The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-10
| MAYNARD GIRLS
| IN A BIG RIOT.
Inmates Of a Reformatory Near
Hudson on the Rampage.
THEY SMASH THE FURNITURE.
Tear Out Gas and Water Pipes and Electric
Wires and Plumbing.
MANY WINDOWS WERE WRECKED.
Police From Hudson QusIed First Disturbance With
Much Difficulty, but a Second One Broke Out
Which Lasted All Night.
MANY WINDOWS WERE WRECKED.

Hudson, NY. Oct. 10.-When the
governor APPOINTED new board OF
managers OF the Hudson reformatory
few months ago one Of its first acts
was the abolshment OF all corporal
punishment. Since the new system has
been in force a number of outbreaks
by the women inmates have occurred,
but nothing in comparison 10 that
which commenced Sunday about noon
and continued until yesterday. The
girls had lust returned from service
in the chapel. when. under the leader
ship Of a Miss Mccormick. about. so
broke ranks and commenced to smash
and break everything in sight. This
few guards and matrons we're power
less TO subdue them.
The spirit of riot was soon commune
Gated u the rest OF the cottage in
mates, and some 300 yelling females
were on the rampage. They tore down
gas pipes. water pines. electric wires,
smashed the fixtures, wrenched the
plumbing apart. broke the tables and
chairs and threw them through the
windows. carrying glass and sash vAth
them. Their language was disgrace
ful. They ran the hose cart to the hy-
drant. attached the hose and nearly
drowned matron who demonstrated.
POLICE SENT FOR.
These scenes lasted during the after
noon when the Hudson police were sent
for. They faced the officers and Cnef
Lame was forced to throw some of them
through the door. Quiet was finally
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Some of the officers had gone and after
"A hours no N al "a f-f ~
curing broken pieces Of furniture with
yels that We're heard in the streets of
Hudson, they again commenced To
break everything I'm sight. They even
attacked the guards. knocked one Of
them down and tramDled on him. The
police were again sent for and IL took
them several hours 10 line up the wo-
men. They at once made a rush on
the officers and Sergt. Cruise was fore
ed u draw his revolver and point it at
them before they would desist
NIGHT OF NOISE.
There were not cells enough 10 put
all the prisoners in and all night the air
was rent with cat calls and blasphe-
nous language. A reuuisition was made
on the state COMPTROLLER for % pairs Of
handouts and these and all that could
be borrowed from the Hudson officers
and from Sheriff JesSuD are now on the
| hands OF The glrls Five OF the leaders
| are chained TO the floor OF cottage No.
G.
Yesterday afternoon on application
Of the board of managers. Sheriff Jes-
sup swore i'm II deputies to guard the
grounds. A meeting of the managers
has been announced for Friday. The
destruction done i'm this last outbreak
will amount TO abou't 5000. making IN
all during the past four months about
$500 worth of property destroyed by
unrulv inmates. When the riot first
started Miss Nav. the Superintendent,
demanded order. but was told by 4
leader that the state board of charities
had abolished corporal punishment and
that they were not afraid Of her.