The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-25
BUNCOED THE EMPIRE STATE.
A PRETTY Ex7ESsITE Plot BACK OF
O'BRIEN'S ESCAPE.
Dave Dishier Stm Unmole sted Here. Annie
Gray nitto Dito, md Doc Minchin Invisi.
bIe-Smail Hope of Catching O'Bricu.

Dave Dishier Stin Unmoic sted Here. Annie
Gray nitto ditto, and Doc Minchin Invisi.
blc-smaii Hope of Catching O'Bricn.
Tom O'Bricn. President OF the Bunco Steer
ers' Union. who escaped from Keeper Buck in
Utica last week. has not been caught. Dave
Disher. the Utica sport. who assisted O'Bricn
in keeping Buck drunk in Utica and who dis
appeared with O'Brien. is still at the Gilscy
House. He refused yesterday to say anything
about OBrien's escape. Dishler says that lie
is going back TO Utica to-day The authorities
there have issued no warrant for his arrest.
but thore arc half dozen Albany detectives
wildly chasing around the state. who arc
anxious to interview him.
II is generally believed now that Dishler's
COMPANION who went with him to Whitesboro
carly on Monday morning and took Liverymnn
Kcnyon's whto horse to Norwich and then
disappeared was simply stall" Lawyer
Abe l1ummcl. who was first engaged to do
fend O'Brien. and who knows him we'll. said
yesterday That lie felt suro that O'Brien was
not losing any sleep because the New York do
tec,vcs were looking for him.
=" In fact" said Mr. lIummel. " O'Dricn's o.
cape was evidently the result OF n conspiracy.
With lots of money and shrewdncss to back it
up. O'Brien never would have been captured
in London had he supposed that the United
him. He thought that his case was too insig-
nifcant for that. and no made no effort to con-
ccul himself.
He frouuented the best known hotels and
was known generally as Tom OBrcn. tho
American bunco steercr.' lie is we'll informed
on international treaties and cxtraditon laws.
and he is not likely to make any more mis-
takes. In fact. don't believe that he will be
recartured. lie had at least thirty six hours
start Of tho police That is long enough for I.
man with his resources to make good his
Oir"ns escape was entirely lacking in
dramatic features an called for no nNhi ition
OF nerve Or daring, on tho part II the bunco
stcrrcr His confident assertions for thr"o
weeks before his escape TINT he did not intend
to serve cut his sentence are considered now
by his friends as Il new proof of his truthful
Tom was aways man Of his word, said
nns STAY it prson he
half dozen different ways. and who made II
writ of haheis corpus was obtained to- tako
O brien to Utica from Danne,mora. is known
broadway faro stretch. Saratoga found that
lie was inJurng the summer business several
years ago and the aptho,ties invited him to
Docs face is OF the typo generally described
rs honest. and he has been clever enough to
has n wonderfully magnetic l'm-surn.you-
need u lightning rod sort of voice. G'Brcn
case demanded it. Hc can.eto New York ilvo
or six years ago with the reputation Of having
killed his man in Chicago
they worked tho town. xii Miller and Hungry
Joe, were in the, gang. and OBrien Was gen
general Of the bunco steerers' union. although
they could never fastcn any serious charge
MINI ir sts5ek sns S st4 na
they We're mixed upi barroom brawls n! most
every night. Annie Gray. who was married to
attached to O'Brisn. and she doubtless fur
Sne pr aan She
nish O'Brien with, everything he needed.
unity to git int% canada ssts;s bis escape
II has ucen stated that his beard was cut off
in uticn., This is not 50. and O'Brien,,s friends
s t he 80 81 ms Ssa4 to
Mrs. Buck. after giving her husband. the
farmer some money ut Albany after the cs
lives on tho second floor of the fiat house at
422 Fast Seventy second street
to Sun of fspots s nS s1 e!s and G' d sa
know when to expect him. know nothing
ms " hs way 9ayS no
for me to come to Utica and see him. n l Ind
not seen him for two wecks and vent Did
i
to Utica No, sir: did not Inever had heard
Ibid you know AMMO Gray or Hunting.
:. Did know her y exclaimed Mrs. Buck
OF course didn know her."
Doc Minchin has not been seen in New York
the past week. although he is supposed to be
here.
UREA. April 24.-Liveryman Kenyon. of
wich with the white horse which figured so
conspicuously in the alleged escape OF O'Bren
to that place. says that nearly every farmer
along the road stopped him to ask questions
, KenXon vas aceomGPWanisd to , Norwich by
that 0Brian intended to leave the country by |
way of Philadelphia. il it was he who went to |
Norwich with the horse.
1t II new said that on Tuesday. the day be-
fore O'Brcn case came up. Buck O'Brien. |
Dishlcr and United states Deputy Marshal
NlcElwainr OF this city went to Whitesboro !
House. and remained there for several hours. |
Dishlcr announced tho others as his friends.
the route Of escape was being made and that
perhaps buck was in full knowledge OF tho |
whole thing.
was in lno splits. At Gocloci the next morn ic
%E,SsS% r. fSs oil,sr %sH diI net 5ssarn;
were in BaEg's Hotel at . clock on Thurs.
day morning. 1t may have been that some
one unprecedented Ol3rien and that Buck was
not IN condition 10 renlize It.
-, 1T was learned yesterday that when Warden
Ihayer OF Danne!nora sent Keeper Buck to
this city with O,lricn under the writ OF la boas
corpus ne failed 70 make proper return Of
the writ; but sent the original commitment In
stead; Propcr papers had to be- mailed to him
might be completed.
AND NOW COMES OONEY ISLAND.