The New York herald., 1921-12-13
POLICE FAIL TO FIND
ESCAPED MURDERER
Lucky Tommy 0'Connor
Sought in Three States
by Armed Men.
JAIL GUARDS ACCUSED
Chicago Police Chief and
States Attorney Charge
Conspiracy With Slayer.
CLUES YIELD NOTHING
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Houses Surrounded by Rifle
men and Armed Posses Scurry
to Various Points.
CLUES YIELD NOTHING


Epec;aI Despatch to TIE Nxw YORK HEsAtD.
CHICAGO, Dec. 12.-Hunting down
Lucky 1pInmy" O'Connor, gunman
and killer, hundreds OF police and
deputy shesiffs spread out through
Chicago and over Illinois, Wisconsin
and Indiana to-day in search OF the
condemned murderer. who, with two
companions. succeeded on Sunday in
escaping from the county TAIL
At the same time "big guard" in
the Jail was definitely implicated by
two prisoners as the man who snug
gled in the revolver used ny Chicago's
premier gunman in his escape
Charges that the escape was a frame
up between O'Connor and the Jail Off
cials were made by States Attorney
Grove. Police Chief Fitzmorris and
The Chicago Crime Commission.
Another charge made by officials Of
the Chicago Crime Commission was
that convicted criminal, Sanford
Rosenbaum, alias Gimp" now at
liberty on an appeal bond, has been in
conference every day recently with a
high jal Official.
Rosenbaum was arrested and taken
10 the States Attorneys Office for aues-
tioning. He denied the charge that he
was the go-between for O'Connor's
escape
ShOot To XIII, Is Order.
The City Council and Commissioners
OF Cook county each offered $4,000 re-
ward for O'Connor dead or alive.
Every policeman engaged in the man
hunt received orders to shoot to Aill.
Lloyd Heth. Assistant States Attorney.
asked continuance of O'Connor's
Longing set for Thursday. 80 he win not
0o legally dead II he remains free after
tnsn.
Henry Barrett Chamberlin, managing
director Of the Chicago Crime Commits
zion, said O'Connor's escape was planned
for Saturday, when he was In court, but
was frustrated by orders OF Judge Sean
Ian to fill the court room with armed
deputies.
Chief Fitzmorrls. IN p criticism OF
alleged laxity in the jail government
said: I'm not so sure OConnor didn't
just walk out the front door. Wen
never see him again."
Rifle squads surrounded a residence
at Sixteenth stree. and Prairie avenue
on "tip" that o'Connor was hiding
there. 1t is the home OF Episcopal
Bishop Charles p. Anderson.
A Wauxegan restaurateur robbed by
two men to-day said O'Connor was one
OF them.
Sheriff Peters suspended three jaif
guards. No one higher than a guard
was Involved in the conspiracy. he
gays.
A telegram signed TON" was filed
81 Peoria telegraph Office ut noon. II
was addressed to Mrs. William Foley
sister Of OConnor in Chicago. The
message read; BE home by Christmas
maybe" The telegram was fled ny
man answering the description OF
O'C.onnor.
Assistant States Attorney Wharton
SAID a prisoner had told him that the
following conversation took place be-
tween Edward Derrow. O'Connor's cell
mate. and Paul Gormack. prisoner
sentenced to thirty years for murder
and occupying a cell on tier No. be-
low the tier on which Tommy and Dar-
low were located:
Gormack shouting up to Darrow)--
did the big guard get everything for
sou?
Darrow-Yes.
Ciornacls--Have you the smoke hole
(pistoD?
Darrow-Yes.
Later. in response to another shouted
question Mr.. Wharton said ne was told
That Darrow replied: "Yes, Straus fixed
everything for us"
How / wish I was UP there with you
guys" Gornnack commented. "Say.
don't wish I could get home"
Besides O'Connor, sentenced to die
on Thursday for the murder OF Detective
Sergeant Patrick O'Neill, those sought by
the police are: Edward Darrow, O'Con-
nor's cellmate, who was awaiting trial
FOR $4,000 robbery; James Laporte,
already convicted of $4,000 robbery.
Two others who aided O'Connor In
empowering guards and breaking tail
were recaptured. They are: Clarence
ssponagel. a giant tea store" bandit,
whose ankles were broken I'm drop
ping from the top of the Jail wall in the
lash for freedom, and Charles McDor-
mott, awaiting trial on n larceny charge.
who was driven back by Jail guards who
responded 10 n general alarm In time to
stop the escape OF the hundreds Of prison.
ers In the jail.
CHIEF FItzmorris Bitter.
EntTlll EltIH SNSpgiihfh tliAtf A1
s--Strauss, Moore and Wette who were
terrorized by O'Connor, The Sheriff
offered personal reward Of $500 for the
capture of O'Connor.
OF the many clews supplied 20 tho
police only one was being Investigated
seriously. This was q telegram from n
email town near pefySit that three men
hadt abandoned an automobile stolen
rrvrn a suburb OF Chicago last night
This IL In line with the police theory
that O'Connor and perhaps his fellow
fugitlves are fleeing for the Canadian
border. Tho automobile was found to
have been stolen from 1<lncaid. Ill.
Rifle squads tonight we're engaged I'm
making one OF the greatest man hunts
on record for O'Connor and his pals
c>nycers dashed out on mad pursuits into
all sections of the city on tips" that
O'Connor was holding UP citizens or
hiding I'm buildings
Chief Fitzmorrlss ortlre attitude to-
ward the escape was one OF great Bit
tcrness.
TITS NO Use" he said, "grnmen have
been killing policemen for the lagt two
year1 ana getting away with it ana
whom We finally manage 90 convict one
fhoy lead him out OF the county jail. put
him IN an automobile and say, Good5y,
Euod luck, Geo blers yol