The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-11-05

WuciA J0ulcS 1IIiSCOu Was - ycuho
old he was detected in q burglary in
this city, and he shot at the police
men who arrested him. He was con-
yicted and served out a sentence OF
ten years at Sing Sing, gaining the
reputation there Of being q trouble
some prisoner. Shortly after bis re-
lease he was sent to Blackwell's Is.
land for an assault, and at the ex-
piration of his term he went over to
New Jersey. In the fall of last year he
was caught in a store, in Passaic, and
q conviction of breaking, entering, and
stealing was obtained against him.
He was sentenced to the state
prison in Trenton for two years, and
his term began on November ID. He
was then % years old, 5 feet and
III inches tall, and very athletic. He
had bad sight and worse temper, and he
was at once rated as a fellow who was
likely to make trouble. He was plac-
ed in the hands of the brush contrac-
tor, and taught to run q machine which
hooks out D. certain quantity ofbristles
from q circular bunch OF stock and
sews them into the holes In the wood
or brush backs. A dozen similar ma
chimes are in the room on the first
floor of the brush shop, and, ~altogeth-
er, between thirty and forty convicts
are employed there. Deputy Keeper
Ashley has charge Of the men on this
floor, and he is known in the prison
as good natured and kind hearted,
but a strict disciplinarlan.
Ashley was sitting behind his elevated
desk and Chief Inspector David Cart
wright, of Newark was conversing
with one of the prisoners when the
sound of low singing was heard
throughout the room. Ashley in
stantly saw that Driscoll was the
man who was guilty of this fragrant
breach OF the rules; but instead of re-
porting him to the Office or CENTRE"
81 the rotunda of the prison is called,
he stepped down from the platform
and went to Driscoll's machine.
what do you mean by singing?"
he asked.
cit don't do no harm to sing a lit
tie Bit" said the convict, without
raising his eyes.
III will have to report you," said
Keeper Ashley, turning to go back to
his desk, but the moment he turned
his back Driscoll seized him by the
collar, and grasping a heavy iron
wedge used in the machine, raised it
over the keepers head. A murmur of
excitement ran through the room,
and many of the prisoners stood up.
Keeper Ashley was cool, however, and
tearing himself from the convict's
grasp, he retired to his desk and wrote
out a report against Driscoll, who re-
manned standing with the wedge in his
hand.
Two keepers came in answer to a
summons, and as they entered the
Don Driscoll seized a long brass
handled needle from his workbench
and spranginto the corner OF theroom,
where he placed his back against the
elevator shaft and shouted that he
would kill the first man who laid a
hand on him. The two keepers advanc-
ed to within ten feet of him and
drew their revolvers. Ashley, fearing
a general revolt, rang the alarm signal,
and in a few seconds keepers were
pouring into the room from every di-
rection. Then the signal was rung for
the convicts to fall in line, and under
the care of four keepers they ell march-
ed out but Driscoll, who still defied
the officers, and brandished the wedge
in his right hand, while in his left he
held the needle, ready to pierce any
one who came within reach. A dozen
keepers hemmed him in and stood
ready to shoot him down if he made a
step toward them.
Lay down those tools and give up
or we shall be obliged to shoot you,b
said one of the keepers.
"Shoot and be ID" answered
Driscoll, defdntly. / will have one
life for it, any way"
"f you don't surrender in FIVE min
utes ! will put a bali through you,"
said the keeper, taking out his watch
and counting the minutes aloud. AS
he said Five" Inspector Cartwright,
who has controlo of the prison, shouted,
Don't shootl' and q moment later
he added: "Giveh him timeto consider.
Talk to him."
The keepers extended the time to
ten minutes, and meanwhile endeavor-
ed to reason with the desperate man.
He Answered with jeers and taunts,
and swore at the officers vilIainously,
as if to tempt them to loose patience
and kill HIM. Feeling that there was
no recourse but to shoot him, the In
spector walked slowly out of the
room knowing his departure would
be taken as @ withdrawal of his
command. The instant he shut the
door, however, he relented, and rush
ing back into the room he shouted
Don't shootI" just in time to arrest