Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1902-08-27
CONNECTS MUT|NED.
Three Desperate Prisoners At
tempt 10 Gain Their Liberty.
One Of the Wounded Desperate es,
Wallace Bishop, Died Later
The Wounds Of the Others
Are Not Thought Fatal.

Frankfort KY, Aug. 21.-Fired by
iesire to gain their freedom, Wallace
Bishop and Thomas Mulligan, of Ken
on county, and Lafayette Brooks, OF
Morgan county, all murderers and des-
perate criminals, made a futile at
Tempt to escape from the state peni-
.ontiary here Wednesday morning and
as result Bishop lay for hours in a
critical condition at the hospital with
| bullet wound in mis- breast, Brooks is
'hot through the shoulder and Alfred
siansome, Colored, a Louisville muir
lerer. who for few moments essayed
20 follow the three daring murderers,
S suffering from a wound in the
shoulder. The mutiny, which last
ed for four and half hours
and ended in an ignominous sur
lender by the convicts, caused great
excitement within the prison and
among the people of Frankfort The
convicts chose what they considered a
most propitious time for their out
break Selecting the breakfast for
heir dash for liberty. when they hop
ed TO stampede a large number of
prisoners. they overpowered the
guards with their pistols. captured
Charles Willis, a foreman of the reed
department. of the chair factory. and
using him as shield entrenched
themselves in a room where they de-
led the officials. Ii was not until they
discovered that Warden Eph Lillard
Intended to starve them out that they
decided to surrender
Ransome was shot by Eph Lillard.
jr., while the men were entrencheo.
Bishop was wounded as he was sur
rendering, because when told to hold
mp his hands he attempted to put one
oi them in his pocket as if reaching
Tor weapon. and Brooks was wound
ed by stray ball at the time Bishop
fell.
Wallace Bishop is said to be only
he alias of the convict shot in the mu-
tlny- His name Is said to be Burns.
anu it is also said that he is a mem
Der OF we'll to do family in st. Louis.
Brooks made statement to the war
den Wednesday afternoon. He places
the responsibility for the attempted
outbreak on Wallace Bishop. He says
that he and the other two men had
worn shackles constantly for months
for bad conduct and that Bishop as
sured them that he could get them
out
Wednesday afternoon Bishop. who
| IAN not survive, joined the Catholic
! church and called for Acting Warden
Madigan, he asked forgiveness for the
attempt upon that officials life. 1t is
now stated upon good authority that
| Guard George Fry, of Marion county.
| fired the shot which wounded Bishop.
Wallace Bishop. alias Burns. who
led the outbreak and was fatally shot.
died Wednesday night He was con-
scious up to an hour or so before his
death and made peace with enemies
including Deputy Warden Madigan,
whom he had sworn to kill. At his re.
quest Father Major, of the Catholic
church, was sent for and baptized him
| shortly before he died His family
lives at Hammond, Ind. and the body
Will be sent there for burial. Guard
| Geo. Fry fired the shot that killed
Bishop. Fry says that Bishop made
a move to draw gun and that he was
satisfied the latter intended TO kill
Capt Madigan. Acting on this belief
he shot Bishop.