The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-18
GEORGE TAYLOR FREE.

He and His Brother Bill and Lee Cum
ningham Break the Jail At Carro;Iton.
Mo.-The Two Latter Recap;ured Willis
Sliding Down From the Roof on II Rub
Der Hose-Great Excitement and Hot
Pursuit.
CARRoLLTOS, Mo-, April l1.-Bin and
George Taylor, murderers of the Meelss
family, sentenced to hanged April 80,
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
Waterman Shelton was in the jail at
$50, and everything was all right. He
went out in the back yard, and was
talking to 4 friend, when he heard a
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 a hose to
the ground.
Bill Taylor was half way down and
when he saw Cunningham was caught
he cried to the night Waterman that
he would give up AMI for him not to
shoot. lie then slid on down to the
ground into Skeletons arms. He told
Shelton hat 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 W.
prisoners together and took them and
locked them in their cells. A search
was made and it was discovered that
lraAr,rA HH-aS roma Rrl1 hn1 arilapfl-
told the Waterman that George was
still upstairs in order to give him d
chance to get away.
An examination of the jail revealed
the fact hat Il bolt had been cut in the
back of one of the cells and a bar
knocked of. This gave the prisoners
access 70 the corridor. Next they went
upon top of the cage, into the garret,cu
through the scuttie onto the roof.
They took a 50-foot hose with them,
fastened it on top of the roof, and
George Taylor must have been the
first to go down, as no opportunity
was given him to get down after the
Waterman 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 mount to any
thing.
Young Leonard, of Norborne, d
Erother-in-law of one of the Taylors,
had been here yesterday. After sup
per he took a team from a 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 Il
telephone message from Norborne says
a 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 in every
direction. A telegram just received
from Browning says a special train
from there will reach here before day
light with a large posse. Excitement
Is intense. The streets are still lined
with people and all are anxious to see
Taylor recaptured.
NO Trace of George Taylor Discovered
BuI Taylor May be Lynched.
C~ARRoLToN, Mo, April 12.-There
have been no new developments to-
day regarding the escape of George
Taylor, II condemned murderer of
the Meeks family. Bloodhounds could
the Jail. Large posses of men are