Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-08-21

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SPOKANE, Aug. 21.--A hobo with
incendiary proclivities set fire TO the
city Jail about Z O'Clock yesterday.
He was arrested about 8 O'Clock for
disorderly conduct and locked up in
the city prison. He must immedi-
ately have prepared to burn the jail,
for in less than an hour Officer
Sheehan In charge discovered the
iail to be on fire. He unlocked the
jail, supplied the prisoners with
water and compelled them to extin-
guish the flames.
LOST BOTH EYES.
SEATTLE, Aug. 81. -EdwaId
OrmOr, night watchman Of the
Columbia and Puget Sound com
pany at Renton, while guarding
bridge there last night accidentally
discharged a shotgun he was carry
ing. The charge Of fine birdshoi
entered bis forehead and face. Both
Of his eyes were put out.
OUTBREAK IN PENTTENTIARY.
WALLA WALLA, Aug. 21.-A
desperate attempt was made at the
penitentiary yesterday by convicts
to escape, and two prisoners were
killed and one wounded. The break
was frustrated only by the bravery
of Warden McClees and the coOlness
of his guards. There were about
one hundred and thirty-five in the
brickyard when the train came IN
with material. A plot had been ar
ranged among forty prisoners to
make break for liberty. Four men
siezed Warden McClees and four
more jumped into the locomo
i've. The engineer before he was
thrown of, reversed his engine and
put on full head of steam. This
seut the locomotive in the opposite
direction and spoiled the original
plan. The locomotive crashed
through the gate and was stopped
by ditched cars. In meantime
Warden McClees, with sharp knives
at his throat, was being carried for
ward to open the opposite gate. The
men killed were, VIM. Gleason, seni
up last year from Seattle, thirteet
years, for robbery and attempted
murder, and John Morris, also sent
: up seven years from Seattle for rob
berry. They and Latin the murder
er were leaders oflthe crowd.
Before the coroner's jury las
7 evening WardenlMcClees gave thu
e following account of the riot.
This afternoon at o'clock an Ell
CINE came in with load of woo
and -four. and coupled on two of tn
Y empty cars. When done / told then
4 to clear the track. / waited till thu
!, engineI backed to me, and spoke u
: the foreman, when / was caugh
. from behind by four men, two o
! whom l know. They told me Il
!. throw up or was dead man,
said "Hold on boys; no one is hurt.
( BY this time the englnestarted back
Two men jumped on the engin'
;. from my side; the four of them start
s ed with me toward the east gates
IS which were closed after the engin
came In. In going toward the gate
Gleason did most of the talking, AM
- said / must have the guard throv
, his gun down or was dead man
/ said to keep cool, as no one wa
scared or hurt. said, "Come on
we will go up there" and marched
:, along with them toward the gate
:, They held knives displayed In from
of me.
The two men behind let go of m
when we were half way TO the gate
but did not see those men at al
They marched up toward the gate
>, Gleason continued to threaten M
If the guard did not throw dow
!. his gun. When we were withiI
thirty feet of the fence j ordereC
win Swass, the guard, to keel
: cool, as he had his gun so he woul'
shoot all three. When within
fifteen feet of Guard Berry, Gleason
said, "Make him drop that gun, O
y down you go.n His knife still a
. my throat. said. "Keep cool,
= and he was then shot down o.
Phil. Berry. then tried to escap
: with the other man, who escape
= ! from me. He ran twenty or thirty
five feet, when he was shot. A
', the report he turned once aroun,
aud started to run again. Phil
Berry shot him down. He still
y held knife In his hand.
The orders to the guards are, II
=" case of trouble to shoot and preven
an escape at all hazards. thinl
p" about thirty lien are involved IL
" the demonstration. There were on
- hundred and thirty-five men il
= the yard. don't 90 around In tn
= yard, as l do not think 1t SAFE
. Gleason said, make him throw hi
y gun IN here" meaning inside tn
y stockade. l did not think that
had any chance TO escape alive, an
knew that when l led the men t.
" ward the gate, II the guard keI
I" " cool, both Gleason aud Morris wei
- the same as dead men.
to MARKETS.