Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-09-13
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BoeroS. Sept la-Anothar aftempt 70
escape from the stone walls of ths Charles
town prison was made yssssrday. -Four
Of the most reckless spirits confined there
were engaged IN II. bat did not succeed In
eHYying out their welElaid plans The
attempt Was made ut l;0 yesterday morn
ing. but General Bridges succeeded In
keeping il Quiet until Last night He
claims 1t was too trivial to notify the
police.
Soises and shadows in the prison At
traesed the attention II q police ofiesr ol
station Is, who was patruliirg the district.
When be went 70 the Office Of the PRISON
20 see what was going on, or II the ser
yics=. of the police were needed, no was
snnbbed By the managers Of the state
bastiie
The parties concerned in the attempted
outbreak are Henry Taylor, colored, VIII
lam Timmins. Frank Richie and DICK
Drohan- All four are considered among
the most desperate criminals within tns
walls Of the prison. aud at the time were
confined in the block Of Fort Russell
The Leader In the AFFAIR
VAS Taylor He made saw out Of the
blade of large casa knife add filed on
piece OF the hrr of his cell eight inches
long. and with this as hammer be
reached his hand out through the open
space left between the bars and broke en-
the lock Of his cell Opce out in the cor
ridor of the block he quietly broke off the
locks of the cslls ia which tho other three
were confined.
Officer Cass. who was near there, heard
the lock of Tayior's cell fall and he
quickly notified him and Officers Sandy
and Hyde and Inspector Allen by means
OF the electric system OF calls whieh has
recently been placed in the institution
just for such q purpose.
when We arrived ut the door # the
block" said the warden. I'VE found il
barrieadPa iuaide, but the men readily re-
moved the obstruction when they were
ordered to do so. After that, when they
saw they were fDiled, the prisoners re-
turned to their cells, but were Immediately
removed and placed in solitary contine-
meut."
II WIS eviieatly the intention Of the
men TO saw of the bars ot the window
opening into the yard and then scale the
walls. The prisoners had everything their
own way until they attempted to xet out
side the fort, for there il no officer sta
tionsd within the building during tn
night, as the prisoners confined there arr
30 few, and they were supposed to be safe
enough without watching.
No Love For sandy.
In the afternoon the story Of the affair
was passed among the prisoners Of the in
stitution, and it was whispered among
them that Officer Sandy had dubbed one
Of the men. This so angered the inmatef
Of the institution that when they were
marching from the workshop at shutdown
they set up IL yell Of tcorn and derision,
and often the name OF Sandy was heard
above the uproar from several lusty
threats.
The night ofIicers were beginning to
assemble for duty and many Of them
quickly ran into the yard to assist the day
men In quelling the distuE bance. This
had been hardly accomplished before a
second shouting was heard, which was
joined in by greater number of conyicts
than at first.
An unsuccessful attempt was made by
the officers to catch the men who did the
shouting. Finally all became quiet, and
Immediately after supper the prisoners
were marched to their cells and locked up
for the night An investigation will prob.
ably be made.