Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-31
Capt Murphy Tells How The
Trouble Started at the Rock
CruSher
A CONVICT RUSHED AT HIM..
Finally Oy,rpowered to Them;
'You Are Foolish, Boys; You viii
All be Killed"

Folsom, Cal. Dec, 3).--lf It were not
for the fact that the hospital here con-
talns several wounded men, and that
three conylcts are laid out IN the
inorgue, there IL no indication at the
state prison this morning Of the bold
dash for liberty made by nine conyicts
late yesterday Afternoon. Three hun
dred and nifty conyIcts were put to
work as usual IN the quarry and about
the rock crusher, the scene Of yester-
days onslaught.
Early this morning however "Kid'
Thompson who Is regarded as a partic-
ularly dangerous convict was placed IN
the dungeon for utterng words consid'
cred detrimental TO the discipline OF the
prison lie criticised Warden yell ana
the guards for killing his fellow-prls-
Ouers.
W. Hercnando was also placed In
cell, having been identified rs the man
who threw the sledge hammer into the
rock crusher His number was on the
implement, but he declared that IL had
fallen into the crusher while he mos
mentarlly stepped away. Warden Yell
learned this morning that Convict
Campbell was In the plot TO escape and
ordered him placed IN the dungeon
Guard Charles Jolly and Capt II. },
Murphy who were wounded, were pro-
nounced today 70 be IN about the same
condition as last night Jolly, who was
shot through the face the bullet pass
ing under the right jaw and coming
out through the nose. will recover II
blood poisoning does not set In. Muir
ply Is wounded in the leg and has two
knife thrusts IN the back.
Warden Yell has IN his possession
seven knives that were taken from tho
escaping convlcts They are rusty I'M
plements, about seven inches In length.
The handles are bounl IN rawhide and
the points are roughly sharpened,
Capt. Murphy, who was taken by the
conylcts and used by them as a shield
against the bullets OF the guards. was
seen this morning. Capt Murphy was
confined TO his bed by his injuries, but
said that he was feeling all right With
the exception Of a severe soreness.
The wounded official was asked TO
give an account Of his experience with
the conyicts In their attempted break
for liberty and did so.
About o'clock, said Capt Murphy,
81 heard the rock crusher make an
unusual amount OF noise and asked
what the trouble was / was informed
that a sledge hammer was In the crush
en- and so ordered the machine stopped,
that the hammer might be removed.
after going to the crusher Convict
Finley came rushing at me with his
hands IN the air, holding a knife. That
this was another attempt 10 break pri-
son did not occur TO me, but ! thought
il was an attempt to get me,
81 only had an umbrella, but used
that to poke Finley In the body but he
kept coming after me, and finally he
and Hill grabbed ana forced me to come
with them. Finley used his knife to
prod me IN the back. forcing me on.
My back was cut number OF times by
jabs from this knife.
"The men told me that they aid not
intend 10 hurt me, but they continued
10 use the knife as a g0ad, / asked
them what they intended 10 do, and was
informed that they intended TO get out.
That's folish. boys you Will all be
Killed, I said.
nm stopped and said, Walt a min
ute. boys and let's talk this over, but
the others called on him 70 come on.
ana he did. W. went across the gang
way. over the canal, and down onto the