New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-01
DANIEL LEVY ESCAPES.
HE SUDDENLY DISAPPEARS FROM THE
COUNTY COURTHOUSE.


commotion was caused in the County Court
House yesterday by the escape OF Daniel Levy VINO
was declared sane last week by jury before justice
Freedman in Trial Term Part y. OF the Supreme
Court. but who had been detained at Narn iSianu
The adjourned application for Levy's discharse iio'
custody was on for argument before Justice Smyth
In Special Term Part II. OF the Supreme Court az
1920 a m Yesterday and Levy was brought from
the Wards Island Asylum by the same keeper VINO
has had him In charge for several weeks NV
keeper took Levy into the courtroom ana ieit MN
sitting in the room while he stepped out INTO 'ne
corridor When the keeper returned TO the court
room Levy had disappeared. No one had houeeu
him leave the room.
The keeper was greatly excited and rushed around
the building looking for Levy. but he could not DE-
found and soon the keeper disappeared. The keeper
said that he had always found Levy Wiling 10 oo'S
and had left him In the courtroom several tir'' oe
fore and Levy had never made any attemp' 10 es-
cape 1.
Charles F. Holm who has appeared Tor Levy :"
all the court proceedings. was astonished wheh ne
learned OF his clients action. He said tnat ne nhu
no idea where ne had gone or why ne shou' ""''
run away and deeply regretted tnat ne mao uo"e ~
II s sunposed that Levy became tired OF the many
od,ournments OF his applications for discharge IRON
the ASYLUM and decided to take matters into MS
own hands when he learned yesterday tha' announcer
adjournment was about TO be taken
prior TO last January Levy had been arrested
tyrice
whom he has been in love for the last ateen yeas
IN January Fl last Levy again taken into GUS
,odv unon a charge Of dsoriery conduct lie W.
arraigned before Magistrate Simms IN the ~
vile Court and sent 10 Bellevue ana sup'e-
ouently 10 Wards Island. Charles +. Holm optA"e'
n writ OF habeas corpus for Levy ana ne was
produced before Justice Beac" III ''O "'>
of the Supreme Court. ,.
J,stice Beach SCI; the case TO Jusuce booAS'"'''
and n Jury in Trial Term. Part VI OF 'he Sup'e'
Court, 10 have Levy's' mental CONDITION ue'e,
nv a fury on the fourth day OF the uial J"su
Books,aver learned that certain OF the jurors ia
hoen approached and withdrew the case from their
consideration. . , , ,,.o
~ Vas sen, pack to Wards Island and TWO
weeks later his second trial came on before justice
Rjschofr. In Trla Term. Part lN. OF the sup'e'"'
Court This trial lasted for seven days ana resu.er
in a disagreenen, OF the jury. by vote OF lot
Levy and I against. Again Levy was remandei
- Wards Island After another delay Of several
,.seks Levy was for the third time put on trial De
fore Justice Freedman and a jury IN Iriai Ier"
Part X. of the Supreme Court THIS trial lasaei ,,s
rbnrsiav % af,eruonn and after being out al nlght
rrnorted 10 Justice Freedman on Friday morning
The Jury was sent back by Justice Freedman, and
after several hoare returned verdl,t IeCis'' I 'as
- ss necessary 10 have the result OF the trial ceTt
fed to Justice smyth IN SPECIAL Term fart II: %, Of
dlsrlsSed For this purpose Mr.. Holm secured az
order directing the Attorney General and counsel ,,
sbould not be- diechgrged. This order was made re-
turnable last Saturday mornng Dut "nsn n,,ca Ine
aSe ,o" of De Iancev Sco until 1nday. on Monday
NJ MMr T,o siic Freedman had communicated with the
iury without the knowedge OF counsel. -, "a
,ed y by consent OF counsel until yesterday. After
{evv's escape Mr. Holm asked for an adjournment
uni!l next Monday. Justice smyth granted his re-
a1Sse Tbe police are looking for Levy.