Milford chronicle., 1910-09-16
FyCITING JAIL DELIVERY
At Dover WEDNESDAY

isil delivery occurred at the Kent
Copnty prison in Dover at about IL 81
.,olock Wednesday morning, when
sheriff William E. Maloney was struck,
snoeked down and rendered uncon'
,,ious by one of the prisoners. Six men
nspsged to escape from the Jail and
ere ot the number were only out
.hor. time when they were captured
and landed in prison again. Two OF
,bs men were white and four colored
ard one Of the latter is still missing.
Leonard Dashiel, a desperate charae'
"a, was one Of the leaders in the plot.
A. soon as he got out ne headed for st.
Iones River and was swimming across
vbep ne was brought to bay at the
..in, NJ a gun and returned and was
s.ksn in custody. Lewis Brittener
pbilsdelphian, who is awaiting trial
an the charge Of an alleged diamond
suisdle. was also captured in the water
and Ernest Plummer, a negro, charged
with shooting another negro at a camp
meeting about two weeks ago, was shot
Al before he surrendered.
The men were all awaiting trial and
tis expected they will receive heavy
sentences if convicted OF their crimes
because Of the attempt to escape.
II is understood that an umbrella
mender was a participant in the plot
to allow the prisoners to get away. He
had been in the Jail over night and
when the sheriff had been called to his
dinner he went to the gate and ratified
IN il until some Of the mem bers Of the
household notified the sheriff that the
nan wanted to be released.
10 the corridor at the time were
number Of prisoners, who had their
dsy out, as it is termed. All has
tened TO the door and when the sheriff
opened it wide enough to permit the
umbrella mender to get through with
bis kit. one Of the men by a well direct
ed blow, knocked the sheriff down, but
which one struck the sheriff is not
known. The sheriff was dazed for
short time and the women of the house
raised the alarm, and within a short
time great thrOng was in pursuit Of
the escaping prisoners.
Dashiel il one Of the notorious char
scters Of this section Of the State and
bears a bad reputation. He is about
2s Or Is years OF age and was held on
the charge Of assault, with attempt to
murder, and assault and battery and
with theft
The umbrella meuder was lost sight
Of for the time but he will be taken in
to custody and possibly arraigned on
the charge Of aiding in the escape OF
the prisoners.
The name VI the missing man aud
that Of one Of the others could not be
obtained because of the excitement
and injury to the sheriff.
News Of the all delivery spread all
over Dover in few minutes, and III a
very short space Of time large mum
Der Of persons gathered at the Jail and
were ready to give any assistance they
could. Sheriff W. E MalOney headed
the posse which overlook the men and
brought all but one Of them back
The following persons aided the sheriff
in the capture Dr. w. D Burton, who
Is the deputy clerk Of the peace; Capt.
Jehn Lefevre and First Lieutenant
Herbert N. Jones Of Co, G, First Infan-
try Recorder Of Deeds James 2. Aron
and Herman &. Taylor.
They were close upon the heels OF the
fleeing men and ran them to st. Jones'
River, where all Of the cOnvicts plunged
IN and started to swim ACROSS. The
man who finally escaped had succeeded
getting across the stream before the
pursuing party arrived, but the others
were still in the water. DR.. Burton
had taken the precaution to get revol'
yer before he left the Jail, aud with II
eowed the swimmers and they were
induced to come ashore but when the
posse laid hands on them some Of them
showed fight and several OF the men
with the sheriff had their clothing
badly torn, but nobody was seriously
injured.