New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-29
ANGRY AT BURGLAR.
MORE AT EDITOR
Greenwich Officials Don't
Like Story Of Oxley's
Quiet Escape.
LYON, WHO WROTE 1T,
BROUGHT TO COURT
he Says He Had Account from
Co1Stable-COurt Reprimands
Reporter for His Work.

From star Correspondent - Ths Tribune. J
Greenwich, Conn. July %. The peo-
pie Of this town think that the mean
est man. even though one Of the clever
est men. in for'y-eight states, is John
OHley. lie vas treated royalty. they
found out, by this little town from
July Is, when he was arrested charged
with burglar. until he PRED open the
locks % the town jail last Sa.urda.
with either hairp'u or a screw driver
which Judge William j. Ferris.
Town Prosecutor Ralph f. Brush and
Town Constable George T Jones arc
unable 20 determine.
Jones. Brush and Ferris are offended
a. 0yley. and they also are aggrieved
al Fred Lyon, the best and only editor
Of this place. Fred has published
some things in his paper. The Green
wich News" which have irritated Judge
Ferris and verybody else who isn't on
big side of the Fence
When OXley escaped last Saturday
n ght Fred sent story 20 the New
York papers telling about y. some o.
them printed stories that Town Prose
cutor Brush and Constable Jones we're
standing a. the door OF the jail laugh
ing when OXley walked out.
Officers Make Denials.
Now tha; Il not true. take - from
Constable Jones and Prosecutor Ferris.
Tho latter told The Tribune correspon-
cent that he vas asleep in bed and
couldn't have laughed. And mere IS
what Constable Jones says:
'I and Mr.. Brush did not laugh that
nigh. iu front Of tho Town Hall
There's where the Jail IS. too Make
mat us strong az possible. We did
not laugh
And say that wasn't in front 81
the jail added Mr. Brush. why
should t. I'm not a taller. am 7 ~
Mr. Brush is not. lie IS the Town
Prosecutor. as aforesaid.
Editor Lyon got into a peck o.
trouble b. what he sent 20 the Vow
York papers. Prosecutor Brush sub
rpnacd him carly this morning before
Judge Brush IN the case Of the people
VS.. John OXley. OTlev was a. large.
bu. Lyon was on hand. and ne WAS
asked what he knew about the case.
lie said he knew only what ne was
told by Constable Jones, and Constable
Jones said ne never laughed. Prose
cuto~ Brush told Judge Ferris that ne
really vas in ocG az the time.
Then the judge rcprimanded Lyon,
editor. for printing stories IN The
Greenwich News about MIN. Judge
Ferris said the editor was almost IN
contempt of court.
OIley Very Unpopular.
But the feeling toward the editor g
nothing to the feelings o. certain per
sons toward John OXley.
r. Oxlev IS ever brought back here
he will run big risk. He may even
be charged with breaking into a cell
I'm the town jail in which we're stored
16S bottles of beer seized N a rad
and stealing nine OF them. The nine
emDtv bottles we're found under his
mattress.
Also he may be charged with mali
cious mischief and prcmcditated vio-
lonce because nc tore piece Of lead
pine from the ceiling of The lal and
TOOK il along with him when he cs-
caDed
II is certain no viii not evsde 4
charge Of successful Jail breaking a.
well as an attempt 20 bore his way out
with piece of IRON torn from steam
radiator. ,.,
after Oxley escaped. 81,
THE Jail is absolutely insecure. SAID
prosocutor Brush. mine months ago
NO had a gambling raid. Then some
ono stole from one Of the cells IN
which the gambling implements we're
stored roulette wheel worth Sl.5oV.
But they put il back again when fuss
wa made
Suspect Handcuf Trick.
and do YOU know" added Constable
r,,o- chat this fellow Oxley was once
,.,tb .rickstcr on 'hc stage He told
mo so himself He easily broke INTO
cell"
"A,d maybe ho broke OUT,
~ an saw. But there was fellow
e., ,.i+b him for TWO days Who said ne
could brcak out OF jail IN Two minutes.
TIannigan. the captain OF police, put
na1r Of handcurs on him. and he brokc
free from them in one minute. Maybe
10 sbovod few tricks 20 OXlcy and
ne broke out.
rbor Prosecutor Brush added 20 tnr
s4o-. He said that he was EepuD-
rc.r that Judge Ferris was FRO
croeeirc and Constable Jones a Demo
rat But al three. he explained, were
onnoycd 20 the Walsh Democratic ma
chino. with whi~h Lyon = allied,
"po you thint that Editor LYON
,riobt have opened the Jail for MS
,n.r ~ bring Il. credit upon the town
.',', s+ra.ior o" Con table Jones vas
ffo nausea for a while and then said
well. 60 far as know, he didn't
Prosecutor Brush said the same
thing. r;.