The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-01
THE gRlcEvule coNwcTs.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Oct. I--GOvernor
Buchanan received dispatches from the
safe aui horities stationed at Brlcevllle
and Knoxville this morning confirming
the dispatch of last night in regard o the
releasing of The cOnvicts by tie miners
The latest account states that 163 convicts
we're made free at Briceville and 143 at
Coal Greek A colored convict teie-
.eraphed the governor at IL O'Clock today
from Clinton. stating that ne and lo2
others were in that town and vicinity and
asking what he must do.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Oct. 3l.-Advlces
from BIicrville at a NJ. state that I he
stockade was attacked from all sides. The
magaZine was blown up, the stockade de-
mulished and the couvicIS released. Iney
volunteered 10 assist their iiberators IN AN
alta k on he Chumless stockade at Thistle
-witch. near Coal Greek. The guards at
Chumless mad been apprised and were pre-
pared against a surprise. Bon1res had
neen placed around the stockade and
CONT 1uous firing was KEEP up. The tele-
graph office at Coal Greek Is IN possession
of the miners and no news is obtainable.
Governor Buchanan has been othclaIly
noiifitd.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Oct 31.-The guards
who have been in charge of the stockade
at Briceville have just arrived. Tue stock
ade at that place was burned, as reported
ali captured with trifiing exceptions. No
resistance was made, and consequently no
blood WAS shed.
KNOXVILLE. Tenn, Oct 3l.-A reporter
has Just rel urned from Briceville and Coal
Greek. He found everything quiet, but
groups of men were seen every where as
cussing the event of Friday night. The
Briceville stockade, with the exception of
the north wall and the rifle pit, was
burned. Ten eight-room houses and
large dining hall inside of the Enclosure
went in tue general eonhagration. AT the
lower end OF the Coal Greek stockade the
Office building was burned and the guard
shacks demolished. The interior OF the
convicts' dining hall, sleeping room,
hospital ward and kitchen were filled with
broken furniture, shaft cred glass and
oueensware The store of the warden was
rifl-d and $1,000 worth of goods was de-
stroyed
About $50 200 men descended Walden's
Ridge, approaching the stockade from the
east, and called upon Warden Cross to de-
liver the keys of the prison. While THIS
was going on the magazine was blown up
and the stockade was surrounded by 2oOO
men Cross gave up the keys, and when
the IA convicts were released they assisted
in burning and destroying the property;
The attacking party then moved on the
Coal creek stockade. Whe.. the conVlcts
were released they plundered Chumley, s
store and destroyed the stOckade furnl-
ture. The Office building was set on fire.
TIE mob then descended to the valley,
where they set off several dynamite bombs
and fired small cannon they had with
them The racket occasioned by these
discharges, together with the explo-
sion of the ammunition stored at
the Briceville stockade, which the
fire touched off, created the
impression among the participants
that small war was in progress. The
conYicts. in gangs of ten and twenty, to-
day wandered ali over the surrounding
country. Whenever they asked Tor help
it was freely given by the natives. Every
thing was quiet at midnight tonight.
Governor Buchanan WAS in communlca-
ton this morning with the attorney-gen-
eral, but no definite plan of action was
formulated. The governor is determined
to bring the lawbreakers to justice and
effectually put down such lawlessness.