New-York tribune., 1918-08-02
Cafney Reported
Hiding i'm Suburb of
Long Island City
Police Commander Autos
in Midnight Search for
Elusive Slayer
By BRIGGS

Vincent Gaffney, the youthful slayer
VINO escaped from the Tombs and later
eluded Gordon of detectives and pa
trolmen, was reported located, late last
night, in suburb Of Long Island CITY,
Headed by Inspector Cray, every
available detective and scores of patrol
men raced in commandeered automo-
blles across the greensboro Bridge,
With revolvers ready, they hurried ia
the locality where Gaffney was SUD-
posed to be secreted.
Get Gaffney, dead or alive" had
been the order flashed twentv-four
hours before, and the police, pioued
by their failure to catch the youthful
slayer earlier in the week, were deter
mined he would not escape them this
time N''''
Yesterday Inspector Cray started an
investigation into the escape Of GaH-
ley' seven detectives were examined
rive uniformed men who had been as
signed to watch the house from which
uaHney escaped viii be asked TODAY
TO explain how it happened. Insnector
Cray said that the men had eyidentI,,
erred IN their plans, for the fire escane
mad not been guarded.
Mrs. lyman Denies Aid
,on. MIS-. Agnes lyman, OF 500 West
l20th Street, who is CHARGED hv 10
police with aiding Gaffney in his es-
cape from the police, was oucstioned
at Police Headquarters yesterday. It
vas FrisnI iearned that she had denied to a
lriehd that she was sister of or in
any way related to Gaffney, as had
pceh reported. She also denied that
sne mad IN any way shielded Gahnev
VINO had come to her home after bis
escape from the house at 3O7 Wast
iloth street. She said that she did NOT
know mat he was an escaped convict
Mrs. lyman declared that Gaffnev in
troduced himself as James Kelly and
Sald ne mad an important message for
ner husband lie asked permission to
wat there Tor lyman and then asked
niS. lr yuan 1or a shlrt. g pair of her
nuSoahdS SHOES and suit of clothes.
regular proceeding which her husband
certainty would approve of when he re~
turned 'Ni no IT,
30 Mrs. lyman. not knowing Gaffnev.
complled, and after the fugitive had
changed clothing again, he sent the how
back home with the clothing he had
hrst borrowed from an Italian.
Stayed In All Day
All day Wednesday Gafney remained
IN the lyman apartment. Meanwh;1a
the police had arrested Daniel Tvnan
as an accessory in Garney's escanc' and
'irS' ynan worried over his continued
absence. Gafney finally offered about
O'Clock Wednesday. to go and Get hin,
saving he knew where lyman was
The little Italian boy in the moan
time had seen picture of Gaffnev and
recognizing the fugitive, hurried to the the
police station and told the lieutenant IN
charge what had transpired. ~
Only one detective was available IN
the west 123d Street station. and i
was half an hour before souad of
men formidable enough to approach tho ba
fugltlve's rendezvous was assembled
Detectives who were working on tha
case had been called to Police Hoad1 le
quarters, and it was necessary to hnrrv
them TO the scene in an automobile.
Again the police were baff1od Nrs
lyman met them at the door and told
them that Gaffney had departed onlv n
short while before. The police waited
but he did not come back.