The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-11-04
RELEASED.
Miners Of Coal Creek, Tsnuy
Take the
LAW in THEIR OWN HANDS.
A Large Number Of 0olvicts Given Their
Liberty and
ASSISTED TO ESCAPE.
The stockads Was Burned-The Move-
ment Unexpectedly Blood shed.

The stockade Was Burned-Ths Move-
ment Unexpected-No Blood shed.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Nov. 2.--The
miners Of Coal Creek Friday night took
the law In their own hands. The
stockade at the Tennessee Mining
Company's plant was burned, 15O con-
victs turned loose, given citizens
clothes and told to leave the country.
The citizens in Briceville began to
hear squads OF men passing through
the place on their way to the stockades
between 8 and 0 o'clock Friday night
This was kept up for nearly an hour.
1t was about 9:30when two hundred men
descended Walden's Ridge approach
ing the stockade from the east They
called upon Warden Cross to deliver
them the keys OF the prison. While
this was going on, the magazine was
blown up and the stockade surrounded
by $500 men. Cross gave up the keys
and when the 14l convicts were released
they assisted in burning and destroying
the property.
The attacking party then moved on
the Chumley or Coal Creek stoclSade and
halt was made near there. Twenty
| five men were sent forward to demand
the surrender OF the convicts. The men
kept up continuous volleys from their
Winchesters. Only one guard was on
duty and he lost mo time in obeying.
The convicts were told to go and many
OF them were given citizens clothes.
When the convicts were liberated they
plundered Chumley's store and destroy
ed the stockade furniture. The Office
building was set on fire by the over
turning of stove. The mob then de-
scended to the valley where they set off
several dynamite bombs an fred q
small cannon they had with them. The
racket occasiohed by these discharges,
together with the explosion Of the am
munition stored at the Briceville stock
ade, which the FIRE touched of, created
the impression among non-participants
that q small war was In progress This,
however, was not the case as there was
not single shot fred at any man or any
personal violence
The woods, fields and railroad tracks
around the two stockades were gener-
ously strewn with the striped suits Of
the released convicts. Convicts In gangs
Of tens and twenties were wandering
all over the surrounding country Sat
urday. One convict arrived at small
settlement near Coal Creek who was
still In his stripes and he was quickly
sent on his way rejoicing. Several
gangs have been seen at various points
along the Kentucky and Ohio lines.
Whenever they asked for help 1t was
freely given them by the natives
CHArrANoosA, Tenn, Nov. 2.-No
further outbreaks have occurred al
Briceville and the mines are all work
ing on full time. The oonvicts are hid
Ing in the mountains of Kentucky The
prison officials report that about $50
convicts have been released. Gov.
Buchanan has ordered the militia TO be
ready for duty at a moments notice.
There Is much uneasiness at Briceville
and at Oliver Springs Tracy City and
Inman, where convicts are employed,
over rumor that the miners through
out the state have organized with a
view to liberate all the convicts work.
ing at these places