, 1873-08-08
MURDER0US ASSAULT.

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A Convict Attempts to rKi1l tho Wnr.
don or tho HknAanc chnsctta ttlltc rrls4
ssA..--.E1lc HVardcM Severely Injured
.--Thc Convict Shot by tho Warden.
From tho i}oston journal, Aag. o.
Tho usual quiet Of the State Prison at ChnrleA~
ton waB disturbed on Tuesday by = dahtardly
md ,nlrtlorauB attnol upon Tho Warden, Con. s.
i. Chamberlain, ii, which 1!o had very narrow
oHcaro from receiving fatal injurloB NJ tho hanls
Of IL convict named Dntiel Wholton.
Tho affair trnnsprosl In tho ropair-Hl1op on
the grol,nd floor If tito long luling nt tho
lower ond Ut tho yard, and undor tho following
cironmgtuces:
Tho Warlon was milking lis us!1al inspection
OF tho workshops, and, shortly boforo II O'Clock,
ho stepped into tho ropair-ehop. whore tllo n,ak
ing anl montling Of tho conyicts' garments il
performed ana wl1cro also eongrogato tho in
yalids Of tllo institution. As he ontorod tho shop
ho saw Whelton, who is employed III doing odd
jobs about tho prison- -yard walking up and down
tho floor. IIo putd no particular attention to tho
man at tho time, md, nftor Il brief thrry, tho
o M ha Rsga qnIa S s oowed ppo WE
don up-stairB, but wont up two flights to tho
bron2o-sllop, and, not seeing him there, Ao mado
All orrand to the ororscor, OiIlcor Owon, tho nnc-
question wna about aonobody who camo to 500
him Inst fall, and which the ofsicor know nothing
about, md, rs ho turned awny, Wholton NUT
torol something about having hia q - life.
LIZ tnoh WoIt lo tno nehu ~ .l'o hshllH JUN
az maroon oh"'op0f'"'' e'''''' "' 'to'n 'ne 'o"cf
1i,o Warden, eoelng the convict awny from his
legitimate place, wont to Olllcer Owcn md asked
Nun "lnt hls otIanu Aao otc,I' "n9l nG .ioI'uo"
Tho Wnri1on then proceeded down stnirs to tho
rcpar-shop, whitlor Wholton had returned, and
asked him by. whoso authority ho had loft tho
SHOP; e ropAea tnHs VIZ wa.no"s s ilo le.,
| tic game subject which lo Ind Mado tho excuao
Aon n us yusls w. osa4 tt , b e bi ,o,, ro,4
Ing Nhlaun tnen u'ne ~ ~ n.1t - I1a aos wv
paa niu @ 10 iopnGa Ill., .I.s s ~ w. H." n ot4a r -,
berlain tnen told nm that no nNo poste1 pus on
| his tackot and go along Will him; THIS seemed
70 ihlamo Nhclson, ana Ae "9Aeo ~ ~ ,s. ua'
t,1 ortod nlannoE Il n9 "ns 10 % po locheu ~.
Iho MnFdon 1od nn nc WIS, Mnoronpon @ 10 .,aa rnn
and Helzed largo phovol standing IN ono 9 e9rnos
OF tho shop used IN hanullng coal, ana ran
toward Gen. chamberlain WIN t1o weapon f1'Hoa
above his head az II lie intondoa to ettiko nm.
It. was put typ worn oi nIso aro1uo 1ol n ino
| ho had IN lis pocKot, anu covering us man,
'Saitod for him to como ncaror: no intondea 70
whit until the motion to Btrlke waH actually
/ made and then shoot the man.
Wholton, however, suddonly stopped, and With
liglitning,likc r9pidlty hnrlcd tho shoyol, blndo
fn e. tbs faee OF tbs wdrdom md 1a
could not escape tue blow. Tho blado Of
| tho shovel, nfter cutting through tho brim
and crown OF lia straw hat, Which Ind tho
| effoct to losuon the force Of the blow somewhat,
struck him porpontlicllnrly OIL tho right sdo OF
tho face, cutting open Lis eyebrow aid opening
hia face near tho noHo quite to the bono, making
| what Mt first appeared to be o mortal wound.
1Ialf-atunned and ]alf-bliuded us ho WAS, lo aim
cd hs pistol at tho convict and discharged it..
Tho bull entorod hiH loft eido, and striking tho
| touth rib cracked 1t, and then glanced into Ito
flcsl,y part Of tho body, whore it still romans.
| No sooner had Wholton received tho shot thnn
ho sprang for second shovel, whom Gen. Cham
borlain 1rod ngail, tho bali hitting tho sho5cl
and glanciug of, injuring no ono.
Before he could advance upon tho Warden with
| his second weapon tho convicta In tho Hhop grab
bod the would-bo murderer, nnt although ho
struggled violently to FREQ hiusclf mud 1cnow his
attack. ho wns hold until tho arrival OF au officer
Il from Outside tho shop, Hen lc was secured and
i taken to tho hospital who're his wound Waa