New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-12

so criminal since Jesse James has enjoyed such
notoricty Oliver Curtis Perry has gained by his
exploits since he made the hit ~ his by hold
ing up a train and stealing locomotive. On
February ., ls92 the line ~ the New-iork CEN
trail Railroad. between syracuse and Lyons. he at
tempted single handed 20 rob the eXprcss-car Of
train 20. e. ana nearly killed the messenger Daniel
T. Mclncrney, OF Rochester. who resisted him
pcrry'S flight from the scene OF his crime on a
switch engine which he conlsclted FOR the purpose
his battle witE trainmen who pursued him on an
other engine. and whom he eludel only 70 be cap
turcl few hours later by shoriff's posse In a
swamp near Newark. made him a dime-novci hero.
He none OF his reputation for desperate fcroc;y
when he entered upon the service Of his term or
y-ninc years and three months in Auburn state
Prison. t. which h., was sentenced on May ~ lS,2
His keepers described his temper as something
terdish. lie escaped October o. 1892 but was re-
captured the next day Solitary confinement in a
dungeon was then tried upon him when 2ppareht.y
told heavily upon his mental and physical heath
that December .. 1898. he was transferred 10
Mattoawan. Notwithstanding his desperate char
acter. Perry had pious friends who stood by MIN
after his Imprisonment. among them former sun,
day-school teacher, who nrmy believed IN MS Hood
heart ana thought him more snned against than
Frank Davis was arrested in New-yorls in June,
1893 while trying to break into the house of Arthur
H. Crates president OF the ST. Nicholas Bank, at
80 Ei n 6c Dde had %, Pr rSG%y Martin
George /. Riycs Charles Iarier and J. Pierpont
srF1 WSS" S he had III his k %c
tempted suicide after his capture He was serving
"A term of twenty-four years and six months .
Patrick Mcclure is a New-Iork burglar; ZOO lie
was serving ten-year term In the state Asylum AT
Mattcawan when he escaped in July 1872. and re-
turned 10 New-York and his housebroaking habits.
He was rccapturod February H. 1888, soon after
having entered feloniously the house OF John II.
Campbell Deputy city Chamberlain.
The crimes Of O'Donnell and Quigley were COM
mitted outside OF the metropolis. ana the Newly orK
police have never had anything 10 do with them.
There was a general feeling of disgust expressed
i'm this city yesterday when the report OF the escape
of Perry and his companions from the Matteawan
ASYLUM for the Criminal Insane was spread. Bitter
condemnation OF the authorities who had allowed
such desperate criminals to be sent 10 place from
which they could escape was heard on every SIDE.
There was general belief that the men were never
insane and that they never should have been
allowed get outside of the walls OF state Prison
until their terms OF Imprisonment had expired. Ii
was declared that officials must have been remiss
and. ncglectful wholly UNIT for their places or
they would not have countenanced the sending of
such desperadoes to an asylum from which escape
possible.
oliver Curtis Perry is regarded by the police as
a sane but reckless and dangerous criminal. and
the men who escaped with him might easily bc per-
suaded to follow his lead In desperate crimes IL
! need surprise nobody II Perry and his gang hold
up railway train and rob the passengers soon
unless they hunted down and recaptured.