Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-07-20 | Page 6 | Prisoner Kills 2 Keepers, Self Trying Escape

PRISONER KILLS 2 SELF IR IN S NEW TORK YORK July 0 AP AP- Faced with life imprisonment as a fourth offender under under the Baumes lass S a prisoner in the Bronx county county coun- coun ty jail killed tw two keepers In a desperate desperate des des- effort tP escape last night and them shot and killed himself Armed with two revolvers he had obtaIned In an unexplained way he shot his nay ay through two tiers of cells cells' and hen i two shots into the lock ot of a steel door door- leading to a afire alire lire fire escape failed to open open a way to freedom he blew out his brains The convict was vas John n F. F McCabe 25 years ears old whose police record dated back fourt fourteen en years ears The twp were Morris Broderson Brod Brod- erson and Daniel Horgan neither of whom Was armed UNLOCKED C CELLS LS had just unlocked the cells on the fourth tier ot of the jail to give gJ the convicts an exercise period period pe- pe before belore locking them In for the tle night This was being done because of the heat When he unlocked McCabe's cell the convict to complain that he was riot not feeling well As the gu guard rd turned to unlock the next cell the do door i McC McCabe be pr pressed ss d a revolver against Broderson's abdomen and fired twice The keeper grasp grasped d McCabe around the legs and wasa waH dragged to the t y leading to the lower floor Here his grip was broken Unlocking the doo door to the fourth tier McCabe ran downstairS Horgan keeper of the third tier had heard the shots and ran for forr forth th the sta stairs rs Halfway up he h met the escaping prisoner who fired twice at close range killing him almost instantly Stepping over the prostrate bodY McCabe ran down the cell tier to a adoor adoor door which opens on a fire fhe escape lIe twice threw himself against the door Falling alling to budge It he fired two hots Into the lock Again ho he futilely shook the door and hearing the pounding ot of feet teet up the Stairs he turned his gun against himself CALLED FOR GUNS At the first sound ot of shots t the e keeper ot of the second tier had called down to the office for someone to bring the guns Since Tan January ary the keepers had not been allowed to patrol t the e tiers armed None ot of the prisoners on the fourth tier who were loose on the cat walk In front of their cells cells' attempted to escape and none sought to aid McCabe All available police pollee reserves were rushed l to the the- scene The block in which the jail Is located was surrounded sur- sur rounded and lice lines established to keep back the rapidly growing crowd attracted by the shrieking siren on top ot of the jail I For hours after a guard was kept I I from rom r near near-by housetops nd alleyways alley alley- ways Machine l guns gans were set up but th there re was no further trouble l police McCabe's bes record dates back to 1914 when at the are age of f 11 11 he was sent to a lie He was last arrested June 19 of this year for In a a 1700 payroll robbery lIe was yas believed to have been a drug addict and according to to his attorney was losing his mind The attorney recently applied fora mental men men- tal for his client