The evening world. Newspaper, October 29, 1900, Page 10

I Se ears —_ a — AND SAW THEIR WAY OUT OF PRISON. oS Saw Smuggled Into N a Pie—Keeper's Brai Iron Bar—One Another Killed egro Prisoner's Cell in ns Beaten Out with Prisoner Escapes, While Sliding Down a Rope Made of Twisted Sheets. ‘Two denperate negro burglars are @ared Keeper Hugh MoGovern in the prison of the West Fifty-fourth atreet Police Court at 1,9) o'clock this morning and broke jail, They awung from the fourth story window of the building by ® rope of bed clothes, One of them reached itd erty, The other lost dis hold on the rope and fell to hie death on @ pile of rap iron in the prison yard. ‘The dead burglar 's Frank Emerson, @ilas Johnson, twenty-seven years old, Of G10 Weat Fifty-eixth atreet; held in 08,000 ball for burglary. Arthur Flanagan, nineteen years old, of & Weat Fifty-sixth wireet, held tn 82,000 ball for burglary, ia the murderous fugitive, George Wileon, fifty-nine years, « truety, to dying in Moorevelt Hospital fiom @ fractured ekull, He Interrupted Gio burglars in wheir work of escape, Mot since July 4, 16%, when the three | Post-Oflice rovbere—Killoran, Allen and) Russeli—ewoaped from Ludiow Bireet| Prison, has there been much daring fail-breaking in (his city. ven then no) one was Killed, Today's escape from ihe Weat Side Court Jali wae planned with more cun:| Bing than te usually conceived by ordi. nary criminals, Aided by a Woman, Pianagan, the man who fot away, | Originated the plot with the ansiance of & woman, Bhe vistied Mianagan last! Gaturday, After an interview with him} she wont to Lawyer Hasan and of- féFed him $100 to defend the prisoner in the Court of Beastons, where he wan to have been arraigned this morning. Law- yer Halligan accepted the fee and saw ho more of the woman ‘The keepers way that she visited Many fegan the same day and carried a huge ple for the prisoner, | faw ina Vie, In the ple was a saw and a boitie of| oll, At that time Flanagan was alone tn tha cell, but Baturday night the fall he fame crowded and the keepers were forced to put hie pal Mmerson ia with bias, Pilenagan then unfolded hie plot to the ether and fixed the time to escape after midnight, when MeGovern would bo on watch. The cell in which the men were kept wea on the lower ter o& the fourth floor, facing the Ninth avenue side of the prison, ' Worked All Night. AM night Flanagan with ofl and paw worked sawing the bara that separated them from liberty, At 1. o'clock thie morning the work Was complete, Four bars had been out that the milghtent jolt would part them, Pianagan had sawed the two lower bars clean off, Jenving ® space Maxis inches, through which the men crawled dato the corridor Phe men orept to the corner of the fow of cella which run around the court fm the form of a square, with the corrt- or between the cells and the wall, In Yhe pouthwest corner of the room the) two men, armed with the bars sawed from the cell, waited unttl MeGovern Sppronohed on his regular round. Bach bar was wrapped in a plese of Reavy undershirting to deaded the noise of the murderous biow At MoGovern's approach he was laid low with one blow that caved in the fp of hie skull, He screamed once and fell dead, ‘The prisoners may they heart nothing, wut Matron Mangan, on the Noor below, wayo whe heard the death shriek, She thought it wa» @ prisoner in delirium, Ond Ao It was not repeated whe made no inquiry. ‘Trusty George Wilson wae awakened He heard the stealthy patter of teot, Mhenh the trying of the locks of the Briton doors. He walked to the door of his cell. The Durglare saw him. Before he could ory @ut or give an alarm he wae etruck down. Another trusty on the ther edove heard the burglars aay, “He's got enough Now let's get