The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-08-17
ST .rr PRISON STAMPEDE.

liFoIn lic ~aH ifantlsto BHtctln, iuy zs.l
give the following lull and report OF tho
parieed outbreak and escape a cony lets from
the state prison yesterday
At noon evory ytling was quiet. No indications were
observable when tue cnyicis alto teir dinner if an
hour afterwards gang "a l3l men passing 10 from
the brlckyarl 10 the Of tho prison, through the
lower ear) gate when from ten 10 twenty OF them
around he on;s = Of tie wall 10 the front gate where
man named Murphy (not Con. Murphy Of The Alnt)
guarded IT. Iic,onant Governor Chclis had just tikcn
lunch and was IN his Office ccsc by tbs saic, outside
the wall. lie ihenI- coming, aud being without
arms, hurried 1T once into bis adtaing bedroom and
locked the DOR The gang u convcts arrived N double
quick Time and @hic some stood guard over Marrhy,
who refused 10 deliver The gate key, others broke open
Governor Chels bedroom door aud stizns him demand
cd that he should order the guard q deliver % cm tho
cato kcy The Governor gave tho order but ,he brave
guard reused to give it up pretending that Nc had not
got IL. They attacked and beat him most numerically,
and having taken By force The Key from his person. they
orencd the gates and raised the cry OF Liberty"
Another account Is that he st retained the Keys, aud
thcy broke The locks Wth iron bars and tus furnished
tho m eans % escape to those Inside.
the cry raised all excitement and hur.
ryng hithor aud thithor. body OF full hundred
conycis joined the RIM scadcrs, and rushed 10 get
ont 0f the gate Nearly all the woncn from the shops
took with them hachcts, knives hlcs-anything
IN the way Of weapons that was handyand with loud
ycs followed the first party, IN spite Of the firing Of the
guards, whereby large number were wounded. Mean.
time some of the rngeadcrs went TO the arnory IN the
hope OF securing tho person q Edward Nanerip, captain
Of tho guard. Not lnaing him they broke into thu
nor aud secured all the pistols aud ulhar that thcy
could nnd; but fortunately they only found revolver
loaded, aud they missed ono of snbrcs that was
within reacn II they Ind only known It,
Thus armed the cnrylois, to The number Of, say
800 240 aud otlers zoo escaped outside the gse
hut the guards under Captain yandep, succeeded
IN capturing (ty Of them, and Killing woundng
several others. All those rado The walls were put un
de l,ck and key 70 prevent further escapes
While this WIS going on inside, the escaped body OF
prisoners with Governor Chcs, held well IN front of
them advanced around tho prison wall Watsons guard
post (No. 5) situated on hill close 10 tho prison Wat
about TO fire load ot gapo into the ranks the
nsuig gents, when tho captured Governor throw up his
hands exclaming, For Gods sake don't shootn doubt
less being forced TO this measure by divers prods from
the sharp knives OF tho convicts SO Watson turned his
gun to the water discharged and spiked IT, Barely had
he time 10 do this when tho liberated fclons rushed
upon Watson, beat him badly, threw him over
near by prccipicc where there quarry, and tumblcd
gun and gun carriage after him. Watson badly hurt
By IN fall, aud The gun carriage broken 10 pieces