Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-02-12
BOLD PRISONERS.
BURNING THEIR WAY our or THE
eRxESEsvILLE JAIL.
Three nsE Tsoaps--0ns Gives the Alarm
and savos Life and Property
Accidents
correspondence Of tho Richmond DlsOAscA.l

PETERSBURG. Va. February IL, 1850.
Three negro prisoners made their escape
from the county fail Of Grcenesvile. at En-
poria. about IL O'Clock on SATURDAY. night 10y
burning q hole through the floor OF their
cell and Afterwards knocking n hole In the
brick UNDERMINING. Their names arc
John Johnson. undergoing a sentence Of i'm
p-isoument for sixiv DAYS for larceny !:
George Wyche. awaiting trial for larceny.
md Robert WOOdlcy. awaiting tfi1i for
eufekcn.slcaling. The setting fire 10 the jan
fa/order 70 effect their escape came near
proving q serious matter. Wychc and
WOodlcv wcnt awav together. leaving John
son so follow II he chose 70 do 30. johnson
did follow. but not until be he'd tried 10 sub
duc The fire enough 20 lei him get out. IN
the isil va also confined the negro walter
Harris, Vho 10 under ScnteHce of death Tor
The brutal murder of Anthony Psrbam, par
Uculars al which crime have already been
published 10 the Dispatch.
As soon rs johnson left tho jail he vent 70
his home ia Bsihcld md tod his iWn'r OF
the csc1ur aud the msnucr IN when II han
been accomplished. telling him also tusi tue
SAN building was s'ili on fire and met un'e-.
something Wss done ~ once me jaw "'" "
he burned and the murderer Harms "ouiu
p'rish. .-o..
The father - the fugitive ~ once went
over 20 Emparia aud notified Mr.. :. ". Lee,
the sheriff. whom he found ss.eep ana tue
Sheriff and JObu.on went 20 the lhi' WI, u
thry found burning, and nv strenuous tIoIlS
s,icreedeqlu pufttrg ont the fire thus SAVING
thc fsli end ne He ~ the murderer Harris.
AS O'Clock lu the morning Sherlh Ice
leif IN que.l Of the escaped prisoner George
Wvche. and sitter travelling ten miles found
INN a. his house. Hy O'clock SUNDAY
morning The prisoner vas back IN lhL
About me ssme hour Dcpuir-sDerit Man
ning left IN pursuit Of WoodIey, got 90 HE
track. and a. one imc came near capturing
biw: but this fugitive managed 10 escape.
he viii doubtless be caught within the next
day or Two.
SURRENDERED nfNeEtF.
Peter johnson, the fothcr Of the other fu-
gifive. who was honest enough 10 give The
alarm shout the burning building, promised
sheriff Ire that ne would have bis son back
IN jiu hy sunrise on sunday, saving that Zee
had only left 10 give NE information % the
escape = the other two prisoners and Of the
danger 20 which the ilii Wa exposed. True
70 this promise. John Johnson went 10 ilil on
SUNDAY morning and surrendered himself
and went BACK into prison.
shciig Lee left The ial late on saturday
evening. after having examined each cell
and finding everything right. The burning
wss done bct~ecn sud II O'Clock. No
blame IL attached 10 the sheriff. VITO is re-
rqrded IN the community as the most ELL
Client officer who has held that position since
tho Wal.
The county jail isvcry insecure. and should
he replaced Toy p stronger and more COM
Portable building, which facts have been
called 90 the attention Ol the authorities time
ana again.
ACCIDENT.
James Rome, a c0lorei man, said 70 be
fr.m Manchester. went 10 sleep ON the track
of thc Norfolk and Western railroad we. y
this city las, night. and was knocked oh ~
tic western bound passenger train. lie hac
or"arm broken and sustained other iniu-
ric.. Tut VIII recover He was brought
down to-day and will Pee sent to ms home.
STOKE ANDsrAuLEs BURNED.
The store. stables. and outbudings be-
longing % Mr.. Edward williamson. 10 the
corner ~ Ilafdins aud Shore streets, were
do-iroycd 10y fire on sunday morning about
O'Clock.
eERlOCs DIFFICULTY.
A serious difficulty occurred IN Blandf0rd
a. ate hour on saturday night between
three colorcd mcn-Robcrt Harrison on TIE
one side and John reuiord and Thomas
Hines on the other-whlch resulted rather
di.aslrously 10 the two last named. Hines
va, cut across The left wrist and ba' deep
aud ugly cat across Che left cheek from The
mouth % the ear. aud aso q cash on the
head. pctuiord was cut across the right
antlc. snd received sl.O q deep cash across
TIE iefi leg above the knee. Harrison was
arrested and jailed To- answer two charges Of
foouy. The cl.e Wa, called iu tie Mayors
Count this morning. but the wounded men
bong unable to appeal The examination was
continued until Thursday.