The New York herald., 1871-09-27
A DARING OUTBREAK.
Stampede OF Prisoners from tfae
Nevada State Prison.
desperate Conflict Tetween Prison
CEcers and ConviGts.
From the San Francisco Chronicle, Sept. 10. ]


At elk O'Clock last evening the wind was blowing
gale and the whole valley was flied with bind
ing dust. desperate break was made 10y the con.
vlcts i'll the State Prison, which terminated In the
death OF Matt PixIey, OF the Warm Springs Hotel,
the woundIng OF nearly all the officers OF the state
Prison and several of the prisoners and the escape
OF twenty as desperate villains as ever trOd the
the cell room, Volney E. Robinson, captain OF the
guard entered The room as usual for the purpose OF
locking the convcts In their respective cells Tor the
struck HIM on the top OF the head with bottle, cut
ting cash three inches and half long and almost
at the same instant
ANOTHER STRUCK HIM
with slungshot over the left eye, cutting to the
bone He iell bleeding but not senseless and as lie
sank half dozen OF cOnvlcts rushed at MIN to deal
the deathblow, when Patrick Hurley gathered Rob
inson by the body and threw him into an adjacent
cell and closed the door, thus saving his life. All
this took place without alarming the guards outside.
tier OF cells, and proceeded to cut hole large
enough TO admit the passage OF mans body
through the wall Into one ol the rooms occupied by
the family or the Lieutenant Governor. Each
prisoner mad provided himself with slungshot and
piece OF iron or steel sewed up in MS cothes-the
piece being SO torn as TO form loop around the
wrist; and some OF them had knives OF their own
manufacture. Rushing into the room occupied by
Mrs. Denver, her mother and daughter, the break
Of The prisoners was first discovered and the alarm
INSTANTLY THEY WERE MET
by Lieutenant Governor Denver, who commenced
firing on them. Tne break appeared TO be under
the leadership OF Frank Clifford, ten-year horse
thief, from White Pine, and at him the Warden di
rected his fire. The Lieutenant Governor mad been
followed up stairs by Robert Dedman, Young
In ior life, who was acting as servantin the ollcers
quarters. Denver shot Clifford near the navel aud
stunned him. The tide poured on, and soon Lieu
tenant Governor Denver was struck on the lack OF
the head with some sharp pointed instrument, that
penetrated TO the sku, ana on the forehead, above
the eye by slungshot, which opened The skull for
distance OF three inches and halr. THIS felled
him 10 the moor, when
seized his pistol and fred at HIM. As the officer
fell Bob Dedman seized a chair ana fought like u
tiger, knocking down no less tnan five OF the prls.
oners one of whom he Knocked over the balus iado
and down the stairs HIS heroic conduct doubtless
was the theme OF universal praise In this city
soon as it became known. Dedman himself
was. eventually Knocked senseess and left
Tor dead, but was only slightly injured. Wounded
as he was clifford made his way down stairs, fol-
lowed by the crowd, who at once seized the az
&c. Being sunday and the prisoners under lock
and key, no guards on the outer wall, most OF
get at the armory after the alarm was given. +. 81.
lsaacs, guard from Gold Hill, was In the yard and
had a siX-shOoter. WITH this he
CONFRONTED THE PRISONERS
as they emerged from the main building. The fire
umn, firing seadll, into the motley crowd and de-
lverlng volley after volley with the coolest nder-
ence. A ball passed through his knee, breaking it.
and lodged III the rear Of the left knee. at this
1saacs Strengthened himself up and threw the weight
OF his body on the lett leg and hred again. BY this
were almost within striking distance, steadily ap-
preaching and steadily firing at hlm with six shoot
ers Another shot struck the heroic Isaacs in The
hip and sent him to earth. rhe prisoners seized his
pistol, and out OF sheer admiration for
HIS HEROIC COURAGE
spared his life. John Newhouse, another guard
from Gold HILL came to the rescue and
opened on the convicts with six-shooteI, and
shot E. b. Parsons, one Of the Verdi robbers. New
house The next instant received two wounds in
the back OF his head and IN his back. These
helpless. Perasch, guard from this city, who
o e 1s and as @
shooter, with which he rushed Into the yard and
TIJRPE oE MS suOrs rooK rpprcr
As he fred the fourth shot lie received ball IN
the left hip. Matt Pxey one OF the propretors OF
imagining the Cause, seized a six-snooter, and in
company with Peraslcn, rushed into the prison yard
the gqard-1,,oom, firing through the main door Of
as sndg Fxey a. aa' uD ,pe 8 na
dow vS'aii and commenced arlng W at the prisoners
inside, when Charles Jones, IA leu.year man from
ball, probably from Henry rifle, carried away two
panes OF glass aud struck Pxey just below the
upon The stone porca in front Of the prison. dead.
Henry :. Phillips was at tle prison IN buggy when
se and eVe The alarm to sher swift TxseVe or NJ
teen armed men started az once. but were too late
to prevent tue escape. Iwenty;nine prisoners lelt
ty.two
MARCHED OFF IN BODY,
two abreast, passing nearly due east. What di.
rection the other seven took Is not known. As
soon as the extent OF the break became known z.
A. Belknap. private secretary to Governor Brad
ley, teegraphed to General Bateman at Virginia
TO cali out the organized militia and come down
Immediately. The despatch was sent az seven
O'clock The troops arrived here by special
train three hours aiterward, Meantime the State
armory was brought into requsition +. B. Rel fur
nisnua ammunition. A large force Of citizens soon
were under arms. portion OF this force was de.
spatched TO the state Prison TO guard against any
attack from The Insurgents; the others were detailed
to patrol the city. Major General Van Bokkelen
came down with the troops. The prisoners took
win them two Henry rifles, four double barrelled
shotguns, five siX-shooters and between two thou
sand five hundred and three thousand Heniy rife
a. ll 1os
badly and from eight to ten wounded. A solitary
shot was heard some miles south about two O'Clock
this morning.
THE TROOPS WERE ORDERED
TO march steadily southNard until daylight, then
turn and spread out ana ScOur the country back to-
ward the prison. Up To seven O'Clock no tidngs had
been received from thenl The nags are at haii mast