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Domestic News
November 27, 1895
The Wilmington Daily Republican
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
What is this article about?
A jailbreak attempt at the Trenton state prison was foiled on November 26 when a fellow prisoner informed Head Keeper Patterson. Convicts John Langenburg, William Speer, and William C. Housell were placed in dungeons after dyed prison suits and a 30-foot rope ladder made from cocoa strands were found in their cells.
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Jail Breaking Prevented.
Trenton, Nov. 27.—A proposed jail delivery was nipped in the bud at the state prison yesterday, and John Langenburg, William Speer and William C. Housell, the convicts who had prepared the scheme, were put in dungeons. A fellow prisoner informed Head Keeper Patterson of their plans, and in their cells were found two prison suits dyed to another color, and a rope ladder thirty feet in length. The men were employed in the cocoa mat shop, and secreted coloring matter used there to dye their clothing. The ladder was made of cocoa strands. They were waiting for a dark or foggy night to make the break.
Langenburg and Speer are from Morris county, where they were sentenced last February to ten years for breaking and entering. Housell is doing a fifteen year term for burglary in Middlesex county.
Trenton, Nov. 27.—A proposed jail delivery was nipped in the bud at the state prison yesterday, and John Langenburg, William Speer and William C. Housell, the convicts who had prepared the scheme, were put in dungeons. A fellow prisoner informed Head Keeper Patterson of their plans, and in their cells were found two prison suits dyed to another color, and a rope ladder thirty feet in length. The men were employed in the cocoa mat shop, and secreted coloring matter used there to dye their clothing. The ladder was made of cocoa strands. They were waiting for a dark or foggy night to make the break.
Langenburg and Speer are from Morris county, where they were sentenced last February to ten years for breaking and entering. Housell is doing a fifteen year term for burglary in Middlesex county.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime
What keywords are associated?
Jailbreak Attempt
Trenton Prison
Convict Escape
Foiled Plot
What entities or persons were involved?
John Langenburg
William Speer
William C. Housell
Head Keeper Patterson
Where did it happen?
Trenton
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Trenton
Event Date
Yesterday, Nov. 27
Key Persons
John Langenburg
William Speer
William C. Housell
Head Keeper Patterson
Outcome
scheme prevented; convicts placed in dungeons
Event Details
Convicts prepared escape using dyed prison suits and a rope ladder made from cocoa strands, informed on by fellow prisoner; waiting for dark or foggy night.