Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-09-14

For the Kanawb. y -
Having heard that report, ,.'' =
letiop, relating to the recent - =
s Turley from Jail, prtiuS;s;..ss als
deem ii my duty 70 mall Sa ioh
the facts % the Public. 'alsn.
have been Jailer for az
years and nine months ana et
|ol the County will show. IN. Re
number Of prisoners has be ,.,'' ! On
u Jail during that time. thar sY'as
osts period ofthe same Ieno,t g! A.
efs hare been committed, fos Il.
Known grade Of offence soms,; s'Osl
twelve TO fifteen have been ~ s,ls ISL
one time. besides negroes, put aA
arily and / again appeal Is y I'M
for proof that fewer esca1ss W Ns.s
made during This period, cor.; aa "
number Of prisoners, than 4 ~ s
period ofithe same length, d n n! q 8
JaiPs history.
That fnriey got ont Of Jail. s,
goo yards, and was caught aDS 4, = y
back, admit, and The Tsy 4. p'9''
escape, was simply this ihos.a. ny
before the escape took place. ~ : a
Court committed one James MI ~
Jail directing me 10 keep him sl
and until he paid q sne ssessS
not pay the fine, and of cou,.., 4 { NJ
confined. AtIthe earnest s 3 ~
McMnIIen. I.Permltted hin, si,s. ' \
night Of ills confinement b -. - Y
ley's room. Re giving me ,4n ~ =
ances, that he would wssc, Fn "isa ~
", and chat If he Turlst i M ~ r ele
effort to escape, lie Would ;nes. zoe g
How well and hoperably IL fnlel,.s ne
pledge. ran be known s. ,s.a. ~
village papers pf the 3Ist III -a'Pg y
And now q few words fof fn1.sl, !,
before remarked I have had e5osis a. Y
Der Of prisoners under nv ehstpa' Key, 'lss
sed Of varied and diversified ae & s, 4
ments. and I have found / Il 4 hss II
and is. the case with an iiailers. ah,s IS.
u necessary y usa all kinds # Is. 6
means, fbut, sometimes, hayiusI I 3 !,
scend to subterfnge to keep then I y y
power. / permitted MeMulIen 4 y
with Turley, knowing that he was ;s,s
oned for no crime that ouoM L ,F
made him break Jail. and thinking / = y
the safest way to detect Turley. a.
tempted to make an escape, and i ~ !
have bean, III McMullen had rsn .;s
true TO his trust. Ipresume there +.
one man ia FIVE hundred. but Womb.
done precisely as / did, under a..
There are ALWAYS !
heads, after al event has taken Ma.
] know that ! occupy 4 resuosSs
position. but ibid not suppose | IS,
prominently before The public. until n,
ley was put under my charge. lI,s
sent to Jail about the Goth of Janusfy =
ind since then it seems 70 me pclSI
5 talked about but my duties IN rsp.,l
Turley, and prophesies m relation
lis avoiding the penalty % the 1,
through my means. TIE whole psrU
las been one OF unbroken excitemsi, {
and will be 80. unfii he is sIss
ed.
To that portion Of my fellow eit,s
rho have been prophesying for The lasti
aonths, that Turiey wonld mako ia !,
ape through my meansZtha. I Won
e, in that event, left with i sery kss1
ONE conpetepce-I would merely 8
hat it proves one Of two tlings: siilt
hat they really believed Turley woul
rake his escape with my assistance, Or
, yeri6cation Of the old saying. an i
, him who evil thinks ,-il only prov.
lat if they had been in mr. sitasliol
and some Of them are very anxious /,
Iep into my shoes, J Turkey would Ii.
lade his escape long ago. and the reNal
i their treachery would uudoubssal
ave been al much less sum than d
mount which is reported / was 10 i
1--WE: w. KELLY
1eHARLEsroa. Sept. 8. 1858.
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