Smyrna times., 1925-08-12
fIIIF PRISONERS BREAK DOVER
I'M Ill AND MAKE THEIR ESCAPE
NAY THRU IRON WINDOW
oa 'nc oF THEIR CELL SATURDAY

;r Wickes Saw Last Man Leaving
SnsllI I prevents Four Others From
1i'r 'TroIlowing.-Search Is Futile
u,:.,;n the shadows from the lights
St'a Ssarif Wickes bedroom, four pris-
y -. slI boIdly sawed their way through
Onsl@ ',+ iran bars in the Dover Jail Sat
s.Ua, .Jav night and gained their freedom.
Tsn TIu"I nrisoners are still at large. Those
iiS ~. foscaped: Floyd Schafer, parOled
1IJ ISer deserter, held for larceny;
TonE 1SlalI ZONES, held charged with as
"I+irc -I, q Young girl; George COnk-
- 5a' and Stanford Parvis, both of Do
LAW i, charged with larceny. Using a
WV W., which sheriff Wickes declared was
sanded 70 them from the outside
-.'r aor,stime during the day, between 8
aUd SSO o'clock Saturday evening,
18th ' the aid of torn blankets, they
Lowered themselves out of the Jail
rord The last of the four was seen
making his escape by the sheriff, who
,,,,bed into the jail from his house,
which adioins the prison, and prevent
oJ four other men from getting out.
Tho remaining prisoners were locked
IN and the sheriff hastened to tele-
rbone police and railroad stations and
detectives, State highway police and
nolice Of other cities. The men, who
had been locked up for the evening,
only half-hour before they escaped,
apnareDtly did the work of saving the
bars at intervals during the day.
The sheriff said they concealed their
actions completely and despite
search of the cells, which is made
dsly, they kept the saw under cover.
Position Windows Made Escape Easy
He declared it was very easy for
a person from the outside to hand an
instrument like a saw through the Jail
window, a fact which he has pointed
out to officials many times. 1t ap-
pears the window is in such a posi-
ton that access can be had from be-
meath and it is supposed this is how
the men procured their instrument.
It was impossible, Sheriff Wickes de-
dared, for him to do anything in the
way Of prevention, when he saw the
last man climbing over the wall. Any
efforts at that time to halt them would
6ave meant the escape of the others.
The cells are arranged so that all of
the prisoners can get to a common
outlet Efforts on the part of State
Highway Police Saturday night and
Sunday proved futile They have
cOmbed the countryside, but have seen
no sign Of the men. Saturday night,
after locking up the other prisoners
and placing an additional guard over
them, the sheriff, himself, who knew
the two boys, Parvis and Conklin
went into the sectisn of Dover in
which they were reared and conducted
a personal search. He reported nc
sign Of them and declared friends had
not seen the men. Wilmington police
stated they have no clues to aid in To-
eating the escaped prisoners.
One Of Them Was a ParOled Soldier
Floyd Schafer, a paroled soldier
was held in custody at Fort dupont
lor some time, following conviction or
charge Of desertiOn. He deserted
from service in the Panama Cana
zone and was taken to Fort dupont
Oy wilmington police, who apprehend-
Gu MIN. After sentence he was KEEP
III eonilnement for some time but or
account Of good behavior, was paroled
ne broke his parole about ten days
'sO and was arrested in Dover on ;
Gafge Of stealing an automobile. A
'ne Unle Of his arrest he wore soldier
.O'ies but discarded those last even
."s Iof civilian garments. He is saiC
~ nave worn cap, a pair of darl
NOuserS, dark shirt, to be well-buil
anu 10 have a dark complexion. HI
y ABOUT twenty-six years old, it wa!
sS''laated. Jones is described as be
rls ,a. nVe feet, five inches tall, weighing
-, ~ pounds, dark complected. HI
wore light shirt, trousers, which h,
% .oOA rom the Jail, leaving overalls
a. auu nad no hat He was arrested a
,ls Aent and Sussex County Fair
tn@Iged with an assault on the daugh
u ol iormer Sheriff Bullock. He ha
3'sI In gail since August 1. Parvi
l;.a aoOuI hve feet, four inches tall, YER
rsn' complected, weighs about 12
pJs'uS' ,rI;. and when he escaped wore
L. .''e shlrt and trousers. He had n
oa a.' Oonklin also has light hair, hi
I.a,o I,alpleMon is light and he is slight
pa1. p.@'ler oullt than Parvis. He an
tba a''s travel together nearly all O
5os S.e ume' it is said. Sheriff Wicke
and p procured photographs of Conkli
t5,.i, a arVls and these will be broadcas
fons ,Sugnout the East Immediately. A
hon - were awaiting trial at the OctC
Vet term OF court
d. PETER'S CHURCH NOTES