New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-19
WOMAN ARRESTED
AS MAN FLED TOMBS
Forger Escapes on Pass
Fair Visitor Last at
Cell Held by Police.

Ten minutes after a blond, fash
ionably dressed woman passed out of
the Tombs yesterday afternoon, JACOB
Abrams. whom she had been visiting,
prisoner sentenced TO five years IN sing
Sing for forgery, made his escape Up
to an early hour this morning ne vas
still at large. ,oo W..
116tb Street, is the woman in the case.
Sb was arrested late last night at
her home, charged with aiding Abrams
with the arresting officers was Eugene
7 Kearney. of the Tombs staff. lie
ideDtifled Mrs. Phillips as Abrams's iast
visitor Yesterday. She was Locked up
at Police Headquarters for the night
The prisoner used the old ruse OF
walking out on a visitors pass. HOW
be escaped from his cell and obtained
- card on which he was released from
tho building are mysteries wnlch the
nolice believe the Philips woman o."
'N Patrick P,"'ri Dalton. Of AIS West Twenty
eth Street. is the man on whose pass
Abrams escaped. He went TO tne
Tombs Yesterday afternoon 10 TisIS
patrick Kelly, who occupies cen o',
the fourth tier, while awaiting ltlal
on a charge of robbery. ohoi Wy CT
l 80 Dalton started out, DuI On Iea' 90
ing the iron gate at the eh'aanI Tan 49,
the first tier he couId ho' F'''u
ticket of admission. :. ohorco
Fucene Kesrney, keeper IN cnaIsJ
e .bn frst tier. Immediately ordered
al visitors temporarily detained ana
@ eeorch of the cells. Abrams 5 cell
a. IA was found open. An lnspec-
ION Of the passes taken at the dooI
Nod that Dalton's had been turned
:, and that with it Abrams hau
escaped. no,u+y Commis-
s;a,ar of Correction, began an lnVest'-
cation Immediately. He DID not Diai''
Warden Hanley or his stan -, am
1oitnr when questioned, told con.
49, etories. lie said at hTst tha'
hIo.rds ias Jobn Kelly, of 291 Tenth ave
ne nc and that Patrick Kelly, whom ne
had been visiting, was his prG'E?t' 5;s
Patrick denied this, however ahu nj 9aI
cIosed "John Kelly's" real name 1n"d-
TON was later taken TO fo!!Ce Hiara
quarters in charge Of DetecVlNe iT tbis
lie will be placed in the lineup '
morning. o,so ANXIOUS to
get a woman krown as fahHIe o,,ant- m,,
Tps. who has visited ABRAMS ;ntnr
~, ',ronreeenting herself as ms slStei'
She was seen at his cell yeSltG;Iuay t;aoay5,ored
before his absence was ulsS T;a,'od
Wardon Hanlev said that he beneVeu
+ha rame She gave and the address
10 Wet nth Street, were hcIltlou''
Tho warden would not disclose tle
40 of the prisoner who was sHai
;ng Abrams's cell. When quesIloheGi
10 10 tho keepers, this prisoner claimed
D! f"N Lnvo been asleep when Abrams
W., Iacob Abrams was arrested on NO
~ II accused of drawing chech
fem e"O e. g56 on the Mutual Alliance
Trrst Company in favor OF "EdWaru
Racb TO which it was alleged Iie ne
f""nnd D',1d the name of lsidor simon; ne
Loneos;+ed the check with the FldeIlty
rust Company, where he had 0pe"eD
an account in Bach's name 1.doo
Abrams pleaded guilty pelore 1Iueo ~
Muloueen in General SESSIONS alu e.
december was sentenced 10 $50. 80, bo
vears in Sing Sing. Not iohg az e.
'It q letter TO Judge Mulqueen oHT
sem " 80 inflammation duplicating the
he ime of forgers to which he belonged
oaIu Doo;oiIv a man known as John burns
oPfS 60 he the penman OF the gang
81 NOW serving a years sentence !"
tbo nenitentiary for shopllitlng'
'nS .be strength of this information
~. Of babeas corpus was obtalheu,
Cd Rurns is to appear IN GENERA
Sne.;ore Monday for trial on charges
oSssloae SS faUnery Abrams was being held as
m mas IS be- believed that Abrams Burns,
naIton n, and Fannie Phillips may all be
oOnrations oUnre the police have been un-
IL 20 trace.