New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-04
A NOTED JAIL BREAKER.
OTHERS BANK THIEVES.
McClusky Says Prisoner Escaped
from LudIosC-st. Under Tamsen.

Detective Sergeants Kane. Strip and Wines.
of the Central Office, yesterday arrested three
men who have been meeting In Morninsside
Park for several days. and took them TO Police
Headquarters where they were locked up as
suspicious person Inspector McClusky says
they are well known international bank
sneaks." They said they were Joseph Howard,
broker; John Lake. broker and George Watson,
canvasser. AT the time of their arrest they were
on a bench in earnest conversation
Inspector McCIusky says that Howard" and
Lake" are brothers. and that their right names
are Joseph and John Kiloran. Howard" he
says is the notorious Kiloran who escaped from
Ludlow Street Jail in 1895. with two men named
Russell and Allen. At the time of the escape
Sheriff Tarnsen in office The three men
had been arrested for postoffice robbery They
left the country after their escape
McCIusky declares that KiIoran came to this
country about three weeks ago, for the first time
since he escaped from jail
Lake" was arrested in the Waldorf-Astoria
several weeks ago suspicion of stealing an
overcoat. He traced by means of red
book which he carried at the time he is alleged
to have picked up the overcoat He was dis
charged because the complainant. a California
man. failed to appear against him.
Joseph Kiloran is of the most noted Grim
inals in the world" said Inspector McClusky.
"and during his career he has stolen and spent
five fortunes He is literally on his
.uppers' After he escaped from Ludlow Street
Jail Kfloran went to England. where he was
later joined by Allen. Their speciality was bank
sneaking' and they at the top of their pro-
fession There was a bank sneak trick turned
in the city of Brussels in which the thieves got
away with $4,000 Allen and KilOran were in
the city at the time and Kioran was arrested
Allen who seen in the bank just before the
robbery with another man. escaped. Kiloran
was not convicted The authorities could not
prove that he had been in the bank
when he was released Kiloran went to Paris
There he posed as a well to do American
gentleman. and seemed to be well supplied with
money Allen went to London. where he was
arrested and convicted for stealing S1O.Ooo lroni
a bank He is in prison.
..Iohn Lake or Ki1oran, is also an interna-
tiona1 bank sneak and has been in prison here"
Edward Mclean arrested two days ago
bv Detective Sergeant Vacchris in Brooklyn al
the Red Star Line pier. Inspector McCiusKy
saws he is also international bank sneak, ana
was arrested on suspicion He has been IN the
country about three weeks Inspector NC
CIusky heard of his arrival and put VaccnrlS
his trail.
Mclean is also at the top of his profession
said Inspector McClusky, "and is known all over
tho World About three or four years ago he
stole diamonds worth $4,000 from countess
and got away with them He has done two
bits in England a.,
Insnector McCIusky said that at the time
Kforan Allen and Russell escaped from Luu-
low Street Jail a reward of $2,5OO was oHered
for their capture. He says that he does not
know whether his men have any claim on the
reward or not at the present time.
'sKiloran speaks several languages huehCS,
ontinued the inspector "and he has a way or
making people believe that he is thorough
brad One of the last jobs that he was con-
nacted with in this country that we have any
troce of was at Plainfield n. J.. when the gang
rohbed a bank of $4,000"