Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-11-01
I'D, telegraph 70 the pispa,ch.l

Fvervthino IL ouiet at The seat of war.
special 70 the Journal from Oliver Springs
says that while everything Is quiet there.
the people look for the miners to come
there TO release go convict miners con-
ined at that point.
THREE HUNDRED MADE FREY.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, October Sl.-The
latest accounts state that lG3 convlcts
were made free at Briceville, and l43 al
Coal Creek. A coore1 convict telegrsp hed
the Governor at III o'clock this morning
from Clinton, stating that he and 162 others
were IN that town and vicinity, and asking
what he must do.
THE GOVERNOR AND THE MILITIA.
The Governor is now in communication
BY telegraph with Aforementioned Pickle
as to whether he has authority TO order
the troops out.
A coNFrRYNCE.
The Governors Office presented an anil
mated appearance this morning. The
Governor aud other State officials constl-
tuting the State Board of Prison Inspect
ors were in conference, and callers inter
ested III one way or another in the ehalr
were numerous. Among those who called
were General Weakly, pector-General
Of the National Guard of tennessee Col
onel Jack Spur, of the First regiment,
who was awaiting instructions IN case the
military should DO called out; Warden
Blevins and Deputy Warden Patton. OF the
main prison; Colonel A. >. Colvar, VINO
came as counsel for Or. William Morrow,
sub-lessee Of the convicts who were work
ing ut Rrlceville for the Tennessee Coal
and Mining Company; Mt. Nat. baxter,
DR.. and Colonel j. IL. Games, OF the len
nessee Coal. Iron and railroad Company,
the direct lessees OF oil convict LABOR OF
the State.
sUB-I.ET DY THE LEssFEs.
The conyicts working at Coal Creek, it
NAV be here mentioned, are suD-let by the
lesEees to the Knoxville Iron Company.
which operates the Coal-Creek mines. The
fret telegram received by Governor
buchanan was from G.. T. Alleman, AS
s,staut Commissioner of Labor, aud the
second from Warden Yeakley, OK Coal
Creek prison confirming the last nlght ;
press reports. The next dispatch, III spite
of the recognized gravity or the sltua-
linn caused some amusement among those
VINO became acquainted with Its contents.
A coNyIcT's TELEGRAM.
II WAS addressed to the Governor. was
dated Clinton, October 3lst, and was AS
follows:
| Rriceyille. was turned loose last night by
| tie miners. They burned up everything
there. We are loose at Clinton together.
What shall do! "a,
iSlgnedl "RIcHARD HUNTER (coloredD."
TIE GOVERNOR DETERMINED.
Governor Buchanan entered into tele-
graphic communication with Attorney
| General Hinckle. now at knoxville, out no
| definite plan of action was forIulateo.
| The Governor IS very positive anu ue.ei-
| mined to bring the law breakers to justice
! and eiTectually put down such lawlessness.
! The law passed by the General Assembly
! 81 iis recent extra session on the suDJecG
| of interfering with conyicts is IN SUD
! stance that persons concerned IN III
| terfering with or releasing. convlcts IN
| iails. prisons, mines. or elsewhere shaIl nc
! guilty of felony, punishable by lnpr!soh-
| ineut IN the penitentlary. the principals
! for not less than three nor more than
I seven wears and the accessories Tor not
| less than three nor more than i've years.
TIE TALK OF THE STATE.
! Mr. j. +. Goodwin, one of the sub-les
| of the conyicts who were working NJ
| Briceyille, left that place yesterday and
I arrived here this morning. lie knew no.
! 4bino about the release of the convicCs, All
/ the trouble occurring after he LETT. Inc
| affair is the talk of the State and from al
sections there comes a demand that tne
miners who participated III Friday night
| affair shall be caught ana be prouRhI 10
| iustice if 1t takes mint OF money and al
| army,
Tho Release at Briceyiile.
Kxoxy1r1Y. October 3l.-A reporter has
;ust returned from Briceyile and Coal
| Sreak. lie found everything quiet. but
! oronns of men could be seen every where DIS
cuqslnr the event of last night. Ihe Br4ce-
v,lIo s;ockade, with the exception OF the
| north wall and the ritie-pit, was burned.
| Ten eirht-room houses and large dining
| hall inside OF the incl sure went III the gem
| eral contlagration. At the lower END OF the
| Coal Creek stockade the Office building
was burned and the guard snacks de-
/ molished. Tho interior OF the conyicts,
! din,ne.hall. sleeplng-room, hospltal-ward
/ and kitchen were filed with broken furnl-
/ ture. shattered glass. and queensware. inc
/ store of Warden Jack Chumley at TINS
MONT was rifed and about 81 1000 worth Oh
/ goods were taken and destroyed.
STORY OF TIE RLLEAsE.
The citizens OF Briceville began to hear
! souads of men passln. through the place
on their way to the stockades between
! tins and O'Clock Friday night. III WAS
about $3.50 when two hundred men &C.
scended Walden's ridge, approaching the
stocE ada from the east. They called upon
WARDEN Gross to deliver the keys OF the
nriSon While this was going on the
mayszine was blown mp and the stockades
surrounded by 2.500 men and Cross gave
M the keys, and when the l4l convicts
we're released they assisted IN burning ana
| DESTROYING the property. Inc attacxln?
| marty then moved on the Chumiey or ooai
| Greek stockade and u matt was naoo Ies s
| there and twenty-five men were sent Tor
ward 10 demand the surrender or the con-
vets.
CONTINUOUS voI.I.EY.
The men kept up continuous volleyss
| from their Winchesters. Only one guard
was on duty, and ne lost no time IN obey,
| NO The conyicts were told TO go, ana
many OF them at Briceville were gwen
c,t,zens' clothes when they were liberated
| They plundered Cnumley's store ana ds-
stroyed the stockade furniture. Inc OF
fee building was set on ire oy tne over
| tnrning Of a stove. The mob then de-
scended to the valley, where they set on
several dynamite bombs and hred small
cannon thew had with them. The racket
| occas,oned by these discharges, togetaer
..,;th the explosion OF the ammunition
s,nred at the Briceville stocksde, which
tie ire touched OF. created the impress;
s;nn among non-participants that Small
| war was Ia progress.
NOTHING wARLIXE.
This however, was not the case. as there
wss not single shot fred at any man or
anv person. The woods, fields, ana Ial-
road tracks around tho two stockades were
ar ors strewn with the striped suits OF
tSe released convicts. ConvIcts in gangs
~ fans and twenties were yesterday wan
daring ali over the surrounding country:
Ems convict arrived at small settlement
M, ~ Coni Creek to-day who was still IN
h,s ' stripes. and no was quickly sent onlhis
way rejoicing.
MOANING GANGS.
Saversl gangs have been seen ct various
voints alonQ the X. a O. yesterday. When
sysr thsy asksd for help Il vasfxsely givsa