Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-21
MUTlNY In A PRISON
Three OOnviots Create Wild Excitement in
Kentucky Psnitentiary.
DESPERATE MURDERERS MAKE A FIGHT
Barricade Themselves in Room and Defy
Warden and Assistants.
USE OFFICER AS SHIELD AGAINST SHOTS
Bold Plan to Obtain Liberty Comes TO
Naught in the End,
JSE OFFICER AS SHIELD AGAINST SHOTS
ONE OF THE DEsPERADoEs IS KILLED
Cool Conduct of warden Results in
Death OF n Convict and RE
capture of the other
Two,

| FRANKFORT, KY, Aug. 20.-Fired by a
desire to gain their freedom, Wallace
| Bishop and Thomas Mulligan Of Kenton
county and Lafayette Brooks of Morgan
county, all murderers and desperate Grim
inals, made a futile attempt to escape
from the state penitentary here this
morning and as a result Bishop is dead
at the hospital with bullet wound in his
breast, Brooks is shot through the shoul-
der and Alfred Ransome, colored, a Louis
Vile murderer, who for a few moments
essayed to follow the three daring leaders,
is suffering from a wound in the shoulder.
The mutiny, which lasted for four and a
half hours and ended in an ignominious
surrender by the convicts. caused great ex-
citement within the prison and among the
people of Frankfort.
The convicts chose what they considered
a most propitious time for their outbreak.
Selecting the breakfast hour for their
dash for liberty, when they hoped to STAN
pede large number of prisoners they
overpowered the guards with their pis-
tolls, captured Charles Willis, a foreman
Of the reed department Of the chair fac
tory, and, using him as a shield, en-
trenched themselves in room, where they
dehed the officials. 1t was not until they
discovered that Warden Eph Lillard in
tended to starve them out that they de-
cided to surrender.
Ransome was shot by Eph Lillard. jr,
while the men were entrenched Blshop
was wounded as he was surrenderinR, be-
cause when told to hold up his hands he
attempted to put one Of them in his pock-
cts as though reaching for a weapon, and
BfJChs wounded 10y a stray Daii at
II time Bishop fell.
Bishops Wound Kills Him.
Wallace Bishop is said to be only tha
alias of the convict shot in the mutiny.
His name is said to be Burns and II 10
also said that he is a member of a we'll
to-do family in st. Louis. He died to-
night. At his request Father Major of the
Catholic church was sent for and bap.
tized him shortly before he died
Brooks made statement to the warden
this afternoon. He places the RESPONSE
bility for the attempted outbreak on Wal
lace Bishop. He says that he and the
other two men had worn shackles con-
stantly for months for bad conduct and
that Bishop assured them that he could
get them out.
The rioting started while Brooks, Multi
gan and Bishop, one OF whom had a pistol
concealed about his person, were coming
out OF the dining room to answer a hos
pital call. Suddenly one of the conyicta
drew weapon and compelled Guard A. II.
Gill to give up his arms. Guard F. T.
Hurst, who rushed to Gfrs assistance,
was also captured py the eonvlcts.
Captain Mat Madigan acting warden.
then rushed forward with six guards ana
nred on the bunch, but no one was wounded.
The convicts then ran across the yard ana
at the entrance to the reed department OF
the chair factory captured Charles Willis of
CLARK county, a foreman. Thev covered
| MIN with their pistols and placing him be-
tween them and the guards retreated To
the rocker department In the chair fac
tory, from whence they could command a
good view OF the entire yard At win
dow they stationed Willis; and Brooks.
with revolver in his hand. took a posi
tion just beside the captive. resting the
muzzle OF the weapon on the foreman's
left side. The convicts then dehed Warden
Lillard to attempt to capture them, shout
Ing that they would kill the foreman at
the first move made against them.
Prisoners Hurried to Cells.
By this time several hundred citizens.
many OF them heavily armed, had gath
cred at the prison gates, but the warden
denied admission to all. He Issued ordera
for all the shops to close and for all the
prisoners to be returned at once to their
cells. He then placed a guard of sixty
men around the building in which the
desperadoes had barricaded themselves
and called on them to surrender. The con-
victs' only reply was a taunt.
For the protection Of Foreman Willis
the warden then determined TO starve the
| desperadoes into submission. In about half
an hour note was dropped from the win
dow Of the room. where the convicts had
taken refuge, asking Warden LilIard and
Deputy Warden Madigan to come up under
flag of truce and deal with them. This
demand was ignored.
Shortly after this James Buckley former
city workhouse keeper, and Morgan Brewer,
former guard at the penitentary, climbed
to the roof OF residence overlooking the
building in which the convicts had taken
refuge and fred several shots into the room
where the desperadoes were entrenehed.
They were compelled TO desist, however.
as Foreman Willis was forced to the win
dow in the line OF fire. He called 10 the
men TO stop shooting and informed them
that negro convict whom the desperadoes
had forced into service had been shot in
the shoulder
At o'clock another note was dropped
from the eonvict's window Offering to sur
render II the men were insured safe doliv-
1 cry to the cell house. This request also
was ignored. The conyicts asked that Cap
tain Lillard and Captain Madigan come In
person to escort them, but II was believed
that this was merely a ruse to kill the ON
cials. Later another letter was brought
from the desperadoes by Frank Brooks Of
Bond county. The note stated that II the
warden would come to the head OF the
stairs leading to the reed department the
eonviets would surrender. first sending
their weapons down by Frank Brooks.
Ter'us Only n Ruse.
Warden Lillard prepared TO accept the
terms Of this note and as a matter Of pre-
caution = hah aszen guards we're placed
in the hospital overlooking the reed do
partment. Warden Lillard accompanied by
eight men then proceeded to the foot OF the