The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-08
SHOT GUARDS AND
MADE ESCAPE
TWentY-Six Desperators
are at Large,
BEATEN BACK TWICE.
With Courage Born Of Desperation
They Succeeded in Final Effort.
RUSHED MAIN NTRANCE.
One Nan Is Dead, Five Dangerously
Wounded and Twenty.six Ecspcradoes
Are at Large, Having escaped
Their fursusss-Are Held
ing Up and Ro.bing
Fa:m:ss.
With Courage Born Of Desperation
They Succeeded in Final Effort.
RUSHED MAIN ENTRANCE.
(By Associated Press.) )

LEAFENNNORTII, KAN, Nov. 7.-Ona
%.s Killed, five others dangerously
wounded and twenty-siN desperate con-
victs are at large, as q result of a mutiny
late this afternoon 1T the site of the new
United States prison, two miles southeast
OF here, where four hundred prisoners
from the Federal prison, in charge OF
thirty armed guards. We're at WORK.
When the trouble began the rebeisious
pr:scECrs had only two reviewers. These
had been secreted IN one Of tne wallis OF
the building by some unknown person
Two walls are partly completed and the
re rnainder OF the site Of the building is
surrounded by {; high wood,.n stockaca.
Gus Parker, OF hrdilore. L. r., cre of tEa
rinSleaders of the fn,ltiny. under pre-
tense of q necessity. walked to The corner
of the stockade. where the revolFefs vera
concealed and u:.der cover of some weeds
secured them without being detected.
He returned to the sans. and passed one
of the revolvers to Frank Thompson.
negro from South McAIester, l. T., who
secretcd 1t about his re-soc,.
COVERED GUARDS.
When r. E. EIinds superintenGant OF
construction. and three unarmed guards
prepared to round up the men at the
end of the days work. the two armed
convicts covered them with the revoIvers.
and, encouraged by the ether nl.tinous
convicts. forced the men to walk before
them to the northwestern corner of the
stockade, where they expected to make
rush through the opening.
On the outside of the stockade was an
armed guard, and the convicts were met
at the opening. by c. r, Burrows. a guard
who fought them back. but who received
two shots in the neck The conrfcts then
rushed over to the south wall to another
opening and were met by Arthur Treel-
ford. an armed guard who is in charge
of all the convicts. Treelford resisted the
convicts and was shot twice, but not
Dangerously wounded.
RUSHED MAIN ENTRANCE.
Defeated in their attempt to escape at
this point, the men rushed to the guard
house. Il temporary frame structure.
where the arms are kept. The guards
from the outside rushed in a. that poin.
and drove the convicts away from the
guard house. J. p yFaldrupe. = guard.
shot and killed Ford Quinn. from Ryan, !.
T. The prisoners then made grand rush
for the main entrance. ana twenty-six
of them succeeded in escaping.
Most of the escaped men are from IN
dian Territory. Closely followed by thu
guards. the men ran 10 a nearby forest
and succeeded in evading their pursuers.
The men went in the direction OF Eastor.
Kan. and it is said here that they have
held-up many farmers, taking horses and
clothing.
BREAK INTO SMALL. BANDS
The convicts in their fight compelled +.
Z. Kinds. superintendent of construc-
ton, to go with them and he was not al
lowed to return until they had gone al
most two miles. w. F.. Peasie. one of the
fugitiveS. who Iras only fifteen months
more to serve. deserted the band Il few
moments after Superintendent Kinds was
released. The two rlegi reached here al
most ut the same tirae- They reported
that the fugitives. after holding a consul
tation, decided that they would form
themselves into several small parties so
that some might escape though others
snould be captured.
It IS the intention of all to attempt to
reach the rough country southeast OF
here. Twenty-four members Of the
Fourth Cavalry hastened to the scene
of the trouble. ltit when they arrived the
convicts had escaped and the soldiers
could not participate in the chase with
out orders from their superior officers
Forty armed guards from the Federal
prison are in pursuit of the fusatives.
The wounded men are III the prison
hospital. J. Il. Waldrupe. was shot in
the head and in the neck, and is in
precariouS corditfol.
Andrew Leonard. a guard is in the hos
p;tal with Il broken leg. He was hurt
as; the prisoners were escaping through
the main entrance of the stockatle. Ona.
OF the fpgitives 1lamsd Otto. was shot.
but he was able to SO Will; the others
ami the extent of his injuries are un-.
known.