The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-05-13

Correspondence OF The Messenger
Greensboro, N c., May Sth

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Greensboro, ~. c., May Sth.
One of the strangest and most comi-
cal Jail escapes on record is reported
from Winston. J. T. Wilton. was in Jail
for safe keeping, having been sent
there for violating Uncle Sans law re-
lating TO revenue on distilled spirits"
1t seems that Wilton was not only
very corpulent. but very artful He
''over suaded'' George Ham and VIII
Hull. two county prisoners, 10 work
hole through the brickwork of the wall,
with a small knife blade he is said TO
have secreted in a slot made for that
purpose in his shoe sole. Supervised by
architect Wilton. George and Bill took
turns in the tedious work. and did the
job according to plans and specifica-
tions. When the exit was in readiness,
the contractor sampled il, and found
to his horror that he had either miscal-
culated his own or the holes dimen-
sions. for he stuck fast. Instead Of get
ting out, he was glad to prevail ON
George and Bill to pull him back in
Telling his trusty servitors to hold on
until he got a light TO mark a wider
circle for their enterprising labors in
his behalf. Wilton went to his bunk TO
find a match, and the first thing that
struck his vision when he had lit up the
subterranean darkness of the prison,
was a hole in the wall and nothing
more. George and Bill had followed his
repeated instructions to be-Quick and
quiet, and had quickly and quietly slip
ped through the aperture, carrying
with them the unskilled architects only
tool.
After rigid search for the escaped
prisoners yesterday. the sheriff met one
in the road coming back. 1t was Bill.
who said he had no idea of staying
away, as he had LESS bin home to see
how de ole oman an chillern wuZ er git
tin on, an lowed hit wuz bout time fur
his trument." About five miles from
town a deputy found a man sitting in
his turnment." About FIVE miles from
was George. George declared he
"wern't looking fur the officer under an
hour yit.'
Il jess ruined away fun dat white
man in joil. and whilst / wus out
thought I'd jess as well cum out
herein git a clean shut, and a piece
or money I lef out here when / was
fust accusated er de fence dey crested
me on. Eff you hadn't cum ter day, l
wuz going ter look fer you myself ter
morrow quoth George, as he gladly
touched the stirrup, and congratulated
journey. Mr.. Wilton is still boarding
at the same place, but George and Bill
asked to be put in a safer place, so they
are not rooming on the same floor any
more. The jailer says that when Mr..
Wilton saw George returning with
"clean shut and no traces of brick
dust on him, his remarks were more
emphatic and warm than scriptural
The criminal term of the superior
court is furnishing a quantity of good
road workers. Twenty have been SEN
fenced to such labor by Judge Neal up
to last night. The docket has 1S6 cases
now marked on it and new ones are
being added each day. Some men seem
to like public service, outside of official
position. Yesterday. Brach Chankle,
white. was released from a sentence of
six months on the public roads, having
made faithful worker. Last night, he
proceeded to celebrate his liberty by in
dulging in the pastime of pulling
chunks of hair out of his wife's head,
and otherwise maltreating and beating
her. He is again in Jail, and will no
doubt spend the coming Sabbath day in
quiet reminiscence on the county high
way, of what a good time he had in the
brief period of his freedom
The fishing pole thieves have sent a
delegation here from Durham. Last
night, Mr.. J. L. McSorley, who rooms
at the residence of Mr.. ]. G. Wells on
Elm street. had his pants rifed of a
watch and s14. The thief had mounted
a box at the window, unfastened the
blinds. and fished the garment to him.
He kindly left the pants, having taken
the pains to double them up and throw
them back to the chair from which they
were hooked. Mr.. McSorley's watch
had his name cut in it, and he has the
number, and any dealer who finds it
will be rewarded by reporting to him.
The board of county commissioners
has decided not to act on the subject
of repairing and enlarging the court
house until the June meeting. 1t
would be difficult for them to act too
soon.
Colonel John N. Saples went 20
Charleston today to argue before Judge
Simonton the receivership case of the
Worth Manufacturing Company. Other
attorneys will leave tonight.
Appropos the report that the Louis
Vile and Nashville and the Southern
roads are at loggerheads, it is signifi-
cant of community of interests, that
long trains of Louisville and Nashville
cars are now constantly in use on the
line between here and Charlotte.
Ground was broke today for two large
business houses. one for the wholesale
establishment of ]. w. Scott & Co., to
be three story and basement, costing
ment office building for the Cone Ex-
port Company. to cost $4,000. The lat
ter will be a modern building in every
respect. and will be handsomely finish
ed in maple and other ornamental
woods. and will have white brick and
stone front and facings.
Messrs. Caesar and Moses Cone have
given additional evidence of their at
tachment to their home city by not
only employing the Proximity band
and donating it for service on Memorial
day, but will pay the members their
full days wages in the mill. Although
some machinery will stand idle in the
mill. Mr.. Coble. the secretary, writes
Mrs. Frank Dalton. president, that the
Cones say they gladly concede that for
the privilege of assisting the Daught-
ars of the Confederacy in making the
occasion all that it should be.
Mr.. T. B. Eldridge, of the editorial
staff of THE Morning Post" was a well
come visitor to Greensboro this morn
ng. Like all other good things in this