The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-13

Mr. J. NJ Jobe, one of the attaches of the
branch prison came into the Office. As he
had taken prominent part i'm suppressing
the revolt, the press men obtained from him
the following
Nv name is J. NJ. JObe and occupy the
position of commissary and hospital stew
ard at the stockade, at the Mentserrat
Mines.
Saturday night was in the Office, inside
of the stockade about seven O'Clock, / was
al nv desk writing Capt. Todd who occu-
pies the position of Deputy Warden here,
came into the Office and sent tor prisoner
named Allen Williams, ,coloredl TO correct
him Tor giving the wrong name TO an officer
while in line He WAS sent out in charge
of an officer and sent for another cOlored
man named Charles Butler.
The officer returned in a few minutes
and said that Butler refused to come. Capt
Todd wen; out and was gone some time-I
remaining in the Office. During the absence
of Capt. Todd the triangle sounded. which
was a signal for the convicts to prepare
their beds. Shortly after the triangle
sounded again, which was the signal {,
go to bed. As soon a. tn =
triangle sounded the last time, there were
several yel.s. l left the office and met
Captain Todd in the yard inside the stock
ade.
suggested to him that We had better be
prepared for any emergency, as thought
the indications ahead
LOOKED LIKE TROUBLE.
He stopped in the yard while went to the
corner where the guards we're stationed and
got two pistols. gave one to Captain
Todd and took one myself.
-Four of ua vent up TO the head OF the
stairs th) and called for Butler, who va.
standing by the stove in the east end Of the
sleeping apartments, with an iron poker in
his hand, and the balance we're at their
beds. Captain Todd ordered officers Cofieli,
Gordon and DOnahOe to take Butler by force
| and bring him out. When within about
closer; you can shoot me down, but I'll not
be taken out"
Negro, White, a bright mulatto from
Chicago, who was in bed, jumped up and
said. "Butler should not he taken ont. I'll
have no man punished here. We will
burn the id siockade-you can throw
ycur hot lead, but no man shall be punish.
ed And then in loud voice he said,
FIRE THE BUILDING"
While White was giving this talk he va.
oil the time dressing himself, and after he
had made the cry of fire the building" he
was Joined in il by a dozen or more oI
Others who raised from their beds.
They were all ordered to their beds by
Capt Todd but did not heed his order
White then seized large glass lamp filled
with coal oil, burning, and threw the
blazing lamp in the direction of the officers
saying, "We1l burn your id hous,
down." The lamp struck the wal
and burst into thousand piece
and the oil spattered I'm every direc
ton, and all was in a solid fame in a mo
ment.
About twenty convicts- evidently tn
leaders-made rush toward the officers. i
probably being their intention to disarn
them. We fell back down the steps, Capt
Todd and the others going down frst unae
the protection of stockade corner guard (2l
Then
rHEGUARDs FIRED
which checked the speed of the csnvict:
One OF the convicts nearest to me that fol
lowed down stairs, shot at. out in tn
scramble and excitement, il is impossible
, for me to tell whether / hit him or no,
Guard from corner No. 3 called me to g
out through the gate 49,. I went out an
joined the guards on No. 9. In glancin
toward the burning building the men SCENE
IN be swar:ning and jumping out Of tn
r windows of b,.th stories. l was followe
out by VIM. Baskin, q colored man, wh
said II 1 did not protect him they woul
kill him, IS the other convicis charged thu
he had reported the intended revolt. Ifoo
him out protecting him with drawn pis,o
We then ordered those who desir d NOT ,
be engaged in the revolt to lie down. 20 tbs
We could tell who to shoot at. Many lai
! dow" at once and held up their hsnds.
a then heard the noise of axes and otbe
:. weapons endeavoring to make a hoI
through the vail ,7). Isav one man ,
work trying to make an impression on N
b wall. / took fair aim at him and Gre,
a l am unable to say whether he vas hit I
not, bot he vert away very fast I the
went to the outside whore ihey Yer, 8,
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