New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-13
PRICE THREE CENTS.
JOHN QUIGLEY CAPTURED.
THE FUGITIVE FOUND IN A COALCAR AT
NEW-HAMBURG.
HE SAYS THE MEN WHO ESCAPED FROM MATrEA-
WAN ASYLUM WITH OLIVER CURTIS PERRY
HAD KEYS MADE OUT OF STOLEN
SPOONS - REWARD TO BE


SPOONS - A REWARD TO BE
OFFERED FOR PERRY.
Newburg April 12.-John Quigley, the Astoria
criminal who. with Oliver Curtis Perry and three
others, escaped from Matteawan Asylum on
Wednesday night, recaptured shortly atter
noon to-day at New-Hamburg. eight miles north
of Fishkill Landing. He was in an empty coal
car The capture effected through the ell
forts Of Washington Leroy, of New-Hamours.
Leroy, while walking along the tracks OF the
Hudson River Railroad. saw a poorly clad feilow
I'm an empty car on the siding. and the mans
general appearance caused Leroy to believe that
he might be one Of the escaped criminals. He
hastened to his brother Peter. who was not far
away, and also got the nelp Of William +.
Traver a hotel-keeper
These three men ran ba X to the car and' nnd.
ing the stranger still there made him pris-
oner The man could not give satisfactory ac-
count Of himself and word was sent TO the Mat
teawan Asylum. Two attendants were sent out
Immediately, and a single glance at the ieiow
in custody was sufficient to enable them 10 say
positively that the prisoner was John Quigley.
The attendants with Quigley in charge. re-
turned to the asylum, and at o'clock this alter'
noon the man was locked once more In MS CELL
Ouigley complained Of nausea and weakness,
evidently not having eaten anything since the
escape He was clad in pair Of blue trousers
an old shirt Of the asylum regulation uniform
and was without shoes or stockings. He cou.d
not or would not give any account OF the otner
fugitives. so It is supposed that they separated
Immediately after reaching the highway.
This afternoon Dr. Allison. superintendent OF
the asylum. gave out the following statement re-
gardlng the manner in which the escape was
effected.
Upon the return Of Quigley statement was Oh,
tained from him showing that the escape was que
10 a violation on the part OF the attendants oI ] tne
rules OF the institution and also 10 careesshess
I'm the manner Of locking up. 4 portion OF ,ne III
OF the isolation building were aliI"Sa @ Wtiys 70 re
and Perry among several others; received the,r
meals in their rooms tne1r ,S3a, Io9a wno snoo5 The
regulations are that utensils OF tnls Shai ar, c
that nothing would be seeured IN tc INTO nos
TO fashion KEYS to the outer door; -. -.
1t is not certain now ne oDaned IL ,ne dPnnnction
nasaed me tPe KEYS Of the door This patient the
way to supper unlocked the .ower lock which was was
entirely beyond the reach or any patient connhea h
III H. 'T doors Gould not be opened without cousion on
the part OF outsider THIS was true par & 'ro %
ass Dard and the neglect OF the Attendants to
properly try the doors that evening. ne IoWer over
bot not being properly thrown. II Is saId Mcnuie
was enabled through the observation opening IN
the door to reach the upper lock II Is not known
crr,oinI,. Tho,her Mcclure was able 10 reach the
rnrer lock through the observation opening or the
door or whether he was assisted in a similar way
bv the patient DPvis. -. ..S
At any rate after the visit Of the night watcn-
man Mcclure left his room and opened Quigleys
door and the two entered the room OF ferIy
where they remained until the roundsman.s ap-
rroaching visit When reaching the DOOR the
t%atchman was suddenly set upon and secured ln
,ha manner that has been related by the press ana
ss bn was found The patients, though having the
keys we're able TO leave the building & tnrongh hs
from escape They made thei way 10 the chapel
and Inns reached the attic, and in that way, found
egress by means OF the roof
Albany April Ex-Governor Morton VIII issue
a proclamation tomorrow onerng a reward OF
81 600 for the capture OF Oliver curtis Perry, VINO
acontiv escaDed from the Matteawan Asylum
for Insare Criminals.