The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-17

overtaken. When called by name he de-
MED his identity, declaring that his name
was John Martin soon after Chief Kelly
arrived, however he admitted that he was
the much hunted fugitive.
He was taken before Justice Rier, who
committed him to await requisition. A
few minutes after he was sent away Keeper
James Coyle. OF the Matteawan asylum,
arrived on II train from NeWburgh, where
be was on the hunt Of Perry Coyle is the
keeper who captured McGuire and O'Don-
nell last week
A short time after he had confessed to
Chief Kelly the reporters were admitted
to see Perry The latter was brought out
OF his cell, and sat on the sill of heavily
barred window while he told his story He
spoke very intclligently, and showed no
signs of insanity After detailing the
manner Of their escape from the asylum
as already published, Perry told of his
wanderings. He said
II reached The ground first, and rs we
had made no agreement as to what direr,
ton we would take | started to run 1t
was then 10 O'Clock, and one Of the out.
side guards called inc tohalt and of course
did not Then he siclsed the dog on me,
but knew too much for him as sicked
the dog on another follow who was run.
h'hS "htftt w NV ll'tl ilRnt trumpet
all through the Pcpkskill mountains
alone, and was guided by the cast star.
II reached New York oil Saturday night
last. 1t was about midnight. | spoke Il.
anumbar of policemen, and, although this
was risky work, you know fellow has
got to make bluff sometimes My feet
troubled me very much, as they We're all
cut and bruised, | asked one policeman
where Jerry McCaulcy's mission was, on
Water street The officer directed me, but
1t was longsway off, and / walked there.
"Oh, what u roast" said he. smiling,
for the NV York police / was there
nearly two days, and they did not know
1t. When ! got to the mission house
was hcaftbroken, tired out and felt sure
would get sJm2 comfort there rs Me-
Cauiny was an OK convict himself The
man who opened the door slammed 1T in
my face, but went back again three or
four times aud told him my feet were
sore, and that | wanted thom treated. He
gave me II card to the Chambers Street
hospital, He gave me also a nickel for
car fare, and got on Il one horse car and
rode over to Hudson street. When went
In told the deotbr that my feet were sorr,
and he treated ms very Eruftly lie slap
ped a lot of Naseline on my feet, over tho
dirt. asked him to get me "a pan in
which To wash my feet, and they would
not slaslled my boots the way YOU see
them, pulled thsm on, and left the hos.
pital.
Now, lock at mo gentlemen said he.
appealinSly look at the condition ] am
in. That's the only thing | am ashamed
Of could have got tools, money, cloth.
ing and gun, but | preferred the disguise
of n tramp and the hurdships connected
with IN I 81.
but you SIRE there was no money found ON
me when arrested. When / left the hos
pital it was about Il 30 on sunday morn.
ing
FERRY would not tell anything of his
movements in New York, except that he
trampcd around, but instead of answering
the questions put to him in this respect he
began to tell why he had n<ittc the escape.
complaining that he had bean abused at
the asylum. Men, he said, were some
times held down and jumped on and their
ribs broken there
Coming back to his story OF New York,
he said ne left the city over tho ferry next
to Gortlandt street,
That $ the Jersey Central, y said he
This was on Monday morning. l walked
to the yard, rs | did not want to attract
attention. A lady in Jersey City gave me
N''a'' J
l was poor and a laborer. l walked along
the railroad tracks for hours in the dark,
and changed my clothes for the ones am
now wearing. When came to the trestle
near the coal cars ] saw two fires burning,
and went up there. That was fatal
move on my part, for If | had not gone
near the fires they never would have
caught me.
He would not tell where or how he got
his change of clothes, but he requested tho
reporters to come and see him at the asy-
lum rs soon as he would get back there.
Perry will be taken buck to the asylum
today. Tho other four conyicts who
escaped with Perry Davis, MeGuire,
o llonnell and Quigley-are in solitary
in tho Isolation ward All |
have recovered from the exposures and
priyations that they suffered during the
time they We're mt liberty.