Crawford County News
June 1858
The Georgia Telegraph
Tuesday
Morning, June 29 1858
Jail Burnt and Prisoner Suffocated We Learn from a letter to the Columbus
Times, that on the night of the 23d instant, the jail of Crawford
county was discovered to be on fire, and before relief could be given,
the only occupant, a negro was suffocated. It is supposed that the prisoner
fired the building in hopes of escaping in the noise
and confusion. He had but recently been arrested and several passes were
on his person, one which authorises the conductor on the Central Rail Road to
pass him to Savannah:
another is dated June
22 1858, and signed, "J. C. Wilburn." (From the Journal &
Messenger of last Wednesday.)
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