out.” Down o Blanket Rope. ‘Tho burgiara had worked desperately ana quickly. Twice they had tried to AO murder within (wo minutes and they wero not yet tree. Running to thelr celle thoy hastily & rope of blankets, shorts, unde nd & pleco of old rope found corridor, This done Uhey had yet thelr way through the heavily and dying victims only a few feet away cannot be told, Every minute the keeper on the floor below might Interrupt If the prisoners al! about them awoke an alar mmight be given ‘Tho oll merved them well, for none heard their desperate attack on the one-inoh fron bars of the window Ono bar war sawed entirely out, One next to tt was sawed off at the lower cross bar and then bent outward Through a narrow space then men|¢ forced themselves out, Vhere was no sill to give them support, To drop at rectly down would have leit them in a blind pocket with a wall tf feet high all about them. The only chance for Mherty was by swinging the full are of their 2% feet of blanket and reaching the root of « bart of the prison the north of the window. Drop to Death, It wasa desperate chance, but Flanas bullding, feet to \ ARTHUR FLANNAGAN: | rel baeelan win after Killing Keoper MeGovern) FRANK EMERSON. Killed while escaping from prison “| hours afier he was From | Which Is thirty] Ban took tt and made the leap the roof feet from the ground, he made the roof of the sheds of the Ninth Avenue Rall: nd thence got to Fifty-fourth ot the shed, and escaped. Emerson followed Flanagan The rope had been weakened by his companion's leap and when he swung out, it brove. Down he dropped like a shot for m® feot, landing in a confused heap: of forap iron, He was killed Instantly, his face and body being frightfully distivured. When the pockets of the dead burglar there found $8, which had been stolen from the mur- dered keeper, tha keeper's keys and the saw with which the men had worked were searched wan i ARN PREP voesertonr = no mgt ohne item me Seth RR KEEPER HUGH M’ _THE WORLD: MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 29, 1900, NEGRO BURGLARS KILL THEIR KEEPER MiLdoNs bse ESCAPEsFROM WEST SIDE COURT PRISON an Preiday, and the saw found al OUTgIAF Is ald to eh In A ply Ww in her yeenyey Phebe rt THE ESCAPE B tos FROM | PRISON. banker : —Tranty George » Wilson atrack down at cell door, . 1,50 A, M-argiara force * Maer window im jal! wall, jo Ale wine Women Mroaght the Saw, OVERN, vf the prison now firm: furnished t prixonera. att wround Moor of the prison, makes this statement: “Te was my duty to whistle Upstairs dow hare and make rope of | 1 to we to Keoper Mecovern at intervals durink 2 bed olothes and underwear, ©. \t Mre Wileon and eatd the night. 1 whistled up at % o'clock 1.004, Meet mawawer Li eat Bix “rh ied athe The anawet came back ‘All's well! 1 HAI welll ta Keeper aa galled know now that It was one of Modoy Wrady's inautey, eo voke the beoall into pec ern'n murderers who anewered me, But 8.00 A, MmWindow bare & x pO AL ZA 4 1 did not at the time detect a change of jaa Boat sid that Gio pie wae eet voloe i "L called up again at 6 o'clock, 1 SH A Mm Mannagan yor, However, (balm. SAI) ewieme from window to root of ronrt shea, 440A, Mom Nnernon trles to eel notohed Whe asa got no response, An L went upstate | om of t Md I met the matron, She satd ‘There wae wome nolve up there last night’ “When | het 1 reached the door a trusty, who te in 2 follow drops to his sh who made the ex an Upper ter oF celle called out to me, death, nin ws careful to ¢ | 1mok out, Brady, some of them are|® 6.00 A, McKeeper Mendy lees, AFH WAG pies out. 1 you come in they'll fix you, | 2 ed not to enter the w a Te re a J anawered back that f would a iy s pares ee Prison a Strong One, MeHeady retnrne "We made an