The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-25
They Elect New Complement of OIL
cers-..Plans of the BOard.--An
Adjourned Meeting.
The Prisoners Confined in the County
Jail Make Bold SwOOp for
Liberty,
And Gain the Coveted BO0n--.S0 far
None Have Been Recaptured.
The Police Make n Raid on the Festive
Crap Shooters.
4 JAIL BREAK.
Five Prisoners Break Jail, and Another
Escapes from Guard.

Five Prisoners Break Jail, and Another
Escapes from a Guard.
When the guards at the county jail went
their usual rounds Of inspection of the cells
yesterday morning, they found that the
lower north cell, which contained eleven
prisoners the previous night, had only six
remaining in ii. A hole through the north
west wall, some eighteen inches in diane
ter, told the tale The remaining prisoners
had failed to take advantage of the open
ing. two of them because they were
sick, two more because they. were too
corpuent to squeeze through, and the
other two, because they had no desire to
gain their freedom and become fugitive.
from Justice. A large Bowie knife and q
butcher knife were used in cutting through
the soft wall, which is only eighteen inches
thick, which they left behind for their fell
low prisoners to use at some opportune
moment in cutting their way out. The
knives were found by the guards and turned
over to Sheriff Jones' The names of the
escaped prisoners are j. NJ. Manning, a
United States prisoner, charged with
raising $40 bill to 800, for which
he had been in Jail about
one year. Within the past few days his
bond was raised from $500 to $500 by the
Federal Court, and since then the guards
report that he was morose, talking but lit
tie, which wasquite different from his usual
conduct.
Jim Tyler, another United States pris-
oner, charged with participating in the rob-
bling of the train at Eagle Ford by Bass and
his gang, and who was put in some time
last July.
Welsh, also United States prisoner, in
on the charge of manufacturing and pass
ing counterfeit money, was another.
Rex Carlo Fitzbarry, who was put in that
night about 10 o'clock, on the charge of
making demonstration with pistol, took
his departure.
G.. p. Scott, who was arrested q few days
previous on the charge ofembezzlng funds
OF the Singer Sewing Machine Company
was the fifth man who gained his liberty.
According to their iellow-prisoners, whom
their escape about $3.50 o'clock
yesterday morning, and the
work was done between ~ at midnight and
800 that morning, and, so easily and
quickly did they do their work. that the
two guards guarding the cells did not hear
them at all. One of the sick prisoners was
laid between them and the guards, which
partially screened them from view. AS al.
ready stated the first three were United
states prisoners, none OF whom have been
tried for the ollenses with which they were
charged. Neither Of the State prisoners
had been tried. Sheriff Jones was notified,
and, accompanied by several of his depu.
Ties, he began at once to scour the country
for the lugitiveS.
The walls of the Jail are built of very soft
brick, which can be easily cut through
within an hours time. About o'clock in
the afternoon another prisoner, by the
name of Henry shelton, who was in for
aggravated assault, succeeded in making
his escape. lie was employed as u trusty
and had gone down to the river in charge Of
one OF the guards TO empty lot Of
filth. Watching his opportunity, he
broke away and ran at break.ncck
speed down the river, disappearing in the
brush in the bottom, The guard fired two
shots at him, and, us he fell he in all prob
ability hit him, but he gained his feet again
aud sped on, followed by second shot
which failed to take effect.
so far none of the escaped parties have
been recaptured.