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December 14, 1893
Shepherdstown Register
Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
Four prisoners escaped from the leaky new jail in Martinsburg by digging through a wall during exercise. Two hid in pine hills but returned to jail on Saturday, preferring it to evasion.
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Even the New Jail Leaks.
The new jail at Martinsburg appears to be about as leaky as the old one. The Herald of last week says: Theodore Furley and Pete Lewis, white, and Oscar Williams and Ed Mathews, colored, broke jail Thursday morning about 9 o'clock. They were out in the corridor for exercise and during the temporary absence of the turnkey dug a hole in the brick wall and a window at the rear end of the jail and made their escape. Mathews, the leader of the gang, is from North Carolina and a tough customer. Furley and Lewis hid out in the pine hills and their knowledge of the country will no doubt render recapture difficult. Saturday two of the prisoners, Furley and Lewis, returned to the jail and gave themselves up. They preferred their snug quarters in prison to dodging in the pine hills.
The new jail at Martinsburg appears to be about as leaky as the old one. The Herald of last week says: Theodore Furley and Pete Lewis, white, and Oscar Williams and Ed Mathews, colored, broke jail Thursday morning about 9 o'clock. They were out in the corridor for exercise and during the temporary absence of the turnkey dug a hole in the brick wall and a window at the rear end of the jail and made their escape. Mathews, the leader of the gang, is from North Carolina and a tough customer. Furley and Lewis hid out in the pine hills and their knowledge of the country will no doubt render recapture difficult. Saturday two of the prisoners, Furley and Lewis, returned to the jail and gave themselves up. They preferred their snug quarters in prison to dodging in the pine hills.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
What themes does it cover?
Crime Punishment
What keywords are associated?
Jailbreak
Prison Escape
Martinsburg Jail
Prisoners Return
Pine Hills Hiding
What entities or persons were involved?
Theodore Furley
Pete Lewis
Oscar Williams
Ed Mathews
Where did it happen?
Martinsburg Jail, Pine Hills
Story Details
Key Persons
Theodore Furley
Pete Lewis
Oscar Williams
Ed Mathews
Location
Martinsburg Jail, Pine Hills
Event Date
Thursday Morning About 9 O'clock, Saturday
Story Details
Four prisoners escaped by digging through the jail wall during exercise; two hid in pine hills but returned voluntarily, preferring jail to evasion.