Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-09-20
Criminal Record.
THE ESCAPED CoNvICTs FROM THE NEVADA
PRISON

THE ESCAPED CONVICTs FROM THE NEVADA
PRISON.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 19.-The following
particulars of the escape of the conyiCts from
the state prison at Carson, Nevada, have been
received: Volney p. Robbins was locking in the
prisoners, when one of them knocked him down
with bottle and dragged him into cell just
as the other prisoners rushed on him. The band
then cut a hole through the wall into the apart
ment occupied by the wife and daughter of
Lieut.. Gov. Denver, and entered before any
alarm was given. The prisoners were all armed
with slung shots and steel bars. Denver met
them and fired his revolver at Frank Clifford,
horse thief, serving a term OF ten years, and who
appeared TO be the leader of the gang. Clifford
was hit and stunned. The lieutenant governor
was soon knocked down, his skull fractured and
shot through the hip with his own revolver, by
Robert Dedman, prisoner under sentence for
lie, Alonzo Evarts was accompanying Denver,
and as tile latter fell, seized chair and fought
like tiger, knocking down five prisoners, one
over the baustrades and down stairs. His he
roic conduct saved the life Of Lieut.. Gov. Denver.
Eyarts was himself eventually knocked down
and left for dead, but only slightly injured.
Wounded as he was, Clifford made hsway down
stairs and followed the crowd, who at once
seized the armory of the prison, officers cloth
ing, ammunition, &c.
Mat Pixley, one of the proprietors of the
Warm Springs hotel, hearing the firing, seized a
six shooter, and, in company with man named
Perasish, rushed into the prison yard to assist
the officers. The convicts were still inside the
guard room firing through the main door of the
building at lSaac's new house, and Peraslsh and
PiXley rushed up to a window and commenced
firing at the prisoners inside, when Charles
Jones, young man from White Pine, under
sentence of ten years, fired at them through the
window, and the ball carried away two panes of
glass and struck PIXley just below the LETT eye,
passing through the head, killing him instant
ly. Twenty-nine prisoners made their escape,
carrying off their wounded, and are still at
large. The guards were all wounded seriously.
DISCHARGE OF ABoRTIoNIsTs.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 19.-Dr. Chas. ODon'
nell, Cohen, astrologer, and Mrs. Isabella
Knapp, indicted for the murder Of Eugenie
Chauyette by abortion, last winter, were dis
charged yesterday on mol pros, the district
attorney believing that owing to the testimony
of the deceased being unavailable, because it
was taken before she believed herself dying, he
could not convict
THE PoLYGAMY BUSINESS.
SALT LAKE CITY, Sept 19.-The grand jury
for the third district was empanelled this morn
ing All poygamiSts are excused, and the
Mormon journals are very bitter on the United
States officers in consequence. Chief Justice
Mexican, in his charge to the jury, said: "You
are summoned, not to try criminal cases, but TO
say what criminal cases shall be presented for
trial. In the discharge of this duty, you will
be governed by the same principles Of law
MhlNl SoEeIh SIdhu JuIles III Mdlue aud hon-
tana, in Georgia and Arizona, principles of law
everywhere applicable throughout the republic.
Crimes of murder, arson, larceny, big
amy, adultery and riot in Utah are
the same crimes everywhere throughout Chris
tendon. Ii there is anything peculiar in the sit
uation in Utah, it is thepecular conduct of some
men here, and not any peculiar principles that
is to be enforced here Utah belongs to the United
States, and the people of Utah, like the peo-
pie of the rest of the country, are amenable to
the laws of the United StareS. Those who obey
the laws must be, and shall be, protected in their
rights. Those who do not must answer at the
bar of Justice, and those men of influence who
in practc, defantly trample upon the laws
themselves and, by precept, teach others to do
so, should be the trSt to feel the firm grip of the
law, rather than obscure men whom they have
misead. Gentlemen, it is your duty and mine to
enforce the laws. Let us to do so without fear,
favor, Affection prejudice or the hope of reward"