Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-11-14
CONv|CTS BREAK AWAY.
OVERPOWER GUARDS AT FIT.
LEAVENWoRTH.
Three Guards Shot and Dangerously
Wounded in the Fray-One Pris-
oner Killed-Twenty- five Convicts
Are at Large, Well Armed and
Guards Are in Pursuit-They
Take Horses From Farmers.

AT TT. Leayenwort Kan, a mutiny
took place among the federal prisoners
engaged in building the new prison.
The guards were overpowered, and
their arms taken, and 20 desperate men
escaped. Three guards were shot-one
fatally and one convict was killed,
and several eunded. The escaped con-
yicts, armed with krag- Jorgensons, are
being pursued by the Fourth cavalry.
Two Revolrers for Convicts.
When the trouble began the rebelous
prisoners had only two revolvers.
These had been secreted in one of the
walls of the building by an unknown
person. There are two walls partly
completed, and the remainder Of the site
is surrounded by high wooden stock
ade.
Ringleader of Mutiny.
Guards Parker, of Ardmore, Indian
Territory one of the ringleaders OF the
mutiny, under pretense OF necessity
walked to the end of the stockade
where the revolvers were concealed,
and secured them without being detect
ed. He returned and passed one to
Frank Thompson a negro, who secret
ed it about his person.
Unarmed Guards Overpowered.
When T. f. Kinds, superintendent 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 re-
volvers, and, encouraged by other mu-
tinous cenvicts. forced the men to walk
~. tI. ,rfh agt ar
ner of the stockade where they expect
ed to make rush through the opening.
One Guard Shot.
Outside the stockade was an armed
guard, and the convicts were met by
G. f. Burrows, a guard, who fought
them back, but who received two shots
in the neck The conyicts rushed to
the south wall, and were met by Arthur
Trelford, another armed guard. Trel-
ford resisted the conviCts, and was shot
twice, but not dangerously wounded.
Defeated in an attempt TO escape at this
point, they ran to the guard houses
where the arms were kept,
Convict Killed
The guards from the outside rushed
in at this point. and drove the con-
vets away. j. p Waldrope, a guard,
shot and killed Ford Quinn. The pris
oners then rushed for the main entrance
and 26 escaped Closely followed by
the guards they ran to the forest and
succeeded in evading their pursuers.
Armed Guards in Pursuit.
Twenty -four members of the Fourth
cavalry fastened to the scene of the
I rouhia h;tt tho gonvlpts had agranp1
and the soldiers could not participate in
the chase without orders from their SUI
perior. Forty armed guards are In pur
suit
The wounded men are in the prison
hospital J. b. Waldrope was shot in
the head and neck and he is is a pre-
carious condition
G, H. Burrows was shot twice in the
neck
Arthur Trelford was shot in the leg.
His wound is slight
Andrew Leonard, guard, Is in the
hospital with a broken leg. One of the
fugitiyes. named otter was shot, but
was able to so with the others.
Robberiee Mark the Course
The course of the fligitives is indi-
Gated by the localities in which they
committed the depredatious. Many rob
berries were reported tonight s. A.
DavisSon farmer ten miles southwest
ef here. was robbed of horse and some
clothing Three of his employees were
robbed of their coats and hats c. r..
Ferguson, a mail carrier, was robbed OF
= horse and cart