Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-07-19
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in Iheir Desperzts Schema.
ALBANY, JAY is-walter n. Iharef.
she warden IL the Clinton prison al Dan
neraora. came down to Albany yesterday
afternoon ana r..lared to Governor Flower
a brutal scheme Of a number OF long term
prisoners confined in his prison 10 gam
tseir fressios1,. which included the cold
bloos!e,t murder Of several of the prison
guards One Of the prisoners ~eo WAS
asked TO snss into the numerous a't~iipe
70 escape re used. and il was through nun
that the prison authorities became aware
vi the plot The governor, wnen ne n1-aru
the facts, Immediately pardonec TINS
prisoner who had the courage and manii-
ness 20
Prevent Human slaughter.
At noon Sunday in Clinton prison, as
the prisoners filed through the corridor, IN
iock-step. On their way past Prtncipai
Keeper Mckeana TO obtain their rations
for dinner, one Of the prisoners slipped
into the hand of the principal keeper
piece Of brown paper, two feet long which
waps written upon both sides in lead pencil
The writing was As follows;
Mr.. McKsuna- SRI hardly know how to
b,,-!a to I@sneit :, bat wish to say 20 You.
ara nearly insane thinking over and worrying
over IT, $oN. cir. there is d scheme gotten up
here anon. several cunyicts TO escape from
here tonight SUNDAY, the 18TH and the man
! ner IN "a hish it j. plottci il something that
-anIsot Keep secret on account Of the
Cold. Pr~meditated Murder
that i. planned 10 effect their escape. I was
asked to 70 into the ~ helgs but refused
Tines. ,rea then told me II the officials got
4sind uf II thes would bold NE responsible :
that lhrrr we're ~4stne half-slVzen iReu IN II
that | knew nothing about, but that they
| knew thai they weFe asked into, and ih'y
took All oath II il failed they would put me
ont Of the way. - asA you a. a rtau rs ma Ae
sure and not exl~1-e mir in any danger. Nov
this j. 70 take place tonight Sunday after Il
O'Clock, v hen Mr.. Long and the other night
guard come, On. There are twU d"or- cut
| already for those uIen TO come out after Mr.
| Long or the other guard makes the hrst
! round.
| These men will come ont when the guard is
| on thu, top gallery. clo-r their eril doors and
| then 20 ahead into the aliryway. oue Of them
viii have. a big bar Of iron and the other VIII
| have a large ku.fc. After these guards make
| theiv 6rsi round, one of them always makes
| second round about half an hour afterWard.
That Is The. time fixed ir ihc-t. PRISONERS to
| act Whrn This guard comes in front of the
| alley, they intend To spring upon him. drag
| him into the alley and murder him
They siil take hi, gun. then sneak down
| upon the other guard at the officr and do him,
| and take his gun also They then intend
| opening up ave six cells. letting the men
ont. How they intend getting out of the hail
know nothing about for they did not tell me
| or the names of jheSe other men either. Now,
| sir, I'm no inforTner and never injured
| another pris oHer In my life. If all the men
| in this prison contemplated escaping, and |
wa. t,o-ititeof receiving pardon by telling
on them. | would not do 50. But where
a Cnid-BIood-d Murder
| Is planned aiIl stop it, If it, tn my power To
| do it. every time. Nov, | an doing a cool
| deed toward thr-e keepers and hope you viii
| do nothing nat VIII cnnplicate or en,langrr
| NE in any way One man, name is wright
| aad the others name j. "Reace'
The rivet next 10 the tongue of the door that
| the lever rests upon l. backed out from the in
/ side OF the door. and that har is cut 80 that
the tongue OF the door can he pushed out and
| the door t. uprned. They have the riYet
| plugged up with soap and painted 50 that 1t
| would take close inspection To detect. Tho
!
| hanging ui the door. Both these mems donrS
| are fl Xrd IN the same manner Now, sir. this
| /, all know ainut this affair. | know moth
| ing about the her men who are to be- let out
r,i'..,, ,rd Ln,nv Who had ,o,l,aI Min
and Who 70 look ont for. Now. sir. he SIRE
and make no mistake by coming to see me or
| sending for me. have dome right by you, SO
| hope yon viii do the same toward me. re-
| uiain yours respectfully,
iicf' "''S ,'-'','' cue r',"''r ''''''i' VIII.
| lfy,n,tn M t,nli ,Lc k,if, and iron
| ,,r IL, +re.. oils lnnL far them in ,hn ,rlI.
newt 10 them.
| The warden's Discovery.
Warden Tbayer told the governor that
| oftar 10 nrison,rs had finished with din
ner the two prisoners referred to in the
| above communication were removed from
their cells and An examination showed
| tho truth of the urisouer's information
| Tho locks NJ the two cell doors had been
| hammered with a. described Hidden in
| the he'd tirk in Reace's cell was forlnl n
Inng sharn knife In the tick in WRIGHT
cell v.re found crowbar about - feet,
long drill. saw files and a cold chisel
| Tins yr,. Tho n,.ieon,r,s information ron
| frmed lin every detail On account of
| .hair.,'sooiation with Renee and WRIGHT
the warden caused an examination to he
| rade of ,be coils of the other nrisnners
named love, and Russell both lnnr-t.rm
men serying t,vontv wars In .Invce's
| call we're fonpd several nieces of iron in
| the bot,om of his hash can. which were
| b;dda, from viayv with "A covering nj hash
| Tho warden thinks that niaces of iron
| uare in connection with stocki INCA In he
usad ~ slupv shots Roth .Iovce and
Russell admitted that they were in the
Mot
Russell said that while ne was a marty