The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-15
TWO MORE CAPTURED
INQUIRE AND O'DONNELL RETURNED
TO MATTEAWAN ASYLUM.
Only Two of the Five Escaped Con-
peradO Davis, Now at Liberty.

MATTEAWAN, N. Y, April H-Patrick
Mcguire and Michael O'Donnell, two of the
five convicts who escaped from the Mat
teawan asylum last Wednesday night, were
captured at Pine Plains to-day. This leaves
only Perry, for whose arrest a reward of
$3.50 is offered, and Davis, who is said
to be even more desperate and daring than
the former, still at liberty.
When Superintendent Allison learned, last
night, that Perry had broken into a house
at Hughesonville, on Thursday night, and
stolen a quantity of wearing apparel he at
once dispatched attendants to all important
points north of here. Attendant James
Coyle, who, with two other attendants
had been at Danbury, was directed to pro-
coed at once to Pine Plains. This morning
Ccylc saw mans head protruding from
an empty hay car about sixty yards from
where he stood. The head disappeared, but
not before he recognized the man as O'Don-
nell. He fired a shot from his revolver at
random into the car. AS he did so, Mcclure
jumped out through the opposite doorway
Coyle then leaped into the car and ar
rested O'Donnell who was crouching in a
corner, too broken down to offer resistance.
CoyIe pulled the convict out of the car, and
started down the railroad track in pursuit
of Mcclure. Coyle gained the tired con-
vict for about mile and then fired an
other shot. The fugitive took to the woods
which borders the track on both sides. Then
the convict was discovered standing in an
open field on the border of the wood in a
defiant attitude Coyle started after him,
firing third shot.
III you take me, you'll have to take me
dead" Mcclure yelled .defiantly.
"I'il do that" replied CoyIe, coming close
to Mcclure, who, seeing that capture was
inevitable, lay down in the field and said
'.WeII, you'll have to carry me anyway
station.
through the vicinity and there was an inn
mense crowd of curious country folks to see
the now celebrated convicts arrive at the
asylum. DR.. Allison had Mcclure and
ODonnell placed in separate rooms and he
examined each one at great length, after
which he repeated to the reporter what he
had been able to learn from thesn.
The asylum is a new institution and not
have been employed in finishing the various
wards. Some months ago a number of pa
OF the south isolated ward, which was then
uroccupied. From Mcclure it is learned
the men from their cells, was begun at that
time by some patient employed on the inn
prov ement. When Mcclure was trans
with other patients, he discovered these
keys concealed in the rear Of this ward.
about four inches long. The partially filed
keys which had originally been spoons, as
described BY Quig were ere taaen en9 so ion
past six or eight months on them. They
were tried in the locks from time TO time
al the ward Some time ago Mcclure, who
IS a jeweler by trade. broke open the
watchnnan's box which connects with the
clock in the main Office and secured a thin
piece of steel, two inches long and guar
fe-. of an inch wide. With his file he made
4 fine saw with which he was enabled to
saw out the wire screen over the door
when the time for escape came. The tools
and screen were secreted behind the zinc
when Mcclure was not ct work on them
The rest of McGuiresi statement showing
how ne left his cell, agrees exactly with
the story told by Quis,ly.