New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-24
TRACING THE lMURDERERS.
The SING SING FCGITIVES CROSSED THE
RIVER IN THE RAGING STORM.

THE BOAT USED BY THEM DISCOVERED ON THE
BEACH AT HAvERsTRAw-NEw THEORIES
AS TO THE FLIGHT FROM THE PRISON.
Sing sing April 23.-Iittle came to light in the
search for the escaped murdcers Roehl and Palster,
today. several new theories rs to the routes taken
by the after they succeeded In leaving the prison
grounds behind them were evolved. one theory
ceivcd considerable favor about the prison. II was
the effect that the friends % ROehl and Pallister
were waiting for them uEder cover OF the storm and
darkness with 'ugb0at some similar craft. The
ugboat could have close IN shore. The water
is deep, and Warden Browns yacht has difficulty
in making the landing. II the f:tends o. the murder.
ers have as much money they credited with
they could have hired tug end lain or the prison
night after night until the men saw an opportunity
TO make an escape from the building. In this case
the men would have had but short pull In Mr.
stlay's boat. At the time that the rlmOr was circu-
lated every one believed that the boat which had
been cut from It's moorings the prison wall on
Thursday night had been found at Tarrytown. The
boat was picked up In the Hudson OF, TarrytOwn and
identified By Mr.. Stays brother the which
had been tied up ut Sing Sing Prison. Later IN the
day it ascertaincd that the Tarfytown boat was
not Mr. ,trays. 1t Is It'll at iarryt'wh Mr.. stray's
boat Is tied ND ut her Old anchorage ground.
The boat WAS found about O'Clock on Friday morning
tie beach at fIavcrstfaw. When Mr. Stray heard
that a boat similar to his nj Havcrstraw awaiting
an owner he started for that place In his yacht,
Pauline Il. Upon arrival he at )ncc recognized his
property lie towed It back and tied 1t up. Hs
arrived at the prison with the boat at O'Clock this
evening. Tho and The short piece Of rope lefe
after The painter ont were still In III" boat The
md Of the rope In the boat showed plainly that q
knife had been used TO It, The boat Is q thr.
teen foot ,k,n having fat bottom. 1t las been
painted white inside and out.
The finding Of this boat at IlaverStraw puzzles
,he river men: ut the same time. It brings the
theory of the escape back TO its original FORM The
first conclusion Jumped at, when the prisoners were
found to have escaped. WAS that the men had rowed
across to Nyack Ilavers'raw. This was scorned
l,v loaimen They said that boat could have
lived on the Hudson in THURSDAY nights terrific
storm. The boatmen ut Nyack and llayerstraw were
confident that no craft containing human beings
had reached their side Of the during the night.
The finding Of the boat does not appear to have De-
come generally known in IIavcrs,r'w until this
morning The guard Mack. who sent over on
rr,dav did not hear Of the finding OF the boat
Another in porlan clew from the same locality was
obtained to-day. A night watchmnn, whose naTs
has not ascertnincd by the prison omcias' a.
serts that about o'clock on Friday morning lie saw
two men walking along the road near Haver'
straw one OF them wore cap. 1t Will De re-
membered that wien Roel and Pallister left the
death house they had with them a discarded cap ana
a battered Derby belonging to the day keeper,
Derbecker II the men reached Haycrs'raw. they
coud have gone north or south By means OF The
West shore Railroad There freight trains rum
ming on this road which they could have easily
hoorded 4 brancl, u the Erie Railroad also runs
into Haverstriw and CONNECTS, on lis WY to jersey
ritv with the Iaolsawanna road, and either thh
road or the Erie would have afforded me men
GOOD chance TO escape westward Whether the men
Iad money or not IS still doubtful. They probably
had not From the appearance Of The rope III MI
strnv,, boat they must have had knife. Inc
mss, sion of th, IS contrary To PRISON rules
Than the possession of money whore a convicted ana
condemned murderer Is concerned II 'hey hAo
am, they may have had the other. Neither keeper
IIul.e nor Murphy has made any mention Oh 'ie
.,caping murderors taking away their knives.
There WAS "A lit'le furry about the prison a' h"'n
TODAY Warden Brown, Chief Keeper Conhaush'oh
md State Detective Jackson held hurried. secret
conference IN the private ofic" OF The |arneh. ~
was brief At It's conclusion the guard hcNei was
called. WITH few words OF hlHtru, uon ~ ha was
s.,trJ I'm a wagon behind fast horse. liaru,y hu
The guard taken MS seat when the horse wa. "mppsv
ND ana headed in the direction OF Mh,o = on siiS
northern Railroad When w va l., ''0"" "'''
nut ID. q those actively engaged IN inc NUM- LOT
tina turtves thc DAY pissed quietly for those ~ me
prison. warden rown IS preparing 10 , HOY expira
The pison M the end OF the Week. tpon ttIe eAprM
lion his term the responsibilities Oh u' se s
will deyolve upon the Warden. MI Dnrs,oh' I.oi
,uhurn II f. generally believed here mat Dr lrvnr,
Warden. Chief Keeper Connaughon Is also likely 70
rcn,in Elliott brown son of the Waluen, VIII oe
Y,axnd ,n Auburn lie will take charge OF the
womrn's prison at that institution.