New-York tribune., 1902-08-21
RIOT IN KENTUCKY PRISON
THREE MURDERERS MAKE DESPERATE
ATTEMPT TO GAIN LIBERTY-ONE
WILL LOSE HIS LIFE


Penitentiary and the citizens of Frankfort were
thrown into state of wild excitement this morn
ing by riot in the prison. started by attempt
on the part Of three desperate murderers. La1ay-
ette Brooks of Morgan County and Wallace
Bishop and T MulHgan. of Kenton County. to gain
their liberty.
The riot began at o'clock. and lasted until after
10 O'Clock, when it quelled. and the mUtinous
conVicts were captured. Bishop was fatally wound
ed Mulligan shot in the shoulder and negro con-
Wet whom the desperadoes had pressed into ser
vice was hit by rifle ball
The rioting started while Brooks, Muliigan and
Bishop one Of whom had a pistol concealed about
mis- person. were coming out Of the dining room 10
answer hospital call Suddenly one Of the con-
victs drew a weapon and compelled guard. A H
Gill to give up his arms Another guard. F. F
Hurst who rushed ellis assistance. was also
captured by the convicts- Captain NAT Maul-
gan. acting warden. then rushed forward with
six guards and fred the bunch. but no one was
wounded The convicts then ran across tle EaIu
and at the entrance to the reed department OF the
chair factory captured Charles Willis. of Clark
County foreman. They covered him with thelr
pistols and placing him between them ana tie
guards retreated to the rocker department In tne
chair factory. from which place they couIo coill-
mand good view of Ine entire yard
Use FOREMAN AS DEFENCE
At . window thew stationed Willis. and Brooks.
With a revolver in his hand took position just
beside the captive. resting the muzzle o, the
weap pom on the foremans side The conVlcts tHeh
defed Warden Lillard attempt 10 capture theIn'
shouting that they would XIII the foreman H' '47
first move made against them
~. this time several hundred citizens. many OF
,beno heavily armed had gathered at the prison
gates but the warden denied admission 10 an l I
issued orders for all the shops 10 c4s 80 tEefr cCIs
the prisoners 10 be returned - once 10 t!et4 ond
IL then placed a guard of sixty men dIoIII LI
barricaded themselves ana ca!-eu - VI vas
to surrender. The convicts Only , reps Ply vsrden
then determined to starve the desperadoes 9S aS
submission. In about half an hour beTe the
ca1victs had taken refuge asking Warden IL LiL.Sia
and Deputy Warden MadIgan 20 70 COlT TbiP d demand
Shoriiy after this James Buckley. former city
workhouse keeper, and Morgan Brewer f LorF1cF 81
guard at the penitentiary climbed 10 tns tCoi rba
convicts had taken refuge and fired several snoIS
into the room where nsIls6 the to desis, how
ever as WINS forced TO the window N IN IN tlls
ing and Informed them that negro 9oss conye[ bsd
Albert Ransome whom the 81 tTe 2bo,Ier
At 0 O'Clock another note was dropped from me tne
conyiets Tdo% FreG 9f eiivery to the cell house
This request also Ignored
AGREED TO SURRENDER
Later another letter stated that if the warden
would come the head OF the steps IeadIiS
to the reed department the convicts would surren-
der first sending their weapons DOWN oy Frank
Brooks,
warden Lflard prepared TO accept the terms
of this note. and as matter of precautlon ha4r
dozen conv!cts were placed in the hospital over
looking the reed department. warden !litalo dc-
companed by eight men. then proceeded 10 the
The prisoners emerged from the reed room as
they had promised with hands up, put 5, a. Iaey
proceeded down the stairway Bishop dropped
his hands 10 his side as if 70 draw weapon He
had hardly made the motion when one OF the
warden's party fred the bullet striking B!shop
in the breast, indictng fatal wound When
Bishop fell Muligan and Brooks sank to their
knees begging the warden TO save their lives and
at 1880 clock the desperadoes, heavily snack
led and accompanied by ten men with drawn
pistols placed in their cells and quiet was
After the men had been securely locked up it
was discovered that Mulligan had been Slightly
wounded IN the shoulder
wounded. was under life sentence for the murder
OF a policeman named McQueery, of Covington.
XIV Bishop and an accomplice had killed
tramp in cold blood at a trampS rendezvous near
Ludlow, Ky, and had taken streetcars for Cow
irgton when the police of Covington were in
formed McQUeery got in the after Bishop
and when he attempted 10 make the arrest. Bishop
shot him. The murderer then jumped from the
suspension bridge into the Ohio River. and when
men In boats attempted him he threatened
to kill them. He was finally captured and re-
ceived a life sentence Bishop had record Of
killing several men
WIFE WOULDN'T RIDE; KILLED HIMSELF.
Orange. n. j. Aug N CSpeciaD.-Because his wife