New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-09
ESCAPED THROUGB A LONG SETTER.
NINE CONvICTs GET OUT OF CHARLEsTowN
PRIsON-ONLY ONE RECAPTJRED.

NINE CONVICTS GET OUT OF CHARIESTOWN
PRlsON-ONLY ONE RECAPTURED.
Boston. July SHINE convicts made their escape
from the State Prison at Charlestown this afternoon
through and all but are at large. Their
names and sentences are as follows j. NJ. Bradley.
a fve-year convict; Dennis O1earn. who was serving
twenty five years; Daniel Cofey, ten years; John C..
Lynch six years; Michael O'Connor. fifteen year,
John Booth. fifteen years; stephen Mccall, twenty
years; Felix Goding ten years. and Daniel Mullen.
five years.
In the rear OF the prison yard is a small plot OF
land with low fence running around IL, which Is
known as the dumping ground. Here the prisoners
dump the refuse matter of the Institution n
day. which is communicated to the main sewer running
outside the prison walls by means of a manhoe. 1t
is believed that O'ConnOr planned the escape. Abon
80 this afternoon OConnor and his mates slipped
over singly TO the manhoe, unnoced or perhaps IN
needed by the yard or wall officers. who probably
thought they went there to loaf, the men do
frequently. Quickly taking from under their Jackets
a couple Of improvsed saws, the men went TO work
on the bars that covered the noe,
and in a few minutes had sawed four Of them
of and descended TO the bottom. From the place
where they entered to the outlet OF the sewer Is
distance Of nearly 500 feet, and the pipe was hardly
three feet In diameter The men had a dark ana
dangerous passage. and when seen by some railroad
men soon after they emerged they wee covered from
head to foot with mud ard slime. ON their arrival
at the regular outlet It found that the 1wcr
opened into Miller River. where they would surely be
seen if they attempted 10 swim across TO one OF the
wharves on the other side. In their progress out
ward they had passed opening 10 an oil sewer,
which they thought might prove an easier
means OF eeress for them. Accordingly, They
crawled back and tiled the old sewer. which brought
them t. "A small cave through which the daylight
shcne from above. 1t took only n moment to remove
enough dirt permit their dies 20 pass comfortably
through and six OF the men were soon on the ground.
The other three supposed 10 have stopped Al
Il manhOie Just half way out They mounted "A ladder
rivcted 10 brlckwOrk. which let them up TO point
between the Fitchburg and 10 ston and Maine Rai!-
road tracks The men then scattered IN all directions
Three were seen go toward somervilc by some
tranmen, who say that they received overalls ana
Jumpers cover up their prison 6nrb from some
Young fellows just before reaching the grand junction
TRACKS.
The first known nj the prison OF the escape was
when some called at the institution TO sec
O'COnnor, and OF course he was not 10 be Ionnd
Oncers were Immediately sent In pursuit OF the nce'nG
cOnvcts Golden found lying beneath the Prison
Point draw bridge. lie made desperate resistance
bat was finally Ovcrpowcred and taken back 10 Tie
prison. Warden Lowering has issued circular lhcl+
Ing reward OF 500 each for the capture OF the i1ei
lives any information that Will lead to their ar
re