Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-09-19
STATE PRISON OUTBREAK
FURTHER PARTICULARS!

Carsn1 Register Of this morning:
At TBS yesterday morning, Sheriff
Atchison Of Storey, Chief Of Police
Downey of Virginia, Detective Ben
Lackey and a party of well armed,
we'll mounted and determined citizens
OF Storey came into the city for break
fast. They had been securing the
plains to the north and east OF the city.
About the same time n squad Of the
Emmett Guard, under Lieut.. William
Noonan, returned from an extended
reconnaissance up the Lake Tahoe road.
After breakfast Sheriff Atchison's
party left for the State Prison, where
thew took the track Of the fngitives
with the Intention of following 1t as
long "a It was distinguishable.
Early In the morning a squad OF the
Emmett Guard made a reconnaissance In
the direction taken by the prisoners.
One mile from the prison they POUNDS
coat formerly belonging to IL OF the
ouards. and q mile further on came
Spop q disabled Henry rifle. Not far
from where the coat was touna' a
short, prlson-shoe track was found 70
,diyerge to the LEFT from the track OF
the main body and enter into a road
leading north along the Mexican ditch.
A man living at the Mexican dam
iabout three miles from the PRISON.
States that between 8 and ~ O'Clock
Sunday evening a convict entered his
cabin and requested him TO dress q
wound, caused by a ball passing
through his thigh, but not inJuring the
hone. The wound was dressed, when
the refugee asked II the gentleman
would not protect him, as he was un-
able to travel. The man replied tina
the officers would be there inside OF
ten minutes, and advised his wounded
customer to "move on with all pos
sible speed. At the dam a number OF
refugees broke off their shackles with
tools found there.
Az the prison the scene was appall-
ing, even yesterday morning, when
everything was still rs the grave.
BLOOD great blotches and pools OF
human gore-greeted the eye every
where ; along the. porch OF anu III tne
hotel, on the main gateway, over the
rubble-stones Of the inner Walk, on
the prison porch, door steps, WINDOW
and door sills and facing, wainscoat-
ING. walls, bolts, bars, beds, floors,
atsirs. and even tho little shade trees
AMI the green grass Of the front yard
were stained with blood. Everywhere
marks of the heroic struggle OF the
Saw brave guards against overwhelm-
inc numbers of superiority armed des-
naredoes were visible.
When the shooting commenced up
,toirs. little Jennie Denver, daughter
II the Lieutenant Governor, aged out
Al, years. ran down stairs and o. into
The ward. Soon the conflict OF arms
followed her. The noise confused any
frighteped her, but with a herolSm
trniv wonderful In one so young, she
rnshed in between the murderous guns
and the brave Isaacs, who stood ou'
Yupon the green in front OF the door,
.,s n anxious TO shield him from the
.shots that were raising a cloud OF dus'
about his feet. Seeing this, a little
French prisoner from Storey, who wa
Simself In the break, rushed out In inc
lesden storm, seized the little girl, and
.tarted with her along the prison
building toward the west gate, VIII
the Intention of putting her OUTSIDE
the wall and returning to MS com
rades. He ran but a few steps VIII
the child seeing which from her WIN
dom. Mrs. Denver thought his inten'
tion was to kill her childh when M
saw a young lady who was In the yare
At the time running toward the prison
49, % roach which she would have
10 mass In front Of four guns belchinG
streams of fire from two WINDOWS
The gallant little Frenchman, having
removed the child from immediate
danger, dropped her and seized TN
womaG, thus saving her from instan,
dea.h. By this time, and while TN
wa going on, Pixley had fallen deaf
and Perasich and Isaacs badly wound
ed before the deadly guns whose muz
xles were crossed In the windows.
Burcesser alone, of all the citizen
wi,o entered the yard, was left stand
in1. Isaacs was lying helpless upol
The sward, and still the deadly bullet
were blowing up the ground abou
him. SEEING this, the little French
man again rushed into danger, an
.eIzing the head Of the wounded man
IA Gang out to Burgesser : Here, bal
,Ieep. help me take this man out
dsnoerI" Burgesser obeyed Instant
end himself and the prisoner bore th
wnnnded mar safely to the hotel: The
returning to his first love, ms leisoW
conyicts, the Frenchman starsea oao
into the prison yard to re1oln M rs \
ndes but Burgesser stopped nin :
t.ii s HIM he would certainly :
ss, 10 he returned after what ne ha
anne The Frenchman took the adSic'
and even allowed ,b sa bsSsssl until III Il
affair was over, when ne retufn :
bis cell. ,o,o nj. rief
lar above the knee, and the cns
are decidedly against hi, TsSo' INV: