New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-27
MURDERERS YET AT LIBERI Y.
THOUGHT To HAVE ESCAPED on \ VESSEL.
A MYSTERIOUS SCHOONER ANCHORED OFF THE
PRISON on THE NIGHT THEY BROKE
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sing Sing. y. Y, April 2G.-lniormation was re-
ceiv'd AT the prison lo-light which would ndica'"
that Eoehl ard Pal-t-r escaped vessel Nc
coiding to II" story an unknown schooner was
anchored In the river Off the prison from Wednesday
morning until Thur-da! night. when the e~chp" was
made ON In" following morning The schooner hai
disappeared No seems to know the name OF TINS
vcs,c and as no explanation IS given for the schooner
being anchored oil the Prison. II 1, thought That the
Two condemned mur-r-rs. after breahne ont of th"
d,aihhou,e took the small boat which was mo"i'u
close 10 the prison and rowcd out 10 th' schooner
The detectives at work the have tired 10 trace
til, schooncr. but without Success.
James Glynn. one Of the guards suspended on
account OF the escape. said tonight that Il" had
received orders 10 visit tine dcatlhOu>c al any
specified time during the night. ard that his duty
=, was to keep watch over the whole prison yard. IL"
admitted, however. that at time during t''
night he usually visited Ia" lighthouse when Il" made
his rounds. ON the night Of the escap" he did MOI
go ther, because II raining hard lie ala not
realize the Importance OF his visiting. The deathouse
until after the escape
The small boat In which It Is supposed that Ro'hl
and pallister escaped belonged 10 named stray
A museum proprietor In New York Offered so for
the boat. which stray accepted. The boat was r.
covered from the shore at iiaverstraw. and taken
back 10 >tray's bOathoUse. When he went lh"r'
tonight To turn the boat over 20 the museum agent W
found that II had been stolen.
letter purportIng 10 De- from the two escaped
men was received TO day. 1t I'm the same hand
writing rs lat night, postal card ana in tn" same
style. The letter in the morning mail aud read
True Irend-The l.tt,r wrote YOU yesterday about
seeing again York CITY in our COUNTY, again
wa. a mistake. We viii stay New York until May =
when frcnd Harris Will b. cNe'uted We hal c'"nei
at an old woman', and another place" 'of "ofA.
PALLlsTER EOf.IIL 90.
Prison Chaplain Held thl, afternoon Identified Inc
letter and the postal card - being IN koehI' "Tluhs.
lie say, that be- 1, OF This.
Warden Brown and state Directive jackson started
from the prs early and went 20 TarrytOwn ana iro
there T. Ncw-Yorh. Tile most important '"w oi III"
day was furnished Jy letter TO tie Warden dated AL
Maiden. y. y. II sid that man answering EorhI
description ent"rd grocery store there ohn asked
whore the quarri.s were. These n the mountains
back - the place. The grocer toOk PITS on 'L' man
and allowed him 10 ride with i'm several mrs
When the iuarTi"- ID" man ahgAi'+ laying '""'
he was tired and would rest before going th"Ir li'
going 10 apply for work. III, Wa th" last -'-p 81
him. y TOW h0ur- HftcrWnrd pas "l ehpPI' VIM
he wore wcro found farmhouse. II" ma r pa, "a
them with rubber boot, In" slipper VIII Do i"
warded 10 the prison Tor id'Hilb'. NON. t,
A letter from >hclburu Fall. Mass Wa. r"'rlN'l
saving that = man Who appeared 70 t'a'MhI" h"'HI
W. seen there by q rfun. man Who vas ANfiNINr '
catch nm earl, NOR iiain. When the man "a"
that he wa, discovered he ran awsy ,,.u,.. .,,-.r
Great Harrington. Mas. AprN u p.pulN Hc7ln
/ & Eaif,iangcr ha. Information leading LIN O."
think that Eoeh and Pali-tT. the cscaIrd mhiact'''
tram Sing rnc. are hiding on Mount Washington.