New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-18
4 SCHEME OF MURDER FOILED.
CONVICTS AT DANNEMORA PLAN ESCAPE.
INTENDING TO KILL THE GUARDS AND RE
LEASE OTHER PRISONERs-GovERNoR
FLowER PNRDONS TIE MAN WHO
EXpOsED TIE PLOT.

BLOWER PARDONs TIE MAN WHO
Exposed THE PLOT.
Albany. July 17.-waltcr y. Thayer. warden OF
Clinton Prison. at Dlnncmora. came here lat" tis
afternoon and related 10 Governor Flower brutal
scheme concoctcd by number of l0ngicrm prisoners
confined there 10 gain their freedom lhe P'o' III
cnded the cold -Moodcd murder of several oi th'
prison guards. one OF the prisoners who was a'Reo
10 enter into the mur!crous attempt 10 escape re-
fused and II was through him that he prison auhori
tie, became aware OF the plot The Governor "nel
he heard the facts immediately pardoncd IN" prisoner
who had the courage and manliness to prevent human
slaughter.
Al noon Yesterday In Clinton Prison. as the "nn-
vcis fled through the prison corridor In lock step on
their way past Principal Keeper Mckenna 10 OBTAIN
their ratlons for dinner. Of the prisoners slipped
into tb. hand Of the principal keeper a piece of
brown wrapping paper two feet long ana i'' woe
which was written upon on bota sides in lead pencil
The writing I'm part rs follows:
Mr.. McKenna.
str hardly know how N begin N poncil what wish
70 sav 70 YOU. / nearly insane thinking over ana
worrying over It, Now. -r there i scheme Rot'n w
here among con,lco to escape from here thifhI
SUNDAY the ICthl and tho matter which II j. po'Nn iH
on,,hnp that canno, keep ecoun Of the cold
pJemedittad murder planned 10 cnect u'ir sPc
l wa, asked into the scheme" but r"'n7d U nave
ANYTHING 70 do with The. then tod me Il the "aiS
cot wind Of they would hod responsible ANA ihat
there WAS some half.dorcn in it that know
nothing about but that they knew u~ was ARK q H"
IT, AID they ol. II II failed they would pnt me
out OF the way YOU sir that I'm taking OF
chance, 10 these keepers lives; 80 ask you a.
man TO make sure and not cNIose ne Ia any danger
Now sir this take pace tonight SUNDAY a'tr
IL o'clock, when Mr. Long and tb" other night Rnaid
comes There two doors cnt alrAhy for th'-' men
+. come out otr Mr. Long aud the other guard makes IN
first round These viii com" out whom ne guard j.
on the toy gallery tho cell doors and then get ipo
the acyway. Of them VIII haV" big ha' of iron
and other will have large knife Ait'r the" guard,
make ,- r Ast round Of them alwaye mako second
-nund o, the tagging about half an hour nftef'nfd
That the time n\cd these prisoner. 10 act When
this guard in front Of the alley. they intend TO
.prne upon drag him into the alley and murder him
Tb.y VIII nike hi, gun sneak down upon the other
guard At and do him. 1ke his gun aso. They
tben intend opeang up six cells. letting the non
out How they intend gct.lDg ont Of tn ball kn'"
nothing about FOR thcv did tel me- or the nam"- Of
these Other either.
Now ,r tho numb.r NJ these convics' coils are 0'-i
,ou,.nv 49, company. One mans name T. Wright and
tho other. name Roace Tho fiv next 70 tongue q"
the door that the upon j. backed oct from th'
inside o the door and that bar = cut 30 that tho tong'
n tho door can be pushed and the door then 4, ohl
Tbev have the yc plugged up with soap and painted -
that II would clos inspection t. detect H. The ci
bar hid by the string Of tho curtain hanging on the
door these mems door are hNod in the same man
Here wa, signed the prisoners name with his cell num-
S-n YOU do not find the knife and iron bar in these
coils look for IN the cells next 10 them. Nos that
yon have read above things cool and prng this
affair n though you knew IL SOME time The b"st way
,ould he 10 have general frskllke Fourth u July.
Warden Thayer told the Governor that after IA"
prisoucrs had finished their dinner the convlcs
referred to removed from their cells aud eX
animation showed the truth Of the prisoners nforma
tion The locks Of the cell door, had been tampcred
with As described Hidden in the bcdlick In Rcaccs
Innl, IN he tlCE i'm
cell found crOwbar about = IL feet long.
drills saws. files and cold chISe Thus the prls
oncr's information was confirmed I'm every detail
On account Of their associations with Rcace and
Wright. the warden caused examination to BE- made
Of the cells Of TWO other prisoner, Joyce and
Russell In Joycc'S cell found several pieces Of
iron in the bottom Of his hash can, which wcro hid
den with covering of bash. The warden tr' $
that these pieces ot iron were 10 be used in sort
S fsa, they were in the plot joyco Who worked in
the State shop with the prisoner who exposed the
pnt that man back in the shop with me- know The
- 80 who gave the snap away Russcll said
,hat murder was contemplated wricht's term cS
pircs In l7oo, while Joyce Is a twenty year No
preparations they had made for escape being positive
when Governor Flower heard this story from warden
wrote the communicauon 10 the prilcipaI keeper.
state vorEsnop ws6, S must nave dbaincd '' d The
crowbnr while n his work and smugglcd II into his
cell. frisk, which l. referred 10 I'm the prisoners
communication Is a general examination Of all the
cells having been made m Iuly T.
roth Governor Flower and Wa,den 17,,vor rof,.cd |
TO divnlce Tor IN" prcsen, M least. The name NJ |
the prisoner VINO probably lad saved the lives Of
several RihrNS Inc man was received NJ the prison
in August Iso2 and had four years 10 serve FOR grand
larceny. Ihe crime was committed I'm Now lnra |
City. where he has wife and children warden |
Tbiver left here for DanncmOra ~ midnight With The
pardon In his pocket All the prisoners concerned I'm
fhc ATTEMPTED - rnH werc transferred 10 Clinton
Prison from 'lng sing last fall "
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