New-York tribune., 1869-03-19
REVOLT AT SING SING.
TWO OUTBREAKS OF CONvICTs-A KEEPER
KILLED AND sEYEN CONYICTs MOuNnEn

| TWO OUTBREAKS OF CONvICTs-A KEEPER
KILLED AND SEVEN CONvICTs WOUNDED.
SING SING, March 1S.-This quiet little viii
age has been in fever Of excitement all day long over
two desperate and murderOus reyOts at Sing Sing Prison
The first transpred between three ard four O'Clock
this morning At about that time Mr. Forrest one OF the
night keepers proceeded to the cells in one OF the cort
dOrs where he released five oonycts whose duty il was
to proceed the cook prepare breakfast for the
inmates OF the prison AS the convicts emerged from
their cells Mr. Forrest passed to the office where he left
the keys and took another key which opened the
Chapel When he reached the door OF the latter
place ONel, OF the convcts remarked there was
"stih in the chapel meaning corpse. Tho keeper and
the conyct entered the chapel together and after
Ing at the corpse Mr. Forrest about to move on
when ONiel put his arm around his neck and another
convict named Burns struck him powerful blow in the
stomach. rendering him nsensible. They then gagged
him and bound his hands and feet. While the gaggng
process was going Mr. Forrest set his teeth when
Burns sald: Tommy II you don't open your mouth III
cut you at the same time showing pockctknfe with
blade about four inches long After Forrest was secured
they stood him, opposite the guardpost, at window
and then proceeded TO the cookroom where they found
another keeper named Edward Craft whom they also
gagged and left lying his face. He found dead
where they left him, having probably died from strangu
ation Having freed themselves, the convicts, five In
number, made good their escape When Mr.. Forrest
found his gag removed his and feet loosened
and he was found TO be only slightly injured.
To-day, while the break" was being talked over,
messenger out OF breath arrived at the main Office and
In hurried words called for help. there another
and desperate break going This about p III.
At that hour Jacob Schen. who guardduty at
the middle dock, observed three conycts approaching
the guard house, Of them with his hhud extended
holding out piece OF white paper The guard spoke 10
them and inquired what they wanted One Of the
yicts said, want TO show you my pass" Schen all
vanced without his muske when the conyicts who
were employed in the shoe shop drew out long shoe
knives and immediately rushed upon the guard. Tho
latter attempted 10 return for his muset but was soon
Overpowered by the convicts although he was assisted
by another convict named John Perry As they had
secured the guard they made rush for the guard house.
aud taking carbnes and muskcts tnereirom, sailed
forth towards the soOp Exchange Of Newburgh. which
vessel thon lying at the dock laden with lumber hav
ing arrived there only about hour previous On tho
decklOad OF lumber were the hands employed on the
vessel the captain and OF the keepers OF the prison
The three conycts Joined by four others, and oil
being armed ordered the keeper captain aud all hands
ashore. None Of the latter being armed they quietly
walked ashore when the convcts rushed on board and
attempted to get the vessel weigh. She how
ever securely anchored which fact was unknown 20 them
They. however, cut the ropes When the news OF the
second revolt having reached headquarters reinforce
ment Of guards arrived The oonvics seeing the guards
coming commenced firing them from the muskets and
carbnes they had seized at the guardhOuse The guards
returned the fire rapidly and altogether about twenty
FIVE shots wero fred when the Captain OF the Exchange
seeing that one Of the convcts out Of ammunition,
walked UP and seized the villains musket and dubbed him
down. At this Juncture hundreds OF from Sing Sing
village armed with almost description OF weapons,
arrived an tho spot the rebeous convict seeing
that there chance for escape quietly submitted
10 the situation The result OF the shooting s rs follows
James McCauloy, ringleader shot three times in the
body will probably die stephen Allen, shot also IN tho
body. condition dangerous Timothy DonaYan, Daniel
O'Connell. Edward Mcclure, Donnelly, and Miller.
slightly injured. The i've named last severely hurt
but their wounds not considered dangerous. The
convict Perry who assisted the guard when he at
tackled has been in prison nine years and has five more
years 10 serve. He sentenced by Judge Emmott Of
Poughkoepse for burglary James McCauey and stephen
Allen tho rngleaders OF tho last revolt had recently
arrived the prison. having been sentenced to % years
confinement each by RecoreE Hackett OF NewHok city
Coroner McEntce OF Croton ia a the Prison holding
an inquest on the body OF Craft who gagged 20 DEATH
The testimony all in. and 1t Ia thought verdict
will not be reached til tomorrow. This evening, affairs
about the Prison unusually qulot but all arc dOuby
yiglant II Is fact that there not enough arms
about the Institution mike any sort Of snow with in
case general revolt occurs. consequently all are ile
nervous Between and clock this afternoon two OF tho
conycts who escaped this morning Barns aud Muller
found In barn in tho village, and now at tho Prison
n close confinement The greatest exertions are being
made TO capture the rest, aud will probably
crown the efforts Of those who after them.