Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-08
BREAK FOR, LIBERTY.
Iutiny of Convicts at Leavenworth
 Penitentiary.

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 LEAVENWORTH, Kan, Nov. B. One man was killed, three others dan- gerously wounded and twenty-six con- yicts are at large as result of a muti- 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 lious prisoners had only two reyolyers. These had been secreted in one of the walls of the building by some unknown person. Two walls are partly complet- ed, and the remainder of the site of the building is surrounded by high wood en stockade. Gus Parker of Ardmore, l. T., one of the ringleaders of the mu- tiny, 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 without being detected. He re- turned to the gang and passed one of the revolvers to Frank Thompson, ne- gro from South N1cAlester, l. T., who secreted it about his person.
 When T. E. Hinds, superintendent of construction, and three armed guards prepared to round up the men at the end of the days work, the two armed convicts covered them with the revolv- CTS and, encouraged by the other muti- nous convicts, forced 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 outside of the stockade was an arm ed guard, and the convicts were met at the opening by c. E. Burrows, guard who fought them back, but who receiv- ed two shots in the neck
 The convicts then rushed over to the south wall to another opening and were met by Arthur Treelford, an arm- ed guard, who is in charge of all the convicts. Treelford resisted the con victs and was shot twice, but not dan gerously wounded. Defeated in their rushed to the guardhouse, temporary structure, where the arms are kept.
 The guards from the outside rushed ir at this point and drove the convicts away from the gnardhouse. J. P. Wal drupe. a guard, shot and killed Ford Quinn, from Ryan, I. T. The prison CTS then made d grand rush for the Iaain entrance, and twenty-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 nearby forest and succeeded in eyading their pursuers.
 The men went in the direction of Easton, Kan, and it is reported here that they have held up many farmers. taking horses and clothing.
 The convicts in their flight compelled F. E. Hinds, superintendent of con struction, to go with them, and he was not allowed to return until they had gone almost two miles. W. r. Peas lee, one of the fugitives, who has only fifteen months more to serve. deserted the band few moments after Superin- tendent Hinds was released. The two men reached here almost simultaneous ly They reported that the fngitives after holding q consultation decided that they would form themselves into several small parties. so that some might escape though others should be capluISu. IL IS tue lht0AilioH VI Aii " attempt to reach the rough country southeast of here.
 Twenty-four members of the Fourth cavalry hastened to the scene Of trou- ble, 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 fugitives.