The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-08
A CLAUDE DUVAL.
1HE EgNTUCKY CONVICT hAhho
ms ESCAPE.

ri,de. Hall Oacsais In broad Day"g"''
,,,,,s.lf from the walls by BIan-
k.ts-Gone wnore the "oo""'"e i"'"-
.,b-Interesting Batch of Local News
blackwell alas Brown the escaped con-
vict from the Kentucky peniteniiary Is
certainly worthy Of high place IN lhe
convict temple of fame. He Is 10 fact a
modern Claude Duval He managed TO
elnde the officers of the Kentucky penl-
,en,isrv where he bad been confined as
a burglar and attempted murderer, ana
made his escape from that INSTITUTION
Ue then came 10 Richmond, where he
was sbadowed and finally captured ana
placed in Jail He then offered TO go
back 10 Kentucky without requlsition
from the authorities of that state
and upon his promise TO 90
SO quietly was released from JAIL
by Justice Crutchfeld and turned
over to Detective James TO be transport
ed 10 the scenes OF his most famous
exploits. At Petersburg he again
succeeded in getting away from
his custodian, and regained bis
liberty, only to be recaptured and
brought back to jail, where he was ex-
pected To remain until the Kentucky
authorities could call for him and place
him once more in durance vile.
HE ESCAPES AGAIN.
II was all arranged that he should be
taken from Jail back TO Kentucky at q
o'clock Yesterday. The officer TO whose
charge he had been cOmmitted-Deiec-
tive Wilburn Of Norfolk-was at the jail
awaiting the hour for taking him 10 The
train The hour came. and the officer
went to the prison confidently expecting
iomarch of in triumph with the prisoner, +,
but lol the bird had flown, aud all that
il known is that in some mysterious
manner, nc had succeeded in mounting
the wall of the Jail had let himself
down 10 the ground below by means Oh
blankets; had run off and again success
fully escaped Foolish officials TO imagine
that they could confine in common leil
an expert who was able TO laugh to scorn
State prison walls and penilenliary sur
yeilance All that is nov known is that
he Is gone, and bis whereabouts no one
knows
FALSE REPORT.
A rumor was sfloat last nigh, that
Black well had been captured in Jackson
Ward, near Broo< avenue, close 10
Bacon Qurriers bridge A whoOping
crowd of people were engaged, it seems,
i'm running after somebody whom they
thought ought TO have been the twice
escaped convict from The Virginia au-
thoriries, and the third escaped convict
in all. Consequently they pursued him,
Yelling IAN escaped convict" but he
turned out TO be no one wanted by tie
Iailors or courts.
HOW DID lie DO IT
The wonder is how be could have 80
easily escaped in broad daylight. There
is some excuse for the escape of Bryant
az the iailOr did not see him run through
The gate, but Black well climbed n wall
with slrinas made from his blanket, had
10 fastcn them in place and then jump a
distance over the wall and land on the
ground below. He is too sharp to
be caught The way he lied
when he was on the witness stand
proves he is not only shrewd but sharp
and smart
Sergeant Carter should look after his
force and the Jail and prisoners who have
money somewhere at command. They
escape too often. The Jail is place to
confine people in who have violated the
law, and too many liberties should not
be allowed them. Twenty pers ms have
been seen in the yard at once under for
mer regimes and there was hut little work
for them TO jump from the upstairs plat
form which has broad stairs leading 10 it,
over the wall and departing no one knows
where. such escapes should be carefully
guarded against hereaflcr.