The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-04-13
THE ESCAPED CONYICTS.
Perry and Three Of the Gang Still
at Large,
CONVICT QUIGLBY RBoAPTURED

He Declares the Escape was Not Effected
by Conusion with Guards, but There Is
Evidence TO Show Careless Neglect Of
Duty.
PoUGHKEEPsTE, N. Y, April 13.-The
Eapture at New Hamburg of Convict
Quigley yesterday, and his return to the
Mattoawan State Criminal asylum, from
which he escaped with Train Robbcr
Perry and three other dangerous convicts
on Wednesday night has solved the mys-
terry of how the five men got out of their
rooms in the isolated ward without break
ing the locks When Quigley arrived at
the asylum he was taken directly into
superintendent Allisons private Office
and there examined behind closed doors
by DR.. Allison and State Prison Superin-
tendent Austin Lathrop. Afterwards he
was sent back to the cell in the isolated
building, and Allison repeated to the re-
porters Quigleys story, which shows that
the escape was due to the violation of
rules on the part of attendants and also to
carelessness in the manner of locking up.
Perry and Quigley, being considered bad
men, were kept confined in their rooms
where they were given their meals. Some
days ago Mcguire managed to retain two
metal spoons though it was the duty of
the attendants to count in and count out
the utensils at every meal. Out of these
spoons Mcguire fashioned two keys, one
for each lock, securing patterns Of the
locks from a source which Quigley does
not know, though it is believed that one
of the patients who had the run of the
ward secured an impression for him.
Mcguire gave the key which he made
for the lower lock to Davis, who was not
kept in close confinement, and who in 60
ing to supper on Wednesday evening un-
locked the lower lock of Maguire's door,
returning the key to Maguire's door, pre-
suming that it had been locked all day.
After it was quiet that night Mcguire
slipped his arm through the observation
hole and with his other false key, unlocked
the upper bolt with his two keys. Mcguire
could have opened all Of the sixteen cells
in the ward but he did not. He unlocked
the rooms Of Quigley and Perry, and the
three men secreted themselves in the train
robbers room.
1t is certain that Watchman Carmody
did not try the door of Perry's cell, for af-
ter he had passedit the three men rushed
out and overpowored him. After having
secured Carmodys keys it was an easy
O'Donnell, and then the five men left the
building through tho chapel and attic.
When found asleep in freight car at
New Hamburg Quigley was completely
prostrated. He had got lost in the woods
and had wandered about aimlessly until
he stumbled into New Hamburg, footsore
and weary and famished for food. He had
been in the car only short time when he
was captured by Peter Leroy and William
h. Traver, two persons living in the will
age. He said that after leaving the asylum
he and his fellow convicts separated, and
he did not know, he said, which way the
others went. Trayer and Leroy took him
back to the asylum and received the re-
ward of $50.
When captured Quigley had on a pair
of overalls, which he said he picked up in
a brick yard and put on in place of his
asylum trousers, which he got wet by
walking into IA ditch. He said he slept in
dog house on a neighboring farm Thurs
day night The asylum authorities have
no definite clews to any of the other fugi
tives. Fully thirty attendants are on
following up various rumors of the men
flight. The asylum authorities will spar
no effort to secure them.
Attendant William Norris, of the Hud
son nlNer oOaOv hosplue'l, salu lhsV nlBl
that he had been in Hughsonville, a shor
distance from the Matteawan asylum, an,
had learned that late Thursday nigh
three men approached the house Of Lewi
Adams and attempted to open a window
Miss Adams heard them and raised a win
dow One OF them whispered, 1.-THE pee
pie are not in bed, and they ran acros
the field. During the night they broke int
the cellar of Adam Shohnfeld, nearby
and stole some cakes and sweatmeats, dc
ing no other damage. There seems to b
little doubt, from this circumstance, tina
these were the fugitiyes, and it indicate
that they are somewhere in Dutches
county.
Governor Morton today issued procla
nation offering 81 900 reward for the car
Gure Of Perry