Salt Lake Telegram | 1937-02-16 | Page 3 | Fleeing Felons Free Hostages

FLEEING FELONS FREE HOSTAGES VAS3, N. C Feb. 18 ONS) Search for seven dsspsrato convicts, con-victs, heavily armed, who escaped from! theCaledoni prlson farm, 300 mCes northeast of hers yesterday, yester-day, centered in this region today following the release of their three hostages near hero last night Officers wars warned to take no chances with the criminals, three of them murderers, and wars ordered or-dered to "ihoot to kill" Captain l D. Hinton, personnel officer-at the prison farm. W. L. Roberts, prison steward, and Walter H. Willard, l-ysar-old Raleigh youth, wars released unharmed. After tolling their hostages to -get out and get," the fugitives sped south in a stolen sedan. Ths men escaped yesterday after) arming themselves with pistols and shotguns from ths prison gunroom while ons of their number held guards at bay with a pistol believed be-lieved to have been smuggled Into! ths prison. .j Town and county officers were warned to be on ths watch for ths desperadoes.