J.C. Hudspeth Falls 40 Feet as He Tries to Escape Jail, Oct. 1, 1925

J.C. Hudspeth of Concord tried to escape jail in Greensboro a few nights ago and came near being killed. He was on a rope made from some of the prisoner’s underwear; the rope broke and he fell about 40 feet and dislocated his hip and had other injuries. He was taken to a hospital.

From the front page of The Beaufort News, Oct. 1, 1925

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