New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-22
BYRNES is ON THE LOOKOUT
EVERY POLICEMAN A DETECTIVE NOW.
POLICE OFFICIALS PUZZLED ABOUT THE EsCAPS
LOOKING FOR RELATIVES.

POLICE OFFICIALS PUZZLED ABOUT THE ESCAPE
LOOKING FOR RELATIVES.
Ofcals at Police Headquarters were asonished yes
terday morning by the information mat Two con-
demned murderers had been able to escape from sing
sing Prison. they said Immediately that there must
have been some Encouragement at the prison. super
lntendent Byrnes received dispatch from the prison
early I'm the morning which merely gave the informa'
lion that Palster and Roehl had escaped. lie I'M
mediately sent out general alarm TO Set the police
searching for the two escaped men In case the n'e"
came to this city. The alarm read as follows
To all: Just escaped from Sing Sing Frank W. Rohl'
murderer twenty.six years Ave feet six and nan h'h'
1855 pounds dark brown hair dark complexion hale'
eyes No. 52s in Rogues' Gallery also Tommy PsisVf'
murderer thirty eight years five feet and five ihehes'
medium build sunken eyes, short ana staouy osV"A
n.,ochs THOMAS BYRNES.
II was not necessary to add that the police "ef'
expected TO search for the men described In te ai
Very quickly after the alarm went over 'he POM
wires tho detectives in every precinct were '"An.
how they could gain glory by recapturihg 'ne
murderers The captains gave directions To pauoF
mon 10 aid IN the search In every way possioe
There was clos. watch all vessels at the DOCKS
and detectives scanned the faces oil men VINO cam'
to the city by railroad trains or ferries. IN ''
Princes station many Of the policemen hhe" rams
ter we'll BY sight the murder of Kane hau URN
committed In their precinct anu ''! "e'o wv
to watch for the appearance OF Pallser In the places
which he had been accustomed to visit previous W
the murder.
The superintendent refused 10 tell what insruc
uons had been given to the detectives at the centr
Office some OF whom said TO have been detaiIes
In aid I'm the search for Palister and Roehl. no
said also that he did think Il was wise 70 Ten
what had been learned about the recent movements
OF the relatives OF the two men. lie smiled "heh Nv
story about Roehrs brother having $1,000 Tor 'ns
pirpose OF trying to save Rochls life was referees
TO- and he said he could not understand how money
could have been used In assisting the mirderefs "
escape when asked what effect he thought me
refusal CT Carlyle Harris to leave the prison might
hive to secure IIarriss pardon the superintendent
shook his head ana said II don't to speak about
that
Roth SUPERINTENDENT Byrnes and Inspector NO
I,ughlIn said they coud not understand how the TWO
men could have escaped from the prison II prop"
cauton had been observed by the keepers, and they
seemed to share the suspicion that there had oes"
hing worse than carclessncss at the bottom
but they were not willing 10 be quoted as reneou"S
upon the prison onicnls.
At the tenement house No. 30 Carmine-stD whe'e
Pallister lived with his widowed mother at the time
the murder OF Kane II was said yesterday that Mr'
PallIster had been Obliged to move away from 'as
house month after the murder because she coad not
nay the rent Of her rooms on the third floor. rains
ter was widower, II was said. and had u son se'e'
years old. The boy had lived with his erandn'o'n"
for time, but had been sent to Father Drums"o'
Mission. In Lafayette Place. AT the mission F" w."
said that the address CT Mrs. Pallster was not kho"a'
the woman having refused TO give IT, although os sing
visited the boy once month. \ dispatch HUH nrry :
sing stated that Mrs Pallister lived at No 81 ieris.
ST. but occupants Of that tenement house saiu W.
terday that she had not lived there for year,