The Rugbeian and district reporter. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1882-1883, 1883-03-03


II dropped his weapons on Sc inI Bra Ibu'y.
into the bi nd.c
CAPTAIN BRADBURY's STATEMENT.
Capt. Bradbury, the Deputy Warden, male
the flowing statement "1he nre occurred
about 2:9 O'Clock. just a. the tim when
nearly all the contractors and forem n had
gone % dinner. Word was sent m that tnere
was trouble and mu inv among the convic 8
in the col ar department. l inmtdi-
ately notified Warden Willis and then
went into the yard, revolver in hand,
and capure1 oil the convic,s then
running loose and sent them to their
cells. W Is not AN are until af.er this that
fire had be n set, but a soon rs this fact
was ascertained turned out all I've oonvicts
who could be trus'ed to help save the prop.
ertv. was inform d that Johnson had
stfrtod the fire, and in company with I'm.
Der OF ONE crates wero doing al in their
plawer 70 keep II from beisS cxtinguis ed. In
company with L. Tolin, | captured Johnson
AMI Taylor, who were armed with knives,
aid had been cutting tile Ii se whenever an
opportunity afforded. Johnson failed to es.
cape by climbing over the wall. He then
hurried back - TIE co liar shop and
SET 1T on FIRE.
The shop was full of straw and other com.
bus lble matter and consequently b irnel
very rapidly. About twenty i've of the con.
vi t. were in the mutiny and the number in.
creased until they we're checked. johnson
WIS the ring leader, and with his confeder.
ates they overpo vnred the guard, Van Horn
whom John on co npeled to chm 20 clothes
with him, tn mixing, no doubt, that ne could
pass the outsid' guard thout detection il
dressed in citiz rs clothes"
Captain Bra bury fulthe stated that John
son was despe a character and would fire.
quentl IN Ike serious ,r ,ubl, In the prison
r Gently he made an unsu ces'ful attempt t.
escape, Captain Bradbury estimates he n M.
Der of pli 'oncrs that will b. idle as a conse,
quenl of the fire at to).
THE BUILDINGS BURNED
we're as fo lows: No. 2 sh p, occupied by
Strauss 4 Co. rs IA collar and harness factory
No. 3 shop, first and second floors occupied
bv Strauss Il Co. as tannerv and whip shop
and thi floor occupied by the Excelsior
Broom omnanv. The east end of this build
ing also contains tho State Carpenter art
weaving shops, while the basement is us d "a
a machine shop. Shop NJ. 4, occupied on tn,
first floor by the Standard Shoe Company
and on the second AMI third floors by TIT
Gle ecke 10 1t and Shoe Co npany
These buildings have all been'erectel with
in the last ten years.
THE STATES LOSS
on this property ia ,tal, and will foot up Il
$S0,97l aoco ding to the inventory by the ap
praiser5 and reported by the inspec Ors to tn
Assembly on January Is last. OF this amour
shops ., 3 and represent respectively sl2,5oO
S?j 600 and SIS 00o. The mach merry, boiler
and shafting stand for slS,2'0, while the bal
ancc covers the oil house, hose house. waite
t,nks, corn mills, machine shops, woole1
factory, carpenter shops and furniture be
LONGING to the State in the shops.
The fire throws $50 isoners and fifty squar
men out OF c,nplo, ment 1t will probabl
take the VIII lie OF the building season to re
build and Ieit the shops, bit the Warde
thinks large part of the men will be at wor
in three months.
THE CONTRACTORS LOSSES.
1t is impossible to estimate accurately tn
manu- acturerS' losses at present. Mr.Gcseck
is insured for SS5,000, and his loss will nc
equal this amount, as he succee led In savin
por ion of the stock. Mr.. Strauss says he
insured for something like $4,000, but think
hiIactualloss IN stuck is betwee $4,000 an
Sl00 O0o. The standard shoe Company carr.
an insurance of $4,000, and this amount |
somewhat in excess of their loss. Tha Excel
sior rroom Conpany's loss is $1,000, and nc
insured.
A DESPERATE MAN.
johnson, the ring Ieade' of the revolt to
was sent up rom shelby County for rob
berry and grand rceny and wa a error T.
that COUNT. He put up at hotel in this
county and during the nlght he entered tn
bed Dom of IN" pr ,prirtor with cockei re
volver, and, in he presence of his wife
compe led the man tn go d vn stairs
unlock tho safe and de liver IN
m ney-quite a large sum. lie was a
rested, 1t taking twenty 10 II men to captur
him. During his trial at Shelbyville
Jumped out of the Courthouse window cal
rying out the sash, and in the fall broke h
leg. Johnsonm ie de .perste effort to escaI
while on his way to jefferson City by an II
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