Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-20
SIX LONG-TERM CONV|CTS
ESCAPE FROM SING SING
Motor Out OF Prison Yard in Motor
Truck Under Eyes OF
Keeper.
-FOUR HIDE IN TOOL CHEST
No Trace Of,Prisoncrs, Two OF Whom
Are "Llfcrs," Found at Late
iiour-Biggest Jail Delivery i'm In.
Stftution'S History.

OSSlNINt;. y. y, October i9.--Six
Tong term prisoners escaped from Sing
Sing to-day in the biggest Jail delivery
OF the institution's history.
They motored out of the prison yard
in prison motor truck. Four were
concealed in a large tool chest in the
auto. one wore the cap and rubber
raincoat Of Keeper. and the sixth
pretended to he no more than he was
convict in gray uniform.
The prison gate was opened by
Keeper Richard Huylcr. on duty in &
watch tower on the south wall The
ohiccr was fooled by the appearance
OF the bogus keeper on the truck.
iiuElcr has been suspended pending AN
Investigation.
Al late hour to-nigh: trace OF
me SIX men. two of whom were
iiiers. had been found. Guards. in
automobiles. are searching the country
around Ossining for miles.
The six men who escaped were:
MARTIN curtis. serving thirteen ycare
Tor robbery and assault, with five
years ahead.
Frank LuH. "lifer,' for murder
and member Of the executive con,
, inittee OF the Mutual welfare League.
Thomas liyland. also "A ''lifcr''
w william Tammany. robbcr and a
member OF the executive committee of
the Mutual Welfare League.
" imam tUSon. fODDpf.
Albert Stcineauer also a robber
DISGUISED IN COAT
OF PRISON KEEPER
Al ll:lo o'clock this morning. a
prison auto truck moved toward the
gate In the great south wall 1t con
aimed a big tool chest and there were
TWO men on the seat. Thomas Hyland.
a life prisoner in convict gray was
driving. Beside him sat Martin Curtis
diss perfectly i'll the big black
coat OF prison keeper, and the blue
cap worn By guards
Keeper Richard Huyler. rife in hand
sat in little watch tower on the
south wall. AS the auto truck ncared
his post. EIuylcr rose and went to the
door of the tower.
Keeper Curtis leaned from tho
truck as IL reached the wall ana waved
MS hands at the guard on the wall
IT'S all right. Fill" he shouted
Open up the gate
Thinking that the truck was carry
ing tools To the road gang. or 70
prisoners working without the wall
| Iluyler stepped back into the watch
tower and pressed the button which
opened the heavy gate by electricity
The gate swung open and the auto
passed out.
The truck aroused no curiosity on
the highway. FOR il was not an unusual
sight 20 see Il Sing Sing keeper with
members of the road gang driving
without the prison walls. At Pleas
antviile Road and Crotou Avenue the
gasoline gave out.
Four men leaped out OF the tool chest
like Jacks in the Box" and with
iyland and Curtis. the six He'd from
the abandoned machine
In "A short while officials at sing
Sing were notified by telephone that
one OF the prison automobiles had
been abandoned on the road
Immediately, the big whistle at tho
prison gave warning for miles that
thcrc had been AN escape. An alarm
was sen; out broadcast for two men
Prison officials did not then know
/ mat four others were at liberty. They
did not know il until after - o'clock
| when count showed six men. in all
were missing.
GUARDS ARE SENT
BROADCAST IN SEARCH
Guards were sent broadcast in the
search. Acting Warden Calvin Der
rick was not at the prison AT the time
OF the escape. Timothy OConnor. sec
rotary IT, former Warden Thomas Mott
osborne. seemed to take charge, al
though his actual connection at the
prison was supposed To terminate
when Mr.. Osborne's resignation took
effect. lie answered the telephone,
gave out the alarm, and was apparent
~ in charge.
When Warden Derrick returned to
the prison, he said:
u IT.