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Sparta April 3^d 1827

Dear Sir

On sunday night the 1^st of this instant
there was three prisoners broke out of our Jail
and made their escape so far as yet
their names and Crimes are as follows to wt
Robert E Lowry is Charged for the Murder
of John Anderson of this county & is thought
to be a very agrivated [sic] offence

Willis Mullins has been found Gilty [sic] of the
Murder of a Certain Henry Ridley of
Jackson County & appealed from the
Judgement of the Circuit Court to the Supream [sic]
Court held at Sparta & has had a hearing
in said Court two of the Judges gave their
Opinions in his case ^one in Confirmation
of the Judgement below & the other was for
Granting a new trial. Judge Catron sus
=pended his Opinion untill [sic] the next Term
of the Supream [sic] Court -

Jeremiah W Beshears Was Tried at our last
Term of the Circuit Court for the Murder of
Putiman Jones & Was found Gilty [sic] of Man
Slaughtitor [sic] & Was sentenced to be branded and
imprisoned 7 Months - he has recieved his
brand and about one Month of his
imprisonment -

Robert E Lowry is a man about ^40 years of age six feet high
rather slim built of particular Noticed one
of his eyes is larger than the other inclined to be
Ball [sic] headed Very heavy eye brows - his eys [sic] smartly
sunk and Stone Mason by Occupation had on
dark Janes Clothing

Willis Mullins is about 28 or 30 years of age and is
the same that has broke out of Gainsborough &
Monrow Jails he is Very Corpulant of his age
has blue eyes