Connecticut western news., 1893-04-27
HUNTING CONNECTS.
MANY DETECTIVES SEARCH FOR ES-
 CAPPED MURDERERS.

The Dramatic and Daring Escape of RohIe
 From the Death Cells, Causes Big Con-
 vict Hunt to He Started.
 NEW YORK, April 22-Under cover of storm of unequaled severity, one of the most sensational escapes from prison oc- cured at Sing Sing. The wind was blow ing hurricane, while rain fell in sheets, forcing the guards to keep within the watch towers in the walls During this fearful war of the elements Thomas Pallis- ter and Frank W. Rohle, condemned to death, overpowered their guas ds, offered to Eberate the other men in the death cham Der, and on being rebuffed, made their way out into the darkness to liberty. Across the storm swept prison yard they went, opened one of the gates and disappeared
 The whole detective resources of the state were called into requisition. Governor Flower offered reward of $250, and the state detectives followed every clew. aided by keepers from the prison and a detail of e5 men from police headquarters in this city. So desperate and lawless are the es- saped murderers that Warden Brown or 1ered his men to shoot them if they showed the slightest signs of resistance.
 With Orders to Kill.
 Do not give them chance" he said. "Be sure of their identity, then shoot to kill and bring them back in boxes" And every one o. the keepers and detectives is armed with either Winchester rife or 6 brace of revolvers.
 Warden Brown organized six searching parties He sent Keeper s. E. McNeal, 85 miles northeast of Sing Sing, to Brews- ters.
 Three railroads, the New York and New England, the New York and Northern and the Harlem division of the New York Gen. tral, run through Brewsters McNeal was instructed to have the three roads watched until further orders.
 A second searching party went due west, through Whitsons and the surrounding country, along the New York and North ern railroad.
 A third party, under the charge of H. J. Decker, started north W. J. Ford, James Sharkey and William Murphy crossed the river and started through the country back of Haverstraw, Nyack, Stony Point and Congers.
 The Whole Country Aroused.
 After starting the searchers out Warden
 
 the country. He notified the police of every seaport of any size, from New Or leans to Portland and from New York to San Francisco. He also sent telegrams to Montreal and Toronto.
 State Detective Jackson communicated at once with Superintendent Byrnes, and early in the morning detectives from h. spector McLaughlin's staff dropped into the towns on either side of the Hudson river. Four of them were in Tarrytown at noon. They disappeared toward he east
 The country back of Nyack and Haver- straw was very closely searched. The fact that the boat was stolen caused Warden Brown to think that the men crossed the river and struck across the country for the West Shore railroad.
 The warden was inclined to believe that the fugitives would try O reach the seaport and leave the country. He did not think they would travel by day. They probably lay hidden throu. hout the day. All the searcheps are heavily armed and were instructed to take no chances, and if they meet either of the men to bring him in dead or alive.