The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-03
MEANT TO MUTINY
WARDEN OF FOLSOM PRISON, SAC
RANENTO. NIPS A PLOT.

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Three Hundred Rock Crushsr Men are on
the Point of striking, Bat Warden AuIl
Issues Orders to the Guards to Shoot
the Seven Einglesders at the First Move
and the FRS. Move Is Never Mads-Pre-
cautions Against Further Trouble at
Sse Queniin-Dur Tries An3thor
schems-Crims and Catastrophe.
| Sacramento, Cal. Ju.e Am attempted
mutiny at the state prison at Folsom to-
day was stopped by the prompt and de-
cisive action Of Warden Charles Aull,
VINO directed that tie guards should at
once shoot down the seven ringleaders
at the first sign Of revolt.
About 300 convicts are employed at the
rock crusher, and the plan agreed uuoE.
by the revolters was that when they re-
turned to the rock crusher at noon today
they should refuse TO work. Warden
Aull learned Of the projected mutiny and
secured the names Of the seven ringlead-
ers in the movement.
The warden waited until a few minutes
before the hour for the 300 convic:s 70
strike. and when they felt themselves
about 10 become the masters of the situ-
alton, then he gave the order thar at The
first sign of the threatened revolt the
guards should shoot down the sever, ring
leaders, whose identity the warden had
communicated m me guards
The convicts completely collapsed at
this thoroughly unexpected turn of af-
fairs. There was no signal to strike and
they went about their work as usual
AT SAN QUENTIN.
San Quentin, Cal. Jure 2.-Warden
Hale has decided 10 build cages in the
jute mill in order that armed guards may
be placed in them TO watch the convic:s
when they return TO work. The cages
VIII be arranged in such a manner thai
they canrot easily be reached by the
prisoners in case OF riot. Each guard
will be armed with a rifle and will be
given orders 10 shoot in the event OF an
other revolt in the mill.
DURRANT FAILS AGAIN.
San Francisco. June 2.-Tnere will be
200 invitations issued for the execution
of Durrant. Warden Hale has fixed 1890
a. m. as the hour of execution. Twenty
five medical men will be permitted TO
witness the tragedy. at the request Of
his attorneys. Durrant yesterday made
a formal demand for release, claiming to
be unjustly imprisoned. This will be a
part OF the appeal to the supreme court
ard is 10 cover the point which might be
made that by failing to protest and de-
mand mis- liberty he had lost the right TO
complain.
The appeal raises point which. ac-
cording TO the statement OF Durrant's
counsel, has never ben raised in this
state and must be decided before Dur
rant car be hanged. The contention is
that Judge Bahrs inflicted two penalties
imprisonment ard death-while the law
says one or the other. Counsel will hold
that Durrant's life in San Quentin is not
detertion. but imprisonment; that the po-
sition of the attorney general is untena-
Bile, as life in the county Jail carries With
it no shaving and stripes and no indig-
nifty other thar detention. This state
ment will also be heard in the federal
court. where it is expected that the same
action will be taken as in the Worden
case-that Of securing writ Of habeas
corpus.
San Francisco, June 2.--Murderer Dur
rants first effortsto gain respite by ap-
pealiny TO the federal courts has failed,
United States Circuit Judge Gilbert hav-
ing refused today to issue the writ Of
habeas corpus Tor which his attorneys
applied. Noticeyor the intention to ap-
peal to the United States supreme court
has been filed, and tomorrow application
for leave TO appeal will be made forma.-
~. This. however, may be refused. as in
the Butler case, although Durrant's at
torneys are confident that the leave will
lie giver.
JURY DISAGREES.
Nevada City, Cal. June 2.-The coro-
rer's jury in the Gehrig case brought in
a divided verdict last night, two Jurors
finding that Mrs. Gehris was murdered
and the other four that she committed
suicide.
KILLED BY A CONSTABLE.
Starkvllle. Miss, June News has
just reached here from Bradley. rail-
road station on the Illinois Central
twe've miles west Of here. that Will Hall.
a constable, shot ard killed Russell Sui
Ivan and 3. T Pattison. No details OF
the affair are obtainable.
IN A BURNING STRAwSTACK.
Sterling, IL, June 1.-The body Of Geo
Kaufman, young farmer. was found
yesterday on the top OF a smoideriEg
strawstack. The victims skull had been
crushed and his throat cut, the head.
with ballet hole in il. being nearly sew
cred from the body. The body was
burned near.y 10 a crisp. Recently Toby
Kaufman, the victims father. discovered
tha: his granaries, located abou; mile
from his residence. were being robbed.
and George was sert TO watch them. He
failed 70 return yesterday. and a search
resulted in the finding OF his body in The
asne< &c the strawsiack. There is no clue
10 the murderers, although bloodhounis
have heen put on the trail
MANIAC FATHER KILLS.
baltimore. Md. June Edgar arris.
q ieitey carrier. % years OF age, living
al 1724 Ashland averue. today shot and
killed his l2-year-old son George and III:
young daughter Ada, wounded his daugh
ter Ella. aged Il. and thea turned ne