Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-05-13

The Carson Independent of this morning
has the following account Of the discovery
of plot on the part of the convicts in the
Territorial Prison to escape:
For the last three or four weeks, the prisoners
IN the Territorial Prison, have contemplated max
ing an effort TO escape from their confinement.
The time agreed upon, yesterday morning. hav-
ing arrived and passed, without an attempt on
their part, the indefatigsble Warden, r. NJ How.
land ESQ.,, came to the conclusion, that he would
spare them from running any farther risk OF
losing their lives, in attempting 10 carry OF
their hazardous enterprise, by informing them
that he fully posted, in the matter.
After placing the rn9leader of this torlorn hope
in the stocks and keeping him there for about six
hours he became communicative, and revealed
the whole plan of attack Sc. 1t seems that eight
of the prisoners under the leadership Of one Don
n.ry a desperate Of the worst character, who IL
serving out his sentence for highway robbery,
tyho after knocking his victim senseless with q
pistol threw him in a shaft hole, somewhere III
the environs Of Virginia City several months
since was to make u break Yesterday morning,
capture the guard and If possible to avoid taking
their lives. but at all events to secure them by
l)cking them in the prison cells then go TO tut
| blacksmith's shop cut of their irons, and make
their escape as best they might, before the alarm
/ could be spread in time TO prevent their getting
into the sage brush IL has been the custom OF
the Warden to let the prisoners out OF their cells
into the main room adjoining, at six o'clock IN
the morning to prepare their toilet for break
fast and il was agreed al that time TO capture
the guard inside take the key from him that IN
locks the outer door and after tying and gagging
him, let themselves out and go the rooms OF the
Warden and the other guard, secure them IN q
similar manner, then carry out the plan as ABOVE
mentioned But il was a fortunate circumstance
that these desperate unfOrtunates suspected tDA'
the willy Warden was on the alert, and mad they
made the attempt, he would not have dealt very
sInserly" with them, for having thoroughly
posted himself in regard to their intentions, ne
had taken the precaution to place q double guard
at proper points, supplied with thirteen round oil
| powder and ball each, who would have dealt de.
struetion to every soul engaged in the plot, had
they attempted TO have carried it into execution.
| II seems that the Warden, from some cause, sus'
pect.d there was plot brewing, and for the pur'
pose of becoming fully convinced Of the fact, as
sumed careless indifference towards their actions
in the prison yard but insrueting the guard to be
| more vigilant, without arousing suspicion In the
| minds of the prisoners. Upon one occasion q nile
| was taken then a chsel and again small ham
| Sner when Rowland concluded he had furnished
| them all the capital that prudence would dictate
| he came to the humane conclusion to spare them
| from further labor in their unhealthy enterprise
| The prisoners were laboring under the impression
\ that the guard were relieved from duty at an ear
lier hour than six o'clock, but day or two since
thew learned to the contrary, and hence the cause
/ of their not making the attempt TO escape. The
winding up of the affair is that eight men are
| sentenced to remain In irons, and satlate theil
appetites on bread and water for thirty days from
/ date. ...-... ISIS -.. -.