The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-19
JACK IowpEa SAWS WAY TO FREE
DOM PROM MARSHALL COUNTY
JAIL AT MoUNDSyILLE.
Bloodhounds FOLLOW Trail to 5oatnous'
where It Is Lose-QuIet Day
at Panama Mine.

A sensational iail-hreak was s'aE7'i
at the county iail here early SunI'H
morning. when Jack l,owdcr. 'dfNS'
burg negro who - charged with nav
Ing robbed a store at Glen EaNt"n'
sawed his way % freedom.
Tho gC,aw.v was made son" tim"
during SATURDAY HiEn,. '&ouEHt Z" u"
In the early hours Of Yesterday morn
inE. He had sawed twu Iron bars 'rn"
tho window Of hiS''"I. wh''A 'e' mn"
our into the bull pen ~ the jail. He
then broke open the paddock "S the
door which leads from the yard int
tho corridor. 4 IS thought that he d."
This with ore Of the bars lie then
sawed two more bars from the corridor
window. which permitted him 10 make
his getaway into the street
In crawling through tho corridor
Ni,doX he man lost ms hat. and as ne
could not reach through the window .
get Il. he was forced TO make his "S'ap"
Larrheaded A. no traC" of the bars OK
the saws that he used n cutting th"h
away could be found. i; is thought th'S
he took them with HIN.
when the jai!or went in early yes
ter,lav morning 10 feed tho prisoners
and the jail-hreak was d;StoF"Fr"'
hIocdhourds were at oure Dut on the
Uaz,ett and Assistant Tailor McNurr"y
took charge Of the chase. The d"K
tool, ND tho scent at the Jail window,
where the man had climbed down. and
lie was traced TO = hoUScboat on t9e
Ohio river.
The officials made a thorough search
Of the boat. but met with no success.
as no trace OF the missing man c"u'd
he found there. 1t - thought tAat no
had taken skiff ~ this place. an"
crossed over 10 the ohio side. No iu'-
there trace could be tound. anil tn" mlu
had not yet been located late last nlkAI
l.owder was formerly from ''at"s'
burS. but was In the county Jail hcr%
on a charge OF rohbing tn" Glen EaSt"'
postorfce and store. which happened
about six weeks ago. In this rohoerS
no had made away with many valuable
articles from the store. as well as seN'
c-al dollars worth ~ stamps from the
nostoFNrr The store Is owned by the
TfzCr-ald BROTHERS there. who a!S'
have charge Of the Glen Easton p"Stof'
flee in an annex OF the store building.
+. - ,hou2ht that he had been 'mp'.'
Gated in several rOhhtri"s In and ar"hn'
Clarkshurg. Just before his arrest ~
the robbery charge he had sent large
racrage to his wife there. HIS VIE
had G'rl before tNc pA'N"S' "''''''
and when Il arrived the ClarkSburS au
thorItieS opened il. over 5000 WORT
Of icwNlry was fourd in il. which i
thought to have been s'olen by Lowde'
IN different rohbc~i"s. However. pc
for. the ,NarsShurr officials could 10
cato him 10 had uccn crested here OF
the Glen Easton robbery charge
Tho mystery uf I.nwGrr'S get away
Is In tho saws that he used in cuttin'
away the bars. as II ts not known nov
rr 1T what tive n" could haV" Gottc'
them. y Is thought that he has mac
the tools concealed for some time. Wait
ing for suitable time 20 use them
SATURDAY night was just the night ro'
his purpose. a. the heavy rain ana VIM
would deaden tho noise that he made u
saving away the bars
Authorities a. III" county jail Nne"
,bo negro 20 be dangerous man. arr
he had been carefully watched All me
time he had been in their custody. 6u'
i, seems that he had laid his NianS
we'll. whjcn. with the lad might, MADE
his escape POSSIBLE.