Connecticut western news., 1896-10-29
JACQUESBREAKSJAI.
ONE OF THE CHARACTERS IN THl
 BEDFORD TRAGEDY ESCAPES.


 The Prisoner, Lert UnKuarded, Drop
 Prom a Window the liar. of Which Hss
 Keen Sawed and Is Driven Away by
 Confederate.
 NEW YORK. Oct eS --Potor Jacques. a James one of the trio shot by William Adams at Bedford Station on Aug. go. or the night on which Postmaster Wake Adams was murdered ..has made his cscapN from the jail at White Plains On the memorable occasion of the murder a Walker Adams two of the men concerned in hts death were fatally wounded hJ young Adams dying few days later, and Jacques at that time. was supposed alss to have been mortally wounded He ro covered sufficiently, however, to admit O. his removal to Whito Plains, and since hs has boon confined In that portion of Che prison set aside for women on account oi his seeming weakness. On this account also he was not very closely watched. During a 20 minutes absence of the keep. CT Jacques made his esoape He had sawed through the bars and mado his way to the ground, whore confederate, with horse and buggy, was in waiting fo' him
 A hurried investigation showed tha, the cell door had been pried open by means of Tar, thus giving the prisoner the liberty of the corridor. Al the cast end of the corridor Is a window about it Inches wide and 10 feet high. This win dow was socr~ed by three iron bars three quarters of an Inch in diameter Two a, those bars were sawed through and forced out. Directly In front Of the window is an electric aro light, which was burning brightly at the time. The bar from which t Is suspended offered an easy step and means of making the l5 foot drop from the windowyo the ground below. onoe outside the jail only 10 foot board fenos was between the prisoner and the street. A recently constructed coal box and shed furnished an exocllent ladder, which Jacques used, and in 2 moment cleared the fenco and sprang Into buggy that was waiting for him.
 4 Witness of the Escap..
 Benjamin Kieiy, gardener employed at tho Bloomingdale asylum, Is the only person who has been found who witnessed the escape He was passing along Maritime avenue which is back of Che jail and within i5 feet of the building. When h was within 900 feet of the jail, he saw man jump Co the ground from the win dow and quickly disappear over the fence He saw the buggy and it's occupant a mo ment before He observed the driver and thinks he could Identify him If he aaw him again. He saw the man get into th. buggy, which was quickly driven of down Maritime avenue in the direction of the railroad station. At this time he did not realize the Importance of what he had seen and did not inform the authorities of the facts until after the escape had been dis covored bv them
 Deputies John R Brcese and Frederick Nj. Underhill started after the fugitive in the direction of Mamaroneok, while Dep uty John c. Nerplanok and David Stan field proceeded toward Mount Vernon. down the post road, which seems to be the most likely route taken by Jacques.
 Jacques was held under an indictment for murder. He was one of the band ot four burglars who on Aug. % attempted to break into the postoffioe at Bedford Sta tion. Postmaster walkor Adams was aroused by tho burglars, and in company with his son William set out Co proteot his property. In this attempt he was shot dead William Adams, with a winchester. shot three of the burglars the fourth making his escape John Jenkins, who was known as the big man, and Jacques, characterized as the little man, wero both shot through the lungs, and Jenkins died four days later. The third burglar died a day or two later. After Jacques recovered sufficiently he was removed to White Plains, partly on account of threats of | lynching and partly because it was thought the White Plains jail was more scoura His escape was evidently we'll planned, for the imprisoned man had been well sup l piled with paraphernalia, by means of which to secure his liberty. Notices have been sent out throughout tho country calling upon the police to aid in his cap ture Jacques Is about s5 years old, has light complexion, light mustaohe and wore a gray suit of clothes. He is about | feet 6 inches in height