The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-13
DANGEROUS. AND AT LARGE.
L0oK 0UT FOE FRANK CoWLsY, WHO
MAJ A17ACK ANYBODY


he Escaped Throseh . Barred Window d
che F1atbush Inssne Asy u--Other r.
eapes IRON N Institution Made Famous
~ Jases Deugherty's Escape and Cri-e
Frank cowisy aged a. Just feet 81 inches tall and
ssocky Has full dark red beard and Hail
brown and cut rather close. Byes blue. with the wan
dernR uneasy look OF the insane Weight 1877 pounds
Wears probably black sack coat dark waistcoat and
trousers, and pair Of old lace shoes. Underwear
marked T." On tab Of shirt II the name. ~. Cow
ley
This 10 the description Of tho man who es-
capped on Friday morning from the F1atbush
Asylum. and for whom the police have been on
the lookout The asylum authorities have no
clue to his whereabouts. although they think
II very probable that he will disclose his iden-
tity By attacking some one In the street In
whom he may see an imaginary enemy.
Cowley is undoubtedly tho most dangerous
lunatlo that has escaped from the Flatbush
Asylum since James DouRherty got away In
October. 1890. and returned only to murder
one OF the physicians. DR.. Fleming. the medi-
cal superintendent, said yesterday that Cowley
believed he was continually being pursued By
enemieA He has been more or less violent
since Nov. %. when he was first admitted to
the asylum. and he was carefully watched By
his keepers. Ho had previously made an
escape while no was held for examination in
the County Hospital. The attendants In the
Flatbush Asylum fear from the nature Of his
hallucinadons that he may make . great deal
OF trouble Cow1ey succeeded in spreading
apart two Of the acknowledged bars Of iron
and squeezing himself through between them.
He must have got away before daylight FRI
day morning. but It was not until the keeper
made bis rounds ct 0 O'Clock that his absence
All A. A. -
Ign and Flatbush police. but the lunatio had
got too good start and he eluded his would
be captors. It is the FIRST time that q patient
has escaped in this way. Dr. Fleming says
thrt he makes 1t rule to inspect the grattngs
personally to zee that they are in good order.
BE. thinks that q rivet which Cowley loosened
partly away without It's being noticeable,
Fleming think his de%eanor s viii ire reveal
his Identity In q very short time He may
S mt seiA sA tie e ssc Vii
make o wanton attack on some individual.
The police are on the alert, though. now for
sanity since the attack on Russell Sage and I
trust that CowleX vii! be caught before he can
to coRoes ior he had the Dstion that tsst was
ns as Se &c s Es s sss WIFI a:
s biz ss dUrs b hef Ss his
St nsce ons e. e dsa
There have been many escapes from the
Nearly all OF them have been 81 harmless per-
sons who had taken advantage Of the freedom
ns ae tho " asya
ins An eseape o% ward island is sS very
IS pToteeton but at Fatba s there
Is so much onen country and so many diyerg-
nG .a"t he sSen ~
very good. The moment it becomes known at
the asylum that q lunatic has escaped the
intercept him: They usually catch him unless
he has go1d start Several naX h shown
e. S e
because he said he wanted to attend service
The attendant allowed him to go into q con-
dodge out Of a. side door oi the church:
as sS last h1ea e 0% poes s
on Oct. 5 James Mylet ran away, from his wife;
wak and on
former inmate Of the neenitentiary. elqded 9
COULD s1No LIKE BIRD.
- About O'Clock s YESTERDAY morning It the Roy.
Handsome rtctory adjoining the church. was
bell. Mrs Eccloston got up and opened q
window, She saw man standing on the front
she asked the stranger what he wanted he re-
piled:
Come down and will tell you what want
am professor OF languages and songstor.
can sing like hooking bird. I must see
you. Come down and open the door. say"
Dr.. Eccleston sent a servant to the residence
telephone message was sent to Police Head
quarters at Staplet0n. Patrolman Moore ar
as no was coming nut Of the parsonage gate.
He said he was Frank yenetti, an italian. ~
Street. this city. Venetti told the police that
he went to the parsonage to. escape q mob
which was threatening to kill him, He ex-
hibited black eye which he said he had re-