Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-11-07

under the bertlllon system and today
these descriptions were mailed to every
chitt OF police in the country.
90 warden H. w McCaughry was in
kansas city when the mutny broke
out arranging for the annual conven-
llon OF the National Prison Reform as
soclatlon which IS TO convene there to-
morrow. He arrived home at Inc prison
about three hours later and lmmcdi-
atcly SET to work TO re-capture the
conVicis u have not completed my
lhNesugat0n,' said he today, but |
am OF the opinion that the outbreak
was not ' to the sult Of any OF the
guards The men were IN charge OF
Arthur Trelord, one Of our best mon,
ana | am sure he did his duty The
reason for the escape of the prisoners
J believe 70 be the small number Of
guards available. our appropriation Is
not sufficient to warrant the employ
ment OF more guards, but | hope thet
az the next session Of Congress we VIII
be allowed more. We should have
nearly twice az many as we have
MAKING FOR INDIAN TERRITORY.
Kansas city Mo-. Nov. S.--A special
TO the Star from Leavenworth, Kansas,
says.
Advices received at the prison early
today indicate that the conycts are
making for the Indian territory hun
bred miles south at break-neck speed.
Warden McClaughry is making every
effort 20 head them off before they
reach the Kansas river. He started
teiegraphins last night to get sheri!fs
and other officers 20 guard the bridges.
kilograms received today from the
neighborhood Of Linwood. Kansas, ana
several other points says farmers well
armed are watching the bridges.
The report shows that the conyicts
are selling farmers horses and rum
ming them at a high speed until the
animals give out ana then pressing In
fresh ones whenever found BY max
ing these relays they are trying TO out
ride the officers TO the territory.
None but guards and civil officers out
for the $50 reward are now IN the chase.
Soldiers are keeping watch over the
reservation No prisoners were sent
out TO the new penitentiary site today
and all work is suspended and the con-
victs held in cells so that the guards
can take IN the hunt Warden Me-
Claughry. with a force Of trustees, Is
hard at work running of pictures OF
the conyicts at large. Two hundred
sets win be mailed by tonight TO differ
ent chiefs Of notice.
Guard Waldrupe. who was shot In
the head Is stlll alive, but the surgeons
have no hone Of his recovery. Leonard
whose leg was broken. VIII be Grip
pie FOR life. The other guards are doing
well.
cONvICTs TRYING TO CROSS
RIVER.
Kansas City Mo. Nov. S,--A special
10 the Star from Leavenworth. Kan
sas says
Messages received from Tonganoxie,
Kansas. at noon indicate that a MIN
er OF convicts are trying to cross the
Kansas river near Linwood, twenty
niles southwest nom Leavenworth.
Warden McLauglry IL centering his
force IN the Linwood neighborhood. Up
to 1890 o'clock today not one OF the
twenty-six convicts had been cap
tured.
THREE CONVICTS KILLED.
Kansas City, Mo, Nov. s.-A tele-
phone message from the Leavenworth
Standard at 1925 this afternoon says;
Early this morning al NOrtonville, q
miles northwest Of Leavenworth peni-
Tertiary. Ave Of the escaped convicts
from the Fort Leayenworth prison were
surrounded in barn by party OF citi-
zens and ordered to surrender. The con-
victs refused and battle ensued during
which three of the convicts were killed
and the other two wounded how seri-
ously 10 not known. Whether or not
any OF the citizens were wounded is not
known In Leavenworth.