Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-12-21

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see il they we're genuine convict's
outfit. He was satisfied on that
point, but was suspicious when ]
could not give him the name of
my partner. [ did not dare tc take
a name, for SIade knew where
every thief was who had been sent
away that he ever did any bust
ness with. | told him that the
man was known to me as Jack.
and as Jack Mccarthy, one OF
SHADES gang, happened to be on
the island at the time my story
was taken as being straight, and |
was given a room on the second
floor to bunk. The next day
Slade saw the story of my
escape IN the papers and be-
came my friend at once.
I must admit that never got
better treatment from any one than
| did from Slade and the gang. He
told them that 1 was all right, and
they were glad to know a fellow
who had the nerve TO swim across
the river, where the tide runs like
a mill race. had to keep 10 the
house all the time, and IN case the
police got on to me in any way l
was shown a way that l could es-
cape by getting into an under
ground passage, which led to a
sewer in the street. / was fed like
a fighting cock, aud nothing turn
ed mp for about three waeks. Then
early one morning, while l was
sleeping, some one came into my
room, and I heard a whispered
consultation. There was dim
light in an adjoining room, and L
heard the got into bed. Ia the
morning my heart gave a big
thump when | SAW that the new
arrivals were Abe Taylor, Jerry
COnners and Andy Cummings, the
men | was after.
My first idea was to connect
with the outside and have the
place pulled and | wOuld have
done this if | had not learned that
a scheme had been put up TO turn
OFF a savings bank in Newark.
Cummings aud Taylor had been
a week in Newark planning the
place. | was Introduced to Taylor
by Slade, and Taylor took me right
away as a jliI.6reaker after his
own heart. 1 worked my cards as
sklllfuly as possible and let the
gang know that | was dying Of
dry rot. In the course Of my Ol5l'
ness | hal naturally picked up
every detail Of the crOOk's ira rs
aud let Taylor knOw that | was
anxious 20 get into some good
bank life. They waited about a
week and then got word from
Newark that the bank wa; ripe. l
was delighted when Taylor told
me could 90 along, and | carried
so me of The jimmies.
When @e reached the Pennsyl
vania depot at Jersey CITY, we split
up, aud l went into IayatOry.
found OOt.black there and gave
him A message tor headquarters
All chief of the Newark police lu'
forming them of the attack that
was to be IN tde on the saving G bank
The boy did his work right, anc
when we reached Newark l saw
that we we're picked up by some oil
the local police on the dead qulet
We went to the house of Red
King apd learned that hole had
been pushed through the wall Of
the building adjoining the bank
When we left Klng's to 60 to the
bank, | saw the three New IorS
detectives on the way.-l could
not arrange for any signal and did
not know when the attack would
be made upon us.
y dozen policemen were in tn
bauk ofll;e waiting for us, and alter
we had got through the hole be-
hind the safe aud were getting
ready to 60 to Work the police rush
ed ia on US. | dashed Tor the hol
and foil on purpose so that L block
ed it, and as every man was cover
ed with a gun there was nothing tC
DO but Surrender. l weat With TIE
gang, bnt they did no: know VIII
| was until the next day. Tn'
gang swore they would kill me
but ha'nt done 1t yet. Taylor snt
Connors were sent to Massachu'
etts on the Plttsfeld affair, and th
rest of the gang got taste of JeI
sey Justice. New York Recorde
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