The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-03
CRIMINAL COURTS JOKE.
JERSEY CoNsTABLEs FOOLED our
or THEIR PRISONER.

Accused of Nothing Worse Than Murder
and Highway Robbery, and the Courts
building with Its Corridors and Elevators
Is n Fine Place for n Contrived Escape.
John McGrann. who was diving In the Hud-
son street Hospital last January. but didn't
know 1t. remarked the day he died chat IL was
Josh Hinos who had shot him on the Bowery
and that when he got well he would have
knlfc-to-knife talk with Hines without
troubling the police. 1t took the police four
months to find Hines. They had him indicted
for murder in the ilrst degree but the District
Attorneys office consented In the Supreme
Court yesterday to the dismissal OF the indct-
ment. Mr.. Mcintyre said there was no evil
dcncc. At the same time he asked
Justice Fursman to remand Hines to
prison until the arrival OF constablsS from
Somerville \. j.. who wanted Hines. Hines
was accused Of highway robbery there. Charles
]. Fury went bail for him and Hines jumped
the bail
4 little before 4 o'clock yesterday after
noon the Jersey constables arrived Each had
q large old. fashioned pair Of handouts, the
locks of which were operated with KEY about
four inches long. Hines was brought before
Justice FursmHn again TO be formally released
on his own recognizancc.
The constablcs were both large men wearing
heavy ovrrcOats. Ono had shaved clean last
| SUNDAY ana the Otncr nul u cum Dchru IL was
| much warmer here. they said, than In Somer-
willie, ,
constable with the chin board. addressed ns
! 81 10y his brother officer got out his hhndcun
| key and ATTEMPTED o lock Illness richt head
Here. get out OF that. .wot ,I.r want. any
how. !" and he pushed away ri. who dropped the
/ hnndcuirs to the floor wi IN crash.
Your honor" began Lawyer OIInrc. coun-
sci for the crook, protest nga.n" this VIC TO-,
| IL m har he ia n "a IN IF,Nt
on; won't have any disorder IN SCOUT.
remarked Justice fur.man, " The man Is dis
clcan.shayrn constable. and I've got me
! render pieces. and common law says that a
! pondsman can take Il man who skipped his
! bail anywhere he tinds him
| Very well. take your missioner. bur Jon I MS
turb THIS court .oom. replied justice Fursman.
NJ he left the bench.
| started toward tho door.
His counsel and ir,euds pressed SO closely
in forcing their way to hls side. They began
to think that they were not being treated Just
ii know the law. and I've got the prorer
! PAPERS" protested 81.
We'll, hurry, up, We want TO close this
| court" responded the court officers. push NJ
the visitors from Jersey and other court
room spectators toward the door.
We'll. II go out and want To- come In. come
in. seet' said the clean-shayen constable. I've
.ot i9c rnpers right here 49,, a., ,,,.
u InlEN partner. Duncan. anu lUc tpi-
| Stab,yr got into AN argument Mt the. door
| Hines slipped unnO' ICED through a small doog'
way into the corridor ant tegnn trying The
| door led up one lght to the prison pen. These
stairs are used only hy Keepers with prisoners
when Hines reached III" prison ten he found
/ II EMMY and the door uu'aStenci St"upns
! out onto the frat M 2Eanlre toor OF the buI 81
. Ing, Hines passed along the public gallery 81
the open court room AMI for n few seconds s'upt
looking down at tn" little knot OF men VIII
vrr. arguing NJ the door just then ASS stan
| District Attorney O'k-liy happened To- glance
! UP.
| constHbles. Your prisoner 10 escaping.
! The constnhl"s looked up an. saw Hines
! Hines put his thumb to the end ~ his nose an
| with slight wait ~ his fingers disnpr.are,
down The gallery. lie went IN H." stairs to tn'
second meZ2ai inc floor and. taxing an cicva
tor. landed In tho street.
Hello Steve, he said 10 tho man who shool
hands with Inn down ther'. "IveryihiHg
Let's go around 10 my place and have
drink" returned steve. and they wen. OF TO
\ gcther.