Evening journal., 1895-04-17
FERRY is IN JAIL AGAIN.
The Desperate Train Robber
Caught In Weehawken.
THE aT0RY 0F US WANDERINag
For Several Days lie walked About In
New York City Without neine Recogniz.
ed Found N the Company Of Lot Of
Trninpa Around Bonfire.

New York City Without Being Recogniz.
ed Found N the Company Of Lot o.
Trninpa Around Bonfire.
WEEHAwgEN. n. j.. April l7.-After
i've days and fow hours OF dearly bought
liberty Oliver Curtis Perry, the daring
train robber who escaped. with four 9TH
ersi from tho Matteawan Insane asylum
last Wednesday night, was captured after
an inccssant search and is now prisoner
in tho Hudson county jail, awaiting
requisitiun for his removal to tho New
York institution
The story Of his rearrest can be briefly
tod but, although ho kept sullenly silent
for over eight hours, fow minutes after
no acknowledged his identity TO Chief Of
Police Kelly he gave vivid description
Of his escape and subsequent wanderings
to score Of reporters 90 the police station
hero.
He was very retioent as to his exact
movements after he left the asylum and
fenced carefully with every question asked
him as to who befriended him during his
five days flight. He was evidently CON
coaling the whereabouts Of his friends
and he acknowledged having a lot Of
than, but he carefully avoided giving any
The place whore he was caught Is on
tho banks OF the Hudson river about a
quarter of q mile below the elevated struc-
ture leading to Eldorado and on the line
OF the West Shore railroad.
About 4 o'clock Tuesday morning De-
tectiyo Edward Clifford. who is employed
on tho Vest Shore road, and Police Officer
Bernard McAleeso 81 Weehawken were at
the West Shore railroad depot, and their
attention was attracted by two small bon
fires down tho track at the place indicated
above MoAleese was ia uniform. Clifford
and he walked briskly toward the spot,
and whom they were within 100 yards Of
the fires they saw four tramps sitting at
one fire, which was level with the track,
and three others standing around the 9TH
or blaze which was about 30 yards further
up tho bluff.
a short but Lively Chase.
The man who was standing highest up
and who afterward proved to be the much
sought for fugitive attracted the attention
Of tho officers. He was dressed ia q very
weather beaten dark suit and wore dirty
fawn colored soft hat His coat was tuck
cd in under his trousers, and his suspend
ers were on the outside The officers hail
cd the mon, but received no reply. Thon
Clifford got nearer and beokoned to Perry
with his finger indicating that lie should
come to them.
Perry shouted, II you want me, you'll
have to catch mel He started to run up
and across the bluff, which is covered with
bowlders and shrubbery. MeAleese ran
after him
After running about 300 feet Perry fell
and rolled down about 20 feet. McAleese
caught him and brought him down to the
railroad track
Clifford then seized him and said,
Now, Perry, you're the man we want =
The officers Wero not quite sure that he
was tho right man. AS they walked to-
ward the police station Perry said his
namc was John Martin and that he was
waiting TO jump on q train for Newburg
Clifford was deaf to all the prisoners on
treaties to let him 10. / did nothing
wrong. 'said he, M am d tramp, but
III cut wood for you or DO any honest
work yop ask af mo " you don't put me
behind the bars again
This was the first inkllng he gave as to
his being in prison before. Whom the two
arrived at the police station pcTy was
turned over 20 hnundsman Besse and
locked up unaur Tie name ot John Martin
Nothing was found on him except q piece
Of newspaper
Chief Of Police Kelly was sent for and
Immediately dispatched word to Mattoa-
wan as wcil as 60 superintendent Byrnes
IN New Noik, that man who resembled
Perry had hyen arrested. Perry was given
plenty CD eGt and drink. but be sulked in
silence in lis cell until ! oclock IN tho
afternoon. When Police Officer Gallagher
asked him at That hour if he wished to
say anything, Perry said. "Who's that
stout, good uaturcd man who has hecn So
kind TO m0
"He IS the chief of police, replied Gal
lagher
Well then, ten him to come here. 1
want 70 SOY something TO him, was Per-
ry's request
porry Admits His identity.
The chief came iu at once, aud Perry
said. You re good fellow. and you can
have an the credit Aou have treated mo
kindly, nnd IN own mp The jig is up
now I'm Perry.
He was then brought before Justice
Ryer who committed him to prison
awaiting reQuisition. In the meantime
the police station and the streets adioin-
ing wore crowded with thousands Of cu-
rlous people, who came long distances to
sce tho prisoner bnt the only glimpse 81
him tho most % thcm got was when he
was hustled into q CARRIAGE in custody 81
Che chief ANA driven % The iai.
- few minutes after ha was sant away
Keeper Jancs Coyle of the Matteawan
asylum arrived On q train from Newbnrg,
whore he had heen hunting for Perry, and
Guyle FASTENED to tho prison ia order to
identify Aim Coylo IS tho keeper who
captured Mcclure and O'nonnoll last
weob
a short tma after he had confessed to
( Chief Kelly lhe reporters were admitted
" sea pcrry The latter was brought out
% his cell aud sat On the sill Of heavily
barred window where De told his story
Iio spoke very ntelhgently and showed
no signs of insanity His deep see eyes
were the only features which showed that
BE was = desperate follow
lie told nf his escape from Matteawan,
hut refused q say where he was or where
ie went from Wednesday to Saturday
niTh6
4 l'll tell you this, he continued II
reachei Mcw York on saturday night
I lnsf. ANas sbnnt midnight i spoke Ia
/ q Huninef 81 policemen and although
I This ea, ris,y wors yun know 8 follow
.