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Wichita Eagle
Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas
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Seven criminals, including one murderer, five burglars, and one horse thief, escaped from Wyandotte County Jail in Kansas City, Kansas, by cutting a hole through a 12-inch brick wall at 5:30 PM yesterday; none recaptured by 2 PM today.
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Kansas City, March 16.-One murderer, five burglars and one horse thief escaped from the Wyandotte county jail in Kansas City, Kan., at 5:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The men who escaped were "Red" Queen, Mike McCain, Fred Dawson, William Baum, Henry Hardy, Henry Rafferty and Sam Thomas.
The men cut a hole through a twelve-inch brick wall. Up to 2 o'clock this afternoon none had been recaptured. The jail has been in a notoriously bad condition for some time. The men who escaped were the worst who were confined in the jail.
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Wyandotte County Jail, Kansas City, Kan.
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At 5:30 O'clock Yesterday Afternoon
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none had been recaptured up to 2 o'clock this afternoon
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One murderer, five burglars and one horse thief escaped from the Wyandotte county jail in Kansas City, Kan., by cutting a hole through a twelve-inch brick wall. The jail has been in a notoriously bad condition for some time. The men who escaped were the worst who were confined in the jail.