New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-05
THEY 81 WE'D THE BA RS.
PRISONERS IN THE QUEENS COUNTY JAIL.
TRIED TO ESCAPE
\ KEEPER LEARNED OF THE PLAN AND
SEVERELY BEAT THE MEN WHO ARE

| 4 KEEPER LEARNED OF THE PLAN AND
SEVERELY BEAT THE MEN WHO ARE
NOW CHAINED TO THE FLOOR.
Five prisoners in the Queens County Jail at Long
| Island city made daring but unsuccessful attempt
70 ,scIp early sunday morning. They tried TO cut
away the bars Of a window in their cell overlooking
he yard. As result Of the attempt, the men are
now chained the floor In their cells, ana nearly
III Of them are bruised and beaten. Considerable
Mort Ia, been made by sheriff Norton and his assist
nt 10 Keep the matter secret. and It was only yes
| crylay that the facts in IL" became known.
The prisoners are samuel stroud. Of Wilmington.
BEL. serving sentence Of three months; Thoma,
Nard, 81 No. III Union st., Brooklyn. six months
John Casey. Of Glen Cove SIX months; John Rowe,
+ 80 20 Lynchs;.. Brooklyn. sent TO jail in default
II Giving bonds To- support his wife. and John Schroc-
Ter who on sunday lat sentenced 10 ninety days
Justice schumacher. OF MaNpcth. for dsOrderly
onduct. These prisoners, with twenty other " short
rrmcrs.- We're confined in cell the second floor
Il the juil overlooking Ncwtown Creek They had to
Steep on boards, the only article 81 bedding furnished
hem being an old gray rug. The escape planned
~ saturday. An old tabic-knifc was secured. and
he woil, Of cutting the bars began at I M sunday.
Tie took the work. relieving each other
# intervals Of fifteen minutes.
About o'clock when John McBougal the jailcr
va, going his rounds. her Of tn" window was
through
saved of After cutting the .econd bar. escape
Spuld hnvc been easy. a, the prisoner, would have
iny had 10 Jump fence slN f"c high after climbing
through the window McDougall released one u the
nil employees. who himself locked mp In the cell
Dor lntoNcaton. Til, nan told lc jaior y tn plans
,eine made for the escape and the procTr,, already
made
McDousan summoned Deputy ward,ns MccormacI
nd Ilawdin, and went TO the cell. McDousll car
a i,-.gn AZ.
rm"d with clubs, The five prisoners. who" name,
had been furnished by the released cmpoyc, wer"
ragged from their cOuch"~ AMI examined. They
aid the bars had been cut some time ago II j, said
That McDougu then took up the knife with which
i" ~ivins had been done. and Threatened TO stick it
into Sohrs7icr's stomach unlc,, be- confessed
",onncr than get stabbed with the knife" said
schroeder yesterday sail va, associated with the
'hrr fur although, / lncw nothing wharcvcr II the
.,hcur. II there va pnc. McDou9nl Nice rnack
md llawhu, hen piled their club, and fists until
sank 10 the noor bleeding and bruised from head
% foot
When n Tribune reporter entered their cell yes
f,rday be 'ouni the men chained together In couples
end lying the bo,si platform, which serve a, bod
ntputy sheriff Louis walter, denied the story Of the
attempted escape. aud aid that no prisoners had been
.i'h'r ,luhb or eaten
>lrond Wa. living the floor crying from pain.
ne w, black and bur on Do, BODY. H.. had great
ulnok hrul,c on Ai, lrn -ho. with maGr It impos-
Dbl" for him To /" down. Iii, LETT arm was bruised
nd Gi-'oor'd h'lo" tn elbow and Ia" Had s"vrrl
lou know You dit IT, JacA~ sid the prisoner to
N'po1eall Who stood n"nr ly.
KpHr WIS also .uic.uc from brul,e.. He snii
b" w., haoclI ,"nacc~N lrorirr. WHO va,
.Iau'l 10 Ward. ltd "a hilch eve ana Jaw in addi
pn = three confusion. 90 d., head l.c aid Pee
had i,., -t1rr, o>,r t4c ,,c VIII q ilarkiack
on hi h'Id rlr pri-"ii, IN denied haym. atrcmp;ad
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