Attempted Escape of Prisoners from the Tombs--Just Caught in Time.

Nov. 8, 1855

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Yesterday morning, shortly after midnight, an attempt was made by three men confined in the Tombs to escape. They were TEREKOE GILLESPIE, confined on a charge of burglary; RICHARD WAND, grand larceny; and EDWARD FOLEY, for disorderly conduct. These men were confined in one cell, and during the night they broke the leg from off the iron bedstead, and with it, as quiet as might be, worked View Full Article in Timesmachine »

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