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Escaped Convicts Captured After 39 Days Hiding in Cabin
Four fugitives from a Mississippi swamps were seized during breakfast in a cabin owned by Gus Dorsy in Issaquena County. Albert Estes, 42, serving 199 years. Francis Abney, 21, five years. John Cornette, 26, 25 years. Billy Dean Ezrlig Center, Ohio, arrested with no resistance after a search by prison superintendent Herpole.
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Herpole
Gus Dorsy
Paducah
Issaquena
Albert Estes
Francis Abney
John Cornette
Billy Dean