The news boy., 1896-04-18
GEORGE TAYLOR FREE.

fie and his Brother Bill and Les Cum
hln6ham Break the Jail ~ Carrolltons
Hfo.--The Two Latter Recaptured While
Sliding Down From the Roof ON knp.
bcr Hose-Great Excitement snd Hos
PursuiE
CAhRotf.foN, Mo-, April ii. 2-Bill and
George Taylor, murderers of the Mceks
family, sentenced to hanged April 30,
and Lee Cunningham, the latter also
in Jail for murder, made an attempt to
break jail tonight. George succeeded
in getting away, but Bill Taylor and
Cunningham were captured. Night
Watchman Shelton was In the Jail at
SEQ, and everything was all right. He
went out in the back yard, and was
talking to a friend, when he heard
noise at the opposite corner OF the
Jail. He rushed round to that side,
reaching there just in time to catch
Cunningham as he slid down hose to
the ground.
Bill Taylor was half way down and
when he saw Cunningham was caught
he cried to the night watchman that
he would give up and for him not to
shoot. He then slid on down to the
ground into Shelton's arms. He told
Shelton that George was still on the
roof. Shelton believed him and stood
there to catch him as he came down.
The alarm was given and Sheriff
Stanley came out, handcuffed the two
prisoners together and took them and
locked them in their cells. A search
was made and it was discovered that
George was gone. Bill had evidently
told the watchman that George was
still upstairs in order to give him d
chance to get away.
An examination of the Jail revealed
the fact that a bolt had been cut in the
back of one of the cells and bar
knocked off. This gave the prisoners
access to the corridor. Next they went
up on top of the cage, into the garret, cut
through the scuttle onto the roof.
They took 5O-foot hose with them,
fastened it on top of the roof, and
George Taylor must have been the
first to 60 down, as no opportunity
was given him to get down after the
watchman discovered their attempt to
escape.
AS soon as it was found that George
| was gone a pair of hounds was Sc
| cured, and they were put on the trail.
| They followed it to the gate but made
no progress beyond to amount to any
thing.
Young Leonard, of Norborne, a
brother-in-law of one of the Taylors,
had been here yesterday. After sup
per he took team from livery stable
and drove out of town. He may have
stopped at the Jail gate and taken
George in the buggy with him, but
this is all conjecture. At any rate q
telephone message from Norborne says
team arrived there at ten o'clock
"that had been driven very hard, but
we can't learn that the driver was
Leonard"
Parties are out looking for George
and kilograms have been sent i'll ever,
direction. A telegram just received
from Browning says special trail
from there will reach here before day
light with large posse. Excitemen
is intense. The streets are still linet
with people and all are anxious to SCI
Taylor recaptured.
No Trace of George Taylor Discovered
Btl Taylor May be Lynched.
CARRoLToN, Mo-, April 12.-Ther
have been no new developments to
day regarding the escape of Georg'
Taylor, the condemned murderer o
the Meeks family. Bloodhounds coul'
only trace him short distance from
the jail Large posses of men ar
securing the country, but his captur
is not expected. Fears are expresses
that Bill Taylor. who was recaptured
| NAV be lynched.