The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-26
SECTION THREE.

The securities, as subsequently trans
pired, were at this time buried In a
cellar on Sixth avenue, near Thirty
third street, New York. The precise
spot was indicated TO Leary by Mrs.
Scott. who, in doing so, reminded
Leary of an agreement entered into
by the members of the gang before
the robbery, that any one OF their
number who might get into trouble
could, II he saw a necessity, call upon
his cOnfederates TO dispose Of all the
securities on whatever terms were
possible and use the proceeds in get
ting him and others-if others were
in trouble also-free At the time
Leary scoffed at this agreement. but
was perfectly willing, even eager. to
have il enforced a little later when,
by the orders Of Inspector ByTnes, he
was himself arrested on the charge
Of completely in the memorable Man
haitian bank robbery, which had oc-
failed in a purpose OF ''shadOwing''
Leary TO the place where the securi-
ties were hidden, Robert Pinkerton
decided that the best move TO make
next would be to arrest Leary for
completely in the Northampton rob
berry. Steps were taken to have
requisition papers prepared, and il
was pending the arrival or these that
Leary was held on the other charge.
for it was not thought that he had
really taken part in the Manhattan
bank robbery.
The criminal annals OF the United
States contain no more thrilling chap
ter than that OF the adventures OF
Red" Leary. He was q typical des-
perado in appearance, with his shock
nf 10 nd p hssFaF
tache, and his ugly, heavy jawed face.
while his huge neck and shoulders.
his big head and powerful hairy hands
impressed one with his enormous
physical strength. He weighed nearly
300 pounds, and his pals used To
point with pride to the fact that he
wore a bigger hat than any statesman
in America-eight and a quarter.
While much of Leary's life had been
spent in deeds of violence. he had
shown on occasions such splendid
bravery. and even heroism as almost
atOned for his crimes. There are few
soldiers who would not be proud of
Leary's record on the battlefield He
was among the first 10 res ond 10 his
counuy's call in our own civil war. he
ing volunteer in the First Kentucky
regiment under Colonel Guthrie. and
he was good soldier from the time
of his enlistment up TO the moment OF
his honorable discharge.
The ablest lawyers were now Sc
cured in his defense. and by every
possible method of legal obstruction
they kept alive a controversy in the
New York courts until the early d VS.
Of MAY. 1879. Meanwhile Leary re
posed in Ludlow street jail, where he
enjoyed all the privileges ever accord
ed 10 prisoners In return he paid the
warden the substantial sum of $50 a
week and il was evident that. whether
he had or had not been concerned i'm
the Northampton robbery. he had i'm
some way obtained abundant money.
lie was visited constantly by his Wife.
On the afternoon Of Nav z. Mrs.
Leary called at about . o'c'Ock with
Butch Mccarthy. and the three were
alone IN Leary's room until nearly
o clock. After that Leary strOiled
about in the prison enclosure, and III
about quarter past 10. KEEPER Wen
del, who had charge Of the first tier.
IN which Leary's room was located
saw him going upstairs from the second
10 the tl1r9 Tier. Although iu this
Leary was going directly away from
his own room. there was nothing 10
excite surprise, for Learv had been
accustomed TO use the bathroom on the
third tier A quarter OF an hour later
Wendell started on his rounds. accord
ing 10 the prison rue 10 see that each
one Of the men in his tier was securely
locked up for the night. When he came
10 Leary's room he was q little sur
prised TO ind him still absent. but sup
posed he would be there shortly. But
after waiting a few minutes and find
irg Leary still absent the keeper be
came alarmed and began q search. He
first went - the In
finding Leary there, searched I'm other
places, high and low. Then he re-
turned to the bathroom. and there made
discovery which filed him with con-
sternatiOn. He saw i'm the brick wall.
what at first had escaped his atteu-
ton. gaping hole, large enough 10
allow the passage Of a mans BODY.
The hole opened into f tunnel thar
seemed 10 open downward. The alarm
was at once given and it soon APP
pefict that the Keepers fears Were
only too we'll founded. Red" Leary
had escaped.
Il was found that the tunnel from
the bathroom led into a room on the
NTH floor of tenement house at No.
"a Ludlow street, adjoining The jail
The wall of the house added to the
wall of the jail made a thickness OF
four feet and a half OF old masonry.
which had been cut through In the
three rooms that had been rented in
the house by Leary's friends We're
found abundant evidences of the work.
Leary. after his escape. fed 10 Eu-
rOre. but was afterWard arrested in
Brooklyn by Robert Ptnkerton ana
three Of his men, who held him uD''
in a sleigh at the corner Of Twenty
seventh street and Fourth avenue.
Brooklyn; and before Leary c0u' d
make use Of a large revolver which he
had on his person, the horse was
grabbed by the head and pulled to a
standstill, and LeaTy was dragged out
of the sleigh and handCuffed. He was
taken Immediately 10 northampton
and put in jail there
Some time previous TO this the Pink
ertons had located COnrOy, who had
also escaped from Ludlow street Jail In
Philadelphia; and Immediately on the
arrest OF Leary, Robert Pinkerton SEM
one Cf his detectives from New Yor to
Philadelphia, who was fortunate
enough 10 arrest COnroy at one of his
resorts on the same night, and he was
delivered in Jail at NOrthamr ton.
Some moths previous 10 this the
Pin1ertOns HAD also arrested Thomas
DOty, another member of the Rand.
al lodged him in the Northampton
Jail
I'm the meantime, Scott and Dunlap.
now i'm state prison, had made q con
fessiOn as against Leary, the holder of
the securities: and when Leary was
brought 10 Northampton they wrote
him Il letter notifying him that IN ess
the securities were handed over 10
their proper owners they would take
the witness stand against him and con
vict him, but that if he did turn over
the necessary securities they would re-
fuse 10 take the stand. This resulted
IN the recovery by the Northam ton
bank of nearly all the securit 'es sto en