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P^eoner Who Escaped is Still at Large—Father to Come forBody.The sherin’B office reports that thus far I hoy have found no trn.ce of Dent Hinkle, the prisoner who escaped from the jail on Sunday* night, during tl.e attempted wholesale jail delivery, it Is reported today that Hinkle fired Ins revolver after he j^oi outside the jail and it is a wondei to many that lie did not kiii Sheriff 'l’haxton instead of assaulting him.Sheriff Tliaxton was vlt; ry sore and feeling much worse Tuesday than he did on Monday, lie has removed the large bandage that covered his eatii'Q head, but his body :s a mass of black and blue murks', .showingWhere he was struck. ,The news of the attempted jail delivery : ml the bravery of Sheriff Thaxlon and his s'on. spread like wild fire and nil day Monday, the KEJM'13-LICAN was' busy answering calls from Si. Louis, • Murphysboro and* Wt-st Iflrnnlcfort. We had calls from the? St. Louis Star, PostDispatch and stories were also sent to tin* Chicago Tribune, Chicago ITerald-Exaniinor, ftvansville, Ind., Courier, St. Louis ! Globe-l)emocrat, West. Frankfort American and Mtirphysboro Republi-carf-Era. —Word was received late Monday iiigiit that Ceorge Wilson, Sr., father of the youth, that was shot, would lie here on Tuesday to take the body1 of his son, back to Chicago lorburial.“Mother Love” Has Been Answered HereRealizing that “mother love’’ is the greatest thing in the worljd, local citizens banded together to try and do what little they could to answer a mother's prayer. Without condoning tlie offense of George Wilson* who was killed here Sunday night in the attempted jail delivery, the citi-i zens have contributed enough to send tile body to Chicago where it will be buried probably Thursday.Knowing that a* “mother's love” is steadfast and can forgive Will missteps of an erring son, W. T. Robinson, took the initiative and started a little contribution to help the poor family which did not have money enough to even bring the body of their son home. Others luring ol the jJan, wV-nt to Mr. Robinson and offered to help and he expects before nightfall to have enough to pay the costs of transportation.Sheriff Tliaxton telephoned the mother of the desire to help and shei was nearly overcome by the respect shown to her,- a loving mother. Mrs. Wilson stated that the fifty dollars they had telegraphed here was ,U the money the family had, but if it was possible- to ship the body there, they would try and raise enough more money to bury the boy, whom the mother loved devotedly and whom slio said she had tried to teach what was right. An effort is now being made to raise enough additional money so that the $rt), all the family had, can be returned to the forgiving mother*Local expressmen have purchased a small wreath of flowers which will be placed on the casket when it. leaves. The Mowers are being sent to Uio mother, knowing that her love is the deepest love and the most forgiving love there is.
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Marion Semi Weekly Leader
Marion, Illinois, US
Fri, Mar 31, 1922
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