The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-11-08
BREAK FOR LIBERTY
Mutiny of Convicts at Leaven.
worth Penitentiary.
PRISON GUARDS ERE SHOT DOWN.
TweMty-sN Government Prisoners
Make u Daring Escape and In
Their Flight Seize Cloth
Ing and Horses,

LEANENWORTll. Kan, Nov. s.
One man was killed, three others dan
gerOuSly wounded and tweuty-siX con
victs are ai large as result of mutt
ny late yesterday afternoon at the site
of the new United States prison, two
miles southeast of here, where 400 pris
oners from the federal prison. in charge
of thirty armed guards. were at work.
When the trouble began. the rebel
liols prisoners had only two rerolvtrs.
J. These had been secretcd in one of the
walls OF th0 building by some unknown
person. Two wQlls are partly complet
ed, and the remainder of the site of the
building is surrounded by high wood
en- stockadc. Gus Parker of Arlmorr
|. T.. one of the ringleaders of the mu-
tiny, under pr"tense of necessity,
walked to the corner of the stockade
where the revOlveIs were concealed and
under cover of some weeds secured
them without being detected. He re-
the revolvers to Frank Thompson, IA ne
gro from South McAlcster. |. T., who
secre,ed ii about his person.
When I. H. Kinds. superintendent of
construction, and three armed guards
prepared to round up the men at the
end of the days work, the two armed
cGnvicts covered them with the reyOlv-
ers and, encouraged by the other mutt
nous conNicts. forged the men TO walk
before them TO the northwestern corner
of the stOckade. where they expected to
make a rush through the opening. On
the ouside Of the stockadc was an arm
ed guard, and the convicis We're met at
the opening by G. T.. Burrows. a guard,
who fought them back. but who recev
ed two shots in the neck.
The convictS then rushed over to the
south wall to another opening and
were met by Arthnr Treclford. an arm
ed guard, who is in chHrga of all the
convicis Tre.lford resisted the con
victs and was shot twice, but not. dan
Grrously wounded Defeated in their
attempt 10 escape at this point, the men
rushed to the guardhousr, Il temporary
structure. where the arms are kept.
The guards from the outside rushed
il at this point and drove the convicts
away from the guardhouse j. i. Wal
dgupe, Il guard. shot and killed Ford
Quinn, from Ryan, |. 7. The prison
ers then made a grand rush for the
Llain entrance, and twenty y-siX of them
succeeded in escaping. Most of the
escaped men are from Indian Terri
tory. Closely followed by the guards.
the men ran TO II nearby forest and
succeeded in cyading their purSuprs.
The men went in the direction OF
Eastou Kan. and it is reported here
tlsa, they have held up many farmers.
taking horses and clothing.
The convicts in their flight compelled
i. Il. Kinds. superintendent of con
struction. to 20 with them. and he was
not allowed to return until they had
gone almost two miles. W. u. Peas.
lee, one of the fugitives, who has only
fifteen months more to serve. deserted
the band a few moments after Superin-
trndent Iiinds was released. The two
men reached here almost Simultaneous
ly. They reported that the fugitivPs
after holding II consultation decided
that they would form themselves into
several small parties, so that some
might escape though others should be
captured. II is the intention of all to
attcmp! to reach the rough country
southeast of here.
Twrnty-foup members of the Fourth
cnvnIry hastcned to the scene of uou.
bic. but when they arrived the con
victs had escaped, and the soldiers
could not participate in the chase with
out orders from their superior.
Forty armed guards from the federal
prison are in pursuit of the fngitives.