The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-04-18
CONNECTS IN REVOLT.
a Bold, Determined Effort to Es-
capo From State Prison.
THIRTY INSA NE CRIMINALS
Make II Hard Fight for lIibcrty..ovcr.
como by Watcr...Ticd By u Buuco
Artist...IIow tho Prison Guards snb.
ducd tho Rebellion.

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AunuRy, n, y, April IA general
uprising OF tho inmates OF ono OF tho
wards In the state a,ylum for insane
criminals in this city took place Friday.
The greatest efforts have boon made by,
tho asylum officials to keen tho matter.
n c,ovo .,cro, ,,1 ;r,r,, III, ,,s,,o-I,,.
""' o,'! S' '.r'' e'''
"'.cinoon 'h"t '!'e iacts leaked OUT.
Ward q in tho asylum contains fifty.
seven patients, among whom ure some
of thu mo.t de.nor,,o ,r;mi,o,o IN N,
=, p s'''S s'''''''"'' ~ '''0
country numerous attempts nave
been previously mado in this ward 10
ovornower tho attendants md ejTect Nh
osc,nc ,rl nm, roorIv ovor, occoo,on
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Ine finSieader OF inc revolt mas pGch
EuWa.u Mefeuitl' IL Is ciaimeo lhnt
Mc'Gultn eaihea ADMISSION 10 inc aSy-
i'in ny ic'ghihs insanity 10 escape tho
arduous lapor OF prison routine lie Is
known as q shrewd rascal, having
gained notoriety ana long sentence IN
s!ate prison oy buhkoing fhil Da'y' OF
NOW YORK City, out Oh II largo sum OF
money.
DETERMINED LEADER.
TWAS Meredith who nlanpcd Tho RI.
rolt ~ ,ostor1or IL ,,..nJ,n,
Wv u sosso'u"s' i1e"o A''oiu'','
- -" $50 81 ~ NV ""''''
rI ai ~ Wy .eiot W ,rno eo
vict asked for somc hov RIM and iol.
lowed Lucie into IN adjoining room
where me rum was Kept locked IN q
chest. men the,attenuant stoopedto
insert inc Keys Meredith pulled out
sIuhHshot whlch. nc had Kept concealed
IN ms clo'hlhg ana dealt l-ucie terrlhc
D!ow IN the DacK Oh the neck, rendering
MIN unconscious. inc weapon used
was q large stone, which had been
sec,G'ed !or Inc purPoce, ana "hich
had Deen inserted IN one OF his stock
lngs, making an ugly instrument.
AZ the moment the blow was struck a
numDer Oh Mereulths associates VINO
were IN the secret rushed into the room
together, ana they plllaged the chest OF
tho dozen razors with which the at
tGndants shave inc conVicts weekly.
WIN thcse lormldaole weapons and a
number OF slung shots similar to the
one carried by Nleredith. thirty oil the
inmates OF the Ward charged upon the
attendants anu made determined dash
lof liberty.
CPRoAR RAISED IN A MOMENT.
In nm instant tho entiro ward wos in
-, ,,,rao- M ,,o. ~.
~ upt o ., in' ''i''A WIZ "o,o no'
aM"'o u '''o p'o' W cac"pe were e..rowli
ii,'T .lic Gaea'us1 eAeL.e'nent anu 5oineu
Al the first outbreak bv McreSith tho
alarm had been given throughout the
asylum, and in short time twenty
five physicians, attendants, guards and
la0orers at work in the building APP
pearcd upon the scene.
For thirty minutes pandemonium
relgned. The officers grasped anything
within their reach for weapons, and
bravery undertook to qucll the dis
turbance., a number OF large oak chairs
standing. IN the corridors were seized
ana broken over the heads OF the re-
Dellious conlvlcts; Pieces OF the chairs
were picked up by othe: officers. who
used them to. good advantage in the
hanu,to-hand light. The mad rush OF
the demonlacal convicts was stayed,
but they continued to brandish their
razors and threaten the life OF any one
VINO dared to arrest their progress.
Many OF the convlcts lay upon the
floor, bruised and bleeding from wounds