Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-10-30

bravery and GOODNESS of the Warden, his Dep
uty and the officers of the Prison would have
been very serious affair. Shortly before
o'clock the Prison buggy drove furiously into
town, with the intent of procuring medical
assistance. The reporter for the APPEAL took
the return carriage and ascertained the facts
of the case. About the hour above mentioned
Captain Matthewson, the Deputy Warden,
went to the second story of the shoe shop to
give orders when he was seized by more than
half dozen convicts, who rushed upon him
and bore him to the ground shouting
elderly OR DEATH
You shall die, but we will be free" Capt.
rushed in supposing there was some trouble
among the prisoners As soon as he ascer
tanned the actual condition of affairs he en-
deavoured to dissuade the prisoners from their
project. They replied, owe will take you
outside to protect u.s." "You had better quit"
said Matthewson, "you will be shot" Des-
pite his advice they carried him out, pushing
him in front of them. The men who had him
in charge were, Matheny and Kelly, senten-
ced for life, Crawford for years, Ole John
son for II, Estrada for %, and Allen for 6.
The object of the breakers was to reach the
south door of the Prison yard, under cover of
the officials and then run for life In the
meantime the
CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD,
Command, had been seized in another portion
of the shoe shop by Badaracco, sentenced for
life, Belcher for 81 years, and Burton for 8
years. They told him if he would go quietly
they would not hurt hair of his head. He
too expostulated, telling his captors that it
was certain death to proceed. The breakers
were all from the shoe shop and were armed
with the knives used in that department.
Upon Captain Commands expostulating he
was cut, severely, in the groin, by one of the
breakers. He was not certain who inflicted
the wound. When they were all outside,
Captain Matthewson, although in a most dan
gerous position,
ORDERED THE GUARDS TO FIRE.
The order was given three times before the
command was obeyed. By this time they
were nearing the gate, which through the eff
fciency of those in attendance was promptly
closed While coming down stairs Captain
Matthewson kicked window out and shouted,
thus notifying Pine, one of the Guards, that
something was wrong. He Immediately mott
fed Genl. Batterman who promptly appeared |
upon the scene. The firing had already COM
menced. Mitchell who was stationed on the |
parapet fired, his shot completely Kidding
as is ordinarily loaded in a shot gun. By
Niswender's fire from a rifle, Capt. Matthew
son who was holding
PRISONER,
vas shot through the right arm, the ball pass
NO from thence into the shoulder of Matheny
young man sentenced for life, and passing
'ut through the upper portion of the arm.
.Iatheny and johnson fell, the officers re-
NAMED firm and
THE EXCITEMENT
" this time became intense. The prisoners
eeing they were utterly and completely foiled
n their attempt now began to weaken on the
proposition Belcher, one of the men in
harge of the Captain of the Guard, was the
irst to propose giving up. He said to the
captain, eff you will keep the Guards from
shooting, we will go back quietly" The Cap
ain agreed to the proposal and they returned
o the shoe shop. No escape wasefected and
he officers of the prison are to be congratu-
ated on their efficiency and promptness in
he discharge of their duties Drs Fox,
nd Smart, White and Luce were i'm
aediately called, the former attending
0 the case of johnson, and the latter to I
all of them giving their attention t
D Captains Matthewson and Command The f
POUNDS of the latter are very slight. Math-
ny has flesh wound in the shoulder, from F
hitch he will soon recover. The wounds of f
ohnson were very serious. We counted t
TwENTY-sEvEN PREPARATIONS
n his shoulder and back. The balls entered .
ne spine of the scapula, and passing down. .
ard fractured that portion of his body. :,
ONE of the shot perforated the posterior in
rior angle of the scapula, decorating the
,omboidal major and minor muscles: also |