The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-05-29

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JAIL DKLrvEREs.-Tho attempts TO break Jail
arc 30 frequent and arc repeated with suoh deter
minat!on as to warrant moro than passing notice.
II hhs long boon the practice to allow the prison.
ers the privilege OF the yard at certain hours and
thoy have invariably employed this timo in con-
triying somo plan Of escape or in communicating
with thor outside confederates. During last win
ter desperate attempt was made by tho negro
prisoners, somo throo hundred In number, to over
power the police, and II it had not boon for the
timely assistance rendered by tho whites thoy
would have succeeded in effeoting thor escape.
Since that timo tho attempts have boon numerous,
but haso fortunately been frustrated by tho vigi-
lance Of tho guards.
A fow weoks back somo negroes confined In the
tower oontrivod to break open their coils and also
ono containing some tools! belonging TO the work
mon employed In repairing tho building. Armed
with those implements thoy cut through the diff
terent floors and succeeded In reaching the yard,
but woro detected by tho police whiIo Attempting
to acale the walls. The alarm WAS at onre given,
and on examination four were found in the yard
aud restored to their quarters.
On last Sunday similar movement Was antioipa-
ted, indeed tho party evidently contemplated a
general Jail delivery. Tho looks wsrp ont from
twelvo cells, the aamo tools being used for tho
purpose and it was supposed that their escape WAS
certain. 30 confident were the contcderates Of
success that they used no precautions, and the
noise Of their movements attracted the attention
OF tho police, who Immediately aroused the Tailor
aud the plans Of the lav.nta--. -. - -
It peculiarly unfortunate that wo should have
such expert cracksmen confined at tho preson
timo, for 1t was found TO be absolutely necessary
to strengthen tho defoncos Of the JAIL and tho tools
Of the workmon being kept In tho building, soon
came into the possession Of parties who woll uu-
dorstood their uso. To prevent these outbreaks
requires the restest vigilance and the few police
mon now on guard are scarcely sufficient to check
the turbulent inmstes, as the loostion Of the Jail
prevants Q watch boing placed c. the southern
and eastern sides, and when once in the yard, the
escape through the friendly shelter Of tho Marino
Hospital Is easy.
At presont thoro are about three hundred per-
sons confined in tho Jail; Il requires tho greatest
vigilance to koep them In bounds as their con-
freros, who arc not yet Gagged, are continually
studying how to effect their escape. II would
scem that by different management the prison
ers could be made to feel the strength Of their
captivity, and tho danger from escapes be thus
avoided. BY oonfning tho prisoners moro closely,
and not allowing thom to visit tho yard, their
movements could be watched, their actions con-
trollod, and tho community feel confident that
confinement ia jcil Was not farce.
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