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Identifier
20128109
Description
Tarrant County Jail Search - A fire department ladder truck was used in the county jail search Saturday night when three African American prisoners escaped after overpowering Guard C. B. Brewster. The ladder was used to enter the locked jury room of Judge Dave McGee's court. Brewster, shown in inset photo, said the men overpowered him as he was locking them up in their fourth floor cellars for the night.
Archival Date
1952-07-12
Collection Name
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Collection Number
AR406-6-506
Original Format
Negatives, Black & White
File Format
JPG
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License
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Subjects
Ladders; Court Buildings; Fire Department
Names
Brewster, C. B.
Subjects
Ladders; Court Buildings; Fire Department