The New York herald., 1869-03-19
Two Desperate Attempts at Escape by
Bands of COnVictS.
ngURDnR OF a KEEPER.
Three Of the Prisoners Severely Wounded While
Attempting to Seize SlOop.
Full Particulars of the Emeute and Inter
esting Incidents.

Sing warned the officers OF that institution and also
the slumbering citizens Of the village that all was
not right among the convicts. Within the prison
limits hurried toilets made by those guards and
Keepers VINO, having been watch during the early
part of the night, were endeayoring TO recruit
strength for the comiug day. Having assembled in
hot haste it was soon discovered that two OF the
watchmen had been tied and gagged during the
night; that OF them, Edwin Gran, was
dead and that five convicts had escaped by
cutting hole through the roof OF the chapel. The
deceased was q night watchman In the messroom,
lis special duty being TO look after convict named
Mulvey, who acted a sort OF engineer around the
boilers. on each morning 1t is the duty of night
Keeper named Thomas Forrest to unlock the cells OF
four five convlcts, at about the hour Of three
O'clock and conduct the men to the bakehouse
where their allotted work was to make the bread
for breakfast. Yesterday morning at the hour
above named four men were taken out
for this purpose by Mr. Forrest, and when
passing through the chapel. on the way from
the main prison to the messroom, he was seized by
the convIcts- who bound him hand and foot placed
gag firmly in his mouth and LEFT him IN that condi
non. They then went forward into the messroom
where they found Craft and treated him in similar
manner as regards tying and gagging, with this
unfortunate difference that when the latter was dis
covered, perhaps two hours afterwards, he was
quite dead. The only mark OF violence dscernable
ABOUT Cralt was bmau QuanLly OF Dl0Od
about his mouth. This was believed to have been
caused by the gag, as when one end of the string
was cut the gag sprang out as though it had been
tghtened in a vice. His tongue also doubled
up in his mouth, and while his body was warm, no
signs OF life could be called back, although prompt
measures for resusctation were resorted to- For
rest whose evidence will be found below, sue
sesdsd in getting his feet free, but his hands were
fettered tightly and his mouth securely
sealed when discovered by the guards
later in the morning 1t appears that
assisted the desperate quartet in tying him, after
which all i've made their way, BY picking locks and
chapel building, where with augurs they bored out
apiece Of wood, making hole large enough to ad-
matter 70 remove the States from the outside and for
the present make good their exit The intentions Of
Of the largest Knives ives used in in the the sitchen
were found sharpened and prepared for
IN their hurry getting through the roof. 1t Is be-
neyed that the runaways had for some time
coming to their ears that they were suspected pre-.
cpitated the scheme. As soon as the escape was
o S 10 S se
Of The state. 50 that the permanent escape Of The
SECOND REVOLT THE coNvICTs.
Later IN A., the day and between one and two O'Clock
Donovan. Daniel oconnei, Edward Masin, Gaes james
am MneS Buck php sa A ey James and %
dock post, and having overpowered him
sssoser ns @ doshss Wl tese S sd
board s0op loaded with lumber, which had just
arrived, and ordered the keeper who was on board
unarmed the latter obeyed, and the convicts at
e a crew o e e o aer the
McAuley then commenced firing at the guards who
were nurrying towards the spot, and in this mur-
panions while the charges in their weapons
lasted. A shot from one OF the keepers at length
hrnu Mc N nj nf I fha e,a
having wrenched the carbine from his grasp club
bed him with it, While any one Of the convicts on
her deck brisk fire was kept up by the prison on
cals the shore, and this with the aid OF the
soserpowered the wouldbe runaways, who were soon
landed and taken charge OF. During the ARRAY Nc
Auley received two shots, one entering his back,
the CORNER Of which wiz probably prove
fatal Philip Allen, An ,,,. another mother convict, was
considered dangerous When McAuley's clothes
Lad been taken or In the hospital box OF matches
concealed on his person. OF course showing that his
attempt to escape had been leisurey concocted.
Dom the lumber over the side in order to screen
himself from fire OF the guards, when one OF the
BY several to out and was then to drop into
the Later in the afternoon 1t mad not
nd Allen were recently sent here for twenty Years
rom New York. While the noon revolt was going
,out to transpre, therefore telegram was sent 10
n eyillage for help. 1t was responded to imme-
We apons, and the excitement intense This
ait, gnoon i a., M was quiet. and viii probably remain
sers Of the prison were injured during the array
Ha slag been notlned OF the homicide OF Mr.. Craft
ooro .,na uened jury, who after viewing the BODY
s,gpia ed their readiness to hear the testimony, the
mater al part OF which was ioilows:-
1n"'o TESTIMONY OF KEEPER FORREST.
Thom as Forrest, being duly sworn. says-I live in
c,ns. al W, and am keeper In the State Prison nj
,has Ma ,e; am usually in the habit OF unlocking
.nsss pa Swho employed In the messroom: this
morning the three O'Clock report came from the
iht g5a I'd, and one OF the keepers named Hitch
cock took ~ s,,,na N Isa l,,dio aea rae y, =
Dooiey; ;au. when / asked Hitcncock what
,i1. If"' it', vas, he said three O'Clock; then
,.en, ~ IN, drawer and took the key OF No. /
nry VII ~ ont. went down and unlocked these men;
49, Syccunie cells Nos 81, IS, and 13, the latter
hS55e "a don le cell; did not notice anything
,ad ns,u6 ahon, the men they OF the cells
into me half hey all passed up TO the ONCE and re-
,,S ,ns thsre ptll reloc1ed the cells; then came
@ aa me oeSre and returned the key TO the drawer;
W9tc5cock TOOK The keys that open the doors leading
~ inc chapel: ii conycts at this time all pass
ing up the stairs Isaolng 70 me corridor running
irSn she prison & ihe messroom; passed up last,
with sisencock ehead; as ! got to the IRON
door OF the cha yeL vNell one OF Ine con
Sicts smoke up an, said there was stin,-mean.
sny = eorpee-in th chapel; then passed aud
passed All them ssney entered tne chapel; had
Ly @ 1ss iyino ab W.T. two-thirds OF the way from
she IRON door TO the saa o. ihe stairs leading into
1,er assng lie corps but did not notice anything
unusual among them; ,vn ~ ~. was oenild me- Sums
soowa ' stairs when 0'N ul seized me around the
neck with his rig ht hand en one 9. me Others
ous ur e = short time and et IKE fainilng away;
rwhen recovered, not long ssf' es i9und tnat my
snd and Burns trying to getaa wooden gag into iny
youth; my teeth wsre set 50 a, e ,ney & coaa a not m
& @ To1ns,y N YOU don't OF sp your mouth III cut
So he had knife with 6l me ,pdr p ,n ncne, ,9g N
y, 200 into INV mouth they Wanted TO push IL VA
af 6es when 6Neu spoke up apu saa sna asssa asa %
,soso wahd not be nair Of my head hurt az ne
nai 10 mach nonor for me wse 0Ns was ~ taS aux,
go, a. was standing at thu head OF the stairs
and o'S,,ii sad something abo ut going away, 70
which Nuler rel ,led ~ doni wan. nd nnrns ere uo
tying n INV b.snds,. Burns and Muller went down