Telegram-herald., 1891-11-04
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NAsUvuLB. Tenn. New s-Ths
state g Teussssee u confronted BY the
nest ssrisus situation Of any in many
ysarA nass Tennessee miners, aided
by niasrs from Kentucky. not only
have released the sos eoavicts ~ the
Briesville sad Coal Creek branch
prisons end burned the stockads
- Ne fsrnss place. bus iAersssed
the gravity - he s4ense Mon
day by ssstiag free the lss eonviets
1T the Oliver springs branch prison
and laying the stoeksdss. hospitsl and
other buildings in asheA Not content
With tAis defiance Of the Law. they talk
Of sttacking the branch prisons at
Tracy Cisy aad Inman and setting
tree the ta3 conviess ~ the former
and the zee ss the latssr place. So far
<sl criminals have suddenly been
freed. given citizens eloshinG and aid
Cd - make their escape, most Of them
into kentucky. Concerning the rumors
Of . contemplated attack upon the
Tracy City and Iamsa prison the in
fesustisa received BY Mr.. & d.
Wade. superintendent Of prisonA
whe h now ct Knoxville. WAS
such - 70 cause him TO tele-
grapA the state hoard Of prison
inspsetes and ask for authority to en-
ploy extra guards at thsss plaeeA
The board net and promptly granted
the desired authority, and the forces
- Tracy City and lamar will at once
b insrsased. The state autheritiss
have bssn warned by tho experience
st Briceville, Coal Creek and Oliver
SprinRs. and IL is presumed they viii
make every effort 70 prevent repeti-
tioa Of the disgraceful scenes that have
occurred within few dayA
The state board Of prisop inspectors
has received . dispatch stating that .
large majority Of the eonviets had o.
esped into Kentucky. but that eight
had been arrested and started TO Nash
Vile.
Gcv Buchanan has offered . reward
Of SIS for tho capture of each of the
convicts that have escaped and $4,000
for tho arrest and conviction Of the
leaders in the releasing Of the convicts
and the destruction Of property.
II II supposed that In addition
to the Tennessee detectives who
will enAsavor TO effect the capture
Of the leaders in the insurrection the
large offer will induce some of the
most skillful officers in other states to
engage In the dangerous work. That
il viii b attended with danger there
can bs no doubt - the leaders are
backed BY thousands Of miners and
sympathizerA Besides the reward Of
fsred for the leaders there Il also ono
Of $3.50 each for the apprehension and
conviction Of men participating in the
recent riota
The fact that the work Of arresting
these men will b exceedingly haz-
ardous Is shown BY news received
from Campbell county Monday. II is
said that . deputy sheriff in that
county who took two escaped convicts
into custody were overtaken by num-
Der Of men. supposed TO be miners
from Newcomb. who released the con-
victs and took away the deputy sheriff,
since which time nothing has been
seen or heard of him, and the suppo-
sition is that he met with foul play.
JASPER. Tenn, Nov. S-Mrs. Davis.
wife Of one Of the convict guards at In
man. where Is located one of the largest
convict camps in the state, committed
suicide Monday morning. She blew
her brains out with . shotgun. She
left note 70 her husband saying that
she had rather be dead than to be liv-
Ing with him There is some mystery
about tho matter. and IL il believed the
inhumanity Of convict labor bore