The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-03-14
PENITENTIARY INsUBORDTNA-
TION.

Seven Prisoners Assault AnOthOr-The Party
Tells Dean DuCklng is Played Out-IIO Says 1t
Is the Worst Case of InsubOrdlnatiOn There for
Thirty Years-An Escape, Etc.
Friday afternoon, last week, seven or
eight convicts, who were at work in the
chair shop at the Penitentiary, jumped
upon another prisoner named Steward,
and were giving him all he could stand
when guard, +. S. Williams, came to
his rescue. The guard succeeded in get
ting Steward out of a door, and closed it.
The prisoners opened the door and some,
if not all, got outin the yard and resumed
the assault upon Steward. He ran away,
and was pursued short distance. The
assaulting party blamed Steward for i'm
forming the guard where about $50 worth
of stuff belonging to the shop was con-
cealed. One half of the stuff was found
between the weather boarding and lin.
ing of private closet, The remainder
was found where some men were bank.
ing up earth about the shop.
The leaders in the fracas were Robert
Donnelly, Charles Hall, Edward Fernald,
alias Mitchell, William Johnson and
Charles Buvoy. They are all young men,
from nineteen to twenty.one years of
age. They were placed in the dungeon,
aud within the next fifteen hours were
reported ten times for insubordination.
Donnelly is serving his second term and
is deemed dangerous man. During all
of Friday afternoon, while the new
Board of Directors and new Warden
were holding their maiden meeting,
these men, at intervals, yelled, and
swore, and threatened and abused the
officers at a round rate. Deputy Dean
endeavored to quiet them, and get them
to promise to behave. They told him he
was played out; that they were going to
have better times now. He told them
he was not played out as long as
he was Deputy Warden; that they
must fall in to be ducked. One of
the men said it was against the law to
be ducked, and he be id if he didn't
see about this. He said there was a
committee inquiring about this, and he
would let them know about it. "I wish
that committee was here now" respond.
ed Mr.. Dean, as he gave the order for the
men to march.
Five of them went down and got a
duCking and were returned to the dun.
geon. A report was in circulation among
these prisoners that the ducking box had
been removed. These fellows can testify
that it is still in use, and that the boss
disCiplinarian is at the head oft. After
returning to the dungeon the men yelled
and cursed, as before, at intervals, and
kept it up through the night, causing a
restless feeling among men sleeping in
the ranges above. The corridors echoed
and re-echoed with oaths and impreca.
tions of the most vile character Mr..
Mr.. Dean had another interview. and
told the men he regretted to punish
them, but if they didn't cease yelling and
disturbing the prison he would have to
do it. This Saturday. morning, the
noise being continued, four of the men
were brought out in line in front of
their cells. Deputy Dean said to them:
"If you will cease this commotion and
promise to behave, 1 will call it square
and not punish you any more. Now Won
who promise to do this will step back to
your cell door" But one man stepped
back. The other three were promptly
marched down to the ducking tub.
PRISONER ESCAPED.
Thomas H. Thomas, a fveyear man
rom Cincinnati for grand larceny, es.
'aped this morning, or last night, in some
manner unknown to the night watch
He was in the asylum department with
| guard named Edward Cheney. The
,uard says he was i'll, and SO was
Thomas. 1t is supposed that Thomas
vent over the wall in the night. Gov,
Bishop had asked the Directors to recon.
mend pardon and it would be granted.
There was strong impression upon
he mind of the Governor and others
hat Thomas was not guilty. He was re.
eived Dec 4, 1876, and is the husband
# a wife who walked from Cincinnati to
Columbus to see him. Description: He
33; druggist; five feet seven and a
uarter inches high; has blue eyes.
roWn hair and common complexion:
arrow forehead, straight brows that
leet, small and straight nose, small
ars, thick underlip, and lower jaw pro-
,cts; upper front teeth gone, scar back
head, shot wound on lett leg above
nee, small scar over eye; squarely built.
A GUARD ASSAULTED AND KILLED.
Columbus, March 1l.-Wm. H. Collins,
guard in the Penitentiary, was attacked
y three conviCts this afternoon and fa.
lily injured. A convict started to leave
le shop contrary to orders, and was told
Y Collins TO return to his work. Just
J Collins turned to take his place in his
lair convict struck him on the Jaw
ith an iron bar. Theguard collared the
fender, when he was viciously attacked
: two other ConviCts, one of whom
ruck him on the head with a hammer,
acturing his skull,-COlumbu8 Dispatch.