The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1910-12-23
THE JAIL DELIVERY
GETS INTERESTING
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jsIIsr Fsnsr issues Signed State
msnt Denying Negligence
Or Carelessness.
SAYS WHITE MAN
BROKE CELL LOCK
Claims Prisoners Did Not Have
Freedom Of CorIdors..-Sev-
eral Doors Between Cell
and Hole In Wall.

Efforts are, apparently, being made
to inject politics into the recent jail
delivery wherein three prisoners, a
young white man and two negroes, es.
capped from the county bastile. AS
far as this paper IL aware there are
no politics 10 the matter This pa.
per gave the facts OF the escape OF the
three prisoners. The fact that the
wall was dug out on the lower floor
and that the cells where the negroes
are supposed TO have been contlDed'are
described IA being on the upper floor,
with several doors between, presume.
bly, gave existence to the report that
the prisoners were allowed the free
dom OF the corridors. BE that as 1t
may, however, the fact remains that
the wall was dug out and three pris-
oners made their escape. One Of
these prisoners had been tried, con-
victed and sentenced TO ten years.
Another negro was being held for
trial on IA charge OF murder. The
young white man was held on va.
Rrancy charge.
Jailer Charles Ferrer denies that
the. prisoners were allowed the free.
dom OF the jail corridors. He also
denies that there was any negligence
or carelessness on the part OF the
sheriff, himself or any other officer
having Jurisdiction over the jail build.
ing. IL In not the province nor the
purpose OF this paper to attempt to
convict any OF these gentlemen Of
either or any OF the above. This pa
per gives the facts In the case only,
does not and has not charged neRli
gence, carclessncss nor incompetency,
and leaves the general public to judge
for itself. The fact remains that the
wall was dug out, the three prisoners
escaped, and IL Is said, the lock TO the
cell In which the convicted negro was
locked Is aud was broken. Grant all
these things to be facts, how about
the other doors between the cells and
the hole 10 the wall
MIR. TERRIERS STATEMENT.
On last Friday morning Mr.. Fer.
rer visited the ofiice OF this paper lie
asked that his claims be given the
: public, AT the request OF the editor
OF this paper Mr.. Ferrer signed the
following typewriter statement, re.
marking as he did SO, "Those are
the facts In the case" Mr.. Ferrers
statement is as follows:
Pascagoula, Miss, Dec. 10, 1910.
To the Editor THE DEMoCRAT-STAR:
In your editorial OF last week
headed THE JAN Delivery" IT is sta
ted concerning the prisoners who es
capped "Yet he was, apparently, al
lowed the freedom OF the jail corri
doris outside the cells" wish to say
positively that the negroes, Cooper
and Burton, the former convicted ant
the other awaiting trial for murder,
had never been permitted to enjoy
the freedom OF the corridors at all
Both men were In their cells under
lock and key, and presumably secure
y held. The white boy, convicted fol
vaRrancy and held for thirty days
broke out OF the Jail himself, went tt
au adjoining yard and secured an axl,
with which he broke open the cell,
occupied by the negroes and let then
out. The axle Is still In the jai
where II was used
We have no complaint to make rel
alive to the statement concerning th
condition OF the jail building. Any
one can break out OF It with ease
once they are In n position to reacl
the walls. We ask that the abov
facts be given the public In order tina
the people may know that ther
was no negligence on the part OF tn
sheriff, the iailer, or any Of the count
Officers having jurisdiction over tn
jail building.
Respectfully,
(SignedD CHAs. FERRER,
County TALLER.