Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-05
BURGLARS ESCAPE.
They Hold Up Their Keepers ID lualOh'
Street Jail.
THEY SEIZE THE DooR-hEis
ghcy ucncb the city ThoronGhi"''
and Quicki, Disappear !"
crowds OF pcop,c-Thcy are IA
nous Criminals.

NEW YORK. July Three G ,.'.,''''.
pas.-onicc burslars-JosspA ,,'''
j Chau Allen. and Harry '''''
prisoners of the United si"''s
4 mont. held up Keepers D."I'" ~
Il sohnccr ana Charlie Scno'n al 'iIe '"uN'
z.~ Of three sb.n.re reviewers in Ludlow
street ian s.,zei the keys and opened
me ,br-. d,..,. between them and liberty,
and made their escape.
All This occurred in broad daylight. just
e,So.c,o,s his morning. The streets were
: c~owNi as they always are in that
,.irrb'rh -. and crowd OF 1000 He
,.r..... chased the escaping prisoners down
t...,,,y, street to Broome, where the men
...,r.feI ana were soon lost IN the most
.royl.i section Of the streets OF New
A.rk.
Tt. story Of the escape Of these men
,.,-tIi by Schoen and Schneer. as we'll
.. tt 3D. civil prisoner. who happened to
l. a the Office at the time, and was TOO
excited 10 make even an outcry.
4 had just entered the jail Tald
s. rurtr. Ito relieve Schoen, VINO was
f.r nIcht-kccper. The three prisoners TOOK
t.,ir exercises IN the inner court oi Tue
IlI between the hours or ana CLOCK
very morning. They were sent BACK 10
their cells when the other prisoners tuoh
cAcrcise-betwcen . and 10
PISTOLS PRESENTED.
"Just as | entered IN. door the three
uri.oners pulled out their revolvers, and
covered Schovn and myself. Ihey are DIX
men, and very ncrce-looMng.
...uold up your hands they shouted AT
ms .ur We blow your Dutch heads on
al IN, same time they yanked the bunch
Of KEYS Co the three outer doors out OF
my hands. / was frightened badly as
looked into the barrels OF the three load
ci r.yolvers, but / shouted as loudly as
could
IA. hall where the hold-up took place
one of them siill menacng as with his
revolver. A crowd began 10 gather in
IriCyy street. as they heard the unusual
,,.s. They then with an cath smashed
the big plate glass and reached throush
and raised the latch. This let them into
,t.e office. with three heavily barred iron
doors between them and liberty. we
kent on shouting all the time. as me three
s..ueradoes ratified the big Keys IA the
heavy doors
KEEPERS LOCKED IN.
As they opened the doors they locked
them behind them leaving us poweriess
to follow. The outer OF the three doors
they left open. and left the bunch OF
KEYS in the lock. as they had no time TO
Go anything else.
.'rhe crowd had reached great proper
lions hy this time. y number OF police
men came running Up. ami the prisoners
lai 10 make lively tracks up Ludlo"
street. the crowd and the police right on
choir heels. At Broome street one block
north Cf the LudioW-street door from
which they escaped. the men separated.
Russell keeping on. Allen going east
ON Broome street. and killOran taking
the westerly direction.
cat HroOme and Clinton streets young
man Louis T.. Ostran. was fast catching
up with Allen. when the fugitive turned
upon his pursGTer Now sneak. or III
p-u an alrhole through your heart he
s.il Ostran gave up the chase, ana
Allen was soon lost in the crowd
THE WARDEN ANNOYED.
sheriff Tamsen's warden. Henry f.
Raeheck. was greatly annoyed Wnen ne
wae asked about the escape
1T was an because lay down and took
nap after giving the keys TO the
klsger his morning" he said snappishly
.y.-. have notified tnder-Shcrin Harry
Sherman by telegraph. that's all J have
sent uo word TO the United States au-
th1r.tcs."
"Iave you any idea how the men Sc
C.fej their revolvers?'
$50. have not" he replied.
They We're known TO be desperate
characters. and I suppose you had them
searched every day.
"Oh. yes-that Is. they We're searched
last when they were sent down to the
post-oGce building on Friday for cxami-
nation"
Have YOU any idea when they secured
the pistols
NO. l have not. No one has visited
them since that day, ms far as ! know
The men We're dressed IN very unob-
truslve citizens clothes when they es-
cared.
FAMOUS CRIMINALS.
They are famous criminals, and since
one OF Tamsen's men shaved them in the
urison they have had the appearance
of ordinary citizens. They were regarded
by the United States Secret-Service men
A. most important captures when they
were arrested on Amsterdam avenue on
the LIST % last June. Their bail had been
Fixed at $lc00 and they Were 10 come
up for another examination on Tuesday
next.
The police have sent out a general
alarm.