New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-24
EXAMINING KEEPER BUCK.
HIS STATEMENT TAKEN N PRIVATE By THE
ALBANY OFFICIALS.
oDRIEN's FNTHLEss GUARD NOT DISTURBED
ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCE OF HIS ACT
WARDEN THAYER AND CHAIRMAN
MURPHY CONFER IL TROY.
MURPHY CONFER IN TROY

ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCE OF HIS ACT
WARDEN THAYER AND CHAIRMAN
MURPHY CONFER IN TROY.
Albany. ~ Y. April 23.-Jamcs Il. Buck VINO
was unsuccessful in his guardianship ol TUE
bunco king" }ricn, at Ctica IN order 10 in'e'
the appreciation of )" Doc" Minchon, arrived mere
from Utica this morning accompanied Dy ,nc
woman he SAYS is his wife. The two were IN Inc
Office Of the Superintendent Of State Prisons Ill
the Capitol a long time In the Office with them
were District Attorney General Hogan. District
Attorney Eaton, Deputy Superintendent Baker
Warden Thayer and his predecessor. en-" "arden
Fuller The stcnographcr Of the Attorney-ueher'I
was called for at II o'clock and the testimony u
the woman was taken in an inner room. "hen
the Deputy-Attorney- General finished with the
woman Buck was brought in and his testimony
was taken.
The examination of Buck and his wife was
conducted st paratcly by Deputy Attorney-ueher1l
Hogan. the statements OF both regarding the eS
cane of O'Bricn being taken ny thc Attorney
Generals stenograpler. Tie examination %''cd
for three hours. and 1t its conclusion none "i
those who participated would say any t'iAs oh
,Lc subject Chief Clerk Baker. of the State
Prisons Department. WHO was delegated ~ u'e
Superintendent of Prisons to act in his absence
G'Bricn, bnt in what direction he would not say
lc thoucht that what was the best to be done
should he done quickly. The Deputy Attorney
General said Buck seemed t6 establish the relation
slim of husband 70 the woman who was with him
in Utica and here.
Buck aprcars to bc in no way dis
coaccred over O'Brcn's escape. He saiI to-day
You reporters seem to delight in pounding man.
| admit / made mistake. | can see now that
should have had another keeper along with me.
| am willing t. stay here and bear the brnn, for
my actions II they would let me 90 and hunt for
O'Bricn think could find him
lie did not know what would follow from the
testimony he gave this morning, and refused to
give the import and the effect on his listeners lie
slid he was acting under orders of the Prisons
Department., and would do all in his power to
rcctiiy his mistake He talked as though he had
done the best he knew how, and that therefore no
blame was TO attach to him. Al / :45 p. III. the
conference was over and all left The Prison De-
partmcnt, Buck and his wife being the last to
| leave it, with no one with them or watching them
They ate luncheon in the union depot restaurant at
! = :lJ p. IN.
| After Buck and his wife finished eating he put
| the latter on the ! 80 train for Ncw-Nurk City
and then went outside the depot where Warden
lhaycr joined him, and the two took the > 80
| local for Troy, where the Warden lives. OF the
two. the Warden appeared to he much more dis
! turbcd than did Buck The intention Is to put
/ lucll through nursing" process in order TO find
out II possible the inner workings which led up
| TO tie possibility of O'Bren's escape. When this
is accomplished, Buck will then be undcccivcd a.
to his responsibility in the matter, but at present
the prison authorities think it better to "codl!c
him in theft endcavorto set.at the truth and rca-
| L.. An or xxytl h.
made not only to recapturc ~ lricn, but TO deal
with tie persons implicated in the plot Of escape
To- the fall tN;cnt of tho law
Warden Thaycr and Keeper Buck arrived in
this city from Albany at o'clock this afternoon.
Mr.. Ihayer positively declined TO talk about the
| Olhicn matter saying that hc was no brass
! baud He had a bricf conversation al the depot
with Edward Murphy ir.
| II Buck allowed the prisoner 10 escape through
carcle->LeSe H. can br convicted for m~'lcincanOr,
| bat # he received consideration ne Is llah" 10
cor yiction tor felony. There Is strong suspicion
here that Buck /, one OF OBTiens pHl. ana
thi, belief II strengthened from the fact that he
| wa- appointed a keeper after OBricn had pccn
taken 90 Danucmora. Before departing for New
YurA this afternoon Buck, alleged VIII displayed
a large roll Of grc'nh1cks, from which she drew
| several bills handing them T. Huck. Dave
| Discldrr and " Doe" Mn,hcon Wrrr here con
-irntly while O'kr.cn wa awaiting rial, 'ni "c,
| campancd him to Dannemora. They seemed wei
! acutinintcd with Warden IhaYer, and shook hands
| with him when the party rc,chrd the prison
| Marshal McElwcc. who served the papers dl
| Warden 1hnycr tor the purpose ci taking t.Lr el
| tn I-tica saws hc was accompanied by Dii&llc
and Miuchcon. They had plenty OF money, h'
saws and left 800 with Mr. lhaycr 70 secure
| him for tn, expenses incurred IN . brcns Trip.
l,uck staricd for Clinton Prison on the ! ~
| tain to-..ay and Warden lhaScl at 400 lcf
for Ncw-lork City, his mis,ion heing to 81
Superintendent Bysncs, anil u interest him in th'
Efforts u recapture the Wardcn's former lodger.
tea April 23.-1he horse that WAS hired "a
the livery stable in Whitcsboro' Wednesday morn
ing at an early hour, as il is supposed by O'BrcI
or Dischler, has been found AT Norwich, Chcnan9'
| County, NJ James Mctlucens livery stable Abou
! o'clock "Wednesday afternoon. man drove ~
10 the stable and ASKED 10 have the horse nm
hitchcd and fe1. saying he had somc business I,
attend 10 and would call for the animal when y,
was ready to leave town; LIE remained at th'
Ills de e,crpiion tallics with that Of O'Brcn. II i
NOT known whether he had companion; Up II
this time no further trace OF thr man can nc lounn
has written Il letter, declaring 10 hr false III,
,lcoati,ms that he was IN any way Interested II
,Ln coso uf O Erirn. and asserting that t.r pun
iLoJ statements connecting MS name in any mln
nor With ORricm Or the latter iricn S 1re wholly
nntruc. The letter has been lorwardrI 10 M
| newspaper in which II is believed me >'ite'hcii''
were drsr printed and complete rcfnctIon ha'
been dcm1nded.
,qic. INSPECTOR steer. Sid yesterday that the scare
., n.r,ic, t.c notorious bunco swnll"r "onlf he
op,iuued IN thi. city until th" criminal VA, '''p"'
or va, known TO have l"tI the country - '''
~ n wa, known -, ;hc Ventri ''''' '"t'
. ,u.rtv ,,,in Inspector >tce.s dc 'iled detec'iNc
~, ~ vim, knew the sviudl.r Ia make scar
,,r him and 10 watch tie outgoing Steamship II
a. u.p,c,cd that O'Biien meht try TO Ee. "i'N III
tonc where hc fonnd m a'yum before; n.Ir'GI o.
P I"uP aid Yesterday afternoon thai ol'1eh Proo',,
S'c ~ ,L,uclt az rcming To NrTh 0rt WnrrP ~,
car~n.i e," womb be- next 10 certain bH' ffoo'DN "'
, | fled 10 Canada.
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