The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-11
CONVICT Is SAFE AT
MOTHERS FUNERALf
Great Meadows Trusty Refuses
to Escape, but Guard
Lands in Bellevue.
SEQUEL TO STREET FIGHT
"Best Keeper in State Prison
Is Knocked Out by New
York Policeman.

To Gov. Smith in the Governors
Room at City Hall on Saturday came
telephone call from Warden Homer o.
Great Meadows Prison. The Warden
said:
"weve got a prisoner hero named
Mike Barbara. His mother died in
New York this morning and he wants
to 60 down tomorrow and stay until
after the funeral on Monday. He's a
trusty with a good record and I'd IKE
to let him go IL you say So
The Governor replied that he saw 10
objection no long as the convict was
we'll guarded. so Barbara, accompanied
by Joe Gallagher, one OF the biggest
keepers at Great Meadows, arrived in
New York on Sunday night and went
to 4o5 East 1o6th street. where Mrs.
Tulsa Barbara, the mother. had lived.
At o'clock yesterday afternoon Po-
ltceman Dan Harrington OF the East
Eighty-eighth street station. just bacE
from sick leave. was patrolling Fir,
avenue with nothing more disturbing o.
his mind than a conviction that he would
have to get him new pair of whl's
gloves to wear to the annual ball Of the
Patrolmen's Benevolent Associatioa
which will explode at the Harlem Rive
Casino next Monday evening.
Along came a funeral hack from which
the sound of loud voices proceeded !,
stopped at Eighty-first street and spilled
forth two men who instantly startel
fighting. Harrington crossed over am
mainly by the moral effect OF smile A.
big as all outdoors persuaded the en-
battled pair TO resume their seats in the
coach.
Policeman Uses Night stick.
The driver whipped UP, but at EiEhty-
third street stopped again. for the fight
ers had got out once more and re-
sumed their duel. which was uneQua'
one OF the men being huge and tN'
other dumpy. They paid no attentoa
| to Patrolman Harrington this time. He
tried to wedge himself between then.
but n wallop from the bigger Of tie
contestants sent him sprawling 20 tie
gutter. The policeman drew his night
! stick, and when the big man wc't at
| him again cracked him on the head
with it and felled him.
In the course Of the struggle The
dumpy fighter. likewise two other luen
who had been sitting in the coach DIS
! appeared. The coach was still there.
| Harrington bundled his prize into II
and off they drove to Bellevue. On tho
way the injured man partly got back
| his senses
Know what you've done" he said ac-
| cordng to Harrington. you've helped
a prisoner to escape. I'm Joseph tial-
lagher. keeper at Great Meadows Prison,
sent down here in charge of Mike Ear-
baro. We went to his mothers funeral.
and all the way back from Calvary
Cemetery he was trying to escape ID
at Eghty-third street he jumped out OF
the hack and / had Just collarcd Inn
when you butted in. Now he's got away.
You Albany cops are always making
trouble for U.S.
In New York, Not Albany.
albany COPS" snorted Harrington.
You're in New York, Keeper Gallagher
and the place we're just dr!r:"s ;".c
now is Bellevue Hospital"
At Bellevue Gallagher, for it was ~
deed he. was put TO bed to be treated ~
n possible fracture of the skull. lie Was
on the police records as und& trr6S,
for intoxcation and assault. The g.2-
zled patrolman felt that he had done 4,
duty but was rather worried about =
convict Michael Barbara until he .I.Io1
Ease your mind" said petc .t'o -
right. "Barbaro's here. lie sout word
he was waiting for some ore 90 .o"s
and get him and l went. He was .
in his wifes home smoking a c,Gare''"
Barbara told the police and = -
porter that Gallagher was or
most dependable and best liked
at Great Meadows. but that ou
night while he, Barbara. wa
| oil Il . d !
until morning. on the way ha,, goo
the funeral. said Barbara, GaIiagNf !
the two other mourners in 'H' (
stopped "at place and later ro. >
so quarrelsome that the rest Of '.'
ney was series OF fgh's
Convict Would Not Fight
Tho man he was fighting So IT, =
the policeman appeared 'F' '
, said, was my hrothor-iU-'a' ,
Ieiono Of 500 East 109th v'"o-. >
fourth man !s In tho street C'"d."-
: partment Seeing tho row on '.'
walk walked away. for NV sc0''."
up in three months and selcrlor. Of
. and az I'm trying 10 have mat
taken of for good behavior did. Nf..
; to get mixed M in n fight.
II took n street car up 70 lo6' '',
= and then went to my wife home.
, First avenue. after tclling my h'o'' o..
. in-law that ANYBODY looking for i'''
l find me there"
Rarbaro has been in prison t'N
and four months He was ,o0' ''. ~
, attempted abduction. lie hogS'I 'Fr @".
r lice yesterday TO send word to on" -0''
: friend" Warden Homer tha, d" .I. -
2 tried to escape.
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