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Show L T- Doperate Attempt to thcape. Jer-ey City, G. Three iumatca of the Hudson county jail, named Murphy, Mur-phy, Rogers and James Anderson, made a dangerous attempt to escape. When tlie iron tk-.-r was opened to give the prisoners break List, th--y rushed past die watchman, who succeeded suc-ceeded in stopping a fourth pr:?onr. The t'nree ran into the kitchen where the femaie prisoners and an old man named Tucker attempted to prevent their escape. Andean seized a large knife and cut Tucker in the arm. They then ran into the court yard and escaped over an eight ieet wall. The as; tan: jailer, hearing a nuL-e, seued revolver and ran arrd nut tlie prisoners coming ovi r the wall, wherr he opened ri.-e and with the aid of cithern auccculgd in cm-turing cm-turing ail of them. Anueion wa shot m tlie back v;' t';;j head and -jevtrelr' wounded. fc |