The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-08-07
THE FOLSOM PRISON OUTBREAK
a MOST DRAMATIC EXPLOIT IN WHICH THIRTEEN CON
NICTS ONERPOWERED AND CAPTURED THE WARD
EN- AND GUARDS ARMED THEMSELVES WITH RIFLES
AND RENOLNERS AND BOLDLY LEFT THE PRISON.

AND RE\Ol\ ERS AND BOLDLY LEFT THE PRISON.
FOLSOM July s7rvcc robbers and one burglar despea ocs
ALL cut their freedom from the State prison this morning One
swift successful blow they struck the OF the pentenary
government blow that killed keeper mcra wounded another
and left the cHi,ials of Folsom helpless
Folsom prison of the few pentenare in the country that is
surrounded by prison wall The State has felt that
in a great measure the disastrous Jail break of today
Calling guns mounted riAemen stationed
su the barriers the prison Folsom that
ored the plans the escaping convct The break took place
o'clock this morning line of convcts passing through
the gate of the prison building begin their daily abors
pile and rock crusher 1t the first line and the th
The stepped
line i'll front Of the Office Of Captain Murphy which aons the prison
This attracted attention, for the that every
morning few convc required step the line and be tried
in the captains office for nracons OF prison discipline
When the entire line had passed out and the gate had closed beno
them there concerted attack the guards by the little band Of
thirteen Each whipped knife from under his blouse and
wild scene eSe The hight began IN front OF the captain office and
ended that apartment Big pools OF blood be this al
tell under the knives the concS he boodetmg accomplished
its purpose the convcts had shown they would stop murder
and Warden Wilkinson together with Captain of the Guard Murphy
and several less important prison attaches were quickly ntmdated in
doing the bidding the concts Neither the Warden captain of
the guard nor OF the guards who participated in the melee was
armed with any weapon deadly than club The
plantation of the Warden that and revoers deemed
by the exercise of force.
guards resistance against
band of armed cudey effectively. The
with which the carried the of their under
others of the authorities them Shields the escaping
convcts several Of them dripping with the blood of Coe and Co
the armory building surmouned with Calling
station standing the high ground back Of the main prison buildings
and there equipped themselves their hearts with revoers
rifles and ammunition The they did not need disabled
Then the march the hills began The little party convcts ard
officers walked away and the Calling in the towers
that commanded the for mile the prison ranch dared to
bark its
Warden Wilkinson Captain Murphy Harry Wilkinson
Waren nephew released before the had mile but
they back the prison with less OF their clothes than they start
ed with The Warden managed by the exercise much persuasion
all his garments except his hat He talked of the
convcs into letting him retain his shoes trousers and shirt with
costly diamond collar button Harry Wilkinson back in convict
gb having been forced exchange clothes with of the escaped
prisoners All the captured guards were similarly treated and when
Murphy parted from the fugitive band all but two or three com
fortably aired in civilian clothes.
In its detail the story of the break dramatic The prisoners
marched into the dnngroom and had breakfast Warden Wilkinson
his scrunzed their actions After the meal the men
marched OF the main gate OF the prison into the yard The upper
yard line was out and most OF the stone line were through Weh TWO
prisoners suddenly Outer Gatekeepe W. A. Chalmers and
others rushed for the captains office only few feet the left
OF the main entrance to the prison proper Warden thomas Wkn
Captain Murphy Harry A. Wilkinson the Warden nephew
guards assembled the captains office in read
hold the usual morning of court The prison court
held each and complaint laid against convc by guards
officials is investigated,
The guards expected anything rather than
trouble something like scue the main and
Captain Murphy his intending investigate when the
convcs dashed into the Office door.
Each the desperate armed with file knife razor
twnkg they the midst of the assembled guards and
officers of whom armed and ordered them to line up and
march out.
Meantime outside learned that something
wrong for the Office General OVersee Joseph Cochran
He armed with and being OF
mpuve mpeuous nature Immediately began using the cane on
the Convcs compel submission.
the conv who had planned the movement desperate
They had saed their lives the and clothed with au
armed with allowed to stand in their
In twnkng prang the intrepid overSeer and drEs
descended flashed his body The other
the onslaught They used their knives evidently made in
the prison blacksmith shop from old files and their razors evidently
furnished from the prison barber shop dlscrnate upon the free
men in the room
William L Coer who has held the position for
staggered put his hands his side and said: My God I'm done for
then fell the floor Guard Charles Jolly was bleeding profue
from wounds
Warden had received slash the abdomen but
over did the knife had than clipped