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Domestic News
January 31, 1899
Marietta Daily Leader
Marietta, Washington County, Ohio
What is this article about?
Six prisoners escaped from the county jail in Canton, Ohio, on Sunday morning by sawing through window bars after James Campbell, a trusty, sabotaged the cell locks.
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Six Prisoners Escape Jail.
CANTON, O., Jan. 31.—Six prisoners escaped from the county jail Sunday morning. They were James Sullivan, charged with highway robbery, W. H. Cummins, Ralph Caranahan, Charles Reed, Frank Sailor and James Campbell, charged with burglary and larceny. Campbell was a "trusty" and Saturday night pretended to lock the cell doors. Instead he turned the keys with the bolts outside the grooves, allowing the men the liberty of the corridor. The bars of a rear window were sawed and the prisoners escaped.
CANTON, O., Jan. 31.—Six prisoners escaped from the county jail Sunday morning. They were James Sullivan, charged with highway robbery, W. H. Cummins, Ralph Caranahan, Charles Reed, Frank Sailor and James Campbell, charged with burglary and larceny. Campbell was a "trusty" and Saturday night pretended to lock the cell doors. Instead he turned the keys with the bolts outside the grooves, allowing the men the liberty of the corridor. The bars of a rear window were sawed and the prisoners escaped.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime
What keywords are associated?
Jail Escape
Canton Ohio
Prison Break
Trusty Prisoner
What entities or persons were involved?
James Sullivan
W. H. Cummins
Ralph Caranahan
Charles Reed
Frank Sailor
James Campbell
Where did it happen?
Canton, O.
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Canton, O.
Event Date
Sunday Morning
Key Persons
James Sullivan
W. H. Cummins
Ralph Caranahan
Charles Reed
Frank Sailor
James Campbell
Outcome
prisoners escaped successfully.
Event Details
Six prisoners, including James Sullivan charged with highway robbery and James Campbell charged with burglary and larceny, escaped from the county jail. Campbell, a trusty, pretended to lock the cell doors on Saturday night by turning keys with bolts outside grooves, giving corridor access. They sawed bars of a rear window and fled.