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ast. Cook ses OopPoe made their way on,
Of the Jail and we're in the nc, Of getting
over the Jsil vail when they we're. diseovsr-
Cd BY one Of the outside seDtipsls who dis.
charged be rife NJ ihsu- Tbs septpsi be-
Iengsd to the CLARKE Guards, .na his n.ns
10 GuAsD. wLss she qua vas 6rsa they
fall back aside of ,bs WILL ADD we're t.f.n
iato the jail. ~ ,s.s
l,sppssrs that they bad been several days
engaged in working their u.y thresgh tLs
jail Yell. and Eslisy'ps themselves Of thsr
sbsekl~s-doing all, the work, Is they ssid,
tn day time. BY means Of . bed scrsw they
rsn owed tao pieces Of loose timber. under
the window, which they could rsplsee at
pleasure, aud thss serksd out the brick
which they bid 10 the drum Of the stove
Hhss -hs JsiloF syProashsd tbsir cell
ssvJ coaIe always hcsT Ihs sssn of the lo.k
which gave then time 70 replace the tin bsrs
aad pissss table. which they used for writing,
sgains, the vail, thss Liaiss all appearances
Of their sff.rts
We insert below sts,sssnt prepared By
themselves which will speak for itself
CHAsLrsTowS. JAiL. Dec. Is.
Having been called upon 10 make fair statement
IN regard 20 the ways and means u brea king
Jail. have agreed 10 do 90 from a sense Of our
duty "a the Sheriff Of ihe County, Ja,Ios and
TO ihe Jail Guard. We do moi Sish tAai AM o~s
should BE- uniustIy eensured on our aceount
pas-sEs through die wall Of he jail were BarIov
kntfs, and screw nj ich took oui Of the bed.
stead. The knife borrowed Of one Of the Jail
Geard TO cut Lemon With. We did NOS return u
part % bisst os, nt'ser ais tSs ssss Jsor oS or
aayof the guard have aay ksowIsdTs Of our plaIs
Nc reestVcd DO aid from aay psysOA pTsess .rAaf
h,iek several days ago St on the sren,nT ore.
80. C-lS bceskfnS out Nc found mi sssss In
regard ,ssh. ms,,ss. -----@ .-.
We bad intended to go on, on the evening that my
Sisters add BsothaSs in La~ we're here. hsIs knss
that q wOnld Tcfrri than and postyoeed it,
Bot urged Coppo1 70 70, sod would reuaais- lie
refoscd. We then ctudsd TO wsii' tl
. got q kniIc.bisde from Shields GFeen and vita
that naade sooss tocrahn tech In the harley nfs,
, Si,s yhis t se s.Ssd "a oo, saaeLIss We A.d
coppoe went cut drsi sad IolIoFed, We then goa
up the vail. ~hen sas disrakered. sed .hst ~
the -sIl We saw lhst there lras no SaSoee oYes.
cape. and as H Vss dfscsssS rcd that e had broken
. ~ 10 ss *. saS e e.. e. .aS *. ;s
GuaTd There so pffss1 " psrsons vto aidsd
ID our SscsPS This statement !. i,pe - beip Us
EDWIN coPP0c.
The Prisossrs had sosismpia,sd making
their escape on Tuesday p'evioas. bu, ia
consequences Of ID arrival Of Gov willard,
aud Cooks FO sisters, Mrs Crowley sod
NrG. S"uhtop, ,s also Miss Hpgbss, .
cousin, lbsy 'Sy Ihey deferred tbs s,isayI
COppoo bNd been visited on Thor.dsy BY 40
unels, sbo lsf here shorty sfl.r the js,sr-
view ia ali lhs iuisFVissi, bOvsy.r, Ibs
Sheriff or Jsilor sss sIWsys present.
Tho Plsstsrisg bad bsss removed f,oa
Ihsi psri a the rOou BY : iunstle short
period sfter Capt All, tad Gtsn eh,rss Of
lbs jsii ssd 10 one Of The kBoEs bhr,sd.
hess o. Cook, ,bs ,Sssss,ios ~ escape
TssdiIy presented itself, asa 70 bsvs 30
doub,, bad !. 90. been lor tds Iops u .
sOm@u,a,ioa Of pani.ARss, Ihtoass iba u.
auens, Of Gov willard, The sSo,t q ssp.ps
souId have bssb asds iopg 20. ftspri
sohsrs pfSfsssd desire 70 " ith siea@
shd sot be 'atsUspisd By visitors, as ths1
Vish'd dns for PrsPass,on 70 de,
The ysil vss SOi seesSs, - az fasrss,isn
has pia e Developed, SD %. spiy bhBs
shish asy sussbsd 70 she Sheriff ssi Jsi-
lOT vas ss Oysr-oopsdssss is 'hyis ability V
Saseh The p'isos@'
I, IL V dos ths BilitsTy msssgsnss, Of Geo.
Tsli-f~srO sd Gel Dsss, y ssg, tbsl lbsi,
! ssotissls ssvsd.shs pgi.ossSs freq .sosrinS
sbs ~ sslI 3, ., ps'LaPs had sAsrs been
ne ssu'iasl', sFss'ss silsss. vosId bsss
bsss kspa - 1hs Jsil GasFt. - ss.rds tss
aIssys hsss plsssd - Ne ysFd.
sAsTfa sCs@gbsli ~ sssa is Ahs spasl.
stss sft''s v'ssssss - yell - ~ ~ zoe
bsts 80 sisusss bsfsss thsy .sds shsis
S-'sps, go shs Ssslss - u sbs 81 is'se
Vssa vith ospslss1 80 Cree ed whsa
( lsasiss " 'disssvssst Ceah 80 cOppos hsa
! -sds sAsis sss.ps ., sAish tee ~ hsssa
Ne F.yyst ssf - ssatiasl's- Sc Oh ihs
shesis SD JailsE aqiasjs .lbs REt ttsy
fsap4 ~ pFisessgs fsfefeira te4ssas ice
ysssags doof Ah& h43at 60, ths
ghesis tAss oOaassissss& ikt Gee.
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