The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-03
VI It RDERED BY C0NNICTS.
STILL ANOTIiER TRtOEDy ~ TIE CON-
NEC3ICTT STfTE PRISON.
4 Might Wntchmau Shot while Trying to Pre-
vent the Estnpc or Two Desperate Pri--
oncrs The VI urdcrcrs rorccd 10 surrender.

vent the Escape or Two Dcsrcrndo Pris-
oncrs -TheNurdcrrrs rorccd TO Surrender.
HARrFoRp, sept. 2.-Thc State Prison at
Wmhcrsfcd was the scene Of another cold
hloodcd murder at an early hour this morning,
the vi tim being Wells Shipnan, who has been
for some time the might watnhman in the main
hail Of the prison. The murderer was Henry
lIamlin Of New Bedford. and his accessory 10
the crime WAS William Allen Of the same place.
In accordance with usual custom the prisoners
were taken io their coils after their days work
had been done and their mengrc supper served
out to them ut o'rlurt. The cell doors were
then locked. but not loltcd with the slide bars.
this laitor operation being done at about $3.50
i. NJ. when the watchmcn make a tour Of the
prison and take a count of the prisoners. After
the convirts were locked up. llamlin opened tho
door of his coll hy means Of false key, which
he or some Of his friends had made tor him out
Of bits Il accl and steel nails attached to part Of
awrcnch which was used hv Hamlin in his work
ON Shoe mnchinc. fore leaving his cell he
had hNcd in his bed a dummy. made ont Of ono
oi nis shirts stuffed with straw. which he had
taken from his mattress. On leaving his cell
wh. % wus on the third tier. llnmin went up
one II gnt of stairs t. tlo fourth tier aud climb
m., 90 ile top oi this tier 4 cells. ne lay down 10
await a later hour. when hc hoped to secure
Freedom for himself and his partner, Allen.
Tho good night inspection Of the coils was
/ m1le soon after O'Clock. The wai'hmen re-
ported tEc coun, an right and left the prison
! In .nt,r,-n nf Air Shitfnnn Tho hrht. were
/ turn.J l.,vn ,,ni nit.r wlitine until mi,lnirht
,yi,.n NH ,yns cinnr Inmiin laft h.e hiding rInae
] I'M vent J,yyn t., tlr third tinr n.,nin whore
/ ii- m,rtn'r Ninn. VAS ,niiin,t ior him ma
slt,le ir,r was rtli"d and with Tho skeleton kry
! Iigmlin ol"ntd the door To- Aliens ccll. and tho
| r,.lr nf PRISON Lr,ukrr- were ready tn work
| 'The uniln ma1n hy tho -liiiul. of trr hnr WIS
| LrtrI hv Nr Shtnmun whn called out and
| ir"i n slDt M "a n1i1t Where he th'ught
| he heard the nn,sc. Tho shot failed
10 M either Of the convicts. who. IN
tha dirk ti",.. mnnagcd ,o rDnch In. ground
| runr Nr Shitn,au nr.,i M tho rnnvi,,s again
! and apnin missed tIsp. whcrrupon thrv ii1mr-
| "a uInn him an,et.d him with "A part of "A
| broom Lsniin nt1,l fvo l.ntner thongs and fns-
tu,,l H. hands I,,l,ind his Lnck with n nnir of
htnrl.mif. Th.-,t div prnhtilV obtaine,l from
sDi',' IN. ia '1'-i,l.. a. th,v were new am iofa
| ut,f.rn n,,i t-.d In tho urilnn In some man
M Mr. .ninfn.f a., tl. I'm, ,il,f II his month
ma n,.a.n ..r'l i.rl li- TN, 'll the M, n Int
| sati,,, I, 'i.l mo- nrlp aniie Hnnltu vln had
| ..1tr.i Nr Sln,m,nu. .. .l,,r. tien : ,ld thr
,,,t man, n m f.,I.or word W,'ilil result I'm
il.iti h.lt MI Siirnsin asnin rrirj ont. and
l.,lr tla.i, tl i.ti.ynf tho ROY dyer .-,.
! man ~h.i N I, .''i ',f 'n-ii iWo meme uii