examination of the out-| side of the building, and Skelly found the body of Emerson | "TL owent back Into the prison, and in entering the fourth floor corridor found | the body of MeGovern, Ho had been n by the police as the burglar.” When arrested he wore a black Mag m building ts | dead some time onal coat and vost, fashionable mtriped |, “Near by waa George Wileon, the | trousers, arefully creased, paten y HENS celle in the trusty prisoner, unconsetous, 1. then | leather shoo and a black derby hat r than those of came downstairs and notied the Wate | The burglary for which Flanagan and ' ah pies METERS den by telephone.” Emerson was arrevted was committed ourt were opened on Oct 11 On that day they robbed the home of Jove N. Andrent, of & Wet eet, im broad daylight way In the country Flanagan was arraigned Friday morn Tranty Wilson's Story, George Wilson, the injured trusty, who Waa at first thought to have been fatally injured, recovered consciousnes: poved to st iB0,00 — MINERS RETURN TO WORK, paris of the ‘The trouble occurred sometime be tween midnight and 4 o'clock, 1 spoke! ,, to MeCovern as he paened my ceil atja few minutes ant forgot |!2 o'clock. Then T went to aleep, Tf was|door He came back in a Wakened by what 1 thought to be a{ And AW Flavagan and Emer soredm, | heard a patter of feet as if some one were running away, There Way No other sound tn the prison, None seomed to be awake. My oll door ix alwaye unlocked was employed in the o repairing ¢ ling, He left for Hloneydreok and Gre men refused to go + written guarantee \ wages twenty-three Heriot resume to work. At Audenr Mountaln th wiih ut faces, however, and for days oned himsell in front of Joe Wal: '® saloon Oct. i he aaw Emerson p In the place ax ing had Rim arrested “I walked out to see what was the! fe lwenea'ts if denice cues matter and saw MoGovern lying pros: ard Hist as he n Appear: a oon Path tha! we saloon he had the od. Man Convl Aven Charters Lelde, sixty-eight years ou trate at the southweeat corner of the building. 1 ran to him and was stoop: ing over his head when | was struck down. It seemed that the top of my nead was crushed in, I could see noth. ing in the dark and cannot tell who hit Investigating the Macape, Commi pentientiary for six months this ow by Maninteale Mott. ln the Jet their way (0 liberty, The saw was broken In three pieces. Keeper's rady's Story. +) ohh keepbr, on Medea talau cnt ott to determine if responsibility: Yor cape of ve fn the pe reste on “ posed ase ran me, but I have @ vague idea that tt was Flannagan.” What Flanagan Looks Like, ie a negro, tour We Market Coiv ahah Cs bonded are, oll an hs Wont by “co wil Aas have been ch Wan part of the we sw wan amnuggled In, ty ch Is a three-story and iw conneoted by a covered onnected structures Ly a“ held | 00 or %, Moaplial ‘The dostors permitted Capt, | OE I hh eae cat LOE T Nearly AM the Cotterteon ite 6 to remove him to the Wert! court of General Bi nM this morning Only Lehigh it Wilkesharre pv baila ORM Ue steward in Hoing Mosely queationed. ‘This Ie Wil] Hean's restaurant, Beveniy-fitth street| prADRLPHIA ® — De von §'yary and Colum rR anthras st of the + OVER teh tye JAIL FOR ABUSING GIRLS, of 7 West Broadway, wan sent to the r80n STERN BROTHERS Special Sale Stationery Paper and Envelopes, per Box of 120 sheets and 100 long Engagement Pads, Leather Portfollos, Sole Leather Suit Cases, Black and White, YEARS WAL OR DRUNKARD, Lizzie Finley Sentenced 116 Times, Making 2,680 Days. (Special to he Rvening World.) NEW HAVEN, Conn, Oct. 2.