Butts County GaArchives News.....The Jail Broke - Price/Duke August 1889
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Middle Ga Argus
THE JAIL BROKE – Price - Duke

And Two Jail Birds Fly to Parts Unknown

On Thursday about 10 o’clock the county jail door was broken open, and two 
prisoners, Will Price and Mallett Duke, both colored, made their escape.    
Claud Hammond and Will Greer, colored, two other prisoners, refused to go.  
Hammond came out and reported the news to the Marshall and Sheriff, and said 
that while he and Greer were asleep the locks were picked and the other two 
made their escape/  Mr. Beauchamp began to investigate the case and soon found 
that Hammond had broken the locks and turned Price and Duke out.  Hammond was 
arrested on said charges and carried before Judge Carmichael on Saturday for 
trial.  The evidence was conclusive and Hammond was required to give a $200 
bond for his appearance at the September term of Superior Court.

Middle Ga Argus – Week of August 7, 1889


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