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Show PRISONERS SHOOT GUARDS AND ESCAPE General Jail Delivery Planned at Camden, Cam-den, N. J.; Only Two Men Get Away. CAMDEN", X. J., July 17. One puard was killed and another f;; tally injured late today by two prisoners iu making their escape from jail in the Camden county courthouse. A general jail delivery, de-livery, the police say, was prevented by a trusty, who gave the alarm. The prisoners had been assembled in a large room preparatory to locking thpm in individual cells for the night, whon William Thompson, years of ae, who was held on a charge of forgery, for-gery, drew a revolver from his pocket and" commanded Isaac Hibbs, one of the guards, to hold up his hands. Joseph Ellis, another guard, rushed to his companion's com-panion's assistance, but before he could uo anything, it is alleged. Thompson -hot ani instantly killed Hibbs. William Wil-liam Ash bridge, held on a m tinier charge, then grabbed the ju.-tol from Thompson's hand and shot Ellis, according accord-ing to other prisoners who witnessed the shooting. Ellis is not expected to recover. re-cover. The two prisoners made their escape and had not been raptured at a late hour tonight. |