The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-08-15
A C0NYlCr REVOLT
IN lTHE KENTUCKY PENlTINrIARY
Tao D.,psrais At,cupls Of ths Prisoners to Gall
TAeir L,bsrtI-rhs flkh, ul.h the ,ssssas. /
~ ssvs1al Badly Wosndsd-0aIy Three Of Y
.3'|5 ths Convicls nansss to Escape, -gIt

3 cluzens. arma In handa, poured out {
? housea and ran with greatest speed 10 Ii
penitentiary. In the meanwhile bris
firing WAS hesrd, and the alsrr
bell on the engine house wa
rung, and trusty messenger on hors
back WIS ntopped several timesat the poin
, Of the pistol for an escaping convict B
The tins aid arrived at the prison The teii
rible struggle was over and nothing but
great number Of bullet holes, the blood O
the wounded men and one thousant
panic strickea citlzs sns at the gates was t,
be seen. The gates were locked and barred
but when the authorities were satisfied al
was quiet and all the ,conyic.s plsves
under lock and key III the cells the cute
doors were unbarred and the admittanc.
Of lew peraons was granted. t1-
Captain Ed. Johnson, who Is guard at The
gats, says he had received an in,ima,iou
tha. conspiracy wa, on foot for the pa1I
two weeks. He has been very ystchiuj
and careful in locking and unlocking the
cato. lthas been the custom to allow The
prisoners to make at leisure hours iitlle
articles OF various kinda for friends and
relatives, and when John r. Wolf, son Of
the County Clerk Of Scott county, who was
recently sent up for ten years from Lex
ington Tor forgery, drew near the gate with
box and asked permission to set 1t out
side that the clerk might have it shipped
to Georgetown, Captain johnson opened
thegate and told him To step out and put it
down in the doorway. -; ~ 80
| ~. .-.s.4.l Z Il Z TIE ATTACK.
James Cunningham, trustee, sent up for
lie from Hickman county, fourteen years
ago, for numbering man who seduced his
sister, was within the gateway but little re.
moved from the gate at the time. Just as
johnson opened the gate he turned to
speak to MIR. Charles Hoye, one OF the
lesseee, who was in another room across
from the doorway 10 which Wolff had been
directed. I Johnson Gays he doesn't 10.
member anything more as he fell senseless
from blows struck by bottle which Wolff
bad concealed about him. Eight other
prisoners who must have used Wolff for
their purpose were at that moment along
the wall inside, just out of sight Of the
guard. When johnson fell they pushed
the gate open and made rush ior the
arms which are kept in room near by,
Cunningham ran to the rescue Of John.
son and dragged George Alsop, a life priE-
oner sent from Jeff.1son county, cf him
Just as he was in the act Of pluuging knife
INTO the fallen guard. In. the meanwhile
D. .. Robinson, q guard from the shop,
came TO the gate and the firiuy BECAME
brisk. While Cunningham WIS wrestling
with U. w. Greaves, prisoner sent from
Madison for eighteen yeara for murder,
he finally managed TO run him up Stairs
and put him under lock and key, Alison
drew a pistol on Captain L. D. Holloway,
the prison clerk, who jumped out OF WIN.
dow and ran out into the street. Wolff.
with arms, had gotten into the street and
was firing into Captain Payne, one OF tbs
guards, who returned the fire, and though
iull exposed to their assault was making
brave Efforts to drive the prisoners back, :,
4 BRAVE BoY.
Captain Holloway, who wa1 unarmed,
was descri5ing circle in the street, while
Alsop was pouring volley at him, when
from behind a tree "Bld" South, young
man who CHANGED to have gun in his
hand when the alarm was given, took aim
and, it is believed, hit him in the shoul.
der. The two convic.s thsn attempted TO
cover theis retreat by rapid firing on Payne
and South, but the brsvs boy from behind
the tree shot Wolff in the leg and he fell
and IVES captured. Alsop, Theophilns
Groves, sent from acksou county for 81
yesrs for murder, and. W. T.. Grant, sent
from Anderson county, for 81. years for
murder, started on run out on the Oveue-
town turnpike. :, I, ',,'ft+l,.
They met Allen Jone7, an Oven county
farmer, coming into the city in buggy,
and, forced him to give the buggy to them.
They drove two CT three miles in. the
buggy and left it on the road, and took
acroa, the hills. More than thirty armed
men have gone in purauit, but no tidings
have yet been received from them. Each
Of the escaping convlcts is armed with
more than three reyolvers. All |. are re-
earded as the most desperate men under
sentence OF confinement. H1-}iTeE. y.
Alsop ioully murdered Constable Har.
rison in Jefferson county, who ives merely
interviewing him with summons. Grant
Is one OF the prisoners who attempted to
escape year ago by scalipg the walls. His
wound Ia serious, ,ehatteriDg the bone OF
the thigh, ,.and probably 1t will ecetsitate
the amputation Of the leg. It is thought,
however, it will not prove fatal, Robin.
son, the guard, will Ago, 1t Is thought, have
10 suffer tho amputation Of aleg.
coNvIcr's NOBLE DEED.
Cunningham, the trus.y convict, who
rendered suoh praiuewor.hy services, Is re.
ceiving the gratitude Of the city and lie
will have powerful plodging in his behalf
for pardon. He was cut in the aide with a
knife, but the wound is no. dangerous.
Capt: johnson was beaten over the head
and on the back and Is suffering much pain
from his wounds, but is still at his post.
Only the three convicts named escaped,
the others being captured or driven
back. Wolff Gays there were nearly
lfty In the plot to eloape. He is severe In
bis denuncistions Of those who did not
follow, calling them "a lot Of d-d COW.
ards." He said also he was sorry that be
had not killed George Aslop for going back
on his word. The arrangement between
him and Aslop was to stand at tho gate and
kill the first guard who dared to approach
them and to remain until the whole gang
In the plot came out. This, he SAYS, Alison
didn't do, while he himself was ,iue to bis
word. Il ~ 8, ,..5s, , Sj4;5i{ .t42y..i
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