The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-11
NO TIDINGS OF
 ''TIM" SPEEDY
Famous Burglar is Suspected of
 Having Operated Here
His Sensational Escape From i Hartford Jail One of Most Re-
 markable in Criminal Annals

Tim Sheedy, the famous burglar whose sensational delivery from the Hartford county jail late Monday night adds one of the most thrilling pages to criminal history of New Eng land, is still at large and the Bridge port police in common with authorities throughout the country are looking for him and his fellow prisoner. ing the stores of Caesar Misch and Glasner Bros. two years ago.
 The arrest of Sheedy in Springfield and his being sentenced to prison in spring followed in & persistent chase of many months for a gang of crimi- nals who terrorized the. fashionable residents of Greenwich. Mt. Vernon. West Chester and up along the Hud- son.
 The first of the gang to be run down was Howard. who was captured quite by accident in Greenwich. A po- liceman who had been accustomed to lunching at the back door of a hand some residence. late at night. was awaiting his nocturnal refreshment when he espied three men stealing across a lawn of an adjoining home. He saw the leader of the trio thrust a jimmy underneath window. and creeping up cautiously caught him un-
  Howard gave the policeman a great fight, until his accomplfces had es- capped, and then surrendered.
 'Listen!' he commanded. The cop cooked his ear and heard the hum of an automobile disappearing in the dis tance
 Howard was obdurate when question ed as to the identity of his associates. Pinkerton detectives however event dally found the number of the ma chine, and learned through the state officials of New York the marker was runabout stolen from his employer by a chauffeur. But the machine in question was not runabOut.
 Finally the machine was located at Schnectady. Then Tim Sheedy and Gus Palmer were found to have taken Hartford. Through the private detect ives the Springfield police apprehend- ed them, and the Hartford authorities claimed the men. In the machine were found kits of burglars tools. and a safe blowing outfit.
 , Palmer pleaded guilty to carrying burglars tools. and was sentenced to from 8 to 10 years. Sheedy was ac- quilted of the charge. but was later charged with being a common crimin al, and the identification of two pistols stolen at Hartford and found in his possession IOfmeO the most QdmaR1nS piece of evidence against him. He was sentenced to 30 years in prison.
 "I thank your honor" said he. meek ly, after sentence had been pro- nounced.
 Owing to the congested conditions at Wethersfield. he was kept at the Hartford county jail with a trusty. Cornell both in the same cell. Monday night they sawed their way out, made their way through the jail hospital leaped from window and sealed a 10 foot wall. An automobile awaited them outside the jail and they had a good start before their disappearance was discovered.
 Sheedy is 49 years old. five feet 1-2 inches tall. weighs 1S0. is of stout built. and as youth was an iron molder. It is believed by the police that Sheedy will try to make his way to Europe. They believe he will have no trouble securing plenty of funds for his gang is accredited with having turned some of the largest burglaries that have been committed in New Eng land. Sheedy's record extends. from New England to the Middle West Palmer is one of the famous safe cracking Palmer Brothers George and G11o