Telegram-herald., 1886-04-26
THAT PRISON RIOT.
Details OF the Rebellion II the
Quebec Prison.
A BEsHaIE EFFORT TO ESCAPE.
So Guards Captured aaa Bound ftaad
aad Foot-Aa Attempt % Scale
the Nails Citizens nth
Fo~Bng Pieces Come
70 the Rescue.

ass4aEAl. Apnl - The details 81 the
pfison fi0t yesterday are reported a. foiio<s
Nhas a gang of aD04t forty conyiet- - ~i.
Xiaeent de Paal provincial prison were
stone-egluax ansler eharze 81 teo guards
a. >. m. Louis Wan. a eecentlY cs'mniit
lssi prisoner xith an sx eeedIusly Dad Fseofd.
sprang aDon one Of the guards and al
tempted - thros him This sesmed % be
= pfsafransad signal Coz The balance oi the
gang fuahsl % Wan assisianes The
l~0 guards we're 4uieklY oseFpoNeret.
bound hand AMI foot and tied down 20 the
Hoor oi the she'd The eonvicts pretended
- continue basily al sofk while the leaiers
watched ior The fossiDie appearance - other
guards 81 tAe she'd BF this scheme four
fnsse quarts are captured Taking che
rsgulvers ~ the SIX bound guards the con-
sifls ilupr8eissd i.afi,ief and thfoaing
oDen che door made a dash for The out side
sal oi The prison Tire ladder proved t0
b. zoo short aud The ConFlCts we're % once
arei upon hg suanis from the outer wall.
aut Nithogt effect Bafiied Ia their attempt
to scale lle eal The convicls crossed the
pris0n sart toward the fence. by this ume
the entire prison Uas ln an uproar and al
she NorSng eoaviets. to the numher otZso,
.oined in the rebellion. Then the quarts
,sied ID cigb them CD thelf quarters and All
t.e tialc lhe guards On tie outer SaI Kept
up a fire. Warden La Niolette seemed
ATst 90 become aware of Tie
rebellion when the dash toward che
fence sas made snd be rushed Out uf his
office. Nhlch - in the center of the yard
laced the coneieis and Was promptly seized
and placed between the conyict- and the
hfsl "a the guards he vas wounded sever
al times before bis position vas discovered.
The rioters tried O. batter down The fence
with their hammers and iron bars. but Wa
met with a v0liey from Deputy Warden
tsuimett and posse on the outside. Nillag-
rrs now began 90 arrive on the scene in
Ereat numbers. armed with tOWiiug pieUes,
and realizing the hopeieSSness Of their ef-
forts. the rioters caplfulated and We're again
locke@l 40. 50 far a. known none escaped
Coniyeau, one 0f the ring leaders, was
shot dead through the heart Convict
Monday Sas shot through the arm ard con-
Wet Holden through both cheeks and the
nose. Beanparlaut a guard, had his skull
broken With hammer. tercInent ShaFte-
rand a guard, received bullet through the
ieg. and l.eander Massearette. guard. was
shot la the ueCk abdomen and wrist and
sill probably die Via, the leader, has
been a despefad0 for fifteen years and has
served term for attempting TO shoot A +.
t,ault, OF Gault Bros who found him burg
larizing his house In broad daylight His
family we're az the seaside. There seems TO
be something wrong IA the management OF
The prison, as outbreaks are of frequent
occurrence The total number Of persons
injured during the revolt vas sixteen. IL
IS feared Eve of The wounded cannot sur
vivs 81 Vincent &c Paul Is the state prison
0f Quebsc province ana Is % Quebec what
Kingston j. 20 Ontario. It il the place
where al long timers are sent. and its IN
mates number about nine hundred desper-
afe characters