The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-28
co N VIC is FLEE
RIGHT UNDER GUN
One Shot i'll Leg, but Other
Helped Him Up, and Both
Disappeared.

DlSdppcdIeu.
Charles Wilson, made desperate
break for liberty yesterday afternoon
under the very guns of five guards in
the road camp. No. .. on the Midlo-
THAN Turnpike. eight miles from the
city. Up to midnight. they had sue
ceeded in Guiding the efforts of tho
county officers and The city police force
TO recapture them. although one was
they were headed for Richmond. and
the superstition is that they came into
me e.. city under cover OF darkness.
faa' from being deferred from their
hazardous project by the knowledge
that Henry Anderson, another colored
ef o had escaped the evening be-
n ,,y. County Officer Flynn Thomas and
Wilson seemed TO profit by Andcrson's
mistakes and gained their liberty, tenn
porarily least
iordeo by several wagons that We're
engaged in the work on the road, they
ssua1oenly gathered up their chains and
their bodies and the leveled guns of
the five guards. the fleeing men broke
through v,ats IN . the rest Of the working con-
Vlcts before the guards dared fire.
AS soon as they emerged from tho
shelter that the other convicts had
ettorded, one Of the guards opened fire
with a repeating Winchester shotgun,
loaded with buckshot, and was quickly
seconded by the guard nearest him
Scrambled Up Track.
Inc two fugitives scrambled UP the
railroad bank across the pike amid a
Nerltaple rain of shot from the guns
Of the guards stationed on the far
Their bank. AS they reached the top, ono
shot in his leg. but was quickly help
ca TO his feet by his companion. and
proceeded in their flight The guards
who. were prevented from following
by the presence of the other work
ing convicts, continued to fire even
a1 ,,s, the men were out of range.
mustered into rank and shaclsled, and
then four guards, armed with their
w nShesters, began TO search the dense
woods W. In In the direction that the, flu
track the negroes for some time by
the bloody marks from the wounded
man but darkness soon closed down.
ana thlS guiding mark was lost.
Spread General Alarm.
captain Winfree, of South Richmond.
VINO IS In charge OF the camp. was in
ne was Immediately notified. He
spread the alarm instantly to the 20
lice &C. and county authorities. and
fore night County eio o ii ea We're sta
toned on the Midlothian Turnpike e,
along which the negroes were thought
TO have fed. and men from the South
Richmond police force We're instructed
10 keep careful watch OH the en-
frances of the two bridges leading
across the river.
1t was the opinion Of the notice that
the two could not travel fast enough,
on account Of the injury of one to
reach the city last night and proba bly,
spent the night in soma barn along
the pike, or else tried to leave the
road and lost their way.
t 1t is almost certain that the two men
would break for Richmond. as both
Were Richmond negroes Neither had
and had been sent up on conviction for
petty larceny. Close watch was kept
by the police over the homes OF the
men in the belief that If they succeed
ed in making their way, into the city
they would go straight there
Accurate description OF the negroes
Was furnished the police by, Captain
skinned negro, with the scar Of a burn
on the inside of his left wrist. Wilson
IS about five feet ten inches tail. weighs
extremely black, and had bad scar
on the back of his head. When last
seen. both wore the uniform of the
camp: pair of khaki trousers. with a
gray coat that bore the prison number
on the shoulder.
From the quickness with which the
two negroes acted, it is supposed that
they must have had some Kind OF plan
of escape carefully mapped out in adj
vance, and took advantage OF the OPP
portunity offered by the presence OF
the wagons between them and the
guards
Capture of Anderson.
Henry Anderson. the convict who cs-
caped from the same camp about sup
per time Thursday evening, was
brought by Officer Flynn before Mag
istrate Chcatham. of the Oak Grove
District, yesterday afternoon. and CIV
en- thirty days extra. Anderson, who
was trusty and bore a good reputa-
ton with the camp officers, was sent
up by Judge Witt on the charge OF
highway robbery, and had sentence of
twelve months to serve.
He slipped out Immediately after
darkness. and was only missed when
the roll call of TRUSTEES was held after
supper. The alarm was sent out and
| Oihoer Flynn, who was stationed on
the Southern Railway track, captured
| night Anderson was walking along
the track with an axe slung over his
shoulder IN such a way as to conceal
the number of his coat and at the
same time to give the impression that
| he was Just returning from a day Of
woodchoppne. His shaclsle was pulled
! up until it was concealed under his
trousers. and his chain was run to
ms leg beneath the clothes. He sub
ne saw the officer, and stated that the
desire to see his mother had been the
reason of his attempted escape He
vas bound for Richmond, which was
! his home.
CHARTERS ISSUED