New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-16
TAMSElJ'S LATE CHARGES.
NO MORE OF THE ESCAPED PRISONERS
YET FOUND.
A BROTHER OF ONE ARRESTED. BUT RELEASED
AFTER IT WAS FOUND THAT THERE HAD
yBEEN MIX-UP OF NAMEs-TIiE
SHERIFF INVESTIGATING


BEEN MIX-UP OF NAMEs-THE
SHERIFF INVESTIGATING
THE ESCAPE.
Sheriff Hansen spent some hours yesterday
investigating the latest escape Of prisoners from
the Ludlow Street Jail. and then he went 10 'he
Office Of Tracy. Boardman & Plat. IN the Minis
Building. and got advice. He declared posiuVeN
that he would have nothing absolutely nothing,
~ sav Yesterday about the escape of four pris-
oners from the jail on Thursday afternoon.
"I will make a statement at noon tomorrow
., nv office" he said but not a word before
then"
somehow his subordnates made TO I'M
cleveland his intentions. and they all declared
that no statement about the latest Jail delivery
would he made until noon to-day. From the
Under Sheriff who said in perfectly grammatical
English that no official uttcrance about the es-
cape of the prisoners would be delivered uhui
noon to-day. down to the keeper or the door AT
the iai who said that 'nopuddy VIII spVeak
before der Sheriff oxblains all der pizness to-
morrow alreatty" all of the Sherins supordi-
mates refused TO give information The news
paper men were not allowed to go into the JAIL
and the guard declared that even II people
were able to break out nobody would preak
II in. by gracious"
from the JAIL was back in his cell yesterday ana
mart NJ Sheriff Tamsen's investigation probably
consisted in questioning the man. Masso was
,ba ,n,uckv one who was caught he was try
ing to get down through the tenement mouse
No 20 Iudlow-st adjoining the jail. He was
kept in the police station in Eldridge-st all
night and was taken to Police Headquarters 10
be looked at by the detectives before ne was
arraigned at the Essex Market Court ana re-
turned to the custody of Warden Roe. the
other three escaped prisoners were not heard
from yesterday. and the police think IT Is ex-
tremely doubtful if they are caught. AS mat
ter of form descriptions of them as follows were
sent over the police wires and to the police Of
other cities:
Michael Egan. counterfelter; twenty-four years
old five feet ten inches tall stout. smooth lace with
high cheek bones, dark complexion ana nan;
dressed in brown plaid suit. brown derby hat anu
Che escaped prisoners name rh is in r fSIiy
years old. five feet zen inches tall Of slim buid. da TX
in light sack suit and wore a black derby hat
William H. Post mail thief. twenty-thIec years
9ace nV dark compIexion and hair dressed in black
sack suit and black derby hat
PROBABLY PLANNED BY POST.
From the statements made by Masso and
from an examination of the premises. the police
think there understanding between the
men previous to the escape. IL Is beneNed that
the escape was planned and executed by Post
and that the others merely followed his lead
when the way open In some way not yet
known a fine saw, suitable for cutting through
iron bars. must have been struggled to Post.
and confederates may have been waiting near
the Jail to assist him in escaping.
Post got away In the nick of time to save
him self from long term Of imprisonment. He
pleaded guilty Thursday afternoon to rob-
bling the United States mails. ard if he had not
ESCAPED he would have been sentenced to prison
YESTERDAY He was clever enough to take apart
the lock Of a mail pouch and manufacture a
key to fit the lock. that he was able to open
nail pouches which were carried on the mail
wagon which he drove. From the yard OF the
jail in which he was allowed to take exercise.
he was able TO see the window of the cell clos
est to the roof of the tenement-house at the
northeast corner of the Jail. and he probably
formed the plan to escape before he pleaded
guilty on Thursday. His presence In court
may have allowed friend to slip into his hand
the saw which he used in cutting his way out
of the Jail.
To escape it necessary for Post to get
into a cell on the top tier of the prison and at
the extreme north end The window of the
cell ,verlooks the Jail yard and has screen
of perpendicular iron rods. If the statement
made by warden ROc on lnulSudN evening IL
10 be believed, there new paddock on the
door Of The cell on Thursday afternoon and it
had TO be cut off before the prisoner could get
into the cell from the corridor. In that case the
carelessness of the keepers who permitted Post
to break into a cell not his own when he ought
10 have been in their view is not to be explained
away.
NOT DIFFICULT FEAT
Once in the cell with his little saw. the way Of
escape was not difficult dangerous There
was no need for extraordinary feats of strength
or for hazardous leaps across an abyss. such as
were described in some of the accounts Of the
escape yesterday. Post sawed through one OF
the upright iron bars near the top and bent the
rod outward. thus making a hole near the top
Of the window large enough to allow his body
10 squeeze through. When he got the upper
part of his body out of the window he was able
10 reach up and take hold of the tin gutter
at the edge of the roof Of the Jail lie dld not
need to draw himself up 20 the roof by main
strength. All he had to do was to move MN
self toward the tenement-h house a distance OF
about three feet. clinging 80 the gutter with
both hands and moving his hands one at
time In that way he was able to step directly
on the roof of the tenemcnt-h house without
leap or a drop. and with comparatively little
-exertion and small risk The other men who
followed him through the window probably did
as he did Egan went out after Post and Poly
Grants got out after Masso had escaped.
Post and Egan probably uSed lner cOfnplncu
strength in breaking through the door OF sky
light on the roof Of the tenement house. and
they went down through the house by the
flights of stairs without attracting attention.
Nasso Numbered into the room Of Mrs Gold
stein one OF the tenants Of the house. and was
caught While he having his battle with
the woman 10 escape. Poycramis got out OF the
fail and went down the stairs. The three pris-
oners who got away unmolested doubtless sepa-
rated as soon as they were in the street. The
police learned yesterday when IL was too late
10 catch him that Egan went to the home OF his
sweetheart, at No. 10 Pell-st.. and stayed there
until Yesterday morning. when he procured
some money and went away.