New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-08
TRIED TO BRIDE HIN, HE 81 VS.
KEEPER MCABE's STORY ABOUT THE
pOSTOFTICE THIEVES.
BIT HE wIrHsTooD TEMPTATION AND REPORTED
THE CASE TO THE WARDEN-DlSFuTE BIZ
TWEEN SHERIFF TAMsET AND THE
UNITED STATES MARSHAL

THE CASE TO THE WARDEN-DISPrTE BE
TWEEN SHERIFF TAMsEX AND THE
UNITED STATES MARSHAL
Warden Raabe of the Ludlow Street jail. has been
Communicating himself because he has head
Lao,e- n, the fail who is able to Withstand tempta-
ton According to a report which he has received
from Head Keeper McCabe. the three postoihce
thieves Kllloran Allen and Russell. who ha. them
selves shaved and otherwise disguised In the jail.
also planned TO escape. The report declares that
the crafty prisoners counted $500 in cash be
fore McCabe on last Sunday night. after they had
been allowed to receive visits from friends and
offered to give all Of the money TO McCabe II he
would permit them to escape They said they
would pretend 10 knock him down without really
hurting him. take his keys and make run Tor II.
II they escaped they would send him $500 more
through trusted friends
McCabe scornfully declined to listen TO such a
proposal but he told the Warden about IT, 1t also
ascertaned that the prisoners had made oners o.
money to other subordinates In the Jail Warden
Raabe has had the prisoners watched closely
since.
There has been something Of a clash between
Sheriff Hansen and Marshal McCarty in relation
to the alleged postoiice thieves who have been
locked up IN Ludlow Street Jail. The Sheriff Is
quoted az saying that there were tweniy-eight
passes Issued by the Marshal TO people to see
the prisoners and that Il must have been through
some of these that the prisoners got the means
to disguise themselves.
The Marshal said yesterday that he had a dupii-
cate OF every pass issued by him. and that the
holders of the passes were known 10 him per
sonay. lie says that through none Of these could
the prisoners have got any mems of Disguise
There was another transformation scene on the
bills yesterday. when the three alleged postoilice
thieves Knloran, Allen and Russell were
brought down from Ludlow Street Jail
furfb he l,fD
Shields. The resources of this trio seem
inexhaustible on Thursday Killoran. who
under ordinary circumstances is rather a respect
able-looking Old man. disreputable in ap-
pearance as one could imagine Yesterday all this
was changed Kil,oran had nea; black suit,
instead OF the seedy one he wore before the trOu-
sers of which were creased with much care
as If he was on parade in Fifth-ave. He wore a
derby hat this being the fourth change Of hea =
gear he has shown since his arrest Allen looked
as disreputable as ever his only improvement be
ing the disappearance OF the black eye Of y'S-
burnt cork. Russell was dressed up ana hdd less
OF a hangdog look than usual. There mad been no
further shaving and all the men had a four days
growth OF beard on their faces mat dld no. make
them any more agreeable looking.
Postmaster Curran, OF HOhokcn. took tho stand
and. complying with request Of Mr.. Rose. the
attorney for the defendants made Thurs lay. sup
piled the attorney with list OF the stamps On
hand at the time OF the robbery.
Ii was then announced that several OF the Wit
nesses from Hoboken for the Government were
not present. and ii desired 10 close up this
case before taking ny the Springfield III. case
hearing was adjourned until Monday Afternoon at
I o'clock.