Clay County AlArchives News.....Three Escaped from Jail two Recaptured  March 12, 1922
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Ashland Progress March 12, 1922
Three negro prisoners, John Wood, Olin Patton and Manse Wood, escaped from the 
county jail last Thursday, two of whom have been recaptured, but Manse Wood still 
at large. The getaway was made while the prisoners were taking a bath on the 
first floor. the opening in the wall being made with a piece of from the bathtub 
equipment. Much noise was made by the prisoners in order to smother the sound 
made while the opening was being forced. Soon after the escape Leon Kirk, a 
sixteen-year-old boy, captured one of the negros in a thicket near town and 
brought him into town. Another was recaptured later in the day.

Additional Comments:
Manse Wood was captured later and sent to prison in Aug-1922.

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