New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-30
AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN.
TWO DESPERATE CRIMINALS ESCAPE

THEIR GUARDS IN THE PENITENTIARf WE'RE
PROBABLY AsLEEP-NO ONE SAW THEM w.
The escape OF two colored prisoners from 'ne "',e
County Pcnitcntary was discovered yes'ei"". Cao,co
hv the keeper,. They are James Furman ana oeo'se
Walters. Tie former Is regarded rs one Vi 'a' ' G.,
dangerous criminals in the couriy. he i'"' tr
prison for a third of his life and escaped ONE MN
= ,-.o, van while beinc taken TO the pehitc''"'S
nv cutting :. hole in the bottom OF II. On h'S
lie was sentenced TO the encrdiary ps ro
Peterson for two years and IL nan i''
rouor shop. When taken from the COZ" iV "
lie would not out his 'eih' anu ~ n,
,.,n,n and XIII the Justice who sentenced MN ne
= ,ood I'm coll No l. the second Tier OF the ioi1
So, ,,.on at the penitertary by warden Hayes
with walters who had been sentenced 10 u year anu
eieh, months for assault on April -. Iher' are o',
srs ~ cells in the long term prlson' surrouheu ny
broad corridors. At night Two Keepers arc io's'" !"
mi, orliou of the prison with the prisoners VINO are
n ,csd In their cells, the doors Of which are OF
s,.,rch iron bars James Dunning and Patrick
Wc1y.ssrty were the two keepers who were on an's
sunday night in this part of the prison. they were
locked in at 10 p IN 80, It'll
About 3 80 a. n. yesterday thcy caheo nan
..sner and said that two prisoners were gore. IN.
v.stic,,ion showed that FuIman ana Walters n"u
sawed of one end Of two OF the bars IN INV" ..a
aoor and had bent them aside TO be abe 10 p"'
throuph The keepers must have been Asleep VI
otherwise engaged for the two convic's "aue NV
way 10 the lower part OF the tier, wnefe SOME '
ladders had been left by men engaged IN whi'e"a','s
the plison on saturday. Two OF these were '"'N'
tecether by Furman and Walters with pieces Vi .o
sch A. is used in the shop where tne hen "''
IN Tie ND bundles. The ladder was carr'eu u Wv
end OF the corridor, where there Is d s''''' 80
window high up looking out upon 'he PriS"" '"'N
Tho two me1 climbed to this ana wrehcheu o"' ~
small cross bars which DISTRACTED their exit in'S
tbsp fastened piece of the cord 10 stone prole'"o
on the inside of the window and squeezing '"'o"e
Let themselves down about tweify ieet NV TIC 'o
apd sropped the remaining ten feet TO the ground
They we're then in the peni'entary yaN' Will "
font STORE wall between them and liberty i"'9
found some empty barrels and a long IRON roo' ""
% which a hook was made. Ey climbing 10 'n' 'of
90 ,h barrels piled on each other they manasru VIII
,bo bool, 10 draw themselves TO the top OF w WA
end ,heo dropped rem II TO the carth Ou's"e an"
fed. oo ,,tormod ~ The escape
,d e.orch WAS made for the men. Inc Two he,por"
nd Thomas RYAN. who had charge OF tue y'iu' -
snsnandcd pendnC Investigation which VIII p ." u
,"momow by the Commissioners o! Haii.c' ,hnm
Corrections The report of Waroen uaNtS Hamer.
shnrS that the men not seen ny lhe nv, IN
from 40 D. m or sunday night. a coiiin . h h
Irifo made into saw, was used 10 Cu' Wv sr',ar
the prisoners also left razor anu 49, g. moi
hshind them How they secured tnese cnniny
known II Is supposed that the men ae, en-, nprr9
nnrrd cit,zen's clothing from friends In the hee'o
quarters near the penitenuhry.