New-York tribune., 1896-10-28
PRICE THREE CENTS.
OUT OF WHITE PLAINS JAIL
JACQUES. INDICTED FOR THE MURDER
OF WALKER p ADAMS. ESCAPES.
THE PRISONER. LEFT UNGCARDED. DhorS
FROM A WINDOW FROM WHICH THE BARS
HAD BEEN SAWED. AND is DRIVEN
AWAY by A CONFEDERATE
STILL WEAK FROM
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AWAY by A CONFEDERATE
STILL WEAK FROM
HIS WOUNDS.
Edward Jacques. alias Peer James one o'
the Bedford Station burglars who has been
confined in the County Jail at White Piaihs
for two months. is once M re at liberty. hav'
ing escaped last night by saving the bars OF
one of the windows, i.ICif them aside, jump
ing to the ground and then scaling the renee
surrounding the jail. He driven away oy
a confederate. who was in waiting
Jacques with three others. went to BEDFORD
Station on the night Of August j? last ana
attempted 10 rob the postOfflce and the store OF
Walker 4. Adams & Son In forcing the WIN
dow they set off the burglar alarm and aroused
Walker Adams and his son. William VINO
armed themselves and proceeded to the store.
They encountered the thieves. and IN the snooe'
ing which followed the elder Adams fell with
bullet In his brain. and died within re"
hours Young Adams was shot in the back but
the bullet struck buckle on his vest ana
glarced off, The rife he carried he used with
good effect for re shot three OF the burglars Ths
fourth escaped, and has never been arrested.
Two Of the men died from their wounds-one.
known as jenkins. In the iail at Mount Kisco'
and the other. known as Clare in the Long
Island College Hospital. where he applied Tor
treatment. Jacques 'adly wounded, ana
it was thought he would die.
He rallied however, and soon as he had
recovered sufficiently he was removed for safety
to the County Jail. where he was placed IN the
hospital. in the part known as the new JAN
Dr. Birch who Is also the Coroner attehoeo
Jacques and up to the present time mas hao
him under his Jacques was inoicted oy
the last Grand Jury for murder In the first
degree.
REALIZED THE JAIL WAS WEAK.
Since Jaccues's Indictment lie has been
watched night and day by order OF Shern Add''
son johnson. Several times recently me Sherih
has asked that the man lent 10 the o'o JAIL
which is stronger than the new addition ano mas
its windows double barred. t. Birch always ad-
vised against the removal. and decla: ID that MS
patient was too weak to be transferred
He has been watched during the day b: MEL
Robbins and at night by John r. 'reese. )r. tno
nineteen year-old son Of Deputy-Shern John NJ
Breese. It has been Robbns's custom to leave
the jail at J:4J p. m. Breese would come on ou'S
at about 6:1J o'clock for the night. Ihus '' was
that JACQUES was unguarded for half an hour
each night William Johnson. the Jaiier' said
last night that Jacques's cell vas never
saarcbed although he was visited frequently py
friends. and by his wife and daughter IL was
therefore an easy matter to convey TO the ours'
lar the tools necessary for his escape.
At 5:45 o'clock last ,vening the jailer. VINO -
a brother Of Sheriff Johnson. went to the JAZZ ana
Robbins departed. Ten minutes later keeper
took in Jacques's supper to him. 1t was O'CLOCK
or five minutes past 6 when the keeper came OUT
and the door was ~'in locked
THE CELL FOUND EMPTY.
At GO Young Breese arrived and was ad'
mitted to the Jail for his night watch lie pro.
ceeded to TIE second tier. where Jacquess cell
is located. and found the door OF the cell open
and his prisoner gone. He sprang at once 10
the electric bell connecting the Sherins once
and the jail and rang 1t furiously. the Jailer
hurried back to the cell and learned OF the es-
cane The alarm was given ana pursuing
n.rtios formed A hurried investigation showed
that the cell door had been pred open by means
of a bar thus giving the prisoner the liberty ct
the corridor At the east end of the corridor Is
window. about fourteen inches wide and ton
,sot biyh This window was secured by three
iran bars three-auarters OF an inch in diameter.
r,o of thes, bars had been sawed out ana
forced ont. Directly In front OF the window Is
an electric arc light, which was burning brightly
at the time The bar from which it Is suspended
offered an easy step and means of making tha
fifteen foot drop from the window to the ground
below. Once outside the jail only tc1-foot
hoard fence W., between the prisoner and the
street. A recently constructed coal box ana
shed furnished an excellent isdder , rod '',Sn I'm
Tence and sprang into a buggy that was waiting
for MIN.
WITNESS OF THE ESCAPE
BENJAMIN Kiely, I gardener, employed at the
Rloomingdale Asylum. is the only person who
has been found who witnessed the escape. he
was passing along Mdrtine-ave.. which is back
# the jail and within fifteen feet OF the build
ing When he was within 2OJ feet OF the jan
| he saw man jump to the ground from ths
! window and quickly disappear over the renee.
/ ne saw the buggy and its occupant moment
| before He observed the driver, and THINKS
he could identify him II he saw lin again ne
saw the man get into the buggy. which was
o,jctjv driven of down Martne-ave In the
| direction of the railroad station Al TINS time
| he did not realize the Importance or what ne
| had seen and did not inform the autnorlties VI
the facts until alter the eSe"Pe i"" ~
Denuties John p. Breese and Frederick NJ
| I,nderh started after the fugitive IN the direc-
| lion of Mamaroneck while Deputy John c.
| Verpanck and David Stanield proceeded TO-
ward Mount Vernon. down the POST hM1au: M
| which seems to be the most likely route taken
| bv Iacoues Surrounding towns have Deen IN
| formed of the escape Chief Con'in OF New
| York CITY has also been advised or II. up 10
a late hour last night no news hdu oee" 'e-
| ceiyed here of his recapture.
| Jacoues was well known as desperate man.
| IIo vas known to have escaped several times
from different jsils in different parts OF the
| country While h was undoubtedly sick man
! when received at the Jail, he has improved
| from day to day. In view Of these facts. the
authorities have apparently allowed him TO
| roam about the corridors OF their weak jail
! and have allowed numerous visitors to see
| him without making the least effort to ascer-
| tain whether or not they conveyed to him
! tools or arms
| How jacques could have sawed the two bars
| is matter that calls for an investga ton. Ger
| tain II is that he could not have accomplished
| the work last night in the twenty minutes ne