The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1884-01-31
SEREWD WORK,
COUPLED WITH DEEDS OF DARING
Tug NEAT ESCAPE OF Two
MURDEREEs FROM THE
JACKSON JAIL.
Their Ultimate Capture

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JACKSON. O., Jan. 23-To- day,
al Is minute. of l o'clock, Luke
and William Jones, under SEN
tence of death for the murder of
Anderson Lsckey. and confined
la the Jail at this place, made
their escape. which, for the neat
ness of its execution and consid-
ering the character of the Jail, is
almost unparalleled. The Jail
has just been completed at cost
of $4,000, with all modern i'm
provements, and was supposed to
be one of the strongest in the
State.
| At about ten minutes after II,
Fred Reed, the guard on duty at
that time, went to his dinner
The lower part of the Jail where
the Jones boys and Stephens,
their confederate, not yet con-
victed. were confined, is arranged
with two rows Of cells, narrow
hall between, and about 4 feet
from the stone wall is grating
of chrome steel, which it was
supposed could neither be filed
or broken. In this space between
the cells and chrome steel is the
privy seat, which has a heavy
weight attached 10 the top, SC
that when the seat is up it will
hold it in position. On the out
side of the chrome steel and next
to the stone wall was box which |
contained 8 revolvers, half pint
of whisky, a razor and other
things. The whisky had been ta-
ken from a prison placed in the
Jail this morning.
The Jones boys were allowed
during the day to stay in the cor
ridor between their cells and the
chrome steel. Stephens occupy
ing a cell on the opposite side of
the Jail. When Reed went to
dinner he left them in this corri-
dor, and they Immediately made
preparations to escape. The Stats
of their cots were made Of hoop
iron. They first tore these out
and linked two pieces together.
reached through the bars, a dis
tance of l2 feet, and by means
of a hook bent upon the hoop
iron, drew the box to them con-
tanning the revolvers. They got
three, all loaded. They then nn-
screwed the top of the privy seat
and with three well directed
blows, a three-quarter rod Of
chrome steel snapped and they
were in communication with the
outside corridor next to the stone I
wall.
It was their intention 10 kill
Reed on the spot when he open
ed the outside door, but prison J
er prevailed upon them not 10 do :
80. As Reed opened the door
they presented their revolvers at l
h head and he was their priso-
ner. With a cord and towel they
tied him securely to a bar, and
then walked ont of Jail. In their
hurry they tied Reed where 4
prisoner could re1ch him, who
united him and the alarm was at
once given. L
The town was ablaze with eX-
element. Revolvers and shot
guns were in demand, and hun e
ireds of citizens followed in the
they had taken. As p
Dahadway and Howe came with n
in shooting distance, VIM. Jones :
saluted them with q shot. They "
lropped and the shot missed. II
Again they pressed after the q
criminals, and by this time they a
lad got close to a house. They a
we're in the yard, and William
urned to fire, but A. he did so, il
Duhadway fired at Luke, and t
brought him to the ground, the
oall striking him just above the 8 8
light hip, making a dangerous, it +;
1ot mortal wound At this juno a
ure Deputy Steele came riding Il
Up the road with shot gun, and o
BIZ Jones ran into the house, IL
eaving Luke lying on the ground. +,
And now came the most exciting
'cene of the chase, which for C;
iOol hardy daring is unequalled. II
Steele rode up to the house, dis
mounted, turned his horse loose, 70
md supposing that both men =
we're in the house, not knowing +.
hat Luke had been shot, walked n
Up, shot gun in hand, and open f,
ID the door. AS he opened it
Bill Jones met him with two ~
ocked revolvers. Steele, gun in
land, rushed Al him and under y,
ook to grapple with him. In 81
he scuffle he dropped his gun, +,
md Jones covered him again
With tho revolvsrs. and told him ,x
o got. lie left, running past o,
luke Jones. Bill held the fort.
of men soon gathered
round the house at respecta- q,
lie distance. Marshal Owens W
rdered him TO give himself up, r
nd told him if he did SO he tf
hould he protected. He held 81