Toms River jailbreak
New Jersey Courier 6 Sep 1929 Going into the jail on Sunday morning last, September 1 to unlock the cells and feed the prisoners, Wiliam Liming, jail warden, was set upon by James Harris, colored, who knocked Liming down, kicked and stamped on him, and escaped from the jail. Harris was caught by state troopers in less than an hour and was back in his cell, giving up when they chased him through the woods, firing at him. Warden Liming is in Kimball hospital, bruised and beaten from head to foot, almost. His condition is good, and he is expected to be out soon. His worst hurts are where the negro kicked and stamped upon him with his heavy shoes. Mr. Liming will be at the hospital for a week or two yet it is reported, though he is getting on nicely from his brutal treatment. The Warden had gone into the jail alone, as his custom was, to unlock the cells and let the prisoners out into the corridors for their breakfast. He had just risen, and was still in his pajamas. The first tier of...