The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-28

appointed Hall ON the recommendation
of Judge Atkins
The Court here remarked that Mr. Lee
could NOT bee held responsible for any
negligence. as the statement was made
by the sergeant that bis duties were only
clerical
DEBUT SEHGEANT hr RECESS.
Mr. William Burgess, deputy sergeant,
took fhc stand
Colonel Spouswood Were you at the
jail last Monday night when two prison
crs escaped Do
40 SIR
when did Won get there
cone o'clock 4. VI
When did YOU hear of The escape
IL had been fishing ami heard of the
escape of two prisoners from Policeman
kcrse before reaching the JAIL ln-
qurcd of Mr. ilsll, Who told me that Two
men had zone over the wall between ,.il
and j. VI. made no attempt io con-
ceM the matter myself ieit tAe clty
that day about o'clock and made %
thorough search of the Jail The same ai-
tcruoOu 40 ! ID clock.
when should you have been az the
JAIL
If have no specific instructions a- 90
hours have bad io leave the jaii at
midnight, IN order 90 eo after lunatics.
MIR HILL.
M George A. IT'D. of The TIMES, was
the next witness called
ln answer to questions asked by Col
0ncl ~poi-wood. Mr Hill said iha' be-
learned Monday night few minutes
past nine o'clock that Two
prisoners had escaped from iai.
lie went 20 the jail about quarter 90 i0
O'Clock and rang the helL Mr. Burns
responded The first question asked
Was. What are the names of fhe tWo
prisoners who escaped tonight.
" What; ! have heard of n0 prisoners
escaping. replied Mr. Burns " have
Heard 500. replied ihs interrogation
Are YOU - reporter. said Mr. Burns
" le, "Of what paper. TUE
DAILY TIMES The reporter was then
invited in, and during the course OF the
conversation on different topics FREE
queutly referred 20 the escape OF prison
ers. and received the same answer To
the effect that Mr.. Burns had heard OF
NJ prisoner escaping
Did YOU hear MI Hall say any thing,
81 heard Mr. Burns ask Mr. Hall if bee
had heard of any prisoners escaping
and Nh Hall replied no. We three
were sitting together at the time In the
yard SO. M Burn, did not give me
the names of anyprisoner- who escaped. '
NR. AoEL.
Mr.. =. r. Noel. of The Dapafel. stated
that at II o'clock Monday hight he heard
"a rumOr That TWO prisoners had escaped.
He went iO the JAN ana met gentleman.
There Na. another one sitting in the
yard Did NOT know either he stated
90 the gentleman be met that hc came to
learn about thc two prisoners Who had
escaped. They told uim that they did
not know of any escape 40 midnight
and 1890 4. VI called them up through
the phone. and they still said THAT they
had not heard Of amy one escaping.
MIR. wooDFrN.
MI $ Wooddu. of eDrpatct, said
some one asked him through lle phone.
how many prisoners had escaped from
JAIL llercplIed tha, Dee bad heard oi none.
llc,then asked the parties 40 fhe jain the
same question asked llm. Tine reply
was. Two "NhW hour did they c.-
cape. About s clock. was the reply .
lie then asked the names Here there
was hesitation and the sound of
some one talking 20 another They asked
him who WAS talking go which hD rc-
piled. the Dnp1iH The phone then Doe
came disconnected The Ritnes, went
To the Jail about / o'clock the next after
noon and sny Mr.. kcr,e. who told him
how The prisoners escaped. Mr. ker-e .
told him That Mr. Burns was present and
MI Hall absent when the prisoners cs-
capped.
Mr. Burgess came back on the stand
and stated that shat night he went to tne .
residences OF Mr.. kerse and Mr. Macon
in an effort 90 take steps 90 arrest the
escaped prisoners The next day he was
al the Police Court. and spent the Tee
mainder of the day trying 90 get clue
as TO the whereabouts of the prisoners.
SIR. WILLIAM HALL.
Mr. William Hall. thenight Waterman.
went on The stand lie said he went
down 10 the corner ia order 10 get a
piece of tobacco lie was gone i've or
ten minutes. When he returned he
found the two prisoner, gone lie saw the
rope which had been taken from
the laundry part on the inside of the
wall and part on the outside. He found
out at once who the men were who had
escaped. He al once telephOned the First
police station that two men were gone.
and also for Messrs Burgess and Lee.
but they were not at home The top OF
he wall on the inside from the corridor
pr balcony was about eight feet. The
iIOp IN the street was about sixteen
eet
Where ought Mr. Burns to have
been
in the yard, to keep The prisoners from
escaping
Did they escape from the Yard
Yes. from the narrow yard. They
led the rope to the pin 10 which the wire
opc across the yard on which clothes
re hung TO dry is fastened.
Did Burns tell you when you returned .
hat two men had escaped
"No: he did not found it ont my !
elf when | went TO lock them up. .
old Mr. Burns that he was pretty fell !
ow 20 sit there and let the two men get
way
Concluding, Mr. Hall said. II told Mr.. I
turns that he ought TO have told The re- !
orters about the escape, but lie replied j