The Van Buren press., 1902-08-23
p.volt Started In the Kentucky
State Prison, at Frankfort,
by Three Murderers.
mFy HELD THE FORT FOR -FOUR HOURS.
o,. WINS Fatally Wounded, Another
shot in the shoulder and II Negro
Convict, whom They Had I'M
messed, Was Also Wounded Re-
fore the Trouble Was QuelIed.

sals of the state peHlttntidTy anu tine
citizens of Frankfort were thrown in
,oa state Of wild excitement, Wednes-
aay. by riot in the prison, start
ID BY an attempt to gain their liber-
" on the part of the three desperate
murderers, Lafayette Brooks, Of Nor
san county, and Wallace Bishop and
r Mullgan of Kenton county.
Before the riot, which began at SIX
o'clock in the morning, and lasted un-
III after ten, was quelled and the
nutinous convicts captured, Bishop
was fatally wounded, Mulligan was
shot in the shoulder and a negro con
Wet. Albert Ransome, of Louisville,
whom the desperadoes had pressed
into service, was hit by rife bail.
starting of the Riodng.
The rioting started while Brooks,
Nulllgan and Bishop, one of whom
had pistol concealed about his per-
son. were coming out OF the dining
room TO answer "A hospital call Sud
denly one Of the conyicts drew
Weapon and compelled Guard A. II.
Gil to give up his arms. Guard F. F,
Hurst who rushed to Gill's assistance,
was also captured by the conyicts,
Capt. Matt Madigan, acting warden,
then rushed forward with six guards
and fred on the bunch but no one
was wounded. The conyic,s then ran
across the yard, and al the entrance
TO the reed department Of the chair
factory, captured Charles Willis, OF
Clark county. foreman
Used Captive A. q shield.
They covered him with their pis-
tolls and placing him between them
and the guards, reiterated TO the rock.
e department in the chair factory,
when they could command a good
view Of the entire yard. Alta window
they stationed Willis, and Brooks,
with revolver in his hand, took q
position Just beside the captive, rest
Ing the muzzle Of the weapon on the
foreman's left side. The conyicts then
deRed Warden Lillard 20 attempt to
capture them, shouting that they
would kill the foreman al the first
move made against them.
Citizens Denied Admission.
BY this time, several hundred 'diti-
ions, many Of them heavily armed,
had gathered at the prison gates,
but the warden denied admission to
aI lie issued order Cor all the
shops TO close. and for Che prisoners
to be returned at once so their cells.
lie then placed guard Of GO men
around the building in which the
desperadocs had barrtcaded them
selves, and called on them to snr'
render. The conyicts' ualy reply was
'ount, For the protection Of Foue'
man Willis, the warden then deter
mined to starvc the desperudoes iifao
submission.
An Ignored Proposition.
In about half an hour n note wst
Dropped from the window of the.
room where the conyicts had taken
refuge, asking Warden Gllard 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 workhousc keeper and
Morgan Brewer n former Guard at
the peni,cnf;nry. climbed Ia the roof
Of residence overlooking the build.
ing In which the convicts naG taken
refuge, and fired several sho,s into
The room whcrc the dcspcradoes were
'ntrcnchcd, They were compelled to
desIsi, however, AS Foreman willis
was fo~cd 10 she window In ihr line
OF fire, lie chilled to the men to stop
shooting. md i,e,rmcd ,hcm ,hnt
negro convict whom the desperaSoes
had forced into service had been
Shot in the shoulder,
: Another N.sr Dropped.
A, nine o'clock ano,hcr note WAS
dropped from the cooyictswndowof,
ierinp to- surrender Il the men were
Insured safe delivery Ia the dollhouse.
This request also was ignored. The
eonylc,s rcoues,.d ,h,a rnn,. Lillnrd
and Cnn, Nndina, nn,,o In n,rson
80 escort thcm, but 81 was believed
that this was merely A ruse to kin
The officials.
sun Another xsse.
Later, another note WAS brought
from the dupcrndoes BY Frank
Brooks, Of Road coun,v The note
stated Tim, II thc wnrdcn would come