Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Wilkinson” in article pos=18 of The Daily Dispatch: may 20, 1861., [Electronic resource]:
...ranklin Richmond, (forgery.) The parties uprooted the floor and got under the jail; but finding the job of getting out by that means rather hard, gave it up, came to the surface, and went to sleep.
Wilkinson is serving out a term of six months, preparatory to going to the Penitentiary, to which he has been sentenced.
Some of the parties will no doubt be tried before Judge Lyons this week.
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