New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-16
CONVICTS FREED
TOHUNT FELLOW
WHO ESCAPED
Fifteen Return to Sing Sing
Empty Handed, but Ours
ing Second Judas"
MANY GO WITHOUT
GUARDS ON TRAIL
Warden Osborne Not Discour-
aged by Two Breaks" Among
Welfare Leaguers in "a Hours.

Welfare LeaguerS in "a Hours.
Louis Pj,lods, in the sixth Of his
nineteen-year term at Sing Sing,
escaped from the prison yesterday the
second member of the Mutual Welfare
League to break faith with the warden
in twenty-four hours. Last night
keepers and fifteen shining lights Of
the convict government searched In
vain for him. 1t were better for Pill
lods to fall into the hends Of the
toughest keeper than into the clutches
Of his erstwhile brothers in the Mutual
Welfare League, whom the warden
turned loose upon his trail.
1t was the fight Of Daniel ODay
Wednesday which made possible the
escape of the second convict. Pillods
had once been a trusty, but this priv
ilege had been withdrawn several
weeks ago. Yesterday he was per
mitted to help lay out a tennis court
at the side Of the warden's home In
the excitement which followed ODay's
escape the guards forgot to take Pill
lods's pass, which permitted him out
side the prison. Pillods said nothing,
and yesterday morning strolled from
the building with the piece of paper
in his hand.
Prisoners Curse Him.
For a time he labored with the gang
on the tennis court, pushing a wheel
barrow up the hill and bringing down
load after load Of clay. Presently the
guard experimenting the gang noticed
that both Pillods and wheelbarrow
were missing. Other convIcts said
they had seen him sitting on It rest
ing. After a period in which even
the most fatigued should have recov-
cred the guard went in search. He
found the wheelbarrow. Pillods was
gone.
The big prison siren walled out its
alarm, and keepers rushed from the
buildings, some in automobiles, some
afoot 10 search for the fugitive. War
den Osborne was not in Sing Sing at
the time, and Deputy Warden Johnson
took charge of the pursuit
In the old days, the booming roar
Of the siren would have been the sig
nal for a small sized riot among the
convicts. They would have ravcd and
howled in their wild hope that their
fellow unfortunate might escape. Moth
ing of that sort happened yesterday.
The courts Of the institution were hllei
with gray-cLad, tacIturn men, serious
of face What cony -satIon there was
consisted chiefly Of curses aimed after
the fugitive, who by his act had IN
jured every man In the institution.
Meantime the station agents o. all
towns near Ossining had been notified
and armed keepers had scattered in all
directions.
Prisoners Freed for Search.
When at o'clock Warden Osborne
returned he took charge Of the search.
A few minutes after his arrival, o. X.
Bill. Tough Toney and others high IN
the league came into his office and
begged that they be permitted to 20
out and aid in the search. W hen Mr..
Osborne gave his consent, there was
no iubilation. The men went grayely
about their preparations for the search.
II was not a breath OF freedom that
thew we're after. The honor of the
league was involved.
Some of the convicts left in company
with keepers. Others went forth alone.
Fifteen in all were turned loose into
the night by the warden, and they all
came back.
"No. | am not at all discouraged,
Mr.. Osborne said when seen late last
night. zone Of the twelve disciples
was a traitor, wasn't he? II is not the
fault of the Mutual Welfare League.
1t is not the fault Of the prisoners. !
attribute the escapes to slack disci-
plne among the employees. 1t was be-
cause of this that | removed the prin-
cipal keeper a few days ago The fault
lies in a lack Of organization among
the keepers. The man was not a
trusty."