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Lexinjfton Jail DeliveryThree white prisoners escaped from the Lexington jall hit Thursday night and made good theit escape. The? were Claiborne Flintof Iiuena Vista, who was convictedin Buena Vista of selling liquor and fined $100 and in default ol payment was ^ent to jail* Guy Forbee of Goshen, under sentence of sixty day a fcr a misdemeanor j and Eh Rosa of Rockbridge, under ntntence of twelve months for assault and battery.The three men were confined ina room on the second floor. I bey escaped bv prizing several stones out of the wall and let themselves down into the jail yard by means of strips of quilts. The iron bare used as prise* were the braces to hu iron bedstead.
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Lexington Gazette

Lexington, Virginia, US

Wed, Oct 28, 1908

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