Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-11-11

Five Inmates of the Knoxville JAN
obtain Their Liberty.
HIT AmarIne, Frank Taylor. WIN.
Nelson, Ayery Bradley and
Dan Potter the Lay

Cut.
Five of the prisoners confined IN
the Knox county Jail succeeded IN
making their escape from that institu-
ton, about 8 O'Clock Sunday morning,
and were securely out OF reach before
the alarm was given. The parties to
the escape are all white. and their
names are as follows: Hut. Amarines
the notorious Blount county moon
sinner, being held to answer IN the
Federal Court; Frank Taylor, who
was Just arrested and jailed a few days
| since for robbing Coomes'shoe shop,and
| sundry other acts of theft in this
city; VIM. Nelson, recently arrested
and bound over to court for larceny
in this county; Avery Bradley, the
| Sewer county murderer, and Dan Z.
Potter, the Cooke county murderer,
both the latter being held here for SAFE
keeping.
These prisoners were formerly Ia
the first cell next to the entrance, but
something over a week ago they were
detected in an effort to break out OF
there, and were put into the dungeon,
while the cell was repaired. A new
floor was put in, and the repairs are
now almost complete.
It seems the prisoners piled their
efforts more successfully, however, IN
the dungeon. Their escape was made
through the W way, which is in
the corner of the dungeon, extending
down to the ground, along the rock
wall. They piled up about a wagon
load of brick and dirt which they bad
torn out, after getting a hole III the
floor, and yet the aperture was very
small, and the getting out must been
extremely difficult and disagreeabie,
5 but what will a man not so through
f to obtain liberty Their work must
have been going on for days,
Or nights, rather, but they were
shrewd enough to cover up theii
q chips in day time. Lum Reeder, Tx
q tailor. was in The dungeon Saturday
h night. and discovered nothing wrong
but it was discovered afterwards that
they had dug out dirt and concealed i
under their bedding.
Frank Taylor, who is shown up OF
all hands in the light Of an accom-
: plished scoundreI, was evidently ring
l leader in the affair, and it was through
him the fact of their escape was dis
g covered. As soon as he bad oh
-e tanned his liberty, he wen
q 10 the room where his former partner
3 John Brock, who keeps a store at tn
n corner Of State and Cumterlant
n streets, was sleeping, and called for hi
pistol. Brock, being suddenly aroused
lie gave Taylor the pistol before he hardl
r realized what he vas doing. Taylo
Id did not tarry, but was off in a hurry
u Brock, it will be remembered, a
though 8 partner in business, was i
g. no way connected with Taylor
r.. crooked transactions, in fact, We
T. chiefly instrumental in bringing hir
10 Justice. As soon as he had gOtte
3. wide enough awake 10 realize Ii
to stu alton, after Taylor left, he hunte
I'd up the police, notified them, aud
he that means the jsilor was notified
he Search was at once institu ed. It
hn believed that Amarine crossed ID
no river. He 40 doubt hied him direotl
,r to his old mountain haunts, and a
Tr, pursuit will likely prove futile. II
other four are thought to have goi
across towards Anderson county +;
fact they wereseen early Sunday mor
ing, on Beaver Ridge, near C0ffman'
~. where Taylor lived last summer. Ts
Of them were also seen to pass Wa
,oo laces Cross Roads, in Anderson count
,da the same morning. Several parti
were in pursuit Sunday and yesterda
but no further information had be-
received late yesterday evening.
Taylor was just in the niche of tn
with his ~escapade. Mr.. Robert Stee
who is Cd q trip to his old home frc
Richmond, Va, held o requisition
~ him, and vas going to take him, il
day or two, to Virginia, where he cai
SUI from. He is an ex-penitentiary c,
I . Wet in that State, aud he is wanted
o"S otheI charges.