New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-09
Prisoner Drops Saw He
Used to Cut Cell Bar and
Guard Picks 1t Up.
TWO HAD BEDSHEET
LADDER, DUMMY KEYS
u;cdler and Benson, Alleged
Mail Robbers, Betrayed on
Eve of Getaway.

Tho c,atter Of broken hacksaw or
... cement aoor Of the Tombs Friday
..,rr,nr enabled Warden John Hanley
.~t DEPARTMENT Of Corrections officials
., Mock one Of the boldest attempts
~, ,s,.0e that have been made in tho
rr.son IN years.
-,,-,as Renson and his brother-in-
,.,~ Louis Wind,er. awaiting trial on
..,-~e Of robbinc the mails of regis
...ls natter worth 100000. had made
.,i-.v-three-foot rope Of torn strips
'sbe8 sheets. neatly braided and knot
ga A. intervals, and wooden Keys
Lowed with a penknife TO fit corridor
,,.ss They had used two hacksaWS
T., ,s. the bars Of their cells.
,bo.- June 10 prisoner the warden
Sd bssrer5ed told him that plan
o., es,see was being formulated on the
..r.~.s ,e- a search Of thirty-three
,,v. and ,te.- occupants revealed moth
- ,,. close watch was kept. Ben
s-s W.rUer were separated.
Tao weeks ls:er the report came up
.-.,,. .sts time in more definite form.
>.,.,,-- was done 20 arouse suspicion,
S.. extra guards were poste- IN the
..--.s,-- The warden knew the sa7-
,.,.e5 prisoners would be caught If
I've, tine % complete their prepara-
,o-s.
saw Found on 1907
90 ,,o - tho keen
fT-AF -N 49,
s-s wss passing along tnc seFel'." '-1.
.-s.- re heard The tinkle o. metal
'.-''- .--:--- -.-. R,~sor in +
@, stone '--'
he &C.. O. nicAins up t-'-
che 7.9-5en. explaining the cir .
80"
c--s-----t'' .-- 49,. -.ar5An
Late che same sl'e'noo" .''1 -
accompanied by two assistants scar 0'-'u
49,. .s- and found the manufactured
.., ;..;so che straw pillow, +
''s7 -,,-,-...,. .obocco. containing
''-' '''- ,.. ....,~o.,l, erooved. and
80. 80 o-,v to have an additional piece
......3 ..,-b che corrected indentations
% "o.- - ,.,.o~,s coll was
ADDED. IN SOCK -' D'''S0''
g.. +t;, 7o-kr;fe. with which the
,. 5,-o II is estimat- .
'-i'."5 ''',' 80 -ecrired 20
-sse che rope alone. L..
W.r5.er's cell was next searched but
-,.li-- Was found bat pair OF striped
~ra sort worn DE lEASA4tSs
Tie bar next 20 the locA OF '"e -
door had been sawed through NJ
ever. and the crack lngenious!y -, ~
IN wtl steel nIngs ana So, 80
crumbs. Whenever lnu'eI ~ --i
he could easily twist OF 'Hc "a, -
;.rough the opening "l'h Hls N0.s 80
,u-n the .ocA on the ou's'Ue -
door .~. e
No word was gwen tne pr'soiitI ~
ne discoveries mace N - iie...oI .ar.air
f Nna.er VINO haG oSen Vos+orda,, he
. Liberties. was 4oche1 up - for an
wrote 90 the WaTueH a h57
interview, when was q Yo.t.od mo
Warden, why nave '"0S
Up ne ASKED.
u..don Is Surprised.
-.
Have they" rephed Ihe ""iN'"'
II teigned surprise ., -;,.i
Ice. iss. ~irbt and sent me back to
cell Was II because you III; III,
any - er-er -' lllVI 81, ~ ---''''''e
nents IN ny room ,.,,-o 80 a.Lod
Had you anything hlOue"
ne warden. - .io,.;-,c
Here Nncler droppeu Hls r. 10 ;n
ana confessed ne anu ms - -
Jaw had planned 10 esoaPo. - -,
facing four indictments WV" 49,
Germs ranging from seven " -
years apiece = convicted HeS
came desperate, Nindler saIu' d. '''
prospect OF a long sentence.
several theories as 10 men P-N.'
escape were advanced CHe W. -
Nind.er. Wearing ms s'o-en .Iou 80
eould enter tne D.. enc" .a,.
.enge' and from ~ DE- n@he ms WI
70 the courtyard D,-o"' ~n 'Is oa III,
ne ard o. the rope, ne oou.u al
scale the siXteen-ioot syohe wal
tenson was supposed 10 maze ms 60.
ny aid Of his wooden pass Keys III
Hlencng the guard IN the corrlooF Dy
any means that came 20 hand-
Confederates. il is believed, were 70
await a fashlight signal from the
seventh tier, in Lafayette Street, with
q, automobile.
T. w. Htode
"o" N'Ss
The way they got the impression
o. the KEY was most Ingenious sald
Warden Hanley 1T was naturally
L.