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Mcallen Daily Press
Mcallen, Hidalgo County, Texas
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Eight convicts escaped from Eastham prison farm in Walker County, Texas, by cutting through a wall on the night of May 26, 1940s (reported May 27). Three were quickly recaptured; five remain at large, mostly serving sentences for robbery or murder.
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Felons Break Out by Cutting Through Wall; Three Captured
HUNTSVILLE, May 27-(UP)-Eight inmates of Eastham prison farm, Walker county, escaped last night by cutting through a building wall and three were recaptured almost immediately, Major D. W. Stakes, Texas prison manager reported today.
Those recaptured were V. V. Jennings of Tarrant county; Clarence W. Redwine of Harris County; and J. W. Mann of Cochran county.
Convicts still at large are Carl Anderson of El Paso county; W. V. Cummings of Dallas and Walker counties; William Wayne and Roy Pritchard of Harris county; and H. H. Gaddy of El Paso county.
Most of the convicts involved in the break were serving comparatively heavy sentences. Mann was serving a term for murder, most of the others for robbery, the highway patrol reported.
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Eastham Prison Farm, Walker County, Texas
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Last Night (Reported May 27)
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three convicts recaptured: v. v. jennings, clarence w. redwine, and j. w. mann. five still at large: carl anderson, w. v. cummings, william wayne, roy pritchard, and h. h. gaddy. most serving heavy sentences for murder or robbery.
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Eight inmates escaped from Eastham prison farm by cutting through a building wall. Three were recaptured almost immediately.