The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-02
THE CRlMlNALsCA
'ail breaking COnsplratOrs Thvsrted
at Fort Worth.
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q PLOT That NEARLY SUCCEEDED,
Vns OF the Guards Corrupted and In
the Scheme.
a cfpR'AN 1'>S CHIEF pLorreR
All Sat One of the Gang .,,ur,s.-.A,.
Logged Robbors at Marshail-L
Ter Hughes on for Richmond
Ugly Acts at Austin.
THE DAYS CRIMINAL RECORD.
A sensntlon M rorl ,rnrlh.


FORT WORTH, April l.--fSpeoial, IA
sensation which is the one subject of
talk is ON us. A well laid scheme has
been discovered TO release tho prisoners
in the Jail, a plan which came near sue.
ceeding, Charles Freeman, who has
been in jail for months past, charged
with swindllng, had been familiar with
n prostitute named Blanche Williams.
who, as soon as he was put In fail
showed him all possible attention. fhis
woman visiting the jail daily soon had
trusty, Bin Nowell, agree to aid her
In etiecting tho escape of Freeman.
Charles Herrln, the slayer of Dc. C, w.
Barradall, free, also entered into the
conspiracy, and II Is said by the officers
that the plans were all hatched out by
the arch conspirators In the bagnio Of
Madame Brown, In whose house
Blanche Williams lived. On Saturday
last Nowell's torn was out, SO on Fri
day Freeman wrote letter 10 his "doar
Blanche" telling her that hours seemed
days 10 those in Jail; that what WAS
done must be done at once, for Now
elPs friendly aid would soon be with.
drawn. This lettor brought things
70 head and late Fri.
day BlanCh appeared at the
jail, bearing IN her bosom several saws,
files, bottles of acid and cholorolorm,
all of which were turned over yly' % ~
"Erusty" Novel;, who soon had the
tools and drugs in the coll, conveyed
thithor IN basket of provlsions, In
this cell, besides Freeman and Hertin,
were two desperadoes from Coleman
county, Mcintosh and Green, who were
here Tor safe keeping Last night was
tho time appointed for tho break. The
bars were TO bo filed and eaten in two
by the acid, whom tho four men, in their
stocking feet piloted by Novel;, were
to descend on the guards, when the
chloroform was TO b0 used, the guards
tied, and all the prisoners in the Jail to
the number Of 56, released. When out
side, shoes were ready for the four mon
and navy slxgs for the whole gang.
Some one on the outside weakened at
tho eleventh hour and told the sheriff
enough 70 put hlm on his guard
Rowen was found about IL o'clock and
arrested, the thumb scews but TO MIN,
and about 3 O'clock no squoaled when
all the prisoners were transferred from
their cells to the other side Of
the jail, the cells searched and
the tools found, Officers were at once
sont for Blanche Williams, and soon re-
turned with her, when she was put be-
hind tho bars. To-day tho county al
torney investigated tho matter, and
soon had warrant out for Madame
Brown, who was arrested about O'clock
to-day. She gave bond for her appear
anoo IN tho sum Of $1,000. The officers
have one arrest more TO make, when,
they say, oil tho conspirators viii be in
custody. The jailer and guards felt
very ticklish when they found out what
a narrow escape they made, Tor they
felt that Herriu, Mcintosh and Green
would have made short work of them,
IL uDGBss sarV.