Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-05
INTENSELY DRAMATIC
WAS THE ESCAPE OF THREE PRISONERS
From Ludlow Street Jail-The Guards Covered by Their Shining Reyolyers and the
 Incident Was Over.

New York. July 4.-Three desperate postofiice burglars, Joseph Killoran, Charles Allen and Harry Russell, pris- onerS of the United States government held up Keepers Edward A. Schneer and Charles Schoeb at the muzzle of three shining revolvers in Ludlow street jail seized the keys that opened the three doors between them and liberty and made good their escape. All this oc- cured in broad daylight, just at o'clock this morning. The streets were crowded as they always are in that neighborhood and a crowd of 1000 Hebrews chased the escaping prisoners down Ludlow street to Broome, where the men separated, and were soon lost in the most crowded sections of the streets of New York.
 The story of the ecape of these men was told by Schoen and Sehneer. as we'll as by civil prisoner who happened in the office at the time, and was too excited to make even an outcry.
 ''1 had just entered the iail" said Schneer "to relieve Schoen, who was the night keeper. The three prisoners took their exercise in the inner court of the jail building bet ween the hours of 8 and o'clock every morning. They are sent back to their cells when the other pris- oners take exercise, between 9 and 10. Just as l entered the door, the three pris- onerS pulled out their reVolVers and GOV cred Schoen and myself. They are big men and very fierce looking.
 Hold up your handsr they shouted at us, 'or we'll blow your Dutch heads off At the same time they yanked the bunch of keys to the three outer doors out of my hands. l was frightened badly as l looked into the barrels of three loaded revolvers. but I shouted as loudly as l could Allen started to unlock the door leading from the hall where the holdup took place, while his comrades still faced us with their revolvers.
 "A crowd, however, began to gather in Ludlow street as they heard the unusual noise in the jail and Allen could not open the door quick enough. He tn II, with an oath, smashed the big plate glass and reached through and opened the latch. This let him into the office, with the three heavily barred iron doors be- tween him and liberty. We kept on shouting all the time as the three des- peradoes rattled the big keys in the heavy doors As they opened the doors they locked them behind them leaving us powerless to follow in pursuit. The outer of the three doors they left open and left the bunch of keys in the lock, as they had no time to do anything else. The crowd had reached great proportions at this time. A number of policemen came running up and the prisoners had to make lively tracks up Ludlow street, the crowd and police right on their heels. AL BrOOHle NSlfeSt, one DlOcK north or the Ludlow street door, from which they escaped, the men separated, Russell keeping on, Allen going east on Broome street and Killeron taking the western direction.
 At Broome and Clinton streets young man, Louis B. Ostran, was fast catching up with Allen, when the fugitive turned upon his pursuer. Now. sneak, or Pll put an air hole through your heart he said. OStran then gave up the chase and Allen was soon lost in the crowd"
 The men were famous criminals, and since one of Lamsen's men shaved them in the prison they have had the appear ance of ordinary citizens The prisoners were regarded by the United States se- cret service men as most important cap lures when they were arrested on Am sterdam avenue on the 1st of last June. Their bail had been fixed at $10,000 and they were to have come up for another examination on Thursday next. The po- lice have sent out a general alarm.