The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-08
SING SING COEVICTS ESCAPE
-, w. GET or, BIT ONE
,uuI> RtCk TEITS OF 1T.

Ing PRISON yesterday, and the only
hat Warden frost or anybody
.mi ne. premises can a-CrIhs for
st men NOT escaping ~ that the
....f majority IT that Ia5 either did
80 th" risk 90 else they were
.-r..ra'- uf m" feelings It their
f- H 49, slN men lk,vi uut
Walked back and told about u
,.,.-,Iu',l men had l.-u caught
...ir ia>' night
..ir or dr~Cr-,iit II tn. ,'SCli.,
wen tu oh" man William. other.
90. WIN ~ Elg Bill Gr,"n. a native
u., uE Who gets hi- nam" hrCaus"
.. BIZ. ght 1T feet : inches h" carries
q 2jg pounds
~.u'a puts up 80 Warden Frost th.
r....... OBJ! caring for / S0D prt SDn.rs with
.. .aum"nt and accommodations in
i.-. .a1 FOR LOO men. The housing Of the
e., ~nIus has not been an easy matter
s,~ ~" head of the prison and H. has
o. ID 20 meet IL by turning tho two Chapcls.
T-.'pstant and Catholic. which arr On
o.. second floor of the so-call"d admins
t-utIun building. into dormltorI"s There
.-.giually was partition between the
.ao chaT@ls and this has h..en retained 20
-..uarate the two dormitor,as The scene
former Protestant chapel THIS room
about ia by 20 feet m dimensions and
.u 4 ara military cots for 1876 men
Ou tn" flnor below - tn" mess room
and tha door above is used hv various
shops the thre" stories constituting the
height IL the building This building
nt- one end on the river. On thrr" sides
~ th, grounds this binding i.,lng gem
orally toward the Centr'-arr thirty foot
walls with guard towers AZ intervals
The fourth side of the grounds that
facing the river. - protected hv three
foot wall with q low iron picket fence
armed with sharp spikes atop 4 healthy
man could vault u II thor" weren't an
umpIr" handy 10 s.'r that hrs foot iidnt
touch IN going over.
\ 18th. ait"r o'clock Yesterday morn
ing A convict named lsldore Blum. one NJ
those m IN" Protestant chapel dormltory.
left has cot and won't 10 the washroom.
which m IN" days 81 the chapel was =
retiring room for the minister. 4 minute
or 80 later Big Bill Green asst gnad 20 the
same dormitory. followed him and then
returned TO the dormi' orv and appros chsd
ON" 1T the two guards FT"n"au Drum.
~. told Drum that Blum had tainted or
-"u"trlng anyhow h- had dropped On
'n" noor Of tn" W. snroorn and looked
rr..rtv SICK Drum accompanied Gr"..n
i4. 20 m. washroom
IN, moment they were inside the wash
ra.m Green jumped IN the keeper.
s'.rued HIM ht With punch in the
r..a and then grabbing his nIghtstlCk
asty from hIm heat him over ia" head
WITH THAI Warden FROST explained later
d, 'n' iav that m" LeeTers and guards
ven. allowed - carry ~ revolvers. hat
.... .fsh'-tiCks tor tear. hecAus.. ~ the
r- . r.ui number 81 guards, that the
Iu- - might mufIuy and take their
r.... r. away from them and thus them
- ..., -. armed for mischief
i,r"-u l-ft Drum wing unconscious :
N' n" f"or after dragging him hacs
' II tho way aud shpH ing HIM INTO a
,. rr"V IT IN" washrppm Then. io,- b
s"d nv Blum. whn So Ear can 10
aa~r"d fulfilled hs Ch"i part IN the
Trade when h. acted a. - daruv Gr"en
t-''"i out into IN" uuTUtturv and
rarzled the other keeper. Edward Foley
l,...y had been sitting On a raised das
I'm" four feet above ia" floor. a. one
.,ie Of the room. This platform Formerly
mad earned the pulpit III the Chap@l. and
now "uuipped with a d"ss and telephone
ss-ved as a point ~ vantage from which
tha keepers ON guard could watch the
Irispnars ~ the room Foley. wonder
ing What had becom" Of Drum. whom
h. had seen enter the washToom. whore
thor. were two prisoners, started down |
~. few steps leading 70 the floor. and !
JUs' tnsn Green act upon him
n wasn't neCs Eary for Green To Use
tHa llght-tick which he had taken from
Drum lie just gave Foley a punch On !
o." Jaw. stuffed a handkerchief into MS /
m IN and tied him tight with pieoe ~
rnI.- which m some way a. vet undo /
,,-Irei ne had obtained from the packing
room IhiS ROPE was Of small diameter
tri q Ign Manila hbre Then he tied /
tr- S"..l..r. already bound and gagged /
{. 10 nearby cot and tore out the ke-per :
's.-phoI" by the roots. Before he left /
90. room p" took $50 from Fol"y- pocket /
and smashed the six electric light glOl.- F.
10 no u.sue. leaving the room IN total !
sarsr--- III" Mushroom window l. 81 :
~. -,fu.. ~IZe a. those IN the dormitorv /
I',"lt tr.It !? feet high 10y feet wide |
over 'g.- .tr. thrts-Quartsr inch iron har- |
lt''-,.g r"'ITued 20 the washrOom trailing J
twenty ur thirty feet Of the rup" he had 4
rti ."'t over after tying the keeper and |
v.r' .. work on one az the bars a. this !
y.Si.~ H. was UTovided with a hack .
~aw about fourteen inches long ~ a KIND I
-.r0 Pc Vs"d IA several shops connected !
Vs.. 'r" factory, including the car ana /
"rE .. shop II takes good man about !
twenty minutes On an averag" - >aw /
'f-. =. q -f@-l bar 81 that quality and |
-..a and - may h. presumed that twenty I
". .'D- vas the time consumed nv /
...., 20 inl- operation. When the bar !
'.. .F-'- aVt u their sockets and threw !
'.. ne floor This left an opening
..t-- vide
...- ... had finished this part ~ the !
-..-l went hack ~ IN" dormI'orY |
t. a little spa..oh IN" other con- !
most ~ them. had not left their /
Ne ..- excitement bat had minded I
''" rrIslneS= very strictly Green I
..v sri ils VOC" high enough for I
..Hr rald m. lgi mon IN the room ]
' . Hlv va clear and asked them T.
81. wanted 20 come along Blum /
.A~" been "a on M" neal from /.
~gs IT, addition thT-. other T.
-.-U White. Walter Bann gan /
bav'au got ouf 81 their cots /
'.rva-i The prisoner are !
..' f.iJaina- or uIght-hiri- I
.f."r 10 underwear or IA" |
.|.H-,. who were gong away. .
....... 't.l went ana dressed /
f..- hoy had, their PRISON F.
...' ..a ,lIuh'-d ON 81 the .
. .' '... HH...rpprr Z T. Iu D--inIug
'.. '...'t .r..,rI- yy"r" taking about .
..' ..' .u"u waiting 20 shave. ,
..r-t. Wa- merely lO,a /
nr.' 'r.u. ''.. 10 a - IN" window !