Smyrna times., 1910-09-21
PRISONERS BREAK DOVER
JAIL AND ARE CAPTURED
SIX PRISONERS OVERPOWERED
THE SHERIFF ON WEDNESDAY
The Escape Was For Short Time For
Possee Quickly Rounded Them
Up.-Big Jail Delivery Planned

Dover, Sept. 15.-Sheriff William
E. Maloney is congratulating him
self on the narrow escape he had |
yester lay when Jail delivery was |
made, as he has ascertained that the |
plot laid by the desperadoes was to |
call him to the door, when the um
brella mender, George Stout, was
released, seize him, take the keys |
and make a general delivery. This
information was told the sheriff last
evening by one of the TRUSTEES at the
Jail who knew of the plot ami had
been asked to join in the escape.
Sheriff Maloney is grateful to the
citizens of Dover who aided in the
capture of the prisoners and their
recovery within one hour after the
delivery was made. The sheriff,
who had been out of town all the
morning, arrived home about 11.3O
o'clock and when informed that
George Stout, the umbrella mender,
who had been serving 10 days SEN
tence for drnkenness, desired to be
released, his time having expired,
before handing in the dinner, which
was also ready, he went to the prison
door and opened it for Stout to come
out. Instead of passing out he
pushed the sheriff against the iron
door, allowing it to swing open full,
thus giving the other prisoners, who
sY, bo aarr1IAr fhn 0hanao
to rush by the sheriff. Sheriff Ma
loney tried to push Stout back, but
before he could do it, Fred Jacobs,
a negro, struck him on the head, but
not hard enough to knock him out.
He was slightly stunned and as he
staggered ba k Leander Deshields
grabbed him and endeavored to hold
him while the other prisoners made
their escape. Fearing, however,
that he might be captured, Des hields
released the sheriff and made a
break himself. Of the six prisoners
escaping. three were white and three
were black. The three white men
being Lewis Brickner, awaiting trial
for defrauding; Leander Deshie ds,
for highway robbery and attempted
murder, and William Jackson, for
carrying concealed a deadly weapon.
The negroes were Lewis Davis,
awaiting trial for the attempted
murder of Tough" Turner; Fred
erick Jacobs, attempted murder, and
Ernest Plummer, assault and bat
terry. When the men left the jai
they separated, Brickner, Jackson
and Plummer running through /;
cornfeld back of the State House
while the others ran toward ST.
Jones' River. The second trio were
the first ones apprehended, Deshield
and Jacobs being caught by DR.. W
D. Burton, deputy clerk of the peace
who saw them as they were swim
ming across the creek. DR.. Burton
levelled his double barreled gun a
them, which induced both to retur
without much persuasion. Davi
hid in hog pen on the farm adjoin
ing the creek and was apprehende
by Charles Wilson, the tenant, take
into custody by him and kept in hi
corn crib until the other two ha
been captured and safely landed
jail. All three were escorted hac
to the Jail by the posse, with leve
led guns. The following person
aided the sheriff in the capture: Dl
W. d. Burton, who is the deput
clerk of the peace; Capt. John Ii
Fevre and First Lieutenant HerbeI
N. Jones of Co. G. First Infantry
Recorder of Deeds James P. Arc
and Herman G. Taylor. Jackso
soon became winded and sat dow
near thorn hedge just back of Il
State House. He returned willingl
Brickner was caught on the farm
Mr.. Maris. one mile south of Dove
after chase which he did not re
ish, as he was badly SCARED and h
clothes were town. Mrs. Malon,
and Mrs. Wheatley, her sister. VI
were both ~ the Jail at the tim
spread ann as soon as possih
and in a short time, fully a hundr
persons were securing the adjace
country for the fugitives, with t
results above stated. Sheriff M
loney has prided himself on prever
ing several deliveries since his tel
and yesterdays attempt was We
much regretted by him although
was in no way to blame. He I
carefully guarded the Jail and NAL
frequent examinations of the ia
both inside and out, to be sure Il
nothing is lacking the way of prol
precautions.
Leander Deshields, one of the VIII
prisoners who escaped gave Shel
Maloney further trouble last nif
by setting fire to his cell and
tempting to batter down the bl
door which the sheriff had clo