Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-14
TWO JAIL-BREAKERS.
eecape AND eecApTuRE OF LEANoER
ASHLEY AND WIDOW MILLS.
Som,rous Keys TO tho Dickinson jan
ALargs Batch of County cnndidh'es
MIR. James Nickels Dead

rco,ros,ondence OF tho Richmond Dispatch'l
c,r,rvoon. Va. March 9.-The jail ~
this plsce was broken open Gay OF .mo
AFRO. but. fortunately for tho law mons VI '"1
inmates made their final escape, though SOM :.
them gave the officers some troupie' lno -
was absent but no suspicion OF wna' was HDoS'
70 no done hac been aroused; but Leanuer asn-
,ex and Widow Mills, whom / have mepnOheu 10
,oya IN ,bis correspondence, we're soen crossing
kno,, that lies Just beck OF the JAIL Ahey ne-
broten out. The alarm was given ana Ou, ,,oH
started in hot pursuit. Seyerai ot h,s legs on
sJnnliar OCCASIONS and found them trustMoIeny,
i,sIs,anced the oficers and made temporary
escape. ..o,- c,v-r-arn.
Mrs Mils's agility was no, equa, g; ~ .ecretins
and she saw that her salvation was III soSle,ns
SnraoW beneath an old log. woman VINO was
atching the fun saw her hide, ana cdlisu ~ vilo
~ Tho ofTicers pointing out her pace VI LeIuso
She grew sulen under lhesc ..'e ,eh,,sicoi a.
stances. and It cost the officers some pnysic1r e,
sor,s IN ,et her back 10 her apartments. INC
.oor Win posse OF men then started 10 hhsts
90 bead Ashley of whore IL was suppo5ea ne
would aim TO cross the river 70 gos ,6ev rap
limits of the State; and sure enough tney ran an
tnnn him. and after making some resistance, no
s,,rrendered, and 10 now doing business a. 'nc
old stand" - -r,v,,u
KEYS TO THE JAIL
II seems that there IS some one engaged III inc
,nanufacture Of false keys, and II is 70 be pre-,
a-.med inst they are in demand ana Dring gOou
nrices. Old Grimes Herman, who Is rather III
love with the place after dong Tune tnoIolVI
about two months, would not try 70 get away
and in order 10 be "pretty fellow win the
anthorities he told "tales out OF school, ana
now Albert stanly alias Cummings is getting his
hoard free because his dear brother was IN JAN
and he furnished him one OF these Keys
THE CROP OF CANDIDATES.
This springs campaign will bear good crop OF
candidates If some OF them 40 nor &c, ~ III, N
snectiye candidates 10 that OF the onlces 10 DO
Allied by election II becomes painiully apparent
that a handsome number VIII nave 10 go piHnA'
NJ W N. Worth IL the latest 20 announce him
ser n candidate for the Office Of Commonwealth 8
afto-nev through a circular which he Is having
scattered broadcast over the county. ne IL
Young lawyer who came here from henry coun-
~ Va about three years ago. lie IS an intell-
cent lawyer and will make good Common
wealth,s attorney If he can succeed In making
enough of the voting population believe 1t TO elect
him. -,,,,,
Rev. Mr. Music, of Russell, who conducted
aories of revival meetings In the Methodist
Episcopal church Of this place last month";
returned on Friday. He preached in the court
house on Saturday and Sunday.
DEATH OF Mr.. NICKELs.
james Nickels died over in Wise county the
other day. Ito has been very feeble for over
year, and last summer he went 10 iatrodsD Il.g,
XIV for a change of air and water, but receiving
no benefit and growing worse he left, intending
10 return homo. He was suddenly stricken down
nj his brothers and never reached home lie
was well known in this vicinity ana served as
rostmnster here during the Cleveland Admins
tration.
GOING TO MONTANA.
FLOYD Smith and his brother Henry, OF this
county. are going TO Montana 20 engage in the
cattlo business. They are enterprisng young
men and have made some money out Of sheep
within the last two years.
Ihere is so much wet, disagreeable weather