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| Fifty-five year old, Terrell Bryan, my great-grandfather, was the citizen who heard the cries of Mr. Dunn. Born in Bienville Parish, Louisiana, Terrell settled in Stephenville in 1878. |
Jail
Delivery
The
Acting Jailor Overpowered by Two Outside Men
STEPHENVILLE,
Erath Co., Tex., July 4.
-Four
prisoners escaped from the county jail about 1o’clock this afternoon. Sheriff
Shands and his deputy attended the celebration at Huckaby today and left R.
Dunn in charge. When Dunn went up to give the prisoners their dinner he was
seized just as he entered the corridor by two strong men who had secreted
themselves and had been laying for him since breakfast. One of them held him secure while the other
opened the cell. They then told all the inmates who desired to celebrate
independence day to vacate quickly. Four prisoners walked out and four remained
in their cells. Mr. Dunn was then incarcerated,
the lock thrown on and the four men rain down stairs, jumped the fence and were
at liberty.
About
2 o’clock Mr. Terrell Bryant’s {Bryan’s} attention was attracted to the jail by
Dunn’s loud cries for help, and going there he learned the facts. After releasing Dunn they raised the alarm and
soon every man that could muster a gun and horse was in pursuit. T. M. Creswell brought in a pair of the boys
this evening and the other two, Phil Roberts, wanted in Tennessee for assault
to murder, and Jack Kimball charged with horse theft here, are still at
large. A strong posse still pursues
them. The prisoners have with them a Winchester and it is thought will make a fight when overtaken.
Dallas Morning News – July 5, 1891
Diana
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