Evening journal., 1895-04-11
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at least four and possibly five other per.
Sons. They oyolpoweyed. bound and gag
ed q watchman and then made the best Of
their way through tho chapel OF the in
sane asylum.
Tho Patterns occupied different cells,
and it is Inystory to the management
the way they succeeded in laying their
plans. From The chapel they made their
way 10 The attic Of ore Of tho buildings.
From this attic they were easily able TO
scale ono of the fences.
just as they were getting outside the
walls they were discovered by an outside
guard, who fired several shots at them.
II is known that the following inmates
escaped Oliver Curtis Perry OF Syracuse,
Patrick Mcguire Of New York city, Mi
chaol ODonnoll Of Brooklyn, Frank Da-
Wis Of New York and John Quigley Of
Brooklyn.
The authorities at once gave the alarm
and instituted search for tho escaped
inmates. They have an idea that possibly
one OF these men is concealed in the chap
el or in the attic Of one OF tho buildings
as sounds were heard after the guard fred
at those who succeeded in getting outside
Of the walls. The guard is positive thai
he saw at least hrcc men running AWAY,
and four. including Perry, are missing
I from their rooms.
Perry's Daring Attempt ~ Train Robbery.
Perry tried to rob the American Express
| company's special train on sunday Feb.
/ u, 1892. One car OF the train was known
as the money car. In it is sent the specie
| from the United States treasury for west
ern banks.
The train left Syracuse at 5 o'c ock IN
the morning Tie money car was next tC
the rear coach When they were nearing
Weedsport, Perry, who had ridden on toI
Of the money car from Syracuse, let him
self over the side OF the car by means of q
rope.
He smashed in the glass with his revoly.
er and ordered the messenger TO throw up
his hands. The messenger shot at Perry.
Then Perry shot him twice.
Perry climbed into the car, and there
was desperate fight The conductor
heard the row and stopped the train.
Then he looked ouE Perry looked out I'll,
express car when the train stopped, saw
the conductor and shot at him.
The conductor sent a brakeman back e
Jordan to telegraph along the line that
they had train robber on board Their
they went on 70 Port Byron.
They stopped at Port Byron and tool
care Of the messenger. who was badly
wounded. Perry had disappeared.
At Lyons where the next stop was made
there was big crowd. Perry was IN tn,
crowd. He had evidently got of the fur
ther side of the train when it stood in thl
station The conductor recognized hin
and made a rush for him.
Perry Kept the crowd back with his re
volver and ran across tho tracks to wher,
a coal train was standing
| He uncoupled the engine and iumpe,
into the cab ana ordered the engineer ant
fireman TO get out OF sight Then be pull
cd the throttle open aud sailed away
The express trains engine was nm
coupled, and a party started after him
When they were about to overtake him, hl
stopped his engine. reversed It aud started
back
As he passed bis pursucrs, who were d
another track. he fired two shots through
the cab window. The pursuing engin
was reversed and backed after him PER-,
went ahead again. As he passed his pur
suers this time he shot through the cal
again.
The men on tho pursuing engine foun,
they could not catch him and went bacl
to Lyons. Perry found the steam givin,
out and abandoned the engine
He then started across country. Final
" he was captured at Newark He wa
afterward convicted and sentenced to Au
burn prison for long term Of years h
had served about gear and a half whei
he was transferred to Matteawan As incur
i ably insane.