The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-21
HOW DUVALG GOETHE SAWS.
WoMlN HE RoBBBD WAS IN THE
TOAfBs ESCAPE PLOT.

''Trenton Let,isn waIiinr, Under Arrest, Con-
rrrses Hacr share In the Attempt to Escape
-DpvniChierersrn,en and Rossed rner ana
wos 1ser Love, ana she Hecame nis Toot
Lotto wallinR, who Ia only 10 years old, but
who has been q familiar figure In Newark's
Tendcrloin district for several years, confessed
yesterday to Detective Sergeant Cosgrove and
Detectives Lewis and Donovan about her con-
nection with the attempted escape Of George
w. Duval, or Paul Bauer. from the Tombs on
Saturday.
Trenton Lottio.'' as she is better known, was
arrested in q furnished.room Louise at Al Ward
street on Saturday night by the Newark detec-
tives. The police say she was hiding under a
bed. She declined to say anything about Duval's
attempt to escape even when told that Collier,
whom arrested in this city, confessed to Detec-
tive Lewis Of Newark, who was sent over to see
him
Collier, who is q native Of Newark, and who,
according to the police. has been interested In
crooked games Of chance and "opium joints" In
Newark and Corey Island. 10 said to have told
Lewis that Lottie Walling procured the saws
and carried them to Duvnl and made all the
outside arrangements for the final move on
Saturday morning under the direction Of Duval.
Collier said he was to visit Duval at the time
agreed upon for his escape and remain ut his
cell door after no got out O timo sufficient to
enable him to mingle with and leave tho prison
with other visitors.
When Collier was unable to got q pass to 10
in to sec Duval, the walling woman sent him
IN deliver the note explaining tho situation to
Duval and advising him to 'go 1t alone"
While Collier was doing this, he said. she was
waiting in q coach near Franklin street, accord.
ing to previous arrangement.
When all this WAS repaated IN the Wallinp
woman in the Newark Police Headquarters
she remained silent. Late at night she was
searched, and the following telegram from
Duval. under date Of last Wednesday. was
found:
Come to-day without your friend. Bring six more
from Fifth street.
There was also found q slip Of paper on which
was written:
1.-Two men to see George ". Duval; one man
to see dwa Blake" and q note reading:
DEAR LIE Give bearer six steel Jaws same as last
three and oblige respectfully. JOSEPH l.. MANNING.
The following letter. without date or sigma
ture, but believed to .have been written by
Duval on Friday. was also found on her:
MY OWN DARLING: Am all ready and I put myself
in the hands of my fate. II fail Il will not be my
f .1,es ans. sS ! S% rsr Y. an Fl GSct to so mo what misb o SIs Sr1 s :,
have him and his brother come to see Thomas seavers
Il SSa a0 in &C. cell an No. oS 81 and iS S ssS %sn ana asm Ss c hum
to see @. W. d. Am almost through and have no fear,
Of Leonard and Franiiin and we viii go together.
Have your hair dyed brown, dark: Ny love. think Of
good luck. / guess you are a genuine Kiondite. Tor
have had good luck ever since / have met you. and
r0oe oSS Sp sun and ny hope ope'i i. w nTa Be t q e lssnin Sa ., so 80
there will be lots OF visiting here.
Yesterday the woman under arrest said that
after she identified Bauer or Duval as the man
who had chloroformed and robbed her in Newark,
prior to his arrest for doing the same thing tothe
visited him to try and induce him to give her
an amount of money, equal to the sum she paid
e s5 se sa,msd her . It jSwe Try S Which hn6 he HI had nloE Rawnsed I
said he could escape Il sho would aid him,
German in a easement in Fifth street. near the
avs. She returned to Newark. and By prom.
Using to reward him we'll induced Collier to go
TO New York on Feb. 3 and got the saws. On
Feb. 10 she took them to Duval, having con-
sSr . ,ns LIS s% rsi ' eli door ero w Pass'1 no 'n one
more saws to him in the same manner. and on
Friday she took him the razor and SCISSORS. with
hair in order to Disguise himself SO as to be c able
to 60 out on one Of the bogus passes with which
she had provided him. These passes were made
On Saturday morning. she said she and Collier
unable to get passes to the Tombs. and tn EN- sho
got a coach, went to tho place agreed upon, and
a few minutes. she said. she saw Collier
come from the Tombs with two men,
and that the Jig" was up. She hurried back
to Newark and secreted herself in the Ward
street house. She and Collier were together for
ten days before Saturday. she admitted. plan.
ming and watching Duvars progress in bar saw
ing.
Detective Murphy went to Newark yesterday.
and after the woman made her confession he
asked that she be held until to-day, when he will
formally charge her with being a fugitive from
justice.
1t is known that q brother Of Duval. or
Bauer. was very friendly with tho Walling
woman about two months ago. and it Is thought
that the planning for the escape was begun
then.
BENJAMIN Collier was arraigned in Centre
Street Court yesterday. He pleaded not guilty,
refused to make any statement. waived exam
nation; and was held by Magistrate Simms in
committed to the Tombs.