Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-11-30
BEHIND THE BARS.
Convict Lynch Again LANDED" by Boston
Onicers.


Boston, Nov. 9.-John G. Lynch, who
escaped from the state prison In Charles.
town Last June. was captured about 2;30
yesterday morning in the upper story Of a
wooden building "a Whitney street, Rox.
bury. Late Saturday evening Lynch met
friend who lives on Whitney street In
the conversation which was incident 10
their meeting, Lynch said that he did not
have any place TO sleep. The friend told
him not TO mind that, and gave him the
key TO his room.
Lynch had scarcely reached the room
when Special Officer Began OF station IS,
who had received tip as 70 Lynchs
whereabouts, accompanied by three other
officers of the same station, was On the
fugitive's track. The officers reported At
station 10. and Captain Walker sent QUE
four additional officers
About 2 o'cloc< they started for Whit
ney street Four officers were left outside
the building, while three others entered.
They had their rvolvers in their hands,
and
Were Ready for an Emergency.
On reaching the room where Lynch was
sleeping they forced the door open, and be-
fore he could realize the situation he was
ance whatever, and nfJCr dressing he was
taken 20 station 10 where he was booked.
The station Is officers then took charge OF
him, and carried him 10 Charlestown.
Lynch did not appear tn mind his arrest,
but took it good He said that
after escaping he remained about the city
for short time and then took trip to
Jersey City. From there he went to New
WI h.. nf m
about the dives. lie says that he often
touched elbows with Boston officers last
summer Oh the streets OF New York, but
not one seemed 10 know him, or, IL they
did, thought Il too much trouble to molest
him.
He hobnobbed with one Of the detectives
Of Inspector Byrnes' corps, whom he hung
up for few dollars In Bowery dive.
The detective
Knew Lynch Was Crook,
aud wanted TO use him 20 ferret out the
perpetrators of a freight train robbery.
Lynch pretended to kury considerable
concerning the robbery, aud in this way
pulled the detectives leg" in most APP
proved style. Lynch said he returned ~
Boston but n short time ago.
He did not have any weapon Of defense
ABOUT MIN, ana talu tAaJ ns lOSl MS rc-
volver In Jersey City.
There was 500 reward offered for the
capture by Warden Lowering, the custom.
airy amount paid for the capture of an g.
capped convict.
The Exodus.
Lynch is u Boston crook, and was serv
ing a fivc-year term for larceny, beginning
Oct. 10, 1890 His escape with four others,
nj E..t, al In. Aft ~.
done, the prisoners going over the wall.
His companions were Fred Sturtevant,
committed In 1887 for horse stealing, a
twenty-fveyear sentence; Charles w.
Baxter, committed Jan. 81, 1890, 20 thirteen
years for breaking and entering; James
III. Coffey, serving five years for larceny
from building, and Daniel Mullen, com
mitted at the same time for the same Of
fensc.
Sturtevant was captured upon the
streets of Charlestown and returned TO the
prison fifteen minutes from the time he es-
capped, and Baxter did not reach the public
thoroughfares. Coffey and Mullen wers
captured after a few weeks in Boston in Q
house on Lowell street, but Lynch kept
away.
How IL Was Planned.
Sturtevant, who was "a runner" on the
north wing, put up the job to escape The
bars Of the long low windows facing Chap
man street were cut making an opening
large enough for a man to crawl through.
Eight or nine convicts were whitewashing
about the wing, and when Officer Norris
was in another section they made the
break for liberty.
Lynch and Mullin, who are stonemasons
were working on the addition to the north
wing, and rushed around into the wing,
and went out with the rest, both being
In" on the break
Lynch is - years Of age and very
crafty fellow. He was taken to the state
prison yesterday forenoon and given = cell