The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-16
LINCOLN'S JAIL
PLOT COSTS TWO JOBS
GanGstcrs Were Just to Enter
Prison Disguised A. L. s.
Men and Release Him.
CONFESSES WHEN CAUGHT

" was a simple. childish task that
man spy. set for the sangstcrs VINO were
to tcscuc him from the Raymond street
Jail In Brooklyn on April I All they
had TO do was to get into the Jail By
pretending they were United States mar !
shals. knock the doorman senselese. !
chain and gag Warden Hayes and all the
keepers except one. who was TO be COM /,
PEELED to open tincoln's cell. Having
locked up the keepers leach OF whom
carries a revolver) they were 10 walk
out of the prison with Monte Cristo Lin
coin and scatter in automobiles or on
their legs. just as they preferred.
Lncoln's' minute directions for the
accomplishment of this feat were made
public yesterday by Commissioner OF
Correction Lewis. along with N fact
that he had dismissed Keepers Thomas
". Danbeck and Michael {. Heating "for
having held conversation with a prisoner
no, made necessary by their ontc'al
duties
The plan OF escape was the sixth that
Lincoln had devised in the jail since his
~recapture after his escape In January
from a Deputy United States Marshal.
Lincoln entrusted his scheme TO Keeper
Thomas W. Marshall in the belief that
the latter was a confederate Marsha'i
III omptly turned the paper over 10
Warden Hayes with It's accompanying
sketches Of the prisons interior.
They were photographed and passed
,long TO the rang leader In Manhattan.
ON the night Of April I and April ?
enough marehals. policemen and Com
missioners to grab all the gunner IN
New York were hidden about the stone
building. Hut despite the simplicity of
the adventure outlined by lincoln the
gang leader merely pocketed the -.
which the spy sent him a. a retainer and
instead Of leading his mock to Ray
mond stree, quietly left the city. The
day. 10 has been said, was April ].
How GsurstSrs We're 20 Enter
Ring the bell" bcgins the note OF
instruction which Lincoln sent to the
chief gangster. Three Of you have to
be there. Middle one 10 have handouts
on. One to rave either a police shield.
or. better still. a United States shield.
"When the keeper arrives he will hrst
omen a wtndow glass Of the door and he
will ask who IL It. Hold the middle
mans hand In such a position That the
keeper should see the handcuns. Az IN"
same time show him your shield 10y Turn
.ng your coat back and reply. United
states prisoner
INDEED. not to make him suspicious
there should be only two. namely the
%handcured ma and the ono with the
shield, the six others to be hiding under
cover on either side oi the stairs. Out out
of the view ~ the keeper who opens tho
door. A. soon as he opens the door
cover him with a pistol and knock MN
senseless.
1T is OF the utmost importance that
while the two are doing ms .he sA
others the very instant they see the nrst
two enter the prison also enter and do
n. follows: Two T.. remain az guards al
the door and gag and chain the keeper
there In a corner"
Two others were to hustle to the war
denis room--''hrst room on the right. see
SKETCH Lincoln wrote. II the warden
was there he was to be covered with
pistols SO quickly that he could not press
a hutton. he wa to be clalned ana
gagged and his telephone and he'll wires
cut. The visitors we're cautioned tn shut
the warden's door. for there might be a
keeper reading his paper at tho entrance
to the prison proper. right across the cor
ridor.
Chain and q Old wight warden
Claiming and Sacging the "old night
warden" in his Office on the light OF the
lobby was the assignment OF another
| pair Of the eight gsngmen.
when you have thus disposed Of the
| three whom you may fnd you are mas
! ;crs o! the prison e you DO 40 follows
| without noise" Lincoln continued.
Leaving the two guards at the front
door. five of the gang were instructed
to go into the warden's room and shut
the door. while the eighth. wearing "a
shield. Was to walk up to the platform
and say:
Hello. Hay, COMMISSIONS Lewis Is
In the warden's room. lie IL doing the
| night inspection. Toll all the keepers
70 come in there he wants to say a few
words to you fellows. or course don't
all come at once
Say this nicely. smiling" Lincoln
advised.
Thus one keeper after the other
keepers being VIGOROUSLY \ docile. un-
suspecting lot. ready to- obey any
stranger who shouts hello. Hay AT
them-was to be iured into the warden's
! office. As fast as they did so the Ave
~gangsters In the office were to point
, their guns. and having chained and
gagged the keepers TO pile them on
the floor.
Thus explained the adco,t Lincoln.
"you will get all the Ave keepers from
inside the prison without trouble or
! fight. But it is important that tho -four
(sic) in the varden's room don't make
IA noise, as they shut the door after
each man as he enters.
"The last man when he comes into
the room should not be tied up. but
threaten the whole crowd Iwho will all
be tied up, OF course). unless one OF
them gets the keys for Tiers North 3
and South 9. Tell them unless they
| open up one or two cells ~there-they
are all of course facing eight men with
guns and being absolutely helpless
the last man will do II. Two of you
accompany him with pistols TO Cell No,
3 OH North 3 and Cell No. 4 on South .
(Hask'ns's and Lincoln's).
when We are all down We gag and
chain this fellow, too, cut the other
telephone, lock up the room in which
they are and walk or drive away. II
you cannot get a motor car 1t will not
matter much. we will dispense In DIFF
ferent directions. ! am going with the