The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-11-15
C0NVICTS REBEL.
Fo0r Hundred United States Civil
Prisoners M ks a Daoh
FOR THEIR LIBERTY.
onIyl Twsensy.six Escape. Ons
}is Killed and Five Men
Arc Wounded in the
Fight.

Oae .man was killed, five others
j daDgerously wounded and 26 deererate
o0nyiots are at lofge, as q result Of
mutiny Thursday afternoon ct tho site
of the now Uni,ed States prison, two
milea sou,hpa Of 'LoavonWorsh, Kan,
whore 400 prisoners from the federal
prison, IN chargo If 30 armed guards,
h were at work.
when tho trouble began tho rcbclli-
Gus prisoners had only two rcvoivcra.
These had been sooleted in ono ef the
walls tf tho building by aome unknown
person. Tho walls are partly completed
and tho remainder OF tho site Of tho
building iseu1roundod by high wooden
stookado. Gus Parkor Of Aidmors, !.
II, one of tho ring leaders Of the mu.
tiny, under pretenso Of nooosgIty,
4 walked 10 tho oCrner Of tho stookade,
whore athe revolvors wero oonoesled,
Snnd undor oovor Of somo weeds secured
them without being socn. He returned
to tho gang and passed enc Of the ro
y6lv6rs to Frank Thompson, negro
ffom South McAeator, l. r., who
.yaeoreted it about his person. When
4. Il. Kinds, superintendent OF the
\ cons,ruotion, ana tbreo unarmcd
4
at tho emo Ct tho days WORK, tho Two
armed p,nvio,s oCve1eU them with tho
rcvolvers aud encouraged by tho othsr
mutinous oonviots forced tue men to
walk bcfore thom 10 tho northwest
corner Of tho stookaoc, Whelc th,y e1.
poOlcd to mske rush through tho
opening. On the outside 81 Tho stock
aao waB an aimed sual d, snd the CON
viotB Wcro mcI at thc opening by q. E.
Burrows, o guard, wAo iougho them
baok, but @ho rccelvod sWo shots III
The neck. Tho oULvlets then rushed
over TO tho south Wall 10 another oron
IA ing aid Mtro met by Arthur Lrooltord,
an aimed guard, who IL IN charge OF Ill
the oonvio.s. Trcciiosd iesibled tho
oonviots and was shot twice, but not
dangerously wounded Defeated in
their attcmpt TO escape at ihls point,
tho mon lushcd to The guaid dhouEo, Il
temporary franc structure, Whoyo tho
arms arc Kept. 1he guards iIoln tho
outside Iush he'd III ct tlis point sad
drove the GoIviots from the euardhouso
y. 7. WaioIupo, o guard, shot aid kiiled d
Fold Quinn, from Ryan, /. f, Tho
prisoners then mado graud rush for
Y tho nlaln onarahoo snd rs Of them tuo-
occded Ill escaping. Most OF tho escaped
mon arc from indian Tcrrllo1y Closely
followed by tho guards the mcn ran
to q nearby forest ard succeeded in
evadlng tnelr pursuers. Tho mon
went in tho dlrootion Of Easton, Kiss,
and 1t 10 reported ht 70 that thoy 10
held up farmers, taking horses and
clothing.
Tho oonvicts, in their fight, com
pelled j.. IL. HINES, puptrlatendent Of
constructions, 70 80 VAIL lAenl mld he
was not allowed to return until thoy
had gone almost two miles. w. F.
Poasloe, one Of the fugltivos who has
only 10 months moro to serve, deserted
tho band foW momonts after Super.
intendent Kinds was released. Tho
two mon reached here almost tho came
time. They repOrtod tnat tho fugitiycs,
aftor holding oonsuithtion, decide
they would form into several parts,
30 that some might escape though 9TH
ers should be oapturod. It Is lno in.
tention Of all TO attempt 10 roach tho
rough country southeast OF here.
TWohty-four members Of tho Fourth
cavalry hastenod TO tho aceno OF the
trouble, but when they arrived tho con.
FAoIo Aau cboRpCu aHu tu0 SOlulerb
could not participate in the chase with
out orders from their superior. Forty
armed guards from the federal priaon
arc in pursuit Of tho fugitives.
The wounded men gro in the prison
hosIital. j. B. Wsldrupo was shot in
tho head and In the neck and is in 0
prcoarlous condition. Andrew Icon.
ard, guard, 10 in tho hospital with {
broken leg. ao Was hurt as the prison
eYB wore estaping through tho mair
entrance Of tho Btookade. One Of ths
.3%;tGgltivos named Ottor WAS shot, but u,
was able to go with tho othUre and the
NSxtont OF his Injuries is unknown.
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