New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-23
MURDERERS STILL ATLARGE.
NO CLEW TO TIE FUGITIvES FROM SING
SING.
KEEPER HULsE SUSPECTED OF COMPLETELY IN
THE. ESCAPE-BEHEF THAT P\LLISTER
AND EOEHL WILL NEVER BE TAKEN
ALIvE-DID HARRIS AVE 4 CHANCE
TO FLEE WITH THEN ,


the two murderers who escaped with 80 little diff
Guilty on Thursday night from The prison here tho,.
who have been diligently searching for them during
the last TWO days cannot tell. nor have they the
slightest clew which might eventually result in the
capture of these murdercrs and felons Where they
arr one here today could conjecture The nriso,
officials knew that they still were free but beyond
that all that they could say that they felt sure
that the escaped prisoners would be recapturcd
The general opinion here is that while Palstcr and
Rochl may be taken, they will never die as the law
prescribed they should Both are desperate men,
whose only chance for life Is flight II they are
taken alive, legal death ats them. Death is death
20 them. whether II be by electricity or by other
means ana they will fight for their they have
chance They will never he taken alive. They
are at liberty, and for that liberty they will die and
perhaps some OF those WHO may Try to deprive them
OF IL VIII come to untmey end before fur
nurdererS are rendered unable fight by the bullets
Of the Winchester rifles carried by those who are
pursuing them. Through the stupidity or the dis
honesty OF keeper in the prison. the electrical chair
Is not likely to remove from To world these two
murderers. which the law decided unfit 10 live
The developments today unimportant, few
and far between. No clew had been discovered,
snd erybody working in the dark trusting
TO lnck 10 find some trace of the The chief
topic OF discussion here among those connected with
the prison, and even among the citizens. the
escape Of the murdcrers with little trouble. Keeper
by the way things look he deserves TO be blamed.
Had he not opened the door OF IochS cell the muir
oerers would not have escaped. II he was no,
brloed 10 open that door he certainly proved bc'ond
doubt that he is gifted with incredible stupidity
quality especially undesirable in a man In his posi-.
ton Principal Keeper Connaughton as well as many
others fntimates that he believes that IulSe allowed
Eoehl TO get ont OF his cell. The matter freely
and pretty thoroughly discussed here to-day.
There many queer things about Hulse'S action.
lie had for unlocking Roehl's cell. The
orders Of the prison especially forbid any keeper TO
open cell. lie does not carry the key TO open a
cell whenever a murderer says he feels hungry
sick. II food is to be given. it should be passed
In through the bars If IS III. the prison ply
sicisn should be for and the door shoud be
opened until he arrives. The only excuse a keeper
has for opening the door OF cell is to prevent a
murderer from committing suicide. and then he IS 10
use his own judgment 10 whether the prisoner Is
really injuring himself whether he IS simply
cutting get the door opened IIulse says
that he heard Of that rule
In reply 10 that assertion Principal Keeper Con
raughton says that II IIulse. who is small
and not strong, had any common sense he would not
have given Roell large powerful fellow. chance
To get near him. though he armed and
prepared TO meet an attack. This places IulSe I'm
had light. Apparently he has told two stories Of the
way he overpowered In story he says that
the pepper. dust whatever IL that was thrown
himself and could not for a long time. In this
story he said he oyerpCwered before he had any
time 10 make any resistance. In the other story
he saws that he not overcome by Roehl until
after fierce struggle had taken place and that when
lie was thrown into the cell he looked under the
curtain and watched everything that went lie
does no, explain how he watched what going
on while he blind.
Murphy's capture is natural enough. When the
door opened 10 admit him into the corridor, he
could not have been expected TO be on the
alert for an attack by the prisoners. The most
narNable thing about the affair that neither lIulse
nor Murphy made any outcry They say that. had
they called for help, they would have been killed
bv the prisoners. They DO not give any good
reason for awaiting about eight hours before they
did call for help. II does not seem reasonable that
they should have thought that Pallister and Roeh
we're waiting for that length OF time TO kill them
should they sound alarm. Both Murphy and
Hulse say that no one would have heard them, even
I, they had cried out. Mr.. Connaughton, who
seems to anxious Huse and Murphy De called
10 account says that II they had raised their voices
they would have been heard. When the prisoners
sing he can hear them IN his Office.
Then again, both keepers say that they had only
six cents 10 give the escaping murdererS and that
they did not believe the prisoners had any more. II
hat Is So why did Palister and Roehl not take ulse
watch, which might have been turned into
money! The more deeply the subject is inquired
into the stronger becomes the suspicion OF collision
There is story aoat which says that Roehl's brother
cav him some time ago, having come with Sl4OoO TO
secure liberty for the murderer. He gave Roeln a
large psstebosrd photograph and now 1t IS believed
that In II was concealed large sum Of money. Mr.
Cannaughon says that he examined the Photograph and
does not think IL contained any bills. lie intimate''
however that he suspects that there was COLLISION
Whether or not Pallister and Rochl had planned 10
escape together is known, and The Opinions oh
the subject differ
l. is said that Osmond, one Of the murdererS VINO
refused TO leave the prison, declares that carlyle
" Harris did not receive an Invitation 10 leave '"e
prson but that ROchl and Pallister hated MN so
bitterly that before they went away they sald that
they felt IKE killing him. Harris II is sino' VIE"
asked by Dr.. Irvine why he did not CO. answered.
Il am an innocent man. To break Jail is felony
! DO not want 10 be branded as leiOn. SoMe
day slall he proved innocent
Harris wrote three letters this morning. In which
he described what had taken place between the TWO
keepers and the two murdcreiS on thursday hs"v'
Warden would not give the letters to the press
although Harris requested him TO give them out The
discussion as 10 whether the escape made posi-
bic by stupidity dishonesty was the most Interesting
OF the incidents TO day in connection with the affair
Warden Brown and Principal Keeper COnnaughton
remained In the Wsrden's Office all last night waiting
FOR news. None came, however. Several tunes
today II was though, that clew had been found
Al about 8 O'Clock this morning Under Sheriff Pugs-
ley OF White Plains called at the prison and had
private talk with the Warden. II was learned that
the sheriff brought information that he received from
railroad men, who said that they had seen three
men board a New-York and Northern train late on
Thursday night at station called WmtsOn's, about
three miles east Of here. They Jumped OIL the IRAN
a. Brewsters, and have not been seen since Then
They the descriptions OF Roehl and Pallis'cr
a party was sent In search OF them, but came back
late at night without having found anything.
At 8 80 O'Clock word came 10 the prison that III"
missing boat from here had been found, upiurncd'
near rarntown. II proved 10 he the stray boat.
Hardly any believes that the murderers ever
went into the boat. 1t Is thought that they cut II
loose 10 throw the searching parties of their track.
from what Is said about the storm here on
Thursday night, II IS safe to say that the could
NOT have crossed the river. II said this after
noon that the men had been seen In Nyack. Another