Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1901-11-14

Leavenworth, Kan, Nov. 9.-One man
was killed, five others dangerously
wounded and twenty-six desperate con-
victs are at large as result OF mutiny
at the site of the new United States
prison, two miles southeast of here,
where 400 prisoners from the federal
prison, in charge of thirty armed guards,
were at work.
When the trouble began the rebellious
prisoners had only two revolvers. These
revolvers had been secreted in one Of the
walls of the building by some unknown
person. There are two walls partly
completed and the rest of the site OF the
building is surrounded by high wooden
stockade.
Gus Parker, of Ardmore, |. T., one of
the ringleaders of the mutiny, under
pretense of a necessity, walked to the
corner of the stockade, where the
revolvers were concealed, and under
cover of some weeds, secured them with
out being detected. He returned to the
gang, and passed one of the revolvers 20
Frank Thompson, a negro from South
McAllister, l. T., who secreted it about
his person. When f. Kinds, superin-
tendent of construction, and three un-
armed guards, prepared to round up the
men at the end of the days work, the
two armed cOnvicts covered them with
the revolvers and, encouraged by the
other mutinOus convicts, forced the men
to walk before them toward the north
west corner of the stockade, where
they expected to make rush through
an opening. The outside of the stockade
was guarded by armed men, and when
the convicts appeared at the opening
they were met ty g. f. Burrows, a
guard, who fought them back, but who
received two shots i'll the neck. The con-
victs then rushed over to the south wall,
to another opening, and were met by
Arthur TrelfOrd, an armed guard, who
is in charge of all the convicts. Trelford
resisted the convicts, and was shot twice,
but not dangerously wounded.
Prisoners Rush.
this point the men rushed to the guard
house, a temporary. frame structure
where the arms are kept. The guards
and drove the convicts from the guard
ICuoCs w NAuIupC, SuNIO, cllOC
and killed Ford Quinn, from Ryan, 1. T.
The prisoners then made grand rush
for the main entrance, and twenty-six
of them succeeded in escaping. Most of
the escaped men are from Indian Terri
tory. Closely followed by the guard the
men ran to a nearby forest and succeed
ed in evading their pursuers.
The men went in the direction of East
on, Kan, and it is reported here that
they have held up many farmers. taking
horses and clothes en- route.
Mai. r. W. McClaughry, warden of the
penitentiary, was in Kansas City at the
time of the outbreak, making arrange
ments for the congress of prison wardens
to be held there next week.
The convicts in their fight compelled
F. K. Kinds, superintendent of construc-
ton, to 60 with them, and he was not
allowed to return until they had gone
almost two miles. F.W. Peaslee, one of
the fugitives, who had but fifteen months
more to serve, deserted the band few
moments after Supt. Kinds was released.
The two men reached here at almost the
same time. They reported that the fugi.
tives after holdings consultation decided
that they would form themselves into
several small parties, SO that some might
escape, though others should be captured.
1t is the intention of all of them to at
tempt to reach the rough country south
east of here.