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Subject: [KYHARLAN-L] Re: Officers Off with 22 Prisoners
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 13:15:17 EDT

Harlan Enterprise
Feb 10.1922

For Reformatory At Frankfort
Number of Convicted Men have Life Sentences

Sheriff Blair and his deputies left for Frankfort with 22 convicted
prisoners, deputies are J.J. Hensley, Harrison Howard, Tobe Rutherford, J. K.
Bailey, Pearl Parsons, Tom Middleton, and from Evarts, Mr Montgomery. Housed
in a special car, the train is to arrive in Frankfort, eight o'clock on
Wednesday.

Harvey Reed--2 years.
Isaiah Caldwell--2 years.
George Cozanza---1 year.
Saline Murdeer---5 years.
Tony Ridgma---5 years.
James Petress---7 years.
Bill Thomas---2 years.
Lawrence Fields---1 year.
Jes Blanton---14 years.
J.F. Thomas---Life.
Mack Griffin---Life
Joe Kosman---21 years..
Bill Nicks---Life.
Shade Fields---10 years.
Bill Neil---1 year.
Nathaniel Napier---1 year.
William Anderson---1 year
M.F.Yeager---1 year.
Nobe Eldridge---6 years.
Joe Rosecon---2 years.
Fred Creech---5 years
Twenty four felonies one suspended judgment against Add Shell and a new trial
was granted. Charlie Price, charged with horse stealing appealed but did not
ask for a stay.
Notes: Mack Griffin escaped the train near Corbin and after a two hour
search, officers failed to recapture Griffin. Griffin was a Negro.
Researcher: Elva Nolan Morgan
1999

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