Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-03-23

sault Jailer Ja1u1sOn and Make
q Break for Liberty, but Are
stopped by the Jaller's PIuclky
wife.
The most dariug attempt at Jail de
livery that has occurred in Buncombe's
jail for q long time was the attempted
escape, about noon today, of "Bud'
, Whittemore and John Lewellyn, con-
fined on a charge of murder, and A. X.
Edwards and -- Parham, men who
are charged with the violation OF the
revenue laws. All the men are white.
At dinner time Jailer Jamison went
into the corridor OF the upper cage, in
| which the four men were confined. carry
locked their cell door, but in this was
| mistaken, as the Overcoat OF one OF the
| men had been hanging over the keyhole.
A closer look, however, showed the jailer
his error, and he began placing the
victuals on the floor of the cage in order
that he might lock the door. While in
| a STOPPING posture, the four men showed
| the door open and sprang upon him.
A struggle.
Whittemore and Lewellyn caught Mr..
Jamson's arms, while Parham and Ed
WdTuS ulu lHG iOI hio iSSS, " hhiN
one of them caught him by the throat.
They bore him to the floor of the cage,
and then hot, ,catch-aS-catch-cau tight
began, in which the jailor proved too
| wiry for his assailants, and squirmed out
of their grasp.
| Mr.. Jamison had, in the beginning of
| the fight, tried to draw his pistol, but
was prevented bv the hammer catching
| in the lining of his pocket. Later on in
| the scritn ntnauf, Whit fore the ill
er's pistol from his pocket. and ran out of
| the cage and down the stairway to the
second floor, followed bv Lewellvn
leaving Parham and Edwards in the
cell.
"shoOt Kasm!"
Mr.. Jamison, while regaining his feet,
caught up a heavy cell lock and struck
temore and Lewcllyu had run down
stairs called to Mrs. Janison, his wife.
"Shoot them!" and rushed down the
| stairway after them.
| Mrs. Jamison was in he room on the
second floor front of the jail when she
heard her husbands cry of warning, and,
nerved by the ar that the prisoners had
perhaps injured her husband, she darted
down stairs. caught up Il double-action
revolver and running up stairs to the
grated door leading into the corridor,
showed her hand through the grating. AS
she did this Wh1ttemOre was near the
door, and at him Mrs. .Iamson fired
point blank. Just as she fired White
more fell into a corner OF the corridor
and saved his lite, for. as Mrs. Jamisor
told THE CITIZEN soon after the occur
renee, II aimed right at his head. and
know | would have hit him.
I Dri> e., BACK.
At this point Mr.. Taminson landed at
the foot of the stairway and going to
the door received the pistol from his
wifes hand and, advancing upon Lew
eyn and Whttemore, compelled the lat
ter to remove the cartridges from his
pistol. hand them to him, and ther
forced the pair into the cell.
Sheriff Brookshire was notified in &
short time, and. accompauied by Depu
ties Hampton and Jones. went to the
Jail, shackled the men and placed then
back i'll the cell. Lewellyn objected tc
the shackles on his ankle, because il
hurts me-" he said.
i Plenty of Nerve.
The action of Jailer Tamison and Mrs
Jamison in this case is commended on al
sides. When THE CITIZEN talked will
them about the matter they were per
fectly cool, although Mr. Jamison wa
still breathing heavily because of hi
!; lexertions while in the hands of the men
Mrs. Jamison's nerve is something won
derful. She laughed over the affair, ant
when Mr.. Jamison suggested that sh
was unreryed her only answer wa
given by holding up her righ
arm, with which she had done tn
shooting. There was not a tremor, tn
arm and hand remaining as rigid as
made OF iron