The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-02-20
CONSPIRACY TO
AID IN ESCAPES
Sensational Investigation
has Begun.
TO BRIBE THE GUARDS
The Scheme of the Alleged Conspira
tors. Investigation Caused by the
Detection of a Letter to ].
Sherwood Upchurch From
Harry Clark.

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Oh 'h7 "o"'' INV =,
been II decp-iaid conspiracy 10 I'D
crate certain prisoners from captivity.
.,. ,,otio, II i ordered tIat the
'' oaa ,o
CHAIRMAN Oh TINS '"'' -.
submit to thc solicitor Oh h'l7 "i9'ii''
,l,n e,c,a Il, his nasoao1iGn.
- 4h. .o baar-
II - lui'h'i
thy endorse the acjl"H taken ~ ! -
HnIdiua and NJ. Bailey ia detecting
,h, ,Iot tn reIraea On. aid two on more
'i'N ~ ,,,a, No I 10
OF our prisoner" from o@"'P
make their release. and coId1nenc men
zeal and energy IN pursuing me mat
Ter 50 cafeINIlE anu e"IltG &C. of Tho
lIi''' m'iI - Ir,,njerinnrr
f'3afd OF 'o"Ii'N ,in.
adopted yesterday 3itsII'o"H' "
r'hfit@'oh oi .I' i5'Iiii3 tf.I1f,r
nr'>oI.lt" ~ -, It,,HI, pnlGs -
rhl'iihio!Ia' q !
wax" county, II' u" IL .1tae E,oi
Ite '7%ab" "l many ~ - ,an
M"i'l@ IIo'i - D 'itt ,',rnt = ha,
t@t' RAM oS t-'l-7 60
lI'FeH l." h",e D0'i -
erect 1t "hulc@ait "'l'FciJ i4'"i III
county colEici camp. AN
ne cohlihis9Ioi'l ny 80 -
81 'ilalfii'"il -NudIiIH' 9 -
'"uit9 A'''i ne ( -
OBJECT Oh IIle meeting ooth9 ~,
NeSilS7lIoIl oI d" ~ ~.
marry ,ldIh 20 eHSSl - CaH ooD
bilDIHS the HtS"aLu VI ="
wet camp win @2o.
Inc most SellSdllolldl eEeIoPliiet u
the proceedings was d IetCcI ~
ozark, the prisoner, 20 MI. j. 7iei
wood opchufcn. ana me coIliectioii 81
Inc name OF to!. j. H. f1dIIl9' Nho
was the attorney OF W. u. AlllSon' d
convict III camp IN Nhau tle olneIII4
belleVe 10 nave peeh an ediliei "''Slipt
to escape from m~prlsonmeht.
ten on his own stationery. which the
prisoner had Obtained during his trial,
before being sentenced to the roads.
nEabror, Qe
.rn;oaa T-aoh,nab TTe+ fS,- 1ioao
ely ~ ha+o 49, Ia,-3
~ - W. W. hacL in nonon and I'm
20 up+ nlorkinr at nraepnt Most likely
win Iav in ali tbie week That marty
ca1t nr for ~ ,oai1 io my man
49, not ooina to- etav bora 1onu and
~ I naad ic for I,o1, 70 do it'll fxino
e. ! 49, = ~ y ~ In - - I,
10 oi3d f. 40 bnSineSs co friand 49,
con9in@ ~ for nv NAH a@ain That
ie onIT foI, SIN tbat ~, cendino him
Iyba+ OK a,1 - 40 is 70 ero+ riah+
laua t. Lnci1ocr go ,ho,,t eEo I'll
tu,n mo ont at nioht . g all no has 70
49, IT, nn r ,ao.a ~ "a
81 ur. ,F ~ >, oh =, o,,,I +I,D11 10 NO
o,a = aro e. Ga, G inSo III @ - : cn :
Gmo III u"S t 800 90
"7l 80 49, II.;iiian ~ blr,a re-
pChiCu up e n4o "illlIIS 80 ~ na9
Ii0S a. e.
9nap y III JOY. 80 1ol
~ aNI ( So uo"n 70 pu9lile02
LILY u ~ Zee
totl d,;ra o11t ana Sin ~ mnt
Ton VIII e.ot +bie lotto, 49, hnno -
~ 6 h ~ aoa ''' GNU "'p0 SO"
ait "'lH9 5oou'
hour tIIT1q,
The Ellison case was reported as
follows: Something more than =
month ago Superintendent Holding de-
tected that a guard. whose name was
c.. f. Horton, had made a change in
placing his men. and was about TO
make a ''trustv" Of Ellison. He or
dered the guard to send Ellison back.
and warnehhim in regard TO violating
the convict camp niles which he said
Horton had done He did NOT sl1snact
the o,1ard of ai9ino. tho ,,risona, i1 an
attempt tn esca5e but his ndu
was vividlv recalled a few DAYS later
when Sunerintandan HoIdin% % ia
R9Ieigh, He met 90. t. !, Harris
on the street ana Colonel Harris IS
said to have an1ark or !"
SAY. have Won oo+ q man na1,nd
Horton orkin for Won"
Mr. Holding ranlia1 that ba bad
that Horton had until = few davs nre.
vious. been doing guard duty AT the
Cary camn hut mar he had baan ac-
signed TO work alseu-bara
"We1l he's oot $40 of NV c1iant,c
money" C0Iooc1 H. ,,in &C. raaortal 80
have said, and he named Ellison
Superintendent HoIdinU was as
founded by the knouledan that onoN Of
his guards had ,ncni,-ad 7oonayr f,aT, -
convict ana tbaro a,cL,aa ,Ia -
memoir the cond1ct Of Horton WIN
he returned TO canan he ocEad Eor-
- / he ndd ah! money belonglng to
49, t9I iloeloh ~ 1fsl aenled H.
,oH-ad 49, tn'' ne ndu Dor
nono of 49, ono ne IN
but since rban some Of # bne 49, 49, 81