Newspaper article; F. TOMPKINS Jailbreak, 7 July, 1852 Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives July 11, 2002 by Bill Porter ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Source: Newspaper Dodge County Gazette Juneau, Dodge Co., WI 7 July 1852; Volume 1, No. 3 Page 3, Col. 3 Reads as follows: ESCAPED JAIL 25 Dollars Reward! Escaped from the Dodge County Jail, FRANCIS TOMPKINS, on the morning of the 4th of July inst. Said Tompkins is 27 years old, five feet and ten inches high, square build, light complexion. Had on when he left, gray pants, black coat, light vest and dark plush cap. The above reward will be paid upon the delivery of the said Tompkins to the subscriber at the Jail. M. L. SAYLES, Sheriff. Sheriff's Office, Juneau, Dodge Co., Wis., July 6th, 1852 The above material was transcribed from a microfilm copy of the 'Dodge County Gazette' newspaper by Bill Porter on 11 July 2002. Microfilm from the Wisconsin State Historical Society Library ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the author/contributor, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The contributor has given the USGenWeb Archives permission to store the file permanently for free access.