New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-15
TWO MORE CONVICTS FOUND.
AND MCGUIRE CAPTURED AT
PINE PLAINS y. Y.
THEY HAD HAD LITTLE TO EAT SINCE THEIR
HOW THEY rFrTCrtD THEIR ESCAi'E-
PERRY SEEN ~ pOUGHkEErS!E
NIiiIIT
on sATtEDhY NIGHT.


on SATURDAY NIGHT
Matteawan. n. Y April H-ODonncn and
Mcclure. two of the five convic's who escapeh
from the hospital here on Wednesday night were
captured at Pine Plains at about II O'Clock ms
morning by James Coye. a hospital attendant.
Coyle saw O'Donncll looking on; the door oi n
hay car and fired a shot into the side OF the car
O'Donnell then came out and gave himself u2.
Mcclure. however jumped from the other sid'
Of the car and ran. ODonncll was delivered INTO
the custody of the station agent near by anu
Coyle then started in pursuit Of McGuire. VINO en-
doavored to get under cover in ;hc woods. When
captured Mcclure refused to walk. hrr. finding
that he could not escape, he finally came along
willingly. Both men remained in custody until
the arrival of the late evening train. when they
were returned to the hospital Coyle in the mean
while having been joined by two other attendants
who had been searching the neghborhood
Both the convicts had walked the track con-
tinuallv siace leaving the hospital. They still
had on the asylum uniform. except the coats
and IN addition had in their possession ragged
coat and hat. which they had secured somewhere
along the track. They had entered NJ house. and
had had little to eat
Mcclure made statement. agreeing SUB
stantially with Quigleys. regarding the man
Tor Of the escape. except that he s;at"i that the
keys were partly made by another patient. VINO
had been working in the isolation building be-
fore II was occupied being engaged with the at
tendants and others in finishing the floors
a broken end Of file and about two inches
of a watch spring were found IN one If me
pockets Of McGures trousers, The file he said,
had been secreted IN the isolation building while
work was going on there. and the piece of watch
spring had been obtained from the wreck Of
watchman's box. which had been demolished seV-
eral months previously In the ward.
Poughkeepsie y. y. April 1.-THE capture Of
Michael O'Donnell and Patrick Mcclure this
morning has caused no lt;lo CONSERVATION in
this neighborhood. Oliver Perry and Fr,nk
Davis are still 1t large. but according to good
authority. 1t is possibility that they will be
safely confined within the walls Of the Maitea-
wan Asylum inside Of a week.
TWO HOUSES At HI'GHSONNILLE ROBBED.
on Thursday night entrance was forced into the
house of Emil Schoenfeld. at Hughsonville. near
WappinCers Falls and some clothing and food
were stolen one of the burglars left behind a
pair of socks which have been identified az
Perry's and two pine strips which he had
used as wooden shoes. The socks We're all worn
out on the bottoms. and discarded for good
pair which the fellow had stolen Ihis II h''
the only clew to Perry as it IS almost certain
that he in this city last night
Early this morning the house of George II.
Abbott. at Hughsonville was also entered ny a
supposed to be one Of the escaped prisoners
and the place WIS thoroughly Iansa ,ked. lHS
OF s. 20 in money, and an opeh-iacrd Bou
watch, long. dark Overcoat coat ana ''St 90
the same color and a Derby hat Were taNfH-
Two loaves OF bread and eight pounds OF butter
were also carried away. and a good meal hau
been partaken or -,
unannounced into the kitchen OF Orlando BrScI
house at No 147 North Hamlton-st, near ine
PHILADELPHIA Reading and New England Rall-
road track, where Mr.. Buyer and his three chll,
dren were sitting reading. The stranger ask'n
for something to eat. and II was gwen TO nm
He he'd a large. dark-colored sombrrTo bthlhd
his back and Mr. Buyer thinks he had also
club In his hand. The description given by Mr,
Buyer tallies exactly with that or Perry. Inc
stranger asked the way TO the bridge loau anu
on learning IT, walked out. Mr Buyer had h"afa
of Perry's description and ne made mp his mind
This was the man. Chief Plato was promptly
informed and secured the Immediate surround :
ings OF the railroad track ou, was un"p,o - nmu
any clew A reporter called on Mr.. Buger To-
dav and when the pictures OF the fugitiNes were
shown him he Immediately pointed at the picture
of PerrI, and said that was the man Th"re ~
- r,,,,or ,bat Perry was seen passing Schenec-
tady this afternoon. All the police ohlclaIs ahI
detectives In that region have been informed "1
his escape
.vort1rp ACCOUNT OF THE CAPTURE.
lanes Covle one Of the attendants who was
over I'm Danbury searching for tn" fugitiVes' was
directed by Dr. Allison Yesterday to 30 to Tlhe
r,aire and work toward the institution. Coylc
reached Pine Plains late last night lie arose
abort 10 O'Clock this morning. and walked to the
station 10 get "A morning paper. As ne was pui- -
chasing a paper from newsbOy ne happ+h"u 70
turn around and look down the track or me
PHILADELPHIA Reading and New-kngand Kan
road As he did so. he saw the hcad ol a man
protrudng from the door Of hay car. standing
on the siding about fifty YARDS from tnc stauoi''
lie Immediately recognized the man 10 De y DON
non and started down the track TO make an III :
vestigatio As he approached the car ne Poin',u
his revolver at tie car door, ana hieu at ran-
dom the bullet going In one door ana out oI tn'
othe- The shot aroused Mcclure. VINO JuHlp'l
ort Of the door on th, opposite slde - b"hhci'
who was completely exhausted from huhsti anu
exDoqure crawed back and crouched IN the
corner of the car Coyle dragged O'lDonnel out
~ the car and took him back 10 the stailoh
house leaving him In care OF some Doys WhiIe
he himself continued the search for Mcclure.
on jumping on, Of the car Mcclure ran down
tho track getting a decided start Of CCyle. The
cha co down the track was al exciting one Coyie
fired two or three shots at the escaped conNc' an
abou,ed at him TO stop but the pistol shots only
accelerated lis 1ight. Mcclure was llAay over
taken and captured, and was taken p"ch 10 ','I
e.a,inn Attendants Thomas Mcdonald ana
charles Lacey soon arrived on the seen" ana 'ooh
obargo OF the prisoners, while EoFIe weh' - lhe
telegraph Office to inform Dr. Allison 0, thc C%p''I'
rho attendants left Pine plains on the Z;oo T. H.
.~atn ON the Newburg. Dutchcss and Conhectlcut
Railroad and arrived Il: Glenham about Two hQuis %
Later The prisoners were Immediately pu' lh'o
carriag and conveyed 10 he insii'utOh' Which
is about two miles from the station.
HOW THEY ESCAPED FROM TIE ASYLUM.
On reaching the asylum, . Donheii anu "i0-
CURE were put into separate rooms ana each was
examined at great length. Dr' AhSoh ai'ei
made the following statement:
I, appears that the asylum. being "A new instltu.
tion Is not occupied throughout. and nunDer G 9l
Inc p,,tents are employed from time TO time u
furnishing various wards Some months ago a mum
Der of patients were employed In soraping the ule
occupied From McGuire's statement, 1t is found
that the keys that freed the men from me s ceIls
were started at that time by some patient employed
on the Improvement When Mcclure eoSo was tram Si,t
other pstents he learned that these keys were con
cealed behind a sink in the isolation ware, M me
found them there together with n piece OF fiat nle
Gnh,, CO. nchne long and took pOssessOn OF then