The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-05-27
JAIL BIRDS ESCAPE
Two CAPTURED IT LINEBORO.
Scaled Wall BY Aid Of HOOK and
Rope Made Of Bed Clothing.

Excitement prevailed In this city on
Friday night when word was spread
broadcast thai three negroes and oae
white man escaped from jail about
dark.
The negroes we're Vernon Dorsey,
chicken thief. James Waters and VIM
Brown. convicted OF larceny: Harry
Newman, white. for larceny.
All four were convicted at the pres
ent term OF court and we're awaiting
sentence. For some reason fnHy hal
not been locked up for the nIEht aAd
had access to the jail yard. With q
ho0l made of a furnace poker and a
twisted blanket rope they scaled the
/ lS-foaI vail.
! None Of the officers we're around
when ne escape was made an none
! OF tie prisoners gave an alarm until
/ Sheriff Kemper came n. when Daniel
/ PdrnH called tie sheriff and tod him
that zome Of The prisoners were gel.
/ ting 0uL Tie sheriff IT once InYesti-
gated md found thai the above four
had escaped nd search was II once
/ begun for the prisoners, until Yer-
i non Dorsey and James Waters
were captured about i miles from
/ ills city. ueaH Blneb0Ho. at n early
hour Sunday morning. by Sheriff
! Kempar aud his deputy. William :.
/ SheaHar Sheriff Kemper received
Information a 10 O'Clock SATURDAY.
! nighl that to negro men. believed
to be Iwo OF he escaped prisoners
bad been seen IN the Vicinity of Line
boro nd were inquIFIng the say %
flnno9er. Pa.
lie started for the locality IT once
taking the deputy sheriff viii him
In hi automobile They spent the
night II the home OF + relative Of the
depnl. sheriff. and snon after leaving
their room Sunday morning Dorsey
appeared walking along The road
When they halted him he made no AZ
tempt 10 escape. he wBs IIulpinl
painfully. having had Ia hip severely
injured BY jumping from the al wHll
Waters was not far behind hIn. hRy.
ing halted foT n short Ilmo ~ , farm
house 10 beg something 10 eaI fit
alao nd slight linn from bruises
received by jumping from tie jail
yard.
4 The recanlared prisoners were
landed In II. Jail about II oicloCk
Sunday morning. They state thai
after gaining Ihsir freedom On F,rida,
evening they Kent II the coal ehuze
Of The Western Maryland Railroad. !
mile rom thIa city. intending . iuml
a freight train sometime during tins
hight They sept themselves con
ceaiea near the chute. and aaou saH
four aIfIcera from thu city approach
ing Then. themselves unseen. thet
fed. Dorsey md Waters getting SOP
arated from the other Two and golna
in tha direction of Manchester. The.
are unable o unwilling 10 IYulss
the direction taken b Newman ant
Brown. who are yet at large
Members Of the shariff's family LA
sort fhat the are confident Newman
iE not the name Of the white nan II
the party: thal instead Of beIuR from
Michigan. he i really from the neigh
borhood OF Hanover. Pa. aad tha
they aHe sure they know hIa rea
lame. They zaY TIM while n tbs
jail h refused To sea my Visitor, ans
waa evidently afraid he would h
recognized
II our County Commissioners soult
put concrete IN the top and down
about FIVE feet on eaeh side of thi
wall 70 hook n any other instrument
could Eet bold on ton to allow tht
tdiFoners 10 crawl up.