The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-07-31
len 1RAcYs
I'm THEIR LIBERTY
- convicts overpower
n, Il California Psn':
,ntiary and Escape.
r KILLED.
u.k. Desperate Assault
,.,ors and Carry Away Cap
. Iailers With Them
Militia Called Out.

% Iailers With Them
Militia Called OUT.
40 Cal. July ga special
.ss from Folsom says:
\ desperate prisoners
saso,n penitentiary made q sue
I'll. for liberty at the break
PIea .asterday morning. After a
II the captains ONCE, dur
khtsln turnkey was fatally
: guard killed and another
.as,ndsd. the convicts seized q
~ arms and ammunition, and
I warden and other officers
shieid from their pursuers,
poa their escape. II is believed
mixing for Bald mountain.
militia ordered out by Govern
n have gone to the scene.
al and wounded are:
aochrane, turnkey, stabbed in
will die.
{. Cotter. a guard. cct IN
4: died soon after.
palmer, cut in head.
desperate Knife Battle.
-sak occurred about Z o'clock in
(ning. The convicts made I'M
4 Tar ths ,ffice OF the captain
s,ard. r. j, Murphy. There
Eiaed Warden Wilkinson, his
4 Harry Wilkinson; Captain
and several other officers and
"a desperate fight took place.
yicts we're armed with knives
[ors: ard with these they as
warden Wilkinson and his Off
RE warden's clothing were
into shreds with a rasor, but
ID did not touch the flesh.
Cochrane fought the convicts
chair, raining blows upon them
kdleft. Finally he was felled by
thrust in the back. Guard Cot
cut In the abdomen so that his
protruded, while Palmer was
cut in the head.
DOR Of the office was covered
bod.
Ulcers were ~outnumbered, and
Ire relieved of their arms.
sing the officers as a shield,
byicts started to the armory
the outskirts Of the peniten-
punds. They passed a Gatling
bne Of the walls, but the guards
raid to turn it on the convicts.
he armory post was reached
there attempted to interfere, but
lickly overpowered. Then, aft
tying themselves with knives,
nd ammunition, a dash for the
was made.
earried Off Their JaiIers.
pnyicts, each armed with rifles,
one on either side of Warden
bn, who was threatened with
he made al attempt to escape,
officers We're told that If any
kursllers took the life Of one Of
Ernber they would retaliate. life
At Mormon bridge, about a
I'M the penitentiary, the war
grandson and Captain Murphy
eased and sent back. The 9TH
marched along with the con-
er on the c%onvicts went to q
house, seized his four-horse
d wagon, Quilted the house OF
[ng OF value, took the farmer
em as driver and headed for
Puntain. Eventually 1t Is their
to reach Alabaster cave, sit
Ear this mountain.
e conyicts are still at large.
fhegoft1cers carried off by them
AZ Ovelseer McDonough. Some
felt for his safety, as he bears
|cial i'll will Of the convic.s.
~ the day Governor Pardee
Company n, Second infantry,
of Placerville, to the scene,
apany c, of Nevada City, was
70 pc In readiness In case they
e needed.
RFeral hundred remaining pris-
ade no attempt to get away,
quietly returned to their cells
ed up.
y Wilkinson was the first to
oSthe penitentiary. He was
ne conNicts having taken his
pam Murphy appeared after
,nus part OF his clothing, and
lKlnson came In.
The Warden's Story.
q Wilkinson. In his statement.
g. up to the prison, as is my
Y DUTY, to see the convicts eat
eakIast. l stopped at the cap
ence 70 wait for the prisoners
Iout from breakfast. We were
me Office wheA the line made
rance from the breakfast
" started for the grounds. sud
or eight OF the prisoners
rush from the line with raxors
nss drawn, and came directly
lHey We're joined by others. /
asas We're about fifteen In all.
Etan to flow. / saw that 1t was
" put up q fight against such.
~ p the convicts came up be-
Dack, reached over with q
~ tried to cut open my abdo-
w can see how my bolt is
Y. end to end, and how my
hanging In shreds. The con-
iae and Murphy and eve or
omcers. whom they disarmed..
a. us and proceeded to the
y Of it by the front gate
~ arnlory post. The Gatllng
- NE station, hilltoDs and along
sn.Walls might have been fired
r sSafas' but had they done SO
aavs as Wen as the prisoners,
NJ neen killed. The guards
ms 70 either rescue Us or to
nv. e.r escape. Az we neared
M y guard came out and they
Ihey took the keys away
al.ered the arrnory ana
ourselves with all manner of
oad then started along the
tau, and crossed the prison
ATT naru the Mormon island
ma had gone about q mile
~ t 60. They also released
Guards Murphy and my
asn aarry Wilkinson. The rest
hcludinyy nave taken along with
Il, cag General Overseer Nc
Eer. fas ard John Klensendorf,
roWn' nan Of the rock quarry,
ertrss, stage driver, and Guard
nrss' and two or three othera