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January 30, 1899
Arizona Republican
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona
What is this article about?
Six prisoners, including a trusty who sabotaged the locks, escaped from Canton, Ohio's county jail on January 29 by sawing through window bars.
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JAIL BREAK AT CANTON.
Six Prisoners Obtain Their Liberty by Aid of a Trusty.
Canton, O., Jan. 29.—Six prisoners escaped from the county jail this morning. They were James Sullivan, charged with highway robbery; W. H. Cummins, Ralph Carnahan, 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 corridors. The bars of a rear window were sawed and the prisoners escaped.
Six Prisoners Obtain Their Liberty by Aid of a Trusty.
Canton, O., Jan. 29.—Six prisoners escaped from the county jail this morning. They were James Sullivan, charged with highway robbery; W. H. Cummins, Ralph Carnahan, 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 corridors. The bars of a rear window were sawed and the prisoners escaped.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
Deception Fraud
What themes does it cover?
Deception
Crime Punishment
What keywords are associated?
Jail Escape
Prison Break
Canton Jail
Trusty Aid
Sawed Bars
Burglary Charges
Highway Robbery
What entities or persons were involved?
James Sullivan
W. H. Cummins
Ralph Carnahan
Charles Reed
Frank Sailor
James Campbell
Where did it happen?
Canton, O.
Story Details
Key Persons
James Sullivan
W. H. Cummins
Ralph Carnahan
Charles Reed
Frank Sailor
James Campbell
Location
Canton, O.
Event Date
Jan. 29
Story Details
Six prisoners escaped from the county jail with the aid of trusty James Campbell, who pretended to lock the cell doors but left the keys improperly positioned, allowing access to the corridors; they then sawed the bars of a rear window to flee.