Morning journal and courier., 1892-07-09
NINE coNvICTs ESCAPE.

A We11-p1anned scheme-Ten MeI
Dig Their Way out Through Z
Sewer from n Prison In Boston-0n,
IL Heeaptured-The Rugftfves WI
Make n Fierce Fight for Liberty
Omeers Securing the Neighborhood
BosroS, July S.-Nine ooDvicts mad.
their escape from the state prison nj
Charleston this afternoon through 9 sewer
and all but one are now at large. Their
names and sentences sre: JIM. Bradley,
fre-year convict; Dennis o'Hearn, who
was serving 20 years; Daniel Coffey, ten
years. John q. Lynch. years: MIcbsei
OConnor, 10 years; John Booth, 10 years:
Stephen Mccall, 90 yesrs: Felix Goiding'
10 years and Daniel Mullen, 0 years. Ia
the rear OF the prison yard Ia q ANAL plot
OF land, With low fence runnin around
IL, which 10 known 90 the dpmpiny
ground. Here the prisoners dump ths
refuse matter Of the instItuilon onoa 4 day
which Ia communicated TO the main
sower running outside the prison walls b,
means Of q man.ho.s. IL Ia believed that
OConnor. who Ia known 10 the officers an
a tough nut. planned the escape. From
conversation with some Of the ofYiner IA II
appears that more prisoners were In the
scheme, but were thwarted by the timely
therefore wisely remained at their benches
In the workshops. About $3.50 thin after.
noon O'Connor and his mates slipped over
singly 10 the man-hole unnoticed OF per-
hsps unheeded by the yard or wall oftioers,
who probably supposed that they went
over there 10 loaf as the men do frequent
ly. Quickly taking from under their
jackets a couple of impnvised saws
the men went TO work on the bArs that
covered the hole and In q few minutes had
sawed four of them off and descended to
the bottom. From the place where they
entered TO the outlet of the sewer IL die
tsnce of nearly 500 feet, and the pipe was
hardly three feet In diameter The men
had a dark and dangerous passage, and
when seen by some railroad men soon after
they Were covered from head to foot with
mud and slime. On their arrival At the
regular outlet II was found that the sewer
opened into Miller river, where they would
scarcely be seen IL they attempted TO swim
across TO one of the whArvss on the other
side. In their progress outward they had
passed an opening TO an old sewer
which they thought might prove an easier
means of egreHs for them. Accordingly
they crswled back and tried the old sewer
which brought them TO q small cave
through which the daylight shone from
above. II took but moment TO remove
enough dirt to permit their bodies 30 pass
through. and six Of the men
were soon on terra firma. The other three
are supposed to have stopped alta man
hole Just half way out They mounted a
ladder riveted TO the brickwork which let
them up TO a point between the Fitchburg,
Boston and Maine railroad tracks The
men then scattered in all directions.
Three were seen TO go toward Somcr-
Vile by some trainmen who claim
they were given oyerAlls and Jumpers to
cover mp their prison garments by some
young fellows just before reaching the
Junction tracks. The frat known at the
prison Of the escape was when some ladies'
called at the institution to see Convict
OConnor, aud upon search being made for
him, he, Of course. was not 10 be found.
Almost simultaneously with the report of
this fact to Warden Lowering. Mr.. Robin
son, a hay dealer near the prison, rushed
In and notified the warden that he had
seen the men but a short time before Issue
from the hole near the railroad tracks. or
ficers were Immediately sent in pursuit of
the fleeing convicts, and Warden Lowering
at once telegraphed for police assistance
In capturing the men. Someryille and
were also notified. The sur
territory was soon covered and
every pos -ible effort WAS made TO inter-
cept the fugitives. Officers from station
No. Is secured a boat and made a search
of the neighborhood of the bridges near
the prison aud just before 6 o'clock they
discovered Golden, one of the escaped con-
victs, lying beneath the Prison Point draw
bridge. He made desperate resistance,
but was finally overpOwered and taken to
the prison. Officer Carson of the prison
four of the men IS far as the
glass house district in East Cambridge, but
they were assisted in their escape by the
crowd that had gathered and he was I'M
able to get any of them. The officer be-
lieves that the four men are in hiding in
Cambridge and will try to make their es-
cape during the night.
Warden Lowering has Issued a circular
offering a reward of 500 each for the
capture Of thefugitives or for any informs-
ton that will lead to their arrest. OF the
eight men who made their escape the
best known are probably Jack Lynch and
Daniel Mullen and their capture Is con-
ceded to be difficult job, as they are des-
perate men and will hght hard for their
liberty. Both men escaped from the
prison little over year ago, bat were
recaptured. Two companions implicated
In the same break were arrested within
few minutes after they had left the prison,
while the fifth made his escape.