Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-10-11

George alias "Tid" Brinmsr. John
| Vert, and Alex. Luaman arc too wcIl
known to need much of u description, All
are natives OF this city and were serving
terms Tor arson. Brimmer, IL will be ro.
membcrt |, was tho leader Of the gang of
hrobugs IN this city. Aftor being convicted
OF one charge he turned squcnlor aud had
u number of other men arrested, On
account of his services TO the common
wealth the cases against him wcro not all
pushed, and on tho 2lst of April last no
was sentenced to 10 years Imprisonment.
IN appearance BrimmGr Ia nero boy,
a'though nearly % pears Of ace. TIo has
~ uE'eat @ iondness for Lancaster, but fear of
away. '"''S "'oP III"
| VERT was convicted on the testimonv
oi hrimmcr of firing tho Conostooa cnrL
| WI NM anu was sentenced to 10 wars i'm.
PllSonlnont, In April. Ills business ia ,L,t
oi bill poster aud previous 10 his nrres, Lc
| hnd oeon travelling with O'Bricn,a cir",'a
IL no can remain away from tbis de-. ~,
winch no has wife, ho will likely InnI
| up circus going South. NUM-
200 HrOii was convicted with h,I,
hh,hah oi oIeaking into Storc at bIillWny
'nI W''S hehtenCod To five years. His form
had almost expired. lie also csoancJ i,'
May last, but was rcarrestnd ON tho s,,,,, ~
night IN this city by Officer Burns. Uc 10
rtsidont Of Columbia, Ebnap hjs
partner who escaped with him, is stiu
missing. '''''
John Clifford Ia tho mau who broke into
the house of Charles White last win,c,.
anu was sentenced 10 five years impris,n
mCnt. ''''''
Edward Beck. George Watkins and
Wm Clark arc Philadelphia men. They
were arrested In the spring of 1882 for
breaking into and robbipg tho house of
Joshua Root, ut Witmcr, and wers sen
fenced on August g. 1889, 10 four ycars
Doubtless Some oi rnc Escapor Pr,.on,,,
Last evening about O'Clock as Samuel
heycs was coming in the Lititz pike. near
the first cato ho met a man who was walk
ing on the pike whilO four or five other mon
near by were walking in field near the
plho' Tho man On the pike asked Mr..
N'l's now lar it was To LaudisyillC,
hcyeS tod him lao was on the wrong road;
that ho was on the Lititz pike, whcrcupnn
the fellow asked how far il was tn LIN,
ana receiving an answer the crowd moved
on. Mr Reyes had not at that timo heard
OF the escape of the prisoners, but has no
donot tho mcn ho mot wcgo part OF tho
gang of cnnyicts.
Suspicious Mon Soag rar,y,IIc
About II o'Clnck last uirht Chaglsa
Ionstoblcr saw Uinc strange men ncar
Ear.ytlle, who appeared TO bo heading for
tho Ephrata hills. They wore coats gimi.
lar to those stolen by tho prisoners before
thoy left tho jail and each man had a
stout club in hiI hand. Coustobler who
had not hcaid OF tho jail delivery supposed
tho men worc bah nine.
rr.uRTurd Seen
W. Il, skiles, of Paradise, wrote letter
70 Chief Police Dcichlar this morning in
which he says =" II John Frankfort es.
capped from jail last night, saw him nj
$3.50 this morning. chased him away
from my stable There was another man
with him."
Reported Capturora
Reports were current ON the streets that
oac or moro Of tho COnvicts had been
captured at Columbia, that John Frank
ford had returned to tho Jail voluntarily
rang tho bell and asked To be ro. admitted
aud that the pcnnEy lvania railroad police
had taken gang Of six men to iaiI in
irons, two OF whom wCrC ESCAPED prison.
crs. The reports arc uufOunded. Tn to
O'Clock this afternoon none of tho cscaped
cnnvicts had been captured