Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 September 1912 — Fails to Escape From Jall. [ARTICLE]

Fails to Escape From Jall.

Crawfordsvllle. Sept. 27.—Albert Hall, a negro who weighs 225 pounds, attempted to escape from the second floor of the county jail by sliding down a rope made of strips from a blanket The rope broke and Hall fell twenty feet to the ground. He called for help and was again locked op.