Show CARRY OFF CONVICT MAN CONDEMNED TO DEATH RESCUED FROM VIRGINIA JAIL BY FRIENDS mountaineers ride into town and after releasing friend from prison having overpowered the guards set him free livingston va mountaineer friends ot of john moore under sentence to be electrocuted for the murder ot of frank howl descended upon the nelson I 1 county jail at I 1 friday morning stormed the building and rescued the prisoner it Is su supposed he will be taken to the mountains and liberated at an early hour seventy alve men from the mountain section fitere me crime was committed proceeded to ta the county jail admission was gained an aih l the guards awed into non con resist ence moore was then released precautions had been taken by the mob to prevent an alarm almost BS 18 quietly as they entered the town the departed for or the mountains it was not until some hours after tho the rescue that the news and deputy sheriffs were on their way into the mountain district to try to rear re ar rest moore the telegraph tale graph wire leading into the section ot of the country filere the crime was committed and where moores friends live was cut before the rescue moore was condemned to death at richmond Illch mond on september 25 after being convicted of murdering frank howl in nelson county last may atay |