Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-08-18
LEsTER SANDERS BREAKS JAIL.
Sawed Through Two Round Bars and
Two = 12 Inch Fiat Bars.

,H bester Sanders, supposed safe
cracker and store breaker, is not
now within the walls Of the Oconee
county jail. He took leave some time
during Sunday night or early Mon
daysmorning, saving his way out
through the steel cage inside the
jaiiproper, then through the bars at
theStyindow at the rear Of the Jail.
TheSsteel cage bars measure three
eighths Of an inch thick by 2b
inches wide, while the window bars
are FOUND, measuring seven-eighths
ofSap inch through.
Sinders made his escape through
the:Eback window, scaling a high
board fence and dropping into the
garden Of the premises owned by
Mrs. &c, K. Maxwell. He evidently
had accomplices, this being made
clear by reason of the fact that fresh
mud was found on sewer pipe
which runs some two feet from the
ground and under the window
through which Sanders made his es-
cape short board had been placed
from the ground to about half way
up, to the grated window, and just to
the rear of this another and longer
board was placed against the high
board &fence, the escaping prisoner
evidently finding no trouble what
eveTin getting over the fence and on
hislWay to liberty.
Two hack saws were left inside the
jail1g-one very good one, the other
a very ordinary affair, set in a soft
pine wood frame so that its general
appearance is much that Of a crude
violin bow. 1t is generally supposed
that these implements were left in
order. to mislead the public, and that
better supplements were brought into
play when the job was pulled off.
Not q person in the Jail or in the
Sheriffis residence heard a sound.
Nor was any one aware that anything
out of the ordinary had occurred
during the night until the time ar
riVeds.foT the. feeding of prisoners
When Sanders breakfast was handed
in through the bars there was no one
Within 10 receive it. Then an inves-
tigatiR irepealed the fact that San
defs made his escape, and it
SSas9S 9Ses. rs, also tRatShe had taken
with him one other prisoner, Sam
Watkins, who was put into the iail
only on Saturday before the escape
on the charge of non-support Of his
wife. There are other prisoners Of
consequence in the Jail, one being the
negro man who last Saturday after
noon stabbed a colOred woman, in
flicting wound that proved almost
inStantaneously fatal. He was in the
adjoining cage" but says that he
heard not a sound during the night.
Sanders evidently had accomplices
on the outside even in the actual
work Of saving. Quantities of bed
clothing was used while the work
was under way, this muf1iing accom-
plishing the work Of sileneing any
grating noise that might have es-
capped while the saving was in pro-
gress. Quantities Of a very gummy
and deadening oil or grease were
also used in the saving.
Sanders has never been given the
run Of the jail except for the purpose
of exercise, and then only at such
times as he could be constantly
watched by a guard Sheriff Davis
knew he had "slick one" to deal
with and accordingly he took every
| precaution, even visitors from among
his family being closely watched dur
ing any calls made. But some one
managed to get the saw into his
hands, and, it is thought, gave assist
ance 10 him at the time the escape
| was made.
Nor is this the first time that San
ders has sawed out Of places Of con-
finement, though, so far as we know,
this is his largest job in that line.
| 1t is said that he has twice sawed out
of the Seneca lookup, and he evil
IDENTITY had assistance there, as he
| must nave had here also. 1t is pos
sible to have reached the saw
through the outside window to easy
reach of prisoner on the inside Of
! the cage Every indication points
to outside help for Sanders in his
latest escape.
Sheriff Davis has wired descrip-
tiOns of Sanders in every direction
and has issued reward cards by mail
to points not accessible by wire. Il
remains now to be seen whether San
ders can outwit Oconee's willy sheriff,
who got hold Of him in North Caro-
lima recently by reason Of his accu-
rate description Of him.
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