Jackson County IL Archives News.....PAIR OF BOYS KEEP SHERIFF FORCES BUSY March 30, 1925
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The Daily Independent Newspaper, Murphysboro, IL March 30, 1925

 
 The Tri-State Tornado




    "Bud" BAISDON, of Murphysboro, and Raymond BRICKLEY of Carbondale, both aged
13, are second only to the tornado these days in keeping the sheriff's office on
the hop.

    The boys, jail prisoners, are alleged to have helped themselves to the horse
and buddy of Ira BAISDON's at a hitching rack in Murphysboro Saturday night.

    Next, the lads are alleged to have driven towards Ava and to have stopped as
BAISDON's own farm and watered the spotted horse, none of the BAISDONs being at
home.  Next the boys are alleged to have swapped the buggy for a saddle for the
spotted horse.  Next to have stolen another horse in the field and borrowed
another saddle.  Next to have ridden a horse to Ava and into the arms of
officers there watching for them.  They jumped from their steeds and ran. 
Citizens caught one.  The other returned, saying he would not desert his
"buddy."  On their way to Murphysboro they jumped out of the car officers were
using and ran for it again, finally to be caught a second time.  

    Arrived here they were placed in the corridor around the cells in the county
jail.  Next they pulled off their shoes and rode the dumb waiter from the second
floor of the jail to the first, intent on escaping.

    Mrs. C. E. WHITE, wife of Sheriff WHITE, heard the racket in the dumb waiter
and discovered the boys.  Deputies rounded them up again and they languished in
the woman's cell of the prison


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