The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-15


rs.e.nser delivered his message TO- u.
delivered 70 Sheriff Tamsen at once. The
head walter went around among the quests
fnauiring for the Sheriff. while tho messenger
danced up and down outside the banquet hall.
There was one guest with whiskers resen oline
him. but he shook his head and waved the
walter aside. The flying messenger hau 10
depart without fnding his man.
THE AWFUL NEWS REACHES DELNoSfco's.
Sheriff Hansen was in earnest conversation
left at the dinner OF the first panel at Del.
,si.pSone aownsisIrs had SeeT tinkIIns FOR
two or three minutes; and the French waiter
at. the other end wanted TO say. so he
called the eigSr mate 1a,cn Tso for put = ms moment ssr 70 ,h Lem
dashed upstairs to the banquet room Ike mad.
Tbs diners were peacefully s,ridi9g ihhI ,oss
walter by tho arm he whispered something. The
waiter nodded and ran up to the head tape,
between sheriff Hansen and MIR. Furnald. by
Whispering something 10 the formers ear:
clamation which sounded like: Wberev"
where the cigar tnsn stood. nodding vigorously.
Is though in verihcatioi OF the walters report
The sheriG's hair and whiskers arose en- masse.
For q moment he seemed unable to say . thing.
Then he smiled q kind OF Siokly smile.
sBGRIry HOPED 1T WAS A CHOKE
ats a choke - he said. q.
But tho cigar man kept nodding his head and
s6srii thrust lis chair, back and made a
rush. with his black spike tails horlzontal.
s501 table i !. a, 'i ths head Of W" Which P's s", Under
Sheriff n, u; sherman and Police sp nm m t
VIVA is Il =" he said as the Sheriff fell up
against him and grabbed him by the lapels OF
MAYBE it's a choke. but como to der chail,"
said ysmssn In a hoarsc wht;psri ,.,n.n.o -,
exclaimed sherman. detaching himself from
A.sEssa6o from der chailr" exclaimed tho
Sheriff, and he started down. the aisle between
tables r and + on a run. The diners saw that
what skeleton had walk ed out Of the telephone
closet into the banquet hall. When the sheriff
started on his run down the aisle, Inquiries
%wHss's the matter !. Whats happened ~
and "what's the trouble with the sheriff ="
didn't know what was the matter. but was go
ing TO hnd out or break a leg. Then sherman
Sy tho backs OF the chairs. aud absolutely dear
TO the Inquiries that were thrown ut him as no
Once out in the hall and away from tho gaze
Of the diners the Sheriff broke loose.
1T WAS NO CHOKE AND HE FLEA
as II dor chailH Is Id ovid again 2"
They tslephonsd hat JnTt nov !. es,pod the
message. They said four men were out. Over
the roof"
sobbed Tamsen. "Kervick! my clothes, my
clothes" he continued, ",~Donnerwetter Allo-
Tho Sheriff couldn't find the coat room.
which was about three PAGES away from him.
seized the sheriff and ran him up TO the door OF
tho coat room. Then Hansen couldn't find his
s ss Ss . .s sfsssr'd S Sn hi si ,Ei: w' iou s1r'' Il ses
later q bell boy was ismmIne the sherin's
to force his left arm into the right sleeve Of his
coat; Mr.. Ridder fixed that. sherman had got
bearings and nude n dash at the rear door which
opens on a flight OF stairs used by employees
iron bar Is stretched across tho opening. Tam
sen flung the door back and went into the bar
suaaen cr tS1n. i1cs s ma Hed' into Tn; s sh.rm maa'n mb .
Der way ovid" demanded the Sheriff.
Which is der way ovid Z"
A walter pushed him to the front stairs. The
time. followed by sherman. Mr.. Ridder
breathed a sigh Of relief, and went back into
Then Commissioner Parker started tho OK
element going again by suddenly jumping
went dosnstaIr.. rang up Police meadSnsr,e mrs
came back.
"wuo LOVE ME FOLLOW ME-"
Next the portiy sira.sner. Tamsen's private
Wells. the Sherif's attorney. Strassner Is the
man who made all the trouble at tho dinner OF
the First Panel ut the savoy last year. when he
attended as a guest OF Tamsen, who was himself
At x the sS az sss S%" Of P Sae T r.. Me sSaii' exclude"
Strassner. had just heard the news. He went
TO the telephone, verified 1t. and came UP the
ITO der chail! 10 der chnil!"
A dozen people wanted to know what was the
"Don't bother me-" said strassner; all of
der Shorifrs office is summoned to der chsii.'
lowed by Mr.. Wells. The rest or the diners
cooled down somewhat and the dinner went on.
rived at the Eidridge street station at s:45
o'clock; He talked With Sergeant Mccoy. and
an interview with the man he came out and
started around for the Jail.
.bon, have nave rsna1, to w. s va he n rsmHrS ssd I,
the sherin's Jury dinner when | heard about it,
AT tho jail tho reporters were met with the
has nothing to say"
HOW THE ESCAPE WAS MANAGED.
The men got out Of the jail from the Federal
d dsi1.S s. s.sss: side ,Ss G Fss,l known nr,o IL !, , so
r 1SRs Il, assFs snt!r ehi length ts'ra Of ) e ss. '3 3RRlll ' aad
contains ten cells. The cells open on a balcony
down, between the balcony aud the street wall.
back Of the cells and tho wall OF the interior
courtyard of tho jail. There are six barred
windows for light and ventilation In the court.
yard wall on each floor, and six windows CORE,
spending To- them ut the back Of six of the cells
Six plumbers and a foreman, were working
In the prison all day yesterday, aud after
they Quit the prisoners. who had tho liberty OF
the corridor. started In to do their work. 1t I.
not known. OF course. how they got the tools, bu,
perhaps the plumbers left them behind. They
the north on the third tier. The win.
dow In this last cell was three feet across
and four feet high. 1t had seven three-quarter.
inch bars running perpendicplarly and
bar they sawed and bent To one side
one BY one. They let their feet rest on a it'll.
themselves by, the bars. The window In the
court yard wall must have been open from the
bottom, as the prisoners had 10 spring across the
fve-foot chasm and catch on to the bars of the
window In the court yard wall. The middle bar
and they crawled out through the open
the last window they rested on the
window ledge and reaching up grabbed
the cornice. Then they apparently drew them.
selves up to the roof by main strength. As the
roof WAS covered with snow and ice yesterday
IL Is odd that none of them fell to the court
yard. seventy-fve feet below.