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Eight Fort Scott Prisoners, Including Murderer Finch, Escape

Fort Scott, Kan., Feb. 1 - Eight desperate prisoners, including Chas. Robinson, the notorious bank and post office robber of Missouri and Geo. W. Finch of Paola, the murderer of Frank Swafford, who was under sentence to be hung, broke jail here today by assaulting Deputy Sheriff Jas. Bales with clubs as he entered the cages and robbing him of his keys and pistol. They were in the combination county and federal prison. John Wilson, counterfeiter and Jas. Cadiff, post office robber, also escaped. Wilson was caught at Fulton tonight. Robinson had been hunted for years and was caught here only a few weeks ago. (Kansas Semi-Weekly Capital, February 4, 1898)