--Liaste years and has spent 2,680 daye in jad) on wentences Imposed by the City Court, not Including the time saved In working out Comte, For repeate! offense as a common drunkard whe was today semt to jail tor 1 days, with conte, making at the ex- plration of this sentence 3290 4 will have perved In } Includty time spent th working out coats, Nearly eight and thre auarter years of her life during the past fifteen years er at the t a beer-drinker, sna her downfall to fan tite fo w the notorious of London, England, y Somorset tried to re. on ext | made for The Wi - CLERKS “!German Saving » Three clerks of the German Bavings | Bank, at Fourteenth street and Fourth avenue, w coasionally placed ® emall bet on a "eure (bing at the races are in aearch of tew positions, ‘Thelr resig- nitions have been accepted, There was “Lt hurrtel downmtatre to get my re | sireet, or Beventh| no ternative for them but to resign. volver olelked Gut on siveat alia f and AL ‘| It wan rumored that the action tak seo if Timothy Bkelly, the day keeper, | ‘vec sath \S Ninth [by the Dank was the result of enplonage was coming, [naw him and called to rear bullding contain (he | following the Alvord hank robbery and bim to hurry up. arred WwW MiiX [that the revelotion showed the three railway on grim: piran men had been backing @ book of o well-known gambley at the race tracks, This the dank officiais emphatically de- ny and @ay It Was found that the men ot] placed (helr bets In poolrooms, several of which fourtsh within a stone's throw of the bank, ‘The bank lost no money, bat wae rding its interests with the same co it has ab exercisa|, When the clerks enter the bank at § in the morning they are not permitted to leave untll it closes in thelatternoon, They eat thelr luncheon in the Inetitu. tion, Gustay F, Anthor, the treasurer, aaid White Lald or Azure Linen, Lakewood size ver mounted Calendar Clocks, siiver mounted 3, To-morrow Department 50° Envelopes Reguisr value 75¢ Leather Goods Dep't $1.00 $1.40 $1.45 54,25 22 & 24 Inch Dress Trimming Dep't 500 Yds, Taffeta All-overs Regular value $3,50 to $4,50 yd, Black Spangle Trimmings |. 25°, 68° $1,25 Regular value 38c to §. West Twenty-third Street $1.95 Broadway and 11th Street, “TRUE MERIT” Unlaundered Dress Shirts, 50 cents each, ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30TH, Superior to any other me- dium price Shirt, in cut ma- terial and workmanship, Made of New York Mills Muslin, with three-ply Union Linen set-in bosoms, re- inforced, Continuous facings, pat- ent gussets, double felled jseams, extra full bodies, — 36 inches long, Open front and back, open back, or open back with short bosoms, Sizes 1344 1019, Five sleeve lengths, 50 cents each, Six for $2.95. JAMES McCREERY&CO,, oho 3 Out and Dropped Them u at Once. 3| WA# deemed bear tht they*resign, LOSE JOBS ) Wound Them “The German Inge Bank,” sald he, “requires a high standard of propriety of Its clerks and oMcials, wo that if any- thing foes wrong (t & at once noticed and corrected. We heard thay these men bet $5 each o na hor Maybe you have done that yourself, Morally it wae wrong, and this, coupled with pre- vious rumors that we had heard, deter- mined the oMetaig to the action taken, “Were thelr accounts straight?” he whe asked, “They had the handling of no replied Mr. Amthor, “I'm not only morally, but physteally convinced that Sefaication ts an tmposatbility in this bank, ‘The Alvord matter had no influence on this, We were simply ex- ercining our customary vigilance. We asked the men (f the frets In our pos- season were true, They said yes, It No one who handies money here is allowed to make entrive {n the funda- mental books of the bank. No shadow of suspicion mould reat on the employee of @ bank, No ofers are under sus- picfon,”” that under their system defalcation wag weil-ntigh impossible, and that the three men who had been dropped had the har ding of no money HE STRUCK A RABBI. en 9 of | for