New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-20

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can. That is the only thing by wnich
he would be able 70 identity either
When the men had not returned az
noon, Inland called up the warden ;
Office on the phone and asked at wha1
time the truck was due back.
Abandoned Truck Found
"Wbat truck" came the reply.
Inland described the departure OF
the truck. Immediately all the Wits
lies we're sounded, but, coming at
noon. the residents Of Oesinlng PAID
little attention % the blasts. Search
ing parties were organized at the
prison. and the truck was found az
Sherwood Street and Croton AYenu9
with the box still resting on 1t. keSi-
dents In the vicinity told the search-
crs they had seen the truck stop there
and a number Of convicts get of with
guard. That was the FIRST lntima-
ton the prison authorities had that
more than two men were involved
Some witnesses said there appeared TO
be as many as eight men on the truck.
They all got of ard looked under the
machine and began tinkering with II
for q while, according % those VINO sa"
them. as IL there was something wrong
with the mechanism. Then, headed by
the Keeper" in the rubber coat, they
marched off in the direction OF Brlar-
cliff.
Lifers Win Liberty Dash
JAY Crowley. assistant to Mr.. Der
rick. wired him Of the escape, and ne
reached the prison at 2 o'clock. A
hastv examination had been made. and
he was informed that as many as eight
men had disappeared. II was not until
two hours later, however, the exact
number involved in the plot became
known. Those who escaped were:
Thomas Hyland, serving life SEN
tence: term, with good behavior, eX-
pires in 1884.
William Tammany, sentenced TOT
fifteen years for robbery in the second
degree: minimum length of sentence
until 1924. maximum until 1923.
Frank Lutz, serving life sentence for
murder in the second degree.
Alfred Steinauer, sentence1 lot
twenty years for robbery in the first
degree and assault in the second de-
gree; minimum time 1927, maximum
1886.
Maurice Curtis. alias Dick Curtis.
alias Richard Cunningham, sentenced
in 1908 for carrying burglars tools for
from nine years and ten months to ten
years. His sentence expired in 1914,
but was heightened because OF an as
sault made by him on guard named
white. He is said 10 have been a pal
Of Canada Blackie," notorious crook
and one of the proteges Of Warden
Osborne.
William Arson, alias kid" Mccoy,
first offender, sentenced for carrying
concealed weapons; had two Federal
warrants pending against him.
Carter Orders Inquiry.
Arson, from the description Of his
hair given by Inland, is believed TO
have been the man who impersonated
the guard and Curtis is thought TO
have driven the truck.
Mr.. Derrick Immediately informed
Superintendent Carter of the escape
and then summoned the members OF
the executive committee of the Mutual
Welfare League. lie told them he sus-
pectcd the men had aid from inside
The prison. that he believed more than
those who escaped were implicated ana
that the whole affair was up TO the
SUPERINTENDENT Carter ordered the
susnension OF Inland and dispatched a
representative to make full lnvestl-
cation Of the matter. A guard IS
inder instructions to scrutiniZe care
ftllv the features of every man who
masses the gates, whether guard or
prisoner. This Inland neglected 10 90
owing TO the rain.
Late in the afternoon some OF the
searchers brought back TO the prison
ibe gray uniforms which had been dls-
carded by the men in their nlgnL
Where the clothes were founo the
rrieon authorities would not disclose
bu, n lie known the spot was some dis
torre from where the cur was aoan-
donod IL is believed the men were
met bv accomplices in an automoplle5
- some point between Ossining ana
Messages were sent TO all points
clone the New York Central, and until
late in the night parties Of guards ana
residents of Ossining searched the
countryside for many miles. 49,.
prison officials refused TO disclose
bo,y the men managed to elude the
watchfulness of keepers IN ooardins
the truck or how one Of them came
into possession Of guards cap.
ave are conducting thorough lhi,,
vestigation Of these points, vas al
Mr.. Derrick would say, further tnah
to outline the main facts. he oe-
clared he had not expected 20 DC
nlaced in full charge of the lnstitu-
tion when he was brought there iast
Monday and he did not want the JOB
Superintendent Carter announced Z
few DAYS ago Mr.. Derrick would Ill
the place only until after the elec-
tons in November, when Mr.. Osborne
successor will be appointed.
Superintendent Carter gave out the
following statement at Albany:
"The superintendent naturally re-
grets the escapes at this time, because
Il must Of necessity cast diseredit upon
the prevailing system of government,
at Sing Sing. II escapes continue Sno
the freedom and privileges enjoyed by
the inmates at Sing Sing are no.
workable, different policies, principles
and discipline must prevail.
"The officer in charge Of the gate
at which the men were allowed 70 pass
has been temporarily suspended. The
superintendent has delegated repre-
sentative from the department to IN
vestigate the escape"
Thomas Mott Osborne, who spoke al
several meetings here yesterday, salo
the escape Of six prisoners from sing
Sing was due to the carelessness OF q
guard whom he was about to discharge
when be resigned.
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