Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-30
THE PRISONERS ARE CAPTURED
AFTER A DESPERATE RUN
MING FIGHT.
BLOW HOLE THROUGH GATE
THE MUTlNEERS ARE SUPPLIED
WITH PISTOLS AND NITRO
GLYCERIN.

Jefferson City, No, Nov. ga des- |
perate attempt to escape from the |
state penitentiary was made by four |
convicts yesterday afternoon, result |
ing in a terrific battle with weapons
and nitroglycerin at the prison gate, a
running fight through the streets Of |
Jefferson City and the final capture OF
the four convicts, two of whom were
shot and wounded, one SO seriously
that he died few hours later. Two
prison officers were shot dead and a
third wounded.
Warden Mat w. Hall, Yardmaster
Porter Gilvin and five prison guards
departed yesterday morning for Leav-
enWOrth, Kan, on special train con-
veying seventy-one federal prisoners
who were being transferred from the
Missouri State penitentiary to the
government prison at Fort Leaven-
worth. 1t is believed that this fact had
much
To Do With the Outbreak,
as it is surmised the convicts had
counted largely on Warden Halls alb
sence in their attempt to escape.
There was not the slightest Fremont
| ton of any trouble within the prison
walls. Suddenly Convicts Harry
Vaughn, Charles Raymond, Hiram
| Blake, George Ryan and Eli Zeigfcr,
who were working in close proximity
to the prison gate inside the inclosure,
made a rush for the gate.
They drew pistols, and it is pre-
| Of
ried bottle of nitroglycerin. Where
| these weapons and the explosive were
| obtained has not yet been learned.
Rushing past the gate they entered
Deputy Warden Sees office and shot
him as he sat in his chair Instantly
they returned to the gate and met
Gateman John Clay, whom they shot
! dead.
Guard E. Allison who was attracted
by the shooting, was their next VIC
| tim. He was shot through the head
and died almost instantly.
| Blew Hole Through Gate.
The outside gate was locked, but
the convicts placed their nitroglycerin
under the obstruction and blew an
opening through the massive steel
doors. and before the smoke had
J cleared they dashed out and ran madly
for a mile Zeigler, it was found, had
failed to leave the penitentiary walls.
The prison officials, heavily armed,
were soon in pursuit, shooting as they
ran. Near the Missouri Pacific railway
d. depot the convicts came upon wagon
driven by Orville Lane. Jumping into
the wagon, they seized Lane and held
him to act as q shield from the pullets
, of their pursuers. One convict lashed
the horses into run, but the ride was
of short duration, however, as another
posse consisting of city police, aug
mented by citizens, appeared in front
of the fleeing convicts, and seeing tna'
i further fight was cut off they stopped
< the horses and made a desperate
stand.
- Firing Became General
from all sides. The prison omclals
shouted to the convicts to surrender
{ or they would be shot dead. Thell
/. only reply was hail of bullets. Their
d followed a desperate battle. FINAL!
d one of the convicts fell, serlousl!
a wounded, and the others seeing tina
n death was inevitable if further resist
ance was offered, surrendered. 1t wa
found that Convicts Vaughn and Blak'
- were suffering from bullet wounds
Driver Lane and Convicts Ryan ant
= RAYMOND were uniniured. The con
victs were taken back to the peniten
:, tiary, where the wounded were glvel
a medical attention
A rigid investigation was immed
otelv begun to learn from what sourc
!" the mutineers obtained their weapon
and the explosive.