Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-29

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IL has Just been discovered that thar, hsa ,,r.r
aconspiracy formed by some OF the more desperate
prisoners In the District JAIL who are under sen-
tence TO the Albany penitentiary, 70 murder the
guards release their fellow prisoners. and make
good their escape and is fortunate that through
the scrutiny OF some OF the guards &c was discov-
cred In time TO prevent the attempt being msaa
Just now there are more prisoners within the ian
under penitentiary sentence than ever before.
There are about 50 Of these prisoners who cannot
be transported because OF a lack OF funds Among
these are some who have been In the penitentiary
before. II seems that some OF the inmates OF the
jail have received Information that the mortality
among the prisoners at Albany is quite large, ana
they thus get an idea that 20 go there again tney
will go TO their death. These concoctsd plan FOR
escape, and In some manner, through female
friends, they were furnished with
A WIFE ROPE
with which Il was rst proposed TO get by the scut-
tie on the roof OF the cage and then let themselves
down into corridor, thence make desperate break
for liberty by overpowering and killing, II neces.
sary, such guards as might be on duty at the time
II was. however, found that the rope WAS TOO
short for their purpose, and had the attempt been
made TO get out that way each one would have
risked his neck. Then the plot was changed, and.
as far as known, some eighteen or twenty OF the
nfty were In II. These were, at an agreed time 20
ask for bath, and when taken 70 the bathroom
were 70 make
AN ONSLAUGHT ON THE GUARDS
with pistols, knives or whatever weapons they
could get Through their female friends several
knives and pistols had been smugged into the Jail
and came into possession or the leaders and others
and as far as known. the attempt was 70 be made
tonight BY some means a fellow-prisoner over
heard some directions being given, and
although In want OF liberty much as any Others,
he regarded the plot as too diabolical and muir
derous TO meet his approval and IL was through
him that the discovery was made. The oficers
have made a search o: q number OF those sus-
pected Of being In the plot and the result Is that
several pistols and knives have been found, and
the discovery made that pieces OF the iron cots
were also TO be used as weapons
IL Is thought that Oscar jackson, under sentence
Tor ten years; John Mack, for nine years; Robert
Johnson, for six years, and John Hill, for three
years, were the leaders. James Carroll alias Car
ter convicted OF house. breaking on Monday 10 said
70 have been In the plot.
julius Lee, convicted of q burglary and SEN
fenced for ten years and VIM. Robinson, awaiting
Indictment and trial for second offense OF grand
larceny. who has served four terms In the peni.
Tertiary, with Charles Lomax, and Grant johnson,
awaiting sentence are said 70 be OF the party, al
also Will Green, convicted OF burglary at Nattan's
drug store From certain expressions In letters 70
outside friends, fu Is believed that they expected
outside help, and that each person would have
something 70 DO. One was TO cut the telephone
connection.