The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-05-10

| st. l.. road during the month of April.
| After he had been in the calAboosc
Tor some time he managed 10 open
| his cell door which was fastened with
heavy bolts and some pieces of iron
which were run through the
hole where the locks had
been used. After he gained ad-
mission into the room, Waters pro
cccdcd To break the locks ON Nil the
other cell doors and liberated the pris.
oncrs six in number He then too X
M iron bar, opened the main door
and made dash for liberty, which
he gained and had not been captured
mp to Il late hour last night. TWO ne
gro women, no were confined IN one
Of the cells gave the alarm, and those
who had lrtt the cnlnhuo~c are recap
turrd. Waters is dcscribcd IL man
about five feet tall, dar, complcNiun.
black hair and mou,tachc and wore nj
light suit of clothes. From his action
the officers think he is wanted some
whore for u crime he Ia, committed
Marshal Moore bought locks last
evening and will not give city priourr-
another chance to escape.
TWO BAD NEoKoEs.
About noon two negroes unmcd
Robert Hall and VIM. Henderson. be- !
came involved in Il row. aud one
drew a pistol and let it fall, Officers
I III Henry and Dan Ford were near
BY. and the negroes seeing them, |
made rush down Second street |
thence 10 the river; the officers fol-
lowed and chased them into cabin
At frs, they refused 10 come out, Tut
the officers took them in their poses.
sion. \ little boy. who was near bv.
said he saw one OF the men throw II
pistol under the bed, aud Dan Ford
went into the cabin 10 look for il.
The negroes had been searched, but
while Mr.. Ford was in the cabin, Rob
'rt Hall drew Il small dcrringor pistol
'ocklug il nj the same tine, and no
i0ubt his intention wa, to shoot Mr..
henry, but that gentleman caught his
'rm and took the weapon away from
lim. Henderson and Hall were lock
d up in the Jail.
CHARGED WITH THEFT OF A COW.
Constable Lee jenkins went out To
he Ichuacana and arrested man hv
he name of Lee Powell who is
harged with the THEFT of COW. the ,
property of Mr.. q. h. Caldwell. II is
aid the case against Powell is very
trong. lie was locked up in the
all.
\ KNOCK DOWN on THE STREET
About six O'Clock prominent in !
lranco man was standing on the
.dewalk on Austin ave.
ne, and a darkey passed
y and gave the insurance mans dog
severe Kick, remarking at the same
.mc, get out of the say YOU brute" t
he man eXpostuated with the d,r. F,
ey about such conduct aud
n receiving an insulting reply, struck
i'm with his fist and then gave him "a ,
tvcre pummclling, The insurance ]
IAN was arrested and gave bond.
A RUN-A-wAY CorrLE. ,
Three days ago woman giving her
anne rs Mary Hawkins walked into u
ne St Charles restaurant and asked \
lrs. Wilson for II place to work The c
osition of chambcrmaid was assigned C.
; her duties, and she seemed to ill "
ne place very well but that uncon- v
'ollable amor of love sprung up be- /
Scen the woman and "A waiter in the Il
esiaurant, by the name of Ed Smith. y
nd they at once grew very fond OF Il
ne anothers company. So last even ?
~ between the hours of and !,
clock, the twain disappeared through
ne back gate, and last night the 1t.
harles was'miuus a cambermaid and
waiter. Up TO late hour they had ,
d been heard OF.
HOW IT WAS OBSERVED. /
Last night at the very witching \
our when church-yard graves were Ia
awning aud giving their spectral 81