New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-10
SERIOUS ARRAY IN THE PRISON.
REBELLION AMONG CONvICTS.
From The Auburn Adre-nssr, Ma,eh7.


We learn from reliable authority that alarming at
Temps were me de upon two occ yesterday sud
by Two different cOnvcts, to take The lie 0t Col
Lewis the Agent aud WerdeD OF tue AIDt1n Pn-on
end that strong disp si'lon We, "ani'e',o ey s'n'
dozen or fifteen convi,ts 10 revolt Tue difficulty oc
cured in the hsme shop. The facts ia the ce a. "
have them from ent4ey reliable authoIit, 10 as fol-
lows:
Col Lewis in his rounds yesterday, discovered tao
convcts III the heme shop III close convefsaon Alter
ching them for 'es muILens he stepped ~ to the
keeper GEEK and calling 10 one OF the coAvicts or
oered him 10 cone 10 the desk Ine convict ooeyed
The order Col. Lewis then asked hun what he Sas
tahip, shout The Convict replied that be Was tsklns
| about borse The Agent then ordered tae
Dvct 10 be capped fer violating the d'clpnas. Al
this mom,G- another convict LEFT bis Work aud Sake
nm TO the desk under prtense vi having some ous
Less with the A emf. The Agent asked hun Sha NJ
wanted wien be replied that he wished TO see hun III
resero to pension money that ~ns que pun tue
ccnyi II from the Government The Agent, sl-pe.t'
mo that tie convict intended assault told niD
H., would talk with him at another time abOu. ma
TER a. the ssme time ordering him back To us WORK
The con, let did not start, and secoad order ~ts
Given At this instant The CONVEX drew from under ms
Sleeve large iops blrCed nit-, aud rushing up n
The A..n, made several thruss at BIN. Tue shop.
ktep. immediately caught the convict and prevented
| hin, nom accOmp l,shing lie object.
Atths iunCture OF 1T as several OF the other conVcs
ia he sbp rushed 10 the desk, some OF them with tue
dtscn # as.isiiDg the officers, while others shouted
ont Xii him Kill him !'-ineaning the Agent.
The iCnty al length quoted, ana tGe cou'iots
went back 10 their work. =,
Shortly after there occurrences Col Lewis saw mr.;
Fo sha, the principal keeper of the Prison and desired
him 10 take the convict who hsd drawn the knife ON
tie chop the wing for pun huient Nj r. proceed
81 o tne hane shop and called the convict up 10 hn
FIR The purpose OF taking MIN TO the wing Ihe con.
Wet here became VIEW boisterous threatening IN lOud
rms n Al ne would Nil Col Lewis 81 TIT hrt oppOru
nty He finally starieo with Sir FOshsy orthr ~ing,
| when come dozen other corvcts left Their wotA Al
moe. eded 10 follow, csrg III the INT al tune Tor the
| convict 10 come bacs. After going shoit dis snee
Tho conyicts with the exception of the one who was ~
| be pDp,sbed reiu ned back TO Their shop.
The refractory Wet then requested that he mSh'
h. allowed 70 zee Agent previous 10 being pup'sht
| Col Lewis came in when the convict informed MN
that If be pppished there wonld De serious Gill
| Cult>-ihat the cCuVicts would protect him 81 81
hazsIds-thst he had sent them back 10 tbs shop but
hs, they stood eady 10 coue 10 BIO rescue OF III =
| mept waning. Whether the convict was panlson.i
uf,eo his conversation, are not informed. Al al
events he not allowed 10 90 back TO the shop but
| was locked 10 his CELL.
10 me Afternoon of Yesterday Co Lewis determined
to pass through the hsme shop sSsin. While dotns
co. snd while HI, back turned another convict
Grew a heavy hammer upon him, and had hls arm uo'
be Ell instantly caught BY keeper he would have sunk
| IN. weapon into the A gents brain
| IL the sane shop, on ThuIsdsy last, stone ~:
| I'm, ID al the her, Of NJ Stumwsy the fJr.msn OF
he .hop which, fortunately striking him tue neck
and shoulder did otoer injury than to quite seroas,
| lame him.
N.ssrs. HAYDEN & Letch~orth, contractors in To,
same shop have turned twenty seven Of the coovic'
il their employ back upon che state, refusing to a
cent of their services because they are regarded s.
| d.yserous men The, r-msin locked IL their csl 8.