The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-20
GOLDSBOROUGH.

Particulars of his Escape from the eseorre
town jail Preparations In Adynnce--A Hoop
his Confederate.
The Wilmington Commercial of last evening has
the following
From Sherifr Layton, OF Sussex county, we get ad-
dtional particulars of the escape of Goldsborough
from Georgetown jail, on sunday night, 14th inst.
other prisoners before and during court three men
discharged at the last court, and colored man
prisoners not being Indicted for capital offense were
not confined to their cells, but had access to the
prison yard, and to the common entry, or corridor
OF the prison. There was small closet opening out
OF this entry and extending under the stairway
which leads 20 the second story. Some of them en-
tered this and took mp part OF the floor to get
access to the space between the prison floor and the
ground, and then taking advantage of such oppor-
tunities as from time to time presented themselves,
they got underneath the building and secretly prose-
cnted their work which resulted in the removal OF
all but one tier of bricks from the outside wall, and
also the dividing wall through which Goldsborough
escaped from his cell to the space beneath the
prison. This left but one tier OF bricks in each wall
for the prisoner to remove and his task, after get
ting free from his irons, was comparatively easy
one.
AL these preparations made before the Court
and during its session, were part OF general plan
Goldsborough, it seems, did not expect TO be con-
victed, and so made no attempt to escape before
and much cast down, but he told Lingo, the re,
naming prisoner. that that Jail could not hold
mn hm aa and ne intended to get away Lingo made t
the murderer, the latter promising to give him
500 after they should get out. All that Colds
borough now required to secure his escape was
to get rid of his isleg-ron. To do this he got Lingo
to make him a saw out OF Knife, but the bolt
proving harder than the knife this experiment
failed He then told Lingo where he could find
an old hoopskrt, and directed him to get it
and make of the steel. Lingo found the skirt
and made him eight little saws, seven of which were
found after his escape concealed about the stove in
his CELL Whether he sawed of the bolt with the
other or not is question one but himself can
decide, but Sheriff Layton believes some one scaled
the wall and gave him more efficient instrument.
| The surmse that the instrument used was conveyed
TO him in can OF preserves is Incorrect as he left
| the can in his cell unopened. The Sheriff showed
us the bolt, and it was apparently over half inch
thick and very smoothly cut on The suspicion that
| he was furnished with saw by outside party is
founded on the breakage OF the water pipe and other
evidences that the high wall around the prison yard
| had been scaled.
In addition to the carriage which the tracks show
| to have been in waiting, it is evident that horse
was also awaiting the prisoners escape, and it is
now believed that he went Oh on the latter. Colds
borough told Lingo that his brother his last visit,
gave him roll of notes he shook hands on bid
ding him goodbye. After all the important assist
ance that his colored fellow prisoner afforded him,
| Goldsborough gave him the Slip probably to avoid
| the payment of the 300 promised him for his
| services.