Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-08-27

."Is0 D0v01oI Ot0Nr6CT
Special Correspondence Of the RxrusLIc,,
DOVER, Del, Aug. 26.-This lou,
was thrown into fever of excitsmsn,
shortly after o'clock last niaL,
through a report that the notorinn.
Bob" Allen and number of o,hs,
prisoners had made their escape fr"n
the Jail.
The rumor spread like wild.fre and
crowds soon gathered on the yar;o".
street corners discussing the suhisc,
Report first had it that the Jail was do
populated and not man was left hn,
this report was not given credence and
investigation showed that only six had
left the Jail, although the REMAINING
prisoners had the same chance, bur thss
preferred to remain where they %,
their hoard without work. ="
Those who escaped were Bob" Al.
len aud Henry Raisen, both colored
who were arr ested last May by Deter,
live Jones, of this city for heiuv
concerned in various burglaries com,
United in Kent County, and were wait.
ing trial at the next term of court. /,
', -, ,"a octll
co'''neo ~ HeSe'a' jars III tnlS STATE
anu MAR Ihn'i ""' Always managed to
'n"ne MS eso"lc' ,Sr"e' I"ote' coIorel,
victed OF larceny at the last term Of
court and his time Of imprisonment
was nearly out.
The others were Joe Cook, colored
awaiting trial for rape; a tram ar.
t ''''l' LOT i",celly, anu another white
n''', ""',r i"iso.', ""o was awaiting
'Ia"l 'o' Vic '"''e'y VI d nor'e and
wagon -... , .,
me PRISONERS lhM't their escape
through an opening "a, We rear wa! Of
,ne jan ny saving OH one VI the iron
oars an" w WI 'he o'hrr IRON It's
poS'' ION iuc "o'h war uo''e WIN an
on '"St NM. ~ 'ne h",'s Vi AAleh,
"h" ~ ,iousl' 70 NC 'Ie ch'ei mover IN
. ., '",nl'ah, az n' was supplied WIN
'alse Keys 10 ,he cen ooors ana lib
e'ateo an Tue otlei pllso'e's'
N'''' s4"ocMns through ''e aper'
ure ~ 'he wall 'hey cropped aown
in'o ,he sar's, sa"eu h'le through tlle
h'sti p"aro renee c"' ACROSS 'o'' and
lhm ,n iieit escape.
me hrst lh'''hAuon OF she escape
was 'earheu 'hrousn 'he "'te oi Israel
Lore, VINO hVeH III bo'e[' anu received
"a WISH 'ron her ''uspa"o shor'1! al'ef
NJ was tree' H.,
ne lioSeT''e" "' onco 70 ne' nome
uc'i'an'eu' he' ,i'oheJ al" "poh het 10,
'"Sal, ne peHt hsr UNI, She hahueu
over the cash. aiter which ne TOOK
'rnhK' p'a'r'' IL III "a "hee'parfo" anu
'rif the town.
ne haa oeeh gone only lew
minutes "heh large crown was al,
t,'r'fa =" me mouse ny .h' , screams o..
Ihut'!er, from MS WIG "ei. Tue!
i"arhSi 'ht news 'hey i'i''ie"'".T'y
spread IL 'hfohsno"' inc Town lug
Hh'fih s''l'lioiIed u posse an" STARE"
III pursuit ni 'he '"e''l'tS !" various
directions Inc country was seoufeu
i"I mics afouhd' .eiegrahS were SEM
10 various l"ih,s, put the prisoners '''u
''ane bon" 'he'i 'S,aP', WIN Nv W
cep'loh oi i'SHSe''' 'i'e hol'e 'n'''' WIN
was captured near htn.on' oS '",'"
trahi'e, oiIt O! 'he oheTlll posse WI"
"ent III pursuit Oh h"lSepach,
hil' t''.ihe aloiie tne r"'n Nv pas,'"
Legsttl on loot, ana atter riolhg ny
snort Instance reversal MS "o''e, r,
sented revolver AZ the man an" ,"yA
MN prisoner. Nothihg was seen VI ,"e
rest OF the gang, and 1t is supposed 'n''
thy separate" an" went IN 'ari''' III
rectlons: ,..
Bob Aliens paramonr' haSh'ns
coiored dahScl :" rhiiadeipii'"' Nv