Rewards for Capture of Five Men Who Escaped Chain Gang, May 14, 1925

Escaped Convicts Still at Large; Reward Is Offered for Capture

The five men who sawed their way to freedom last week from the County chain-gang are still at large, although a diligent search has been kept up by the sheriff’s department.

The men were serving sentences ranging from 10 to 18 months each, and had served from one to three months of their sentences.

They are: Chester Moffett, Charlie Parton, Marvin Kilby, Loyd Ledford, and Cecil Hensley. A reward of $50 is offered for the arrest of Hensley, and $25 each for the other four.

From the front page of the Brevard News, Thursday, May 14, 1925

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