Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-08-21

! = sfsts ~ Wild excitement this morning
. by a ruutfnv in the prison. started by an
attempt 10 gain their liberty, on the part
OF three desperate murderers. LaIayette
Brooks. OF Morgan county ana w a a-ll's..
Bishop and T. Mulligan. OF Kenton coun-@
! Before the riot. which began at O'Clock
and lasted until after 10. was Quelled, and
the mutlnous convicts captured, Bis mop
was fatally wounded. Mulligan was ishot
in the shoulder. and negro, whom the
desperadoes had pressed into service, Gwas
bit BY 9 rife ball
convlc4s Had Pistols.
The mutfnv started while Brooks, Null
airan and Bishop. one OF whom had pis-
Z toi concealed about his person. were COM
snu ont az the dining room at o'clock
fhfs morning. 10 = answer hospital call
suddenly one OF the convicts Drew
~reapaon and compelled Guard A H Gil,
20 give I'D his arms
/ Guard +. F. Hurst. who 'rushed'to Gilis
assistance, was also captured by the con-
vfcts-
CAPTAIN Mat Nadigsn. acting warden.
then rushed forward with six guards ana
fred on the bunch. butno one was WOUND
I'D
The eonvicts then ran across the yard.
and at the entrance TO the Reed depart
rnent OF the chair factory, captured WI
lis OF Clark county. a foreman
Thew covered him with their pistols ana.
placing him between them and the suIaEos.
retreated 20 the rocker department from
where they could command a good view
Of the entire yard.
Al the window they stationed Withstand
Prooks with a revolver in his hand, TOOK
2 \ posltion lust beside the captive, rest
ing the muzzIe OF the weapon on the FORE
mans left side
20 attempt 10 capture them. shouting that
ehev would XIII the foreman al the nrst
move made against them
BY this time several hundred OF citizens.
many OF them heavily armed had gathered
n the prison gates. but the warden de-
.ried admission 20 all.
ne tssued orders for all the shops 20
close and for all the prisoners 70 be re-
burned al once 70 their cells
/ He then placed a guard OF 50 men around
.khe building in which the desperadoes had
harrtcaded themselves and called on them
70 surrender.
The convicts' only reply was taunt-
For the protection OF Willis, the warden
Eetsrmined TO starve the convicts into
lguhmission.
$685. Tried To peccy Officers
IN about half an hour note was drop
I'D from the window OF the room where
,ahey had taken refuge. asking warden
f1AIiard and Deputy Warden Madigan TO
come under the window with a nag OF
truce and deal with them. This demand
was ignored.
Shortly after this James Buckley. for
.sner city workhouse keeper. and Morgan
brewer, a former guard at the peniten-
ffarv. climbed 70 the roof OF a residence
overlooking the building in which the cap
.xives had taken refuge and peered into the
.room where the desperadoes were en-
fErenched-
Thev were compeIIedt to desist, however,
as Willis was forced to THE window in the
line OF FIRE.
He called 10 the man to stop. firing and
Uniformed them that the negro, whom the
xiesperadoes had forced into service, had
been shot in the shoulder.
At 2 o'clock another note was dropped
from the cOnvicts' window, offering TO
surrender IL the men were insured safe
delivery TO the cell house. This request
also was ignored
The. copvicts asked that Captain Lii
Hard and Capt Nadigan come in person
10 escort them. but II was believed that
was merely a ruse to kill the officers.
Later aonther letter from the despera-
does was brought by Frank Brooks. The
note stated that IL the warden would come
10 the head OF the steps. leading to the
reed department. the cOuvicts would sur
render. first sending their weapons down
b. Brooks
Bullet Brings Down CONVICT.
Warden Lilliard prepared TO accept the
terms OF this note and as a matter OF pre-
caution a half dozen guards were placed
IN the hospital overlooking the reed de-
rartrnent Warden Lilliard, accompanied
by eight men. then proceeded 10 the foot
OF the stairway OF the department.
Suddenly the crack of a winchester was
heard. showing that the note was but a
I'VE got Bishop" shouted q guard.
shes dead"
me prisoners had emerged from the
reed room as they had promised. with
hands up. but as they proceeded down
hts side as II to draw a weapon He had
hardly made the motion when one OF the
sEarden's party fired. the bullet striking
Bishop IN the breast. infiicting a fatal
wound
Desperadoes Beg for Mercy.
when Bishop fell. MuIligan and Brooks
sank to their knees begging the warden
20 save their lives and BY 1870 O'Clock
she two desperadoes. heavily shackied and
accompanied by ten men. with drawn PTS
tolls. were placed in their cells and quiet
had been restored
: After the men had been securely locked
M. II was discovered that Mulligan haS
been wounded in the shoulder. though he
was not seriously hurt.
Negro Was q conspirstor.
Later developments show that Ransome.
she negro who was shot. was not pressed
into service BY the desperadOes. but had
4oiued them after they entered the rocker
sTep4rtment- A bowie knife was found on
him when he was captured.
Brooks. Bishop and Mulligan were con-
,Etdersd among the most desperate Of the
: 800 criminals incarcerated here. They are
.roung men,
since their confinement all three men
had given the prison officials much trou-
bic.
About a year ago Bishop and Mulligan
sanne I'D TO the prison entrance and throw
ing down their coats. declared they would
rot work and defied the warden
Men Were Desperate.
II took several weeks punishment and
confinement TO subdue them, and since
ShenI each has beer carrying locked 20 one
- his LEGS a heavy BAH and chain
brooks has been employed in the shoe
ebop and Bishop and Mulligan in the reed
department
TfEhon was under life sentence Tor the
vnurder OF Policeman McQuery. OF COving-
tor. He and 5Iulligan. who also was un-
der q life sentence had killed a tramp
IN cold blood at n tramp's. rendezvous near
- TQHehmra han taken street