New-York tribune., 1871-09-26
THE NEYlbA sY1TY PRISON sTAMpR RDE
FULL PARTICULARS OF THE AFFAIR-ExCIrISG
BATTLE BETWEEN THE PRISONERS AND THE
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FULL PARTICULARS OF THE AFFAIR-ExCITISG
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dition to this, their desisn Of escaping was added
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gusrd came into the large to scatter the inmates to
Their different cells e Ss locked Up fS It the night
down by blow the head with bottle By one OF the
praoners another striking him OYER the left eye Win
senssess to the oor and seized by Pat Hurey one
Of the and into cell ng s spa d
any else outside the crate The prisoners then
to the top the The sf Ua snSs %
through. Each prisoner armed with sort OF sung
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knives made by themselves or obtained Inc rooi was
too high @ the point Of eess tor them 10 up 20 1--WE
they passed along just over room at the head OF he
main % hoe rdas ns the roof as
possible all the scamps inmedatey Jumped aEwn n
posSessicn Of the ONCE and arory guards and
officers Of the prison taken completely by surprise
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which the guards and officers stood to 1t manfuy,
ton tom NJ was Of short duration however when the con;
becoming masters of the situation 70 OF TOOK
leave OF the prison There "a In a confined there
but remainder were secured before they could make
AT this time Lieut. Gov Denver, with his family and
few guests were eating supper In the Wardens room
der was serving the table Suddenly the clanking Of
the prisoners chains heard on the roof immediately
EARTHQUAKE and started in dismay Meantime the
yots had through the roof Of the next apartment at
came evident Some Of the ladies screaming down
the stairs just ahead Of the prisoners aud Into the on
the they WsTe met ' by Lieut. Cow Denver and
them. Clifford while Dedman drove the other back with
chair Both retreated down the staircase but Clifford
be hidden away from the rest he said they would kill
him because be had opposed thus break before
perately with the guard below and some Of them tried TO
come the staircase but at the top were met warmly
he had in revolver while Dedman fought with all the
eT r s
with long knife. and each time he was Knocked down
ustrad6 head first. Meanwhile Gov. Denver was shot
through the hip aesy part OF the thigh and received
He bed profasely and would doubtless have been killed
had not been for the bravery Of Bob Dedman IN de-
When the ladies ran down screaming into the yard Matt
Pixley of the Warm Springs Hotel close by the gate
but was the porch Of the prison by Charles
Jones one OF the convicts through window The bal,
his head just below the left eye killing him instantly
The prison guard generally consists Of but fve or seven
men, and at the time the first alarm given they
mostly outside the prison. One Of them, F ID lsaacs
formerly Of Virginia City, immediately confronted the
motley crowd issung from the ffODt door, with his
vover doing very effective shooting well M be-
ing shot down himself in return His right knee was
broken by BALL. which passed through Ii, and lodged
u the portion Of the left knee Johnny Newhouse
another of the guard from Gold Hill rushed into the
fray regardless Of danger nghns with the utmost cool
ness and bravery He shot Parsons Of the Verdi
railroad robbers through the body, and directly after
| ward WAS himself shot in the back and the por
tion Of his head, so that he fell powerless Perasch
| Gala from Cara fha omar
side the gate but hurried stand in with the rest
He did some lively shooting wounding several OF the
convots He, however, soon received settler from
ball in the left hip passing downward, inhicng severe
dangerous wound Another OF the guard s said To
have been wounded. Whose fault allowing these
prisoners make such desperate and successful break
| In broad daylight remains 10 be shown. One thing is
| eydeu-the guard hOpelessly Inadequate In mum.
bers large OF soldiers h"s started from several
| points ill pursuit VI the refugees