The evening world., 1913-07-26
HUNT HIGHER Up"
THANCONv|CTS|N
SING SING PLOT
Warden Clancy Investigates in
Direction of Outsiders
Behind Firebugs.
HIDDEN MAN MAY TELL.
Found, Nearly Starved, in Loft
Of Shop, Schoenherr Says
"They Made Mel"
HIDDEN MAN MAY TELL.


shops and the mutiny Of the convicts
last week. The Investigation 10 designed
not only 10 bring to light the eonvicts
who started the hres and inspired the
mutiny but the influence Sutstas the
prison that prompted these eonvicts 70
ineendisrtsm and revolt against author-
~.
Because OF the muddisd state Of a.
fairs In the state government ct Al
bany the warAse 10 hampsrsd In his
work. lie he's the confidence Of State
Superintendent q Prisons RILEY ana
Gov. suissr. but these executives have
80 many troubles Of their swn that
Clancy II Obliged to proceed on his
own Initiative and without the benent
OF experienced legal advice. Nscss-
sarily he IL and has bsen cautious. be-
cause he fears that without proper 10.
gal guidance he may infrings upon the
rights Of convicts under suspiolen and
muddle the whole procedure
HIDDEN PRISONER MAY REVEAL
ENTIRE PLOT.
ainS s,ov .ho..A. A.. ...
yers-anA eheee a,. . ,.- .~o. ~.
convict. vho 49, - ~ e..sn. .s
,eeai eAueatios. n. v.,A.. ~. 81.
power n eAUln,stse tAn ..,h 4, n. A..
vestiRssion Il osnAitioos v,th,r the
prison, but hs 6nAs that he 4. M.
against q rather aseuts ,ot AZ vi,ne.,ss
He 10 practically certain Of tAs ,dent,.
ties OF the men whs starteA the are.
but no 10 looking for corroboration AZ
his informatioa Sseoee pressntins the
matter 70 tho Wssechsssee County
Grand Jury.
Kurt scbosahsrr, the long tsrm pris-
onsr who disappsared last Saturday and
who was found last night 10 . sort OF
:. ' =" ~" S"I"r s .ms TOO. o. t"s n'.uMe snop'
..".'s ~ az ..sss . =. ~ w'ss 20 -" oo"-
.sss.., NY oo '... no !"
- =. os'.o" % vs'u.
N.ov'S W ce"oe""0's ae'hs
p..se a "sn. IRON tns war
yen" ".no. es'sonshed thss the
eonv'e. nae no' ocen ao'e 70 get out
s'.s 'ne wes' anu Also 'net no mad
not oesn burned 10 death In the lumber
yerc IN TessdAys hre.
'c"oe""erI waS emp'oyed N the knit
uhS mop. When the men knocked on
work Ast SATURDAY at noon. Schoen-
herr vanished. but his disappsarance
was not discovsrsd until four hours
later. when tho cOnwict5 went to their
cells. 1t In now known that ne lodged
when his fellow-cOnvicts left the shop,
ahInnAh ian . l. A~i~. th~ .
the attic. which 10 only eleven inches
h,Sh. and crawlsd In. lie kicked the
ladder over and Il lay on the noor unit!
the conviots reached the knitting shop
Monday morning. when Il was sh!fted
to a place alongside the wall
cLorhEA. soon Ann w.-.,
e..,,oo, =.
S~seo W V'm'
eohosnhesr hen goS hold OF q suit OF
e'osnee sto'sn from the tailor shop and
some teoo ana water. Durin9 Monday
ANA INeeday no vas supplied With food
sna wAtsr py the convcts In the shop
s s".e.." ~ "s Isre3 we're supposed te
smvssisd .uprii.. In for soSos.s.~, % .Sr'','a .na
passed them up to him n under iuyesti.
cation.
The knitting shop men went on strlk1
Wednesday. and Warden Clancy i'm
mediately ordered them to their cells
This left Schoenhsrr without q mean,
Of getting food and water. From Wed
nesdsy noon until last night the shoy
was deserted except for the occs sions
visits OF tho watchmen.
A guard named White. entering tn,
knitting shop last night, ssv a lad
der leaning against the shaftinx d.
rsetiy under q hole In the ceiling. Tn,
ladder had not bean there on his pre-
vious visit Of inspection. He becam,
SUSPICIOUS and summoned WarieI
Clancy.
The Warden climbsd the ladder an;
found himself At narrow opening Int
the attic or air space between the cell
Ing and the root. only eleven tnche
Of space ssparated root and ceiling
l.kae al Ind