The Cecil Whig., 1879-04-12
\ PRISONll,OT.
A JAIL DELIVERpID NOT
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IL Will be rccollectcd Ir. of The
Wing, that Medtord w; com
Nlcted at the December irt ot' tbe
murder of Jenkins Within An
drews and Steve Bayard,Isoc,n-
fined in Jail, Were accuse tn m,,r-
der Dcnuty-Sheritf' CooliloI,s ,oo
!" oi"'t ~ e'i'''' 'Erir his plot
was detected by Fl. VI. H;bo was
'"''' ''''''sto' "iiu mas Slinvicted
' i''''''" ~ Tue p'hbr iorg-
cry. From information ,oo;roJ
~ INC ''ier'h' he was lndake an
examination of Hayes cell, and
''''''>' 'o'i''"i''i therein :ich he
had made from Il brd-tirko v.,.
nicely constructed, quite st,ho,,t
twenty feet long, and thcre,,+ h.
intended to use it in sealing u.,u
Hayes occupied 4 cell i'll t.torv
Vi 'ie JAIL ana lii The norther of
1t, so that the window in il ne,r
the top of the prison wall. Is an
ingenious one; he, by some mebed
OF a piece of the wash-board cell
and broke of Il piece of an i,,d
about eighteen inches long an[cb
in diameter, which he SccurelAba
end of the piece of wash-bo:,or
threw open the window, whic, y
few feet from the wall, and pro-,
sert the iron into Il joint in the ,o
the other end of the board on l.,
sill: to the outer end of this con-.
fastened one end of the long roU.r
one reaching nearly 10 the grou y
favorable opportunity offered. t,o
lower end of the rope in the j.,
could have easily escaped: hutn
t he vigilance of the Sheriff and i
his well-laid scheme was defeate,
for a while, refused to say any til.
subject; but a day Or two before
moved to the penitentiary. he w,rl
lowing statement:
-H'. RepoItcr::-The plan OF eSca
plotted, and arranged 4
make my escape from this iai
.bout the last of January, as il wa
rial to me to stay here unit
out the words of my wife would
ny ears: Don't try to get away,
AN never come back to me and t
my more, ii You do, for they won
.ou again. SO | concluded 10 site
There Is no one outside or inside
knew any thing about my tryin
way until ! had entirely abandt
dca. If | had made up my mind
cave, | would not have told a Sil
on.
When the plot was made tn knG,
he turnkey (Ioln Cooling). had
. do with it. | took John Cooling
ime, face To face with the parties c,
II it, and asked them in his pres
Yer aided or persuaded them iii an,
egard To etferting an escape. They
No. | asked them ii | did not t.
ihen asked to O. with them. it W,
rotit me anything 10 60. They said
his, Mr.. Cooling can testify to. The
ow as ! am going TO the penitentia
ill try and put the blame on me.
20 thu, ] expect to 60 to the penit
nd have expected to ever since | ,
need, and have never made any
, leave here since last january. :.
'oulden finding OUT ] was going
~ escape, he never found il out Ill
lonths after had abandoned the il
care no more for it than | would OF
drink of Water. never went so
nish the job | had intended TO eft
'cape by. 1t is not necessary to d
lis any longer. have simply Vi,
statement of the matter. which ca
enied, as ! start for the penltenti
Iorrow. ] leave my best wishes "
Ilcri:f aud his officers, as they have
r kindly SiucH have been here.
!! NJ. H.
notwithstanding the above StaIel
highly probable that Hayes origin;
ot to kill Cooling. and then reveal,
der the better TO carry out this last
escape. Waters first declared Fl;
,cent of completely in the first plot
}" dGl.,ares that he was the origil
So it is evident that III GaI't
nth, and Hayes seems 10 have been
lahlt. TO do 50