Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-02

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FURTHKR PARTICULAR r.
ABOUT TIE ATTEMPTED
STATE PRISON BREAK.
In addition to the brief telegraphed
account we published yesterday, Of the
attempted break Of the convicts at the
State Prison, near Carson, yesterday,
we give the following which we con-
dense from the Carson appeal Of this
morning:
Theodore Hawkins, one Of the
guards, unlocked the outer grated door
to let out the kitchen hands. Nc
Cluer (under sentence for life from
Lander county,. was n Of these, and
he came out first and struck Hawkins
n blow in the neck, knocking him
clear Of the door. McCluer was fol-
lowed by VIM. Shea under sentence
of five years for grand larceny, Thos.
Heffron lin for life for robbery in Elko
county, and Michael Loon, alias
Marks "a two year man, thief, from
White Pinel. These four made a rush
Mt Jake Whipple, captain OF the guard,
McCluer attacking him with 4 butcher
knife, from which Whipple FORUM
ately escaped with nothing worse than
n cut across the inside Of his right hard
"a lucky escape considering that Nc
Cluer cut through the rim OF his hat
and drove his knife through his coat
and pantaloons, just grazing his side.
Wellington Bowen, \. b. Lowe and
A. Biggs, members Of the guard, got
the alarm and rushed to the scene Of
conflict. Hebron grabbed Biggs and
prevented his using a gun which he
had in his hands; Lowe, rs we'll ~
Biggs, got an ugly blow on the head
from an iron king bolt in Hettron's
hand, and then Bowen turned loose
with his revolver, shooting McCluer
through the head aud again through
the breast, killing him almost at once.
About this time Jim Miller and Frank
Rockwell, two others Of the guard,
who were sleeping in q little apart
ment adjoining the guard-room,
jumped out Of bed and rushed into the
melee. Miller came first and soon
found himself half stunned by a blow
from H~effron's king bolt; and while
In and Biggs were struggling with
Heffron (who is q tremendously pow
crful fellow Bowen shot Hebron just
below the right shoulder blade, ana he
was glad to cry quits in the mean
time, 1t is impossible to tell exactly
when Shea (who had a slung shot made
Of piece Of lead pipe in a WOODEN
stocking) dealt Bowen a terrible blow
on the head, almost knocking him
out OF time, but not quite, for lie
turned In q moment after and shot
Shea in the abdomen, dropping him.
Loon. during the melee broke aud ran
out the front door. He was subsequent
" found secreted in the cellar, and
taken back to his cell. In the meail-
time, Capt. Dingman, the inside guard.
had n perilous time Of it. lie stood
alone, on the prison side Of the outside
grating. and he stood by his post like a
hero. Garnett, tone Of the Gold Hill
footpads-the sacramento Black
smith ~ seeing Dingman in this plight
and supposing him unarmed, rushed on
him, seized him by the beard and at
tempted to drag him away; but the
brave little Captain had a Deringer IN
his coat side pocket, and he brought 1t
to bear OH the old scoundrel's belly,
infiicting a wound which put an end to
his assault, and which Is likely to Kill
him. Immediately upon doing this
bit Of good shooting, Dingman slipped
out Of the outer grated door, fastened
il, rushed to the armory. seized a gun
and mounted the roof just in time to
prevent Pat Hurley and other prison.
ers from effecting an escape through
the skylight. One or two other shots
were fired in the fight, and It IS prob
able that n Of them. by Whipple, Is
what caused the wound In McClure's
left arm. or course this struggle oc-
Cured in very much less time than 1t
takes us to relate it; and Governor
S%lingerland and Deputy Warden Ma.
son, who occupy rooms in the second
story of the Prison Building, back,
only had time, after being reused, to
get to the scene of conflict in time to
witness the final triumph Of the guards.
DIR. Lee, who was sent for immedi-
ately. bound up the wounds which he
found upon the guards, then turned his
attention to the prisoners. McCluer,
rs we said. is dead Hebron Is shot
lust back Of the LEFT shoulder, the
ball ranging up toward the neck !; Sc
rious, but supposed not mortalI. Gar
nett Is shot In the LEFT side between the
llth and 18th ribs, the balls ranging
downward. probably htal). Shea
Is shot two inches below the navel
the ball ranging down into the pelvis.
mot so hopeless Is Garnett, but the
probabilities are much against his re-
coyery.l We believe that these par
ticulars cover the main features Of the
story as VIC are obliged to compile 1t
from what all hands tell us. The
guard certainly showed q good deal OF
promptness and effective courage, as
we'll as no mean qualities as fighters, in
this hand-to-hand conflict.
McCluer, the man that was killed,
was Captain of the guard Of the Cali
fornia State Prison, while Chellis was
Lieutenant Governor of California.
lie subsequently, went to ranching in
Lander county; while engaged in that
business, got into trouble with n man
whose name We have forgotten. and
Iilled him. He was tried, convicted
of murder in the first degree, and SEN
fenced to be hanged. He got a new
trial. was convicted OF murder In the
second degree, and was sentenced to
the Penitentiary for life. The guards
saw that he led the assault yesterday
morning. and fought like a tiger. He
never said a word. from the time the
fight began ; nor after he received his
death wound. He doubtless concocted
the plan Of escape, acted by agreement
AS its leader. and resolved to be free or
die In the attempt.
Lieutenant. Governor Slingerland
has good reason to be proud Of his
guard; for certainly no set OF men
Could have performed more efficient
service than they did yesterday MORN
ing.
DEMOCRATIC PAPER.-Wc learn that
G.. l.. Perkins, State Printer elect, pro-