Prisoners Escape from County Jail (1866)
We learn from the Shelbyville American Union of the 14th, that five prisoners were confined in the county jail at that place for various offenses, made their escape on last Sunday night one week ago. Three of them are notorious horse thieves and answer to the names of MCDANIEL, MCFARLAND and BREWER.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.), 21 July 1866, Page 2. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.