Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-08-23

Frankfort. KY. August 2o.-Thc off,
[cials of thc state penitentiary and the
citizcns of Frankfort were thrown into
n state OF wild excitement to-day b.
4 Not fan the prison started hy an attempt /
f. gain their liberty ON the part OF three 4
desperate murderers- Lafayette Brooks |
q &or Morgan county. and Wallace Bishop /
+ und 2. Munigan. OF Kenton county.
Before the riot. which began at G \
4oclock and lasted until after 10. was
&quellcd. the mutinous convicts were
&cuptured. bishop being fatally wound
@ed. Mulugan shot in the shoulder and
y negro convict. Albert Rausome. of
3Louisviue. whom the dcsperadocs had
*prcsscd into service. was hit by q rifle
*bam
Fl The riotiuC started while Brooks.
NuluCan and Bishop. ono OF whom had
+ n pistol concealed about his person,
were coming out or the dining room &C
answer hospital call. Suddenly one
| OF tho convicts drew a weapon and
aCompolled Guard 4. II. Gin 60 give M
his arms Guard T.. i. Hurst. who
rushed 20 CW's assistance. was also
captured by tho convicts. Captain Mat
Madigan. acting warden. then rushed
forward with six guards and fired on
tho bunch. bat no one was wounded
The convicts then ran across the yard
/ and NJ the entrance 20 the reed de-
II partmcnt OF the chair factory captured
Charles willis. OF Clark county. a fore-
man. They covered him with THEFT
pistols. and placing him between then
q and the guards retreatcd 10 the roclSc
81 department. whence they could com
mand "a good view q the entire yard
Al a window they stationed Wills. an'
[ Brooks. with revolver in his hand
took n position just beside tho captive
resting the muzzle Of tho weapon ol
the foreman'a side. Tho convicts the
doncd Warden Lillard 90 attempt Z
capture them. shouting that they woul
Kill tho foreman AT the first NOV
made against them.
BY this time several hund -ed citizen.
- many OF them heavily armed. IA
< gathered AT the prison gates. but th
4 warden denied admission 90 all Il
ISSUED orders Cor all the shops % clos
and for all the prisoners 90 Dee returnc
at once TO their cells. lie then place
Ia guard OF sixty men around the build
< tna in which the despcradocs had hal
= ricssHrd themselves and called on the
10 . sfrender The convicts only rep
WI n taunt For the protection
IA Foreman Willis. the wardcli then dcte
% mined 10 starvc the dcsperadoes In
submission. James Buckley. former ci
NNOrkhOuse keeper. and Morgan BreWe
former guard at the penitcntiar
climbed to the roof OF "a residence owe
looking the building In which the co
victs had taken refuge and fired sever
shots into the room where the desper
does were entrenched. They We're COZ
PEELED 10 desist. however as FOreml
willis was forced 20 the window IN 1
lire Of fire
FINALLY n letter was dropped frc
the window saying that If the ward
would come To the head OF the ste
leading 20 the reed department the co
vfcts would surrender. first sendi
their weapons down by Frank Brooks
Warden Iilard prepared 90 accs
the terms OF this note. and as mat
of precautiOn half dozen conVt
were placed In the hospital overlook
the reed department. Warden Lila
accompanied by eight men. then p
ceeded TO the foot of the stairway.
The prisoners emerged from the re'
room as they had promised with han
M. but as they proceeded down
stairway Bishop dropped his hands
his side as II to draw "a weapon.
mad hardty made the motion when
OF the warden's party nred. the bu
striking Bishop IN the breast. iniiict
n fatal wound. When bishop Tell
ngan and Brooks sank 60 their kn'
begging the warden 10 save their li'
and at 10. 80 O'Clock the two despe
Aces. heavily shackied and accom-
nie4 by ten men with drawn pist
yvere placed IN their cells and qniet
tbcen restored.
Wallace Bishop. alias Burns, died
night He was conscious up TO an n
before his death. At this requ
rather Major. OF the Catholic Chu
yas seat FOR and bapuseG him shc
before he died