Assnaliing Rabbi Rosenstein, Rabbi Marcus Rosenstein, of 12 Bast ird street, appeared before gtr Deuel, in the Yorkville Court dls morning to prosecute an ac tion against Max Heborn, furniture dealer, at 19 Third avenue, Kaaqnstein bought eome goods from Heborn on the Inetalment plan, Ho fell behind In his payments and went on Oot, % to Heborn’s place to ask for nator ‘The Rabbi says the furniture man not Only deciined to give more time, but aff | save him aome very profane lensueme ot hago. hey in the face knocking four orns “Don’t you think the Pool-roome tn the vicinity should be o! i ‘t angi thie)" re ped’ sae close anything in this,” re SOCIETY FOR ITS GROCER, Newport Bxelusive Set Wants Him UPHOLSTERY, 4th Floor, Curtains,—about soo |pairs—rich Swiss and French Laces, — including Renaissance, Point de Paris, Duchess and Point Irlandaise, Full length, New Patterns, $5.50, $6.75 and $8.50 per pair, Arabian Lace Curtains,— in novel designs,—with jr- regular, all Lace borders or panel Insertions, Long, — $5.75, $8.50 and $11.75 per pair, Sash, — $3.00, $4.00 and $5.75 per pair, Imported Velour Portieres, embroidered in Renais- sance designs, or with bors ders in antique galloon fin. ished with self colored fringes, Empire red or green, burgundy, rose, dark blue, ardotse, and Indian red, soinches‘wide, 314 yards long. $16.50, $17.50, $25.00 per pair, Fine Satin Derby Por. tieres,—-trimmed with heavy silk cord, latest colors, $7.75 per pair. JAMES McGREERY & 60., Twenty-third Street, — World Wants Sure Winners! sant Davin Was, plic dQ Paid Help 190 A , Malnieaens and 2 Mannean, Davis AM the wohan The World by J. Welle Stepney, Broadway and rth St, Wants in Poe Rmervon crawled ont of + howaom Flanagan tives whon he ts Na\tonal Academy, Decorate catty ‘ Hinks he will be abi h Mia's nd top Presta en Day’ s World, A, Menthe MeGiov- Ke ny Ta wisi meréered, Matron Mane | |)! \ e rita bef , wen hears death reream, ow sonnet i a was 190 A, MmKeoper MeGove fe) an sit joan & Keener In 4 of watoh, money de Paid Help Wants in 13 | aewsia” aie Nad. bene iil aia 1.40 A, M—Pagitiver tatl to t Mami eeteaxe OMAMONRMATE® P00KS ' DIM WABHIENS /ONBAMAKBRS SALROMEN DRIVERS ' STADLEMEN 5 DAVO OLIMIG ... 4| VATLORA Es) PMDROIDRABRS Neurite ry BARAND OTRIA ,.. 2) UPHOLATIRIO® 15 BMP, AOBNCINS USRFUL MIN @ IRs WAITRRS » PRRDERS WAIT HAND 6 AROVERY CUMRICH. 9] WAITRIRRRR 5 1.0 8° MOUAB ORC An HARNTN MART — JANTTROMONS Ld GHASTLY DUEL NEAR SING SINC Men Fought Alone with Knives Till One Fell. talians fought with knives at waver Bridge late last night and ‘one of the men now lies in bedi Hospital in a dangerous co nh prnperyset ch te being hunted by the nthe. name of the fugitive ts Bernard Pasquale. Who ‘ae wounded man | to Be Mayor, NEWPORT, Oct. 29,—@octety folkn are working hard for the election of F, P, Garre.tron, a grocer, who his been nom- inated for Mayor by the Republicans, Garrettoon was once @ member of the Fegte td foolal wot. His great-qreat: grandfather was William Livingston, |) first Governor of New Jersey, One of ‘thers was Chief-Jugiee John j connected with the Livingn+ ton, Van Courtlandt and Van Renselacr families. Karly im iife he lost hie money.| oid, In 186 he opened a grocery shop in this town, He was snubbed by the smart se rte fe ie tat been ascertained, for ho hi has not ing bake meonscious ever fl Tein ‘0 the ie m Mn to know him. ribly wounte bout. the bod nands und tee ae ray elinved to have » asia pes f ifrodge. ne tom only wig bot "aren ive seh other, The ahi, a 05 EO on i ome in "oustos y c atk Grocer's Wagon, ‘William Sohmelke, thirty-three yeare grocer, of 05 Fourth avenue, drive ing his Wagon through Fourth aveni ea truck by; ae "The fr Hocer was thrown, te from Y ed brut Ti cabley