The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-03-18
nine TAKE PART
IN JAIL DELIVERY
SIX WERE QUICKLY CAPTURED
AND RETURNED TO JA,l-oNE
: OF THE ESCAPES WOUNDED.
When Deputy Sheriff Owens and
Eailiff Good5read Entered Jail to
Take Prisoners to Court House,
They Carried Out Plot to Escape.


Carrying oft a wel1-aid plan to
make their escape, nine negroes in
Une. Glynn county Jail, held on charges
varying in seriousness from that of
minor misdemeanor to that of muir
der, successfully escaped from the
Jail yesterday morning, but six of the
nine are again tehind the bars, while
three of the negroes are still miss
ing. One of them, it is believed is
in hiding under the Coast Line wharf
and will eventually be captured. The
negroes who participated in the Jail
delivery were the following:
Sam Brown, who was recently CON
victed in Appling county on the
charge of murder and brought here
for safe keeping
Dan Grant, convicted of murder and
who was in jail awaiting the result
of q petition for new trial.
Andrew Singleton. held for muir
dering negro several miles from
the city Christmas night
Charlie Baker, vagrancy.
Walter Bailey, larceny "
John Johnson, purse-snatching.
Charlie Miller, larceny.
Albert Williams, assault with in
tent to- murder.
John Griffin, statbing.
Overpowered Officers.
Jail cases were scheduled to be
tried in the city court yesterday
morning. Deputy Sheriff Owens and
Bailiff Sam Goodbread went over to
the Jail to bring the prisoners into
court. The large door to the corri-
dor was unlocked by the deputy sher-
iff and Bailiff Goodbread was in the
act Of Handwriting the negroes W. en-
the nine charged upon the two Off
GERS so suddenly that they did not
realize what had happened until it
was over. Deputy Sheriff Owens
stood at the door and three of the
bury negroes rushed upon him. He
made an effort to pull his pistol, but
before he could do so the negroes
ogerpowered him and secured posses
sion of the weapon. In less time than
it takes to relate it all nine of the
negroes had escaped from the Jail.
The two officers quickly rushed out
Of the Jail in pursuit of them and
officers at the court house were mott.
fled. Sheriff Berrie, Clerk duBignon,
Deputy Clerk Townsend, several BAR
lifts and police officers rushed to
the scene and joined in the man
hunt and it was only a few minutes
later that the first of the ESCAPED
was captured, while in about an hour
six of the nine had been safely re-
turned to the jail.
The negroes scattered in almost ey-
cry direction. Two or three of them
darted into A street lane, others
made a rush toward the Coast Line
wharf, while one of the negroes. see
ing that escape was almost impossi-
BILE. decided upon a better way to get
out of the trouble and rushed to the
court house, marched into the court
room and announced to Judge Krauss
that several negroes had escaped. He
stated that he was a prisoner and
had made his way to the court house
to give the alarm and was ready
to return to his cell at the Jail.
Captures Begin.
The two or three negroes who
sought A street lane as a refuge,
were the first to be captured. They
we're found under small houses, be-
hind fences and in other places. An
other negro was captured under the
Coast Line wharf and pretty soon
Dan Grant. Walter Bailey, Charlie
Miller, Albert Williams James Grff-
fin and Andrew Singleton were again
peeping through the bars while the
hunt was continued for Sam Brown,
Charlie Baker and John Johnson. Up
to a late hour last night, however,
none of the trio had heen captured
One Negro Shot.
Albert Williams, the negro who was
arrested on Jekyl Island few weeks
ago. charged with shooting another
negro. was the only person injured
He was shot in the leg by Deputy
Sheriff Owens as he ran down II
street.
Williams, ii seems. was the ring