The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-22
BCNCOI.R O'BRIEN ESCAPES.
KyrrfR BTCK pARyrOK roo FREELr
or i7iCI HOSPyyALfTi.

Tie Transferred the Famous Confidence Man
from ,,aii to ;snse's igotcI Pending tn.
Appeal In Court. and W,rn the Keeper
Go, out OF Tii- He'd Yesterday Afternoon
u'nr'cA WAS Sot 20 Re Found.
UTICA Anril 2l.-Thomas O'Bricn. the we'll
knywU 'unno stccrer who rccayd nm Albany
man rar}rI Peck out OF $4,000 In January.
1~sg and WHO was thereafter cNtrn.litcd from
Eng .Nt and snntonccd 10 ten years imprisou-
mont IN Dpuncmora trison for robbery In the
third degree, has escaped, O'Drich arrived in
Utica IN sunday evening In charge OF
Keeper Buck of Ianncmora He came here
ona wr., IT habras corpus. issued under his
affidavit TINT ho wanted to 70 before Judge
Coke u the United States Court and argue tho
question oi the right OF tho authorities to hold
him IN this country undcr conviction Of n
char.o for which he was not cXlralitcd Tho
srgunrut took place yesterday, and Judge
Coyo l'pll that ia" authorities were all right
ard r,utudcd O'Brtcn back I" tie prison.
Whom he Hrs. arrived here O'B-icn was taken
t. thu MI He has friends ard relatives in tho
ci'-, n-l rs Ia lid not like his accommodate
trYs IN Iai his fri.Nds. hv ,,iligent use OF hos
pi.ality. induced kenrcr Buck to allow him to
tetraiS erroi to Bars's Hotel Buck became
very fond Of the Utcans. prominent among
whom was u. A. Dishl"r
Witt Pack and his friends wcrc busy tell
ING anxious iuGuircrs that O'Ericn was at tho
Jail. the prisoner. in fact, was leaning up
against tho bar Of the hotel drinking good
health to his fri ynds and n longer lifo to his
rorlod Of freedom. A great game Of BLUM was
played oa Wednesday morning. Keeper Buck
approached Attorney Tacott. who appeared
for Olirien in the cout room. ana said:
"Th re s ~ uso blin.;ini: O'Drien up here
to-day, i, there
This led Mr. ralcott to think that the buncoer
was safe in Jail. and turning to District Attor-
ncy Eaton of Albany county. who opposed the
motion. lie asked II Mr.. Eaton wanted OBrien
in court. ilr. laton snid he did not. and 10
effort wa made 10 nave him there.
OBrien has not been seen since by any one in
the city. Inquiries were made at many places
to-day rrcardin. his whereabouts. 1t was
noticed that the clerks and employees Of tho
TONS regarding Buck or n'Brien.
Buck VS. assigned TO room -. and raps on
the door today by reporters brought no re
snonse. Back ia! not retired till : o'clock
this morning, and he did not get up until
all disturbed. lie was not the only occupant
Of the room. His companion was not O'Bren.
Buck.
An hour after Buck appeared this afternoon
he, denied that Drien had run away. He
said O'EGien was in Jail. Later he was more
said that when O'Brien was last seen he was
sn h he WAS sure OF that s s Mth
IL would ID. not not run ,sxays said al the keeper.
h ss ss nj II Hs in
y; reporter asked II Buck could tell where
~: shinE e9ula lay = ny ny hands 9p him IN
Dishler was here only fifteen minutes ago."
se!e sh h E"a said Back. IT have telegraphed
the Warden and will probably hear from him
IN fe Saa as t aknf h no co hsr
10 Montreal and back. and 1 know ho wouldn't
Ths vas s a. that The keeper YOU'D S Il
so s oBen he s" did d not deny
e4 e B Sna f1a nTas that open
Fl Is in p1 BIS sat osn t d ~ ss IN; on
Wednesday, noon Just aitor Judge Coxe's de-
csi9n had been rendered. and that he is now
Coke remanding O'Brien to prison was served
Xest.rdny afternoon. but it f understood that
uH om a e enc Sxss
State, courts. i is said that ,ho'has good
the Jury which convicted him was not alone
xhl!c drllbcrntlng. md this is urged rs one OF
NV !thSOltS WHY no "OhI'l IlbJ run away.
While O'lrien's case was in pr occss OF arCu-
nent hero. three detectives from the Albany
marked that O'Bricn was tho most desperate
man he had ever known. Another officer com
planned TO tho authorities OF the United States |
Court that, O'Brirn was left unEuardcd and
alone at tho hotel but the authorities had |
nothing to do with him rs no had not been
turned over to their charge
1t is evident that OBricn had friends and |
money behind him. He was accompanied to |
thiS city By Doc" Ninchon. n confidence man. |
Who's p,,r'rat is in tho rogucs gallery in New |
lGrs. Minchou won't East at noon to-day
The polio. here have tclcGrnphod Warden |
Ihaynr at pannemOm that O'Ercn has es-
capped. and ar" also taking measures to cap
turr him; Keeper Buck romans in his room
AT NO lnt"l apparently unconc"rn"d. Bo re;
inarEcd hat ii D'Bricn got away hc supposed |
ECwonld have to bear tho blame.
oIITlsnth;@H April ?l.-Nothng can bc
lnarh"i at linton prison regarding tho escape
o. innGo"r r,i}ri"n. 10 was IN charge Of |
h"cimr iiunE of Clinton Prison. supposed to be
hrnstworthy man. Warden Thaycr expected
v y, Irirn 10 10 returned TO the prison to-.nor-
row morning,