Salt Lake Telegram | 1949-05-20 | Page 2 | Six Desperate Convicts Stage Shooting Escape

Six Desperate Convicts Convicts' 1 Stage Shooting Escape f a MILLEDGEVILLE Ga May 20 UP UP Six Six long term long term prisoners at the state prison farm near here shot their way to freedom Friday Clyde Berry year old prison 1 guard was seriously injured ione rone i r one of the fugitives shot hip hir almost point blank range y wit Wil powered high-powered rifle 9 t Four other guards were powered Their weapons weapons weapons-fotr feu shotguns and three there e caliber revolvers revolvers we were e r e c co Gated ca ted i- i Five of the prisoners de dese dehla deseas Q as desperate and highly d dous dh da daous a ous then commandeered a pj pt truck and into a few miles from the site c o cH i break j. j The sixth man was rep left on foot by his companion compani was belie bellev believed belied d to be roaming l y vicinity of Milledgeville A AThe The five men in the truck doped it in the city and id physicians physician's m mar maroon a r o 0 o 0 n Chef Che Ch sedan in which they were h port ported cd speeding in the dl dir of Atlanta Road blocks thrown up on all principal ways i Prison officials said t th was made about am shortly after the men wets were to a spot near the old state state farm for their days day's wor work