The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-07-07
JAIL DELIVERY
IN GREENVILLE co,
Small Boy First Put Through
Hole and Made to Bring Axe to
Cut Place Larger-Noise
Attracted Attention to
Their Efforts.

X c II N q \ ID, Vas eciaI.-
Greenesville county Jail was emptied
or its six occupants last night. and
two of the six who managed to get
through a hole burned in the ifoor
are still az large.
The delivery was made betu,eer
midnight and o'clock this mornIn,,
the negroes so timing the affair That
a freight train passing at the lime
would sTave Afforded a chance tn es-
cape colored woman living in the
vicinity of the prison gave the alarm.
which resulted in the capture OF four
Of the prisoners.
commemorative Attorney Powell
and Deputy Sheriff j. w. Smunders
are here today and gave the uarticu-
lars of the affair. They came TO the
city to get a reQuisition for W II
belGh, wanted in GreenesVille county
20 answer charge OF forgery. The
Negro ia now in Newark Jail. awaiting
me coming OF papers for the man.
The requisiticn was Issue this after
noVi and the officer will leave for
Newark 10 bring the negro back.
In telling Of the escE'pe last night
the two gentlemen said that the men
managed 10 get out 10y first burning
small hole in the ilCVr of thu. jail
Ih"y then forced a small Negro boy
hnck Wyche, thrcugh the opening
made - tnC fire and tSld him TO get
an axe. This the boy dia and the hole
Wa then enlarged enough to sdmit
than all 10 get away. The noi,,. oil
me cutting aWoke an old cOlored WO-
man and she gave the 7rlarm. and the
deputy sherifts were at once on the
Joh The officers looked at their
watches and saw that a freight train
Ma due 10 arrive in Il few nome hts
and they went to the station. They
We're rewarded by The capblre of four
OF the men, and they were marched
back to the Jail.
Caught in Hiding
James BrodnaX, a negro, had been
sentenced to serve seven years in the
penitentiary, and he was the first man
an empty car and was hiding when
the Officers pulled their guns and
made him come TO the door.
Mann wilkins. alias Doe wilkins, a /
plckPNcket being held for trial, and
John Williams: being held for exami-
nation on the charge OF selling liquor
without license, were captured in
the home of a negro woman where
they had taken refuge pending the ar
rival OF the train.
Edward Jones, held for malicious
stabhinS, was caught by the officers
after they had shot at him twice. be-
ing. run down. The negro came near
running over an officer in his flight |
and when the officers opened fire ne !
sure ndered-
- Mean Negro at Large.
Wllllam wilkins and Buck WVche ]
are at large. wilkins travels under the
name of Yellow Hammer. and was in
IAN pendihg trial for malicious as
Sault He is a bad negro, and when |
ne ~ caught the officers expect to have
trouble with him They will shoot him
on sight
Buck Wyche, the boy. was being held
pending transfer TO the State reforma
tory where he had been sentenced to
serve for three years for alleged incen-
iiariSm.
The county. has already offered a re-
ward OF $25 for the capture OF the two
ne supervisors viii add to this as soon
~ they meet.
The gentlemen explained today that /
he Jail Is an old affair, and that the
nen had little trouble in getting away
The fact that the prison has wooden
oors viii give an idea as 10 its an
iquity.