Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-04-16
The TaylorS Break Jail.
GEORGE ESCAPED, BUT BILL AND
WERE RECAPTURED.
The Younger Brother Was Saved by
the Cleverness OF the Older Went
Ont by the Roof.

CARRoLLToN, Mo, April 11.-Bill
and George Taylor, murderers of the
Meeks family, and Lee Cunningham,
the latter also in Jail for murder, made
an attempt TO break Jail tonight.
George succeeded i'll getting away, but
Bill Taylor and Cunningham were cap
tured. Night Waterman Shelton was
in the Jail at 500. Everything was all
right. He went out in the back yard
and was talking to n friend when he
heard a noise at the opposite corner
OF the jail. He rushed around to that
side, reaching there just in time to
catch Cunningham as he slid down n
hose to the ground.
Bill Taylor was half way down and
when he saw Cunningham was captur-
ed he cried to the night Waterman
that he would give up and for him not
to shoot. He then slid on down to
the ground into Shelton's hands. He
told Shelton that George was still on
the roof.
Shelton believed him and stood
guard to catch him as he came down.
The alarm was given and Sheriff
STANDBY came out, handcuffed the
two prisoners together and took them
and locked them in their cells. A
search vas made and it was discover
ed that George was gone. Bill had
evidently told the Waterman that
George was still on the roof, in order
to give him a 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 a bar
knocked off. This gave the prisoners
access to the corridor. They went UP
into the garrett and through the scut-
tie onto the roof. Theytook a 50-foot
hose with them, fastened it on top OF
the roof and George Taylor must have
been the first to get down after the
night Waterman discovered their at
tempt to escape.
AS soon as it was found that George
was gone 4 pair of hounds vas secur-
ed and they put on the trail
They followed it to the back gate, but
made no progress beyond to amount
to anything. Young Leonard of Nor
borne, a brother-in-law of one of the
Taylors, has been here to-day.
Since supper he took q team out o.
a livery stable and drove out of town
He may have stopped at the bach
gate and taken George in the buggy
with him, but this is all conjecture. Al
any rate, a telephone message from
Norborne says a team arrived there
at 10 O'Clock that had been driver
hard, but it could not be learned who
the driver a Posses are out look.
ing for George and kilograms have
been sent in every direction. A tele.
gram just received from Browning
says a special train from there viii
reach here before daylight with 8
large posse. Excitement here is in.
tense. The streets are still lined will
people and all r anxious to see
George Taylor r~ecaptured.
The Sheriff offers a reward of $500
for the arrest of George Taylor.
GEORGE TAYLOR ELUDEs PURSUIT.
CARRoLLToN, Mo-, April 12.-Up t.
a late hour to-day nothing has beer
heard from George Taylor, who es'
capped from Jail last night. Examina
ton seems to prove that George wal
on the roof of the Jail at the time o
the arrest of William and Cunning
ham, and made his escape by climbing
down the furnace smokestack, which
stands within four feet of the jai
proper, as this plainly shows marks o
some n having gone down tina
way.