save
his life he had better lie still. They then
took bis revolver and keys. and rs Feeny
kept guard over the prosirate keeper. Kelly
went for a rope and bound his hands and
legs.
They then went into Keeper PIERS room,
and. quickly taking Off their prison garb,
dressed themselves in suits belonging to
Pier. They then went down stairs INTO the
basement Of the prison and nalccked side
door and made their esespe into the field
beyond. Then they made for tAs woods in
the direction Of New York city.
The Pursuit OF the convlcts.
As soon as Kelly and Fesny hed disap-
pearsd Keeper See endeavorei 10 iree him
self. With his fingers and teeth he mau-
aged 10 loosen the rope about his logs LID
then hastened TO the prison Office where ha
told Warden Brush and Deputy Wurdeai
Connaughton Of what had happened.
The warden at once summoned tha :
serve guard, and, arming them with caIAir .
and rovolvers dispatched them to look "a
the prisoners
Covered by Carbines.
At about dusk Prison Guard George S.
Bronson and citizen named Charles Ia
Amber discovered the escaped prisoners in
the woods back OF Long Hill, three miles
from tho prison. Bronson and Amber i'm
mediately raised their carbines and cover
ing the men ordered them TO throw up their
hands and surrender. Both prisoners raised
their hands md submitted peaceably. They
were securely handcuffed and taken bac "a
the prison. They will be brought before
Warden Brush today to be reprimanded
and punished,
Citizen AmbIer's Profitable Amble.
A standing reward is offered by the stats
for the capture Of escaped prisoners from
any Of the state prisons. This reward will
be paid 10 Amber. He will receive $50 for
each prisoner, the guard being prohibited
by law from receiving any rewards
Keeper See, who is nearly 90 years Of age
is suffering from serious injuries He was
taken to the prison hospital where his
wound was dressed by DR.. Barber, the prison
surg on Foeny and Kelly are notorious
rufiians Feeny was sentenced Sept 10
1882 by Judge Gildersleeve TO ten years i'm.
priso mient for assaults with intent 70 kill.
Kelly was a convict in Clinton prison, and
while serving twenty years sentence at
tempted to murder Guard Gray of that
prison. After his twenty years imprison-
K ment had expired he was tried for grand
larceny and sentenced to five years servf
4 tude ia Sing Sing by Judge Gildersleeve.