New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-12
TWO CONVICTS ESCAPE.
w-RpERoUsLY AsSAULTING AND biNDiNo
THEIR GUARD
-,.,r, ~ SHORT TIME-DEsPEKATE
CRIMINALS BOTH, SERVING IhNN' 1N
e,xG SING PRISON.

SING SING PRISON.
Ono NJ the most desperate escapes eNer maui
tror, Sing Sing Prison occurred yesterday "'"i-
~ Az 2 o'clock Deputy Warden Iohnaugh
.on ,ros surprised TO find Leander see. one oil 'he
.rords descending the stairs In the prison. COW
90 NTH blood his clothing torn ana his hahds
ticbtlv bound with rope. His CONDITION al once
Ia tho story that he had been assaulted by con-
,.;o,s and that an escape had been MADE from 'he
prison. 49,. ot,orroor Goo took
1.moe Kelly and Michael Feeny. ccnvicts, TO The
ola female prison TO clean the place, before lock-
;no nm the prisoners for the night. Ihis duty Is
done every day by some Of the prisoners under
the guard of See As the three entered The
buldng Kelly saw August Clint. convict
cleaning lamps Clint being the only other per-
son in the large prison. Kelly grabbed him, ana
pushing him into vacant cell, locked him IN
Fcenv grappled with his guard and a desperate
struggle followed Before he could draw his re-
yolver See was fellcd to the floor by blow on
the forehead with hammer which Kelly carried
The blow did not stun him. and he tried to get
up 10 fight but both convicts jumped upon him
and told him if lie wanted to save his life he
would better lie still. They then took his re-
vover and keys and while Feeny kept guard
and bound his hands and legs. They then went
into the room of another keeper. Pier. and quickly
taking off their prison garb, dressed themselves
in suits belonging to Pier.
They then went downstairs into the basement OF
the prison. and unlocking a sde-door. made their
escape into the field beyond. They then started
for the woods in the direction of this city.
As soon Kelly and Fceny had disappeared
Keeper See recovered enough 10 sit up and begin
trying 10 free himself. With his fingers and teeth
he managed TO loosen the rope about his legs.
lie then hurried TO the prison Office. where lie told
Warden Brush and Deputy Warden Connaughton
what had happened.
The warden at once called tic reserve guard.
and arming them with carbincs and rcvolycr>,
dispatched item 10 look for the prisoners. At
about dusk George y. Bronson. guard. and
Charles l.. Amber a citizen, discovered the cs-
capped prisoners in the woods behind Long Hill,
three miles from the prison. Bronson and Amber
Immediately raised their carbincs, and, covering
the men. ordered them 10 throw mp their hands
and surrender, threatening to shoot if tLcy did
not obey Both prisoners raised their hands and
submitted pcaccaby TO be captured.
They were securely handcuHcd and led back
20 tie prison. They were taken into Deputy
Warden Connauchton's Office. where their clothes
were taken from them and they were made 10
put their striped prison suits again. They
were then Locked up IN their cells 10 remain
until this morning, when they viii he brought
before Warden Brush TO be rcpIimandcd and
punished.
A standing reward is offered by the state for
the capture Of escaped prisoners from any "t the
State prisons. This reward will be paid 10
Amber lie will receive $40 $50 for each
prisoner the guard being prohibited by law from
receiving any reward.
See who is nearly sixty years old, had mar
row escape from death at the hands Of the two
desperadocs His wound. although serious. j. not
fatal His GOODNESS saved him from further In
luries lie knew that resistance meant death TO
him. as lie had no chance against the TWO men
He was taken 10 the prison hospital. where his
wound was dressed by DR.. Barber, tie prison
surgeon
Fecny and Kelly arc wcll-known desperate char
aciers from this city. FccnY was sentenced on
September ! o. 1889. bv judge GildcrSlccvc 10 ten
years Imprisonment for assault with intent 10
kill Kelly was convict in Clinton Prison. and
while serving q twenty years sentence attempt
ed to murder guard named Gray. of that prison.
After his twenty years imprisonment had rN-
pircd he was tried for grand larceny, and was
sentenced 10 five years in Sing sing Prison by
judge Gildcrslccvc.
Kelly is about forty years old, and should he
he tried for this assault stands chance OF scrV-
ing another five years in prison. should he re-
ceive this sentence and serve out the i've years
that he is now serving. he Will have spent thirty
years Of his life in prison.