The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-24
THEY DID ESCAPE.
TWO PRISONERS GET AWAY FROM
JAIL.
WHY WAS rms KEPT so QUIET
THE WAY THEY MANAGED To 0hI
OUT
,v,,rc. oh where l. Indian Biii aud Scott
King Have hcy Gone tn snin
the salt Sea Freezes of
Newport cw-f

"
ihc city jain. 4 reporter went To inc
First poiicc-stali0n and there iearheu
ihai the same rumor had reached the OIL
acers there, nut they knew nothing out
the remor The TINES reporter then
,,enf 10 the iail al near 10 o'clock ana
rang fhc bell Mr. Michael Burns, the
turnkey. opened the door and admitted
t1o renortcr into the yard. Nv hat are
tbo names of the two prisoners who
e.eaned tonight" was the reporter snrsi
.Nhaig know nothing about any
nr..oncr. escaping" was the reply.
81 learn that two did escape
Are YOU reporter
"l c~.'
"Whai papert
"The DAILY TINES. 49,.
The rcnOricr. who was then inside, III
"a cigar. Mr.. Burns locked the door ana
invited the reporter to a seat in the yard
$50 nobody has escaped =.
Of have heard of no one escaping mere
tonight .,
"What time do yOu come on duty
"~omofimcs a. early ~ o'clock.
w. o,clcrt
s.. ,,er,. van ON duty AT o'clock ~
Yes. Sir. said he emphatically.
And YOU have heard OF DO one es
Gaping.
" 40. sir"
DO YOU know of any one escaping
said Mr.. Burns 10 Mr.. William Hall, the
ni,bf watchman. who Vas sitting near
lv
d. NO sir
81. Nr Huroess in
NJ sir bis mot.,er T. sick"
ali lee absent. also
oNc. sir. he don't stay here at night.
Whcu will Mr. Burgess he back.
.lf ma, bs l2 on O'Clock
$40 one has escaped 2"
no. sir"
.liave YOU Rockets negro here by
ihe name of Indian Biz
lie was here, bui Bee was let loos,
earlier than the hour bis term expired
aeeause lac has worked in the kitchen
Where prisoners terms expire at mid
nirht and they work " us here, We
generally give them few hours and idr
iheu loose
"ls Indian Bill one OF the prisoner
who escaped, OK was he let ont lof Woih
ing ~
"NOhOdV has escaped ihai know OF
! icn y0H, and / know nothing ADou
Bill
The fact Is two prisoners did escape
their names are Scott King mus Ion
Walker. who was sent tO Jail 10y the
Hntnn.s Court. ON september rs last
to serve twelve months for burglary
4ui William Jcilerso' nuns Indian iii
sent to ail ON November last, To serve
six months in default of S20O secuIii,
i0f hi. good behavior Boih are ne
aroc-.
Tine jail yard is small contracted
pare between the Jail proper and The
building IN which the deputy sergeant
sleep ANT cent and The large kitchen. III
kitchen is ON the ground floor and In
entrance % the iail is door from Mar
SHALL street right into this yard. Tn
turnkey and watchman remain from J.
NJ in fine vaid. There are steps gOin
nm to Galleries which reach the two up
ner stories I'M the building where The OFF
GERS have their rooms. one of the gale
r.es runs tO the Marshall street wal
where any one who can lean well ca
roach fine top of the wall
Kinr and Jefferson. the TWO escape
nrisoners have for number of night
ra., hccn cnoao.d i'm cooking i'm IA
titchen and inns had the freedom of th
,arj TLev were similarly engage
Monday evening after the other prison
cr- had been locked mp. About hall
mas. o'clock thcy decided 10 remain Il
iaU mo- longer In the little. narro'
ward when The turnkey and watchma
were ON duty. they left The kitchen, wen
INFO fine laundry. got "a good rope and il
,be rlare of ra-lirht walked up th
siam. walked along the gallery
r,arhad fhe Marshall street wall. leape