The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-05-22

Thrilling Tragedy at the Indiana
STATE Prison ~outh---FOur Com
Sirf> Break through the Guard
and strike for the Woods.

Sirf> Break through the Guar,
and Strike for the Woods.
Fra@ fh- Ls-livi-is Csr=sr-iaiI
One of the most desperate ana fatal al
fray- IN the anuai- of the Indiana Stat
l'ri-0n south ccrurrel at JefieTsOuvill
Yesterday afterUOOu about four O'Clock
re-ul iu- in ihr killing Of one OF IA
guards and ronvirf, the wouniing o
a negro convici and the n1rrvw escau
81 Colonel >hUier. Warden OF the insii
iutiuu- The blOOsiv affair was caused b.
ii.e attempt of the officers OF the pri~or
ro prevent TIE escape If four OF iLe IuO,
desPeraie convict.- viz; Alfred Apple
gate. NiiliaIn kennrdy. William Sian
icy and Newton Port.
wAENlNs 0F THE ESrkPF.
Sundlv afternoon Chief Of Polir,
Wns- tarpentcr. OF New .Aih1uy. learn
ei ttsrgG-iI some woman that four Gt
tie CDHtlrt- We're Co attefnpr "a escape
Ills Informant toll him tnas they hsd
been furnished With cloti.iuz AMI arm.
from outside friends. and I,s1t tic arri-
cles "a ere 10 be len ia some oT the shoir.
A. sOon 4 this information came ia.s
hi possession he rspaiF-ti to rlIe prison
and Informed Col >huier Of tise iarf
hJi from -gme reason bet known a.
him -iI rfE~s-f a. Eve the name OF hi-
iriprfE-ui. aa' miE Eiif. after th- -..ii-
aou--- ltf been - AL CDi. :. ca.le
tiIe -Itrs- Together and Informed is..,s
vi Whht he hat ls--rnrri. tnf sre IT,.
siruci ion> Tor ths-u ~ keep close look
Out. ttr dI.s MAt place alue.l IL. .iaa.-.. fs
ihe resson- a i-t a iregucsi4- wiTs.e i.
'aer~ ! Y" -uch intention 4 -"e.n~.
tpN ever lAnt tne WnsniI- va iOu true
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runris- r'srvugh TIE han. gained tie
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asnI rar,n running tsp toward lie War
dem. rr...i.uf-. Il fhe. four ,ie-r,ar.-
doe. "a, IL tie ravrrnenr. they noint-.
il.4ir r.i-ioi~ a. uottlen ama children IA (.
frsnt 81 60. ~huI-r-. rr.is.euce. teIiin-
,lcm a. YET il the house and hide. ~
rI,e, vonld fire.
Reaching tie intersection Of Clarks
vile avenue they turned the corner aud
hence dowu The mad m the rear nf Tire
prison isaiing 20 View Albany by this
,itEe trl0ue- -lu.rT- who was ~taudin-
81 the iri : gate pf hi- residence leArn-
"a 81 Ti.e c>r.pAdc. aud seeing tie me
omin- down the road started for then
Du the flank Three u the eonvicf> di--
-overed the Warden coming aud IN
-Teased their -Vresi- ~oon passing a new
E0u>e in ccur~e u erection Immediately
"a the rear - the prison, >nuler VA
.To.e t.hiud Aupfeeafe. Port aud stan