The Portland daily press., 1893-03-09

Serious Rebellion 1hreatened-Waruen
Lowering Says the Stories are "News-
paper Rot.'
BosToN, March S.-Gov. Russell has
taken charge of the state prison in per-
son.
Every prisoner has been locked in his
cell. No more work will be done until
thorough search has been made.
There is some danger of riot, but
every preparation has been made to queH
any possible disturbance.
Every cell and every man is being
searched individually and no attempt
will be made to do any work until all is
searched.
A thorough investigation of the recent
riot will also be begun at once and pushed
to the utmost.
Before leaving for the prison Gov. Rus
sell called meeting of the executive
council for o'clock this afternoon, when
he will appoint a warden for the state
| prison.
The impression prevails at the state
house that the new warden will be Brig.
Gen. Bridges.
After taking charge of the Institution
and taking the control out Of the deputy
warden's hands altogether, Gov. Russell
| gave orders that no inspectors or super
| intendents should be allowed in the
| workshops today. These are outside
| men, and while the investigation is go
ing on they will not be allowed to enter
| the prison.
At II o'clock the governor gave orders
| that 20 men at a time should be allowed
to 90 into the yard, an extra armed
| guard in the meantime having been put
upon the wall.
| The governor then held consultation
with the deputy warden in the main Of
| fee. After the governors talk with the
| deputy he dropped into the guard room
| for few moments and talked with the
guard officers on their duties for the day,
| and told them to do their duty, that the
| commonwealth was back of them and
| that further trouble would be averted
oniy by close work and attention to duty.
| officers at once began the search OF
the workshops, beginning with the re-
pair shops. 1t will take a full day to
search each shop, as every nook and
corner is to be thoroughly busted out if
the governor S orders are carried out to
| the letter.
Gov. Russell remained but three
| quarters of an hour. He said: I'VE IN
| tend to maintain order here. This is the
reason the men are shut up. 1t is for
| punishnent and to facilitate thorough
search of the prison.
| II shall come over frequently to see
how matters are running. No further
! trouble is anticipated. 1t is not known
vet how soon the men will return to
| work. Not today, certainly"
| Search for weapons supposed to be
concealed by convicts in the state prison
was continued this afternoon. Repair
| and bed shop were examined and be-
| ginning made in the lumber room. An
| iron Jack was found in the repair shop.
In the bed shop were found number OF
| stout hack saws such as are used for saw
| ing iron and steel, not in the list of legiti-
mate tools at the prison. The search
will probably require two weeks. The
prisoners are locked up meantime.
The afternoon passed quietly until 4.50,
when officers crossing the yard were
greeted by howls from prisoners in the
| 9. when Night Watchman Hyde gave
the signal for lights out, he was
greeted with storm of imprecations,
| lasting nearly 10 minutes. The outside
of the prison is closely watched tonight,
as it is rumored the Johnny Dobbs' gang
recently released from prison, were seen
around the wall, and it is thought they
had communicated with friends inside.
Warden Lowering arrived home from
| Washington tonight. He denounced he
whole excitement as newspaper rot, -
and said the talk about prisoners having
seventy-fve revolvers was a fake. He de-
clared he had been made the receptacle
for tons of such stories and would not
believe anything until sea- ch was made.