The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-08-07
Thirteen Daring Prisoners Escape
4 from Folsom Penitentiary.
GUARD CARTER CUT "a DEATH.
"a sanguinary Bnttle Was Tough,
sss Before tho omcials Were over
powered, Some oniccrs Taken
Away rs Prisoners.

= hSS,r Tuesday morning.
After fierce fight III the captains
ollice during which a turnkey was fa-
4 tally stabbed, guard was killed and
another officer was wounded, the con-
5 victS seized arms and ammunition
and, using the warden aud other
Z officers as shields escaped. Tuesday
night tits believed they are making
for the Bald mountain State truups
ordered out by Gov. Pardce have gone
to the scene.
The dead:
VIM. L. Golfer, Il guard, cut in
abdomen, died five hours later
Wounded:
C.,J. Cochran, turnkey, stabbed in
back; will probably die.
VIC. Palmer, cub in the head.
The convictS made their break for
liberty about Il. IN. They went to
the otlice OF r. j. Murphy, captain Of
the guard, and seized Warden Wilkin-
son, Capt. Murphy and several other
officers and guards. a desperate tight
took place. The convcts were armed
with knives and raZors, and with these
Z they assaulted Warden Wilkinson and
(. his officers. The warden's clothing
was SllShed into shreds with IL razor,
but the blade did not touch the flesh.
Turnkey Cocilranc fought the convicts
with Il chair, raining blows upon them
right and left. Finally he was fclled
by Il knife thrust in the back. Guard
Carter was discmbowcled by Il cut in
the abdomen and he died about noon
Palmer was severely cut in the head.
Tile floor OF the Oilicc was covered
blood.
The officers were easily out-numbcr-
ed and were soon relieved or their
arms Then, using tic officers as
< shields, the corfyictS started for the
armory on the outskirts or the peni-
tentiary grounds. They passed CAT
ling gun on one Of the walls, but the
guards were afraid to shoot at the
5sconyicts for fear Of killing the prison
officials
~, y, Nv hen the armory was reached OIL
-aGers.there attempted to interfere but
tt5ts urr7rt tered---pnd--tlle
sssconvictS after fortifying themselves
further with rifles, knives. pistols and
ammunition maGc a dash for the coun-
& try
marched OH either side of Warden
Wilkinson, who was threatened with
death If he attempted to escape, and
the officers were told that If any of
the pursucrs took the life Of one Of
their number they would retaliatc,
life for life.
at Mormon bridge, about mile
from Uhe penitentiary, the warden, his
grandson and Capt Murphy were re-
leased and sent back. The others
were marched along with the conyicts.
Further on the convicts went to a
farmers house, seized his four-horse
team and wagon, stripped the house
OF all its portable valuableS, took the
farmer with them as Il driver and
headed for Bald mountain. Evident
ly it is their intention to reach
AlabaSter cave, situated near this
mountain. All the cOnyicts arc still
at large. Among the officers carried
off by them is General Ovcrscer Nc
Donough. Some fears are felt for his
safety as he bears the especial i'll will
! OF the convicts.
The several hundred remaining pris-
oners made no attempt to get away
and were quietly returned to their
cells and locked up.
Warden Wilkinson was the first to
return to the penitcntiary. The con
victs had taken his hat. Capt. Muir
phy appeared aftcrward, minus part
OF his clothing, and later young VIII
kinson came in.
Folsom penitcntiary is the prison
without walls. 1t is situated in il rocky
amphitheatre close to tile American
river, about 20 miles from Sacramcn
to. Nearly 800 men are confined
there where it has been tho practice
10 send The most desperate prisoners.
ONE CONVICT KILLED.
The result Of the fight between the
convictS and the two officers at
O'Clock Wednesday night in Eldorado
county was the death of Fred Howard,
a convict killed outright. and the
Wounding OF another convict, Il negro
named Scavis. The coroner at Placer
vile at the request Of The prison
officials will hold an inquest on the
dead convict Wien last seen the
convicts were in citizens clothing,
while their prisoners wore stripes.
The latter appeared to be having a
A'stAH oiihS va AZ uilCJ NCiC IICLNIfS
laden with bundles and amunitipn
The latest information is to the elect
that another encounter has taken
place between the fleeing convictS and
their pursucrs, resulting in the death
OF J0nn Addison, IL convict and Of an
otler whose name is unknown The
posse and militia are closing III on the
dcsperadoes. The capturcf0r dcstr,lc.
tion OF the complete band is only a
matter Of short lime:
At 10 o'clock Wednesday night the
cOnvicts turned Bernard Schiottman,
Joe Foster and the following prison
officials loose: j. G. McDonough, J.
Il. Jeltcr, j. w. Dolan, w. j. Hop
tona and Thos. Scavy. They we're
released In the brush about four miles
south Of Dicls place and came into
Diels about O'clock Thursday morn
ing. John lilcndorir, one of the
guards, tumblcd out OF the wagon
during the firing 1T Pilot Hill and
escaped unhurt. This makes all the
free men accounted for and safe.
The conyictS are somewhat short OF
ammunition and are without supplies,
having lost them in the fight at Pilot
Hill. All Of them had lunches in
their pockets, and when the shooting