Evening journal., 1912-09-30
FIVE BREAK
SUSSEX JAIL
Believed Some Outsider Aided
Prisoners in Gaining
Their Liberty
USED KEYS OF
SHERIFF ON LOCKS

ecial TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
GEORGETOWN. Del, Sept. 3d.
.aich is being made all over Sussex
amy today tor four prisoners who
capped from Sussex county jail at
early hour yesterday morning.
1lc prisoners who escaped are:
Joseph Reed. who was brought here
a few days since from Wilmington 10
answer a charge of highway robbery
ON the causeway leading from Seaiord
to Blades. where it Is alleged that he
rendered Frank Hodnek unconscious
and relieved him of $50.
Frank Basley of Milford, charged
with selling whiskey.
Rufus Brown of Cannon, held on a
charge of improper conduct toward
a girl
Leslie ID Lamkin. Of Boston. held
on a charge of robbing a store In
Baltimore hundred.
Sheriff George S. Buell. and his son,
Deputy Sheriff j. Rowland Buell..
were awakened about 2.30 o'clock by
an unusual noise In the Jail and get
ting up hastily ran to the outer door
OF what Is known as the jail yard, a
brick enclosure Ia which the pris-
oners are allowed to stay In the day
time to take exercise. They we're
astonished to find that the door had
been opened, and that three or four
of the prisoners were in the yard.
One of them, Robert McColley, Of
Cannon, was just leaving the yard
when the sheriff and his son appeared.
Armed with two pistols. Deputy
Sheriff Buell. fired at McColley and
the shots hit the prisoner in the back
The pistol was loaded with shells that
contained shot instead of bullets and
the prisoner was not hurt very much,
but sufficiently to stop him.
Proceeding to the jail building
where the prisoners we're confined
they we're dumbfounded to find that
all Of the cells, including the strong
steel cages. had been unlocked, and
that four OF the prisoners had es-
capped
These are all of the fifteen pris-
oners that got away before the sheriff
and his son appeared Gazing at two
pistols. the others, who were Just In
tine acting OF leaving made their way
back to their old quarters.
The attempt to release all OF the
prisoners by TIE unknown person or
persons is considered the boldest
piece OF work that has ever been at
temn'ed in the annals of the jail
From what can be learned of the
GERS from their observation OF the
INSTANCES. the kitchen to the
cree part, where the keys were
'urday night. was entered by
me wire from the screen door
ifine out part of the glass
door proper
alng to Deputy Sheriff Buell.
TRANCE men went to the jail
and sought admission so
aht look around He went into
chen and got the keys and let
20 through the Jail Some of
eoners were put through a
Yesterday and IL was learned
some unknown man thought to
2 friend ct Reed or Lamkin, had
oesed the word that the Jail would
lflyelv be visited Friday night and II
nol then Monday night.
Surrounding circumstances point
20 the fact that whoever perpetrated
the trick knew something OF the
whereabouts of the keys TO the
cells. Even at that rate. Il is figured
that the person or persons must have
done quick work. for Il Is no easy
task to take the two or three lunches
of keys and try each one in the sew
eral locks 10 the cells
Deputy Sheriff Buell. drove TO Sea-
ford yesterday and notified the officers
OF that place to keep on the lookout
Other town authorities have been
notified A reward for their capture
will be offered With the incarcera-
ton OF Robert White. OF Seaford, to-
day charged with shooting at Kendall
Perkins with intent TO kill. the jail
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