The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 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 train from Newburgh, where
he was on the hunt of Perry Coyle is the
keeper who captured Mcclure 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 a heavily
barred window while he told his story. He
spoke very intelligently, 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
81 reached the ground first, and as we
had made no agreement as to what direc-
ton we would take 1 started to run. 1t
was then 10 O'clock and one of the out
side guards called me to halt, and of course
l did not Then he sicked the dog on me,
but l knew too much for him, as l siclIed
the dog on another fellow who was run
ming ahead of me- That night l tramped
all through the Peekskill mountains
alone and l was guided by the east star.
II reached New York on Saturday night
last 1t was about midnight. spoke to
number of policemen, and although this
was risky work, you know a fellow has
} got to make bluff sometimes My feet
troubled me very much as they were all
cut and bruised I asked one policeman
where Jerry McCauley's mission was, on
Water street The officer directed me, but
1t was "a long way off, and l walked there.
"Oh what a roast" said he, smiling,
''for the New York police. 1 was there
e nearly two days, and they did not know
it, When / got to the mission house
was heartbrokon, tired out, and l felt sure
d would get some comfort there, as Nc
( Cauley was an ex-convict himself. The
man who opened the door slammed it in
my face but ! went back again three or
/ four times and told him my feet were
sore, and that l wanted them treated. He
gave me a card to the Chambers Street
hospital, He gave me also nickel for
car fare, and got on a one horse car and
rode over to Hudson street. When / went
in l told the doctor that my feet were sore,
, and he treated me very grut1ly. He slap
ped lot of vaseline on my feet, over the
L
which to wash my feet, and they would
r not slashed my boots the way you see
e them pulled them on, and left the hos
pital.
= Now, look at me gentlemen" ." said he
e appealingly, "look at the condition am
n in. That's the only thing l am ashamed
of. 1 could have got tools, money, cloth
r ing and gun, but preferred the disguise
e of a tramp and the hardships connected
with it, 1 could have gone TO my friends
but you see there was no money found on
d me when arrested. When I left the hos
h pital it was about 1880 on Sunday morn
ing"
z Perry would not tell anything of his
e movements in New York, except that ht
tramped around, but instead of answering
the questions put TO him in this respect ht
If began TO tell why he had made the escape
o. complaining that he had been abused a
the asylum. Men, he said, were some
u times held down and jumped on and thei
i ribs broken there.
e. Coming back to his story Of New York
he said he left the city over the ferry mex
s. to Cortlandt street.
Ia "That's the Jersey Central" said he
"This was ON Monday morning. 1 walke
N to the yard, as did not want to attrac
II attention. A lady in Jersey City gave m
this tie and two pairs of socks. / told he
was poor and a laborer. l walked alon
c. the railroad tracks for hours in the darB
ID and changed my clothes for the ones l al
now wearing. When l came to the trestl
'e near the coal cars ] saw two fires burning
IS and went up there. That was fats
n. move on my part for if l had not gon
near the fires they never would hav
g. caught me-"
ee He would not tell where or how he &c
, his change of clothes, but he requested tn
- reporters to come and see him at the asy
e, lum as soon as he would get back there
ly Perry will be taken back to the asyluI
today. The other four convicts wh
u escaped with Perry - Davis, McGuir'
IN ODonnell and Quigley-are in solitar
IN confinement in the isolation ward. A
have recovered from the exposures an
re privations that they suffered during I'll
w. time they were at liberty