Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-12-31
THE FOLSOM BREAK.
Convicts Shot Down and Plans are
Frustrated,

conviets Shot Down and Plans are
Frustrated.
The break was similar to the gen.
eral plan of the big break last July |
but the fact that it was within range |
of the guns of seven reliable guards, |
all dead shots and one of these within !
fifty feet. made it even more bold and |
desperate. The convicts who engaged
in the break were all employed in
the rock crusher where 325 of the
most desperate prisoner,fAwere al
work.
Captain Murphy acts as general
overseer about the rock crusher and
spends considerable time there. Four
other prison attaches, L. DAILY, M.
Hogan, Charles Taylor and Charles
Jolly are employed there as "pushers'
to keep the men at work. At the time
named a large sledge hammer was
thrown into the crusher, causing the
ponderous machine to come to Fl
standstill. This attracted Captain
Murphy, Charles Jolly and Charles
Taylor, to the place Immediately.
Thereupon the desperate convicts
rushed to sieze Murphy, Jolly and
Taylor, succeeding only in catching
the first two mentioned. During this
time the scene Of the trouble was I'M
der cover and the guards on the out
side could not see the struggle Of
the men, although they soon had an
intimation that something was wrong.
The convicts with their captives made
their way toward a small post CON-
manded by guard W. H. Harris, who
was armed with rife. Five of the
gang surrounded Captain Murphy AMI
two of them had Jolly, murderous
knives being held in position for i'm
mediate execution should they al
tempt to free themselves
They had no sooner stepped in the
open than seven guards commenced
firing, and within twenty seconds one
hundred shots had been fired and sew
en- convicts were on the ground help.
less.
The convicts became very bold as
they approached guard Harris, who
stood ready to act according to his
standing orders to shoot regardless OF
consequences. When within forty
feet of them one gave the comman
Hand out your gun or we will stab
Murphy to the heart" Instead of
handing out his rifle. Harris sent a
bullet into the fellows body and ne
fell to the ground
In quick succession he pumped bul.
lets into each of the remaining con-
selves behing Murphy and Jolly
Rough House Kelly. the last Of the
the ground with him and was under
the officer for protection. With won
derful GOODNESS and nerve, Murphy
wriggled about until Harris coul5
draw a bead on Kelly and one sho
took all the fight out of him.
In the meantime bullets from othe
posts were flying thickly about, man,
of them striking the convicts. Can
tain Murphy was struck by one o
them, slight wound being inflicte'
in the leg and jolly was struck il
the neck, the bullet coming on
through his cheek. and inaicting
very serious wound though probabl
not critical one
Two convicts named Campbell an
Ford, had intended joining the other
but their courage failed when tn
shooting began.
The convicts engaged in the brea
were Charles Carson, doing a lif
term for robbery, from Marin count,
slightly wounded; w. H. Fenly, doin
life for Murder. from Mendocino coul
ty, badly wounded; D. Kelly, know
as Rough House. Kelly, serving eigf
years from San Francisco transferre
from San Francisco by order of tn
Board last month for being unmanag
able there, will probably dew. Mo
ales, for robbery Marin county, deai
F. Queyada. life, fom Los Angeles. 4
murder. will probably die; o. J. Out
Ian. San Francisco. serving twel'
years for robbery. dead; H. c. HI
from Placer county. sentenced
thirty six years for robbery. dead.