The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-05
DARING JAIL DELIVERY.
cOyERyMENT PRISONERS ESCAPE
FHOM LUDLOT-STREET JAZZ.
rr,sx secure Pistols and in Broad Daylight
Lock Up the Jailer and Out-Distance
Their Pursuers.


Three desperate post-ottlce burglars,
Joseph KiIloran. Charles Allen ald Harry
Russell, prisoners of the United States
Government, held up Keepers Edward A.
schneer and Charles Schoen st the muz-
zle of three shining reolyers in Ludlow
street jail, seized the keys. and openei
the three doors between them and liberty.
and made their escape.
All this occurred in board daylight,
lust at O'Clock this morning. The
streets were crowded, as they always
are in that neighborhood, and a crowd
OF 1000 Hebrews chased the escaping
prisoners down Ludlow street TO Broome,
where the men separated. and were soon
lost in the most crowded section of
the streets Of New York.
The story Of the escape or the men vas
told by SchOen and Schneer, as Wei
as by a ciyu prisoner. who happened
in the Office at the time, ana was 100
excited to make even an Outcry.
Il had Just entered the jan, said
Schneer, TO relieve Schoen, who was ne
night keeper. The three prisoners .ook
their exercise IN the inner court 81 me
Jail between the hours OF ana , lock
every morning. They are sent Dt' 70
their cells when the other prisoners AXE
exercise between 9 and TO-
Just as / entered the uoor tnr 'nteS
prisoners pulled out their reyolVers and
covered Schoon and myself. 1hey ale big
men and very fierce LOOKING.
:" Hold up your hands they shouted
AT us, or we'll blow your Dutcn heads
on AT the same time they yankel the
bunch OF KEYS 70 the three outer doors
out of my hands. ! was frightened bad
Is. as | looked into the barrels or three
loaded reolvers. but / shouted as loudly
as I could
They started to the door leading TO tho
hall where the hOld-up took place. one
OF them still menacing us with his re-
volver A crowd began TO gather I'D Lud-
low street as they heard the unusual
noise. He then. with an oath, smashed the
big plate-glass. and reached through end
raised the latch. This let him into the
Office with three heavily-Darred iron doors
between him and liberty. We kept on
shouting all the time as the three desle-
ra,loes ratified the big keys In the heavy
doors. As they opened the doors tney
locked them behind them leaving rs pow
erless to follow. The outer OF Che three
doors they left open, and lett the bunch
OF keys In the lock, as they ndd 10 Tune
10 do anything else.
"The crowd had reached great proper
lions by this time. \ number or ponce
men came running up, and the prisoners
had to make lively tracks up Luulo"
street, the crowd and the police rlSht on
their neels. AT Br0Ome street, one DOCK
north OF the Ludlow-street door from
which they escaped, the men separated
Russell keeping on. Allen going east on
Broome street, and killOrdn tdklns the
western direction. ....
al Hroome and Clinton streets youns
man Louis y. Ostran, was fast cdtchlhS
M with Allen, when the fugitive turiiel
lIuon his parsuer. Now sneak, or I'll put
an air-hole through your heart. ne SAID.
"Ostran then gave up the chase ana
Aufn was sccn lost in the crowd
Sheriff Tamsens warden, Henry +.
Raebeck. WIS greatly annoyed when
he WAS asked about the escape.
1T was al because l lay DOWN ana
took a nap after giving the keys TO the
kecner THIS morning" he said snappsh-
ly Yes, / have notified Under oheriit
Harry sherman by telegraph, that's nj.
i have sent no word TO the United states
authorities" a.. 100
Have you any idea how the men
secured their revolyersp
mo. | have not" he replied.
They were known 10 be desperate
chara ctcrs and 1 suppose you mad them
Searched every day ,
ION YES. That is, they were searched
last when they were sent down 10 the
pcst-oflice building on Friday Tor exami-
Have you any idea when they secured
the pistOlsT .-,.,..,
them since that day. as far as l know.
The men were dressed IN very unoD-
trusiye citizens clothes when they .s-
capped. The men are Famous criminals
~ since one OF Tamsen's men shaved
them I'm the prison they have had the
appearance of ordinary citizens. Inc
nrisorers were regarded by the United
States Secret Service men as most I'M
portant captures when they were arrest.
~ an Amsterdam avenue on the LIST Of
last juno. e,oooo
and they were TO come up FOR auother
examination On Tuesday next.
The police have sent out a general
alarm