New-York tribune., 1896-10-29
NO TRACE or JAQUES.
SHERIFF UNABLE TO FIND THE ESCAPED
BURGLAR.
REWARD OFFERED FOR HIS REcAt rohE ne
WAS CONFINED ~ PORTION OF TIE
WOMEN.

A REWARD OFFERED FOR HIS hr'Ai N "
WAS CONFINED IL A PORTION OF THE
JAIL INTENDED FOR WOMEN.
Sheriff Johnson's deputy.sherifrs and special dep
utv-sberins searched Wes,chester County IN an
directions yesterday IN their search Tor Eu""'"
Jacques alias Peter James. the Bedtord o.a.o -
burglar who soaped from the County Jan at ""'e
Plains on Tuesday. but were unable TO ma avg
trace OF him Sheriff Johnson has offered reward
OF $3.50 for the arrest OF the fugitive II IL thous'
the man took the road leading to Mamaroneck'
A theory Is advanced that the mans friends OUT
side the prison hired a small cottage IN an o".-o,-
way place and the driver Of the buggy IN "n''n "'e
burglar was driven away knew "here 'n' 'e" az
was and took the escaping prisoner there "ne'r "'
could wait for an indefinite period without uahser
OF arrest. Meanwhile the authorities might sea'o"
for him all the country without result ,
Tho saw with which he did the cutting OF the cen
window bars was found yesterday morning !" mo
empty cell 1t Is ordinary bow-snaped 'ns'r"-
ment that could easily have been smugged mo 'he
tail nv his daughter The prisoner was not watcheu
coselv as he was considered too III 10 make any eS
ertlon The Sheriff says the prisoner had h'"'o'
rhage OF the lungs Tuesday morning, ana see'neu
in the afternoon to he in condition to oreaN jan
and drop a dozen feet to nara stone "a'h' o"' '
Sheriff is wiser now.
The citizens again denouncing inc county Jan
as being out Of date They include the board OF
Supervlsors in their talk. and blame that oody lot
q
denned by the State Board OF Health on account oil
IFS sanitary condition The State Board OF Prison
Commissioners has declared II an unsafe place IN
which 70 detain prisoners. Two grand Juries nave
declared II to he unworthy OF Westcnester 'V"'S
and disgrace TO the community.
A, the last meeting OF the Board OF SuperVis'rs'
Suneryisor Davenport of New Rochelle offered reso-
,,,or ,ba, a committee be appointed 10 find a suit
able place of about twenty acres where new jan
could be built This was laughed down by the Board
The Superyjsors held that the jail was all rght il th
officers would attend their duties and watcA the
| culprits In custody.
Coroner Charles F.. Birch who Is the physician OF
the ia also comes in for share OF public cehsure
in insisting that the prisoner he kept in the hosptai
ward after Sheriff Johnson had time and again de-
manded he should be moved into the main jail. winch
is little more secure. The doctor Is quoted as say
ing this step would result in the mans death. ana ne
! would not assume the responsibility Of sanctonng II.
The drop from the window 10 the Tagging below
would have made most well men hesitate even aiter
they had the bars cut -
Sheriff Johnson spent yesterday malllng pictures
and description Of the escaped murderer 70 the au
thorties of the State and ali over the country as well
His sharpest deputies searched the county but not
trace was obtained of the escaped man. The SherlrI
feels bad over the escape and will do everything ne
! can 10 recapture his lie has TWO other muir
derers i'm the jail but they in the main portion
| and hav not he facilities jacques had to escape
! The wing in which the latter WAS confined was bullt
10 hold women and detain witnesses.
| Some have insinuated that the Keepers may nave
aided Jacques, but Sheriff Johnson says ne is sails-
fed this not the case.