Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-09-18
8 COUNTY PRISONERS ESCAPE,
band Of Deserters Plays Franks With
MOonsiliner at Still,

The cells OF the Oconee county jail
are all empty this morning. The
birds" flew somewhere between s
and 9 o'clock Tuesday night There
we're three Of them-Will Strickland
and Milledge Strickland, first cou-
sins, colored, awaiting trial on the
charge of numbering w. p. White.
also colored, near Westminster a
month or six weeks ago; and Brooks
Ballard, white, who was lodged in
jail about two weeks ago charged
with having stolen grip from a
Southern Railway train at Seneca
the grip containing the uniform Of
an army lieutenant and his personal
effects Of minor Importance, includ-
ing army shoes, leggings, etc.
To-day the trio are at large. Just
what time they escaped is not
known, but the getaway took place
in the early evening. Deputy Sheriff
b. r. Moss had been called from the
jail on business and Mrs. Moss was
absent from home for short time,
returning about o'clock. On her
return to the jailer's residence part
of the building a niece who had been
in the home told her that Seaborn
Moss, son of Deputy Sheriff Moss, and
who had been left in charge OF the
home, had called the prisoners at
her reqquesqt, as she wanted to see
them, and no one answered the call.
Investigation began at once, and it
was found that the Jail contained
not one Of the three prisoners.
AT the northeast corner of the
second story Of the building there Is
~ H.
12-inch brick wall, and on the inside
is the Instrument with which the
prisoners dug their way out 1t Is a
simple contrivance-a small piece Of
steel taken from the springs Of one
or the iron Jail bunks. The hole was
made by simply digging with this
piece of steel through the mortar be-
tween the bricks, and removing the
bricks as they became loosened.
Drawn up by the side Of the hole
is an iron jail cot, on which are
piled some blankets and other bed
ding, and around the bed or cot post
was swung splendid rope made by
tying four or five blankets together.
one end Of this improvised rope be-
ing fastened to the bed, the other
end reaching the ground on the out
side. 1t was an easy matter for the
three men to scale the Jail fence at
the back OF the building-and" "over
the top" they went to freedom!
Both Sheriff J. NJ. Moss and Depu-
ty Sheriff B. r. Moss are satisfied
that they will have the birds back
N the Jail within a short while. A
vnward Of s25 is offered for the cap
(ure of each Of the three, or $75 for
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