The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-04-22
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some person, writing 70 the LArsmie
ThAss on the subject Of the recent peni-
Tertiary delivery, critieises the LEAD
Frs account Of the same rs being too
strongly in favor Of the penitentiAry au-
thorities- In reply We would say that
our authority for the details Is Mi. W.
r. sehnitger, the deputy U. :. marshal,
which fact we stated at the time Of
publication. The writer in the Tiiaes
proceeds To give n correct and only gen.
uine account Of the affair, which We
quote, desiring 10 lie fair and correct In
all things The correspondent says:
About noon on Wednesday, the It'll
instant, Mr.. Krieger, the turnkey. was
called TO the city TO transact some bust
ness. lie informed the warden, Mr..
Horn, Of the necessity for his absence
for an hour, and requested him TO take
charge. Mr.. Horn did 30, and the
turnkey left. Mr.. Kreiger had but lit
tie confidence In the warten's vigilance
or judgment. and therefore gave him
only the small bunch OF keys which I'm
locked the outer doors and gates, taking
the precautiOn TO hide under some
clothing In the store room the bunch OF
keys which unlocked the cells. and tell
ing Horn he did not need them, As lie
would be absent only an hour. Mr..
Krieger had not got out of sight when
Taylor, who was working In the kitch-
en-, came out into the corridor with
food for the-Kid. who had been sick.
Taylor asked Horn for permission TO
give the Kid the lunch. Horn got up,
took the small bunch OF keys, went to
the opposite side Of the building, un-
locked the storeroom, found the cell
keys which Krieger had hidden, and IN
locked the Kids cell. Taylor put the
food in and stepped out, when, just as
Horn was locking the door, Taylor
turned, caught Horn around the neck
with his left arm, placed his right hand
over his mouth and held him, while
Buffalo Sam-who was conveniently
neal as II by preconcerted arrange
ment-rushed up and took the keys and
Horns revolver. The Kid now crawled
out, and Horn was pushed into the cell
and made n prisoner, with orders TO
make no noise. AL others about the
prison were then locked up but Buffalo
Sam, Taylor and the Kid. They then
sent into the storeroom and secured a
Winchester rifle, but the ammunition
the warden had at his residence. Sam
said he would go over and get 1t. The
warden then told Sam to go over and
tell Mrs. Horn 1t was in the bureau
drawer, and TO send 1t over. Sam did
SO, got 1t and returned. Then. with
two deadly looking slung shots. cary
ing knife, revolver and loaded Winches-
ter, they laid for the return Of Mr.. Krie-
ger, who, within an hour from the time
he had left returned to meet an unex-
pected reception. The moment he
stepped inside the door these imple-
ments OF destruction were presented 10
his wondering gaze, and he had his
choice to throw up his hands or TO 60
and meet the fast coming comet. He
sensibly acquiesced, hence he will wait
for the comet. Mr.. Krieger was re-
lieved Of his revolver and locked up.
These men were then monarchs Of
tho reservation, having the keys to all
the cells. They went around and asked
every man II he desired to leave with
them. Two only wanted to go-IIam-
ilton and WILDER. No one remained
who desired or expressed an inclination
10 leave. Taylor, Sam and Hamilton
all urged Daniels to 60 with them, but
he declined and remained. WILDER and
Hamilton were let out, when they rig
ged out In citizens clothes, went over
to the warden's residence, secured ad-
ditional firearms and ammunition, and
left two Of their number TO guard the
house and prevent an alarm. They put
In their time between this and dark in
talking to the others in confinement
and having n having n general good
time, in p~ersonating the warden, mount
ing guard, and supplying the other
prisoners with meat and drink. Late
in the evening Mrs. Horn and her babe
were taken TO the prison and permitted
the privilege Of the corridor, where she
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