Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-26
Desperate Efforts OF Missouri Mis-
creants TO Get Away.
TWO GUARDS KILLED
Running Fight Takes Place on the
Streets Of jefferson City and
Reeapture Of Convicts n
Difficult Matter.


s;15 o'clock Friday afternoon. result
Ing In "A terrific battle with weapons
and nitro glycerin at the prison gate.
running ight through the streets
Of Jefferson city. and the final capture
OF the four convicts. two of whom were
shot and wounded Two prison officers
were shot dead and a third seriously
wounded The dead:
John Clay. gatekeeper. and r. All
son OF the commissary department
The wounded. Deputy Warden r. Z
See. shot In arm and hip: Harry
Vaughn. convict. ST. Louis. shot IN
arm; Hiram Blake. convict from Grun-
dy county shot and died later.
Mutineers captured unhurt. George
Ryan. from So. Louis. and Charles Ray
mond
Warden a. Han. Ynrdmnster Calvin
and five prison guards. Dc rted IN the
morning f1r T.eavenworth Kan. or
special train conveying seventy como
special train conveying scventy-onr
Federal prisoners, who are being trans
ferred from the Missouri state penitcr
tinry to thc government proicon nt Fort
[ Leuvenworth. n o. believed that ttIe
fact had much 90 DO with the outbrca
AZ q o. surmlsed the conyicts rn'
counted largely upon Warden HaTr
absence in their premeditntion.
There was not the slightest premo-
milton of amy trouble within the prison
walls suddenly Convicts Vaughn. Ray
mond. Blake. Ryan and Seigler. wh,
were working In close proximity 20 tha
prison gate inside the enclosure. as If
by given signal made rush for the
gate. From their pockets they drew
pistols and o. Is presumed that at leas-
one of them carried bottle OF nitro
glycerin Where these weapons am"
the explosives were obtained has me-.
yet been discovered Rushing past ttr
gate they entered Deputy Warden See
Office and shot him as he sat in hir
chair Instantly they returned 20 thr
gate and met Gateman John Clay who
had been alarmed by the shots. Before
he could raise his weapon he was shot
dead.
Then, ~ II 90 signal the convicts gen
orally that the attempt 10 escape haf
been started. the couvicts seized tho
hell rope hanging hy the gate and mo
meutnrily rang the ben
I Gateman clay had left the wagon
gate aiar when he appeared and was
shot dead. The convicts rushed through
dragging his body with them. slammed
the gate shut and fastened Il on tho
inside. They were then In the wago'
entrance 20 the penitentiary. this en-
trance being about forty feet long by
fifteen wide. and leading TO the public
street through another double gate ~
steel This outside gate was locked
but the desperate convicts were deter
red but only for n minute
| Placing their nitro glycerin under
/ the outside gate they blew an opening
through the massive steel doors and
before thes moke was cleared from
the opening they had dashed through n
number OF trusty convicts working IN
the strea and ran madly for twelve
blocks. Zelgler. Il was found. had failed
20 leave the penitentlary walls
Almost before the four escaping con.
victs had covered the distance OF one
block. the prison officials. heavily arm
ed. were IN pursuit shooting as they
ron. Pedestrians jumped behind trees
ran into houses and crouched down be
hind other obstacles that provided ref
uge. Those living In houses along the
line Of flight. alarmed by the shooting
rushed out 90 ascertain the cause. The
women Of the neighborhood grasped
weapons and Joined the men In the pur-
suit. The chase gave speed 90 the con
victs and they outran their pursuers
Near the Missouri Pacific railroad de-
pot they came upon a wagon being
driven by Orvilla Lane. Jumping into
this wagon they seized Lane and held
him 10 act as shield from the bull
let's of their pursuers. one convict
iashed the horses into run. The wild
ride was of short duration. however as
another posse. consisting Of city police
augmented by citizens. appeared On
front of them. and seeing that further
flight was cut on they stopped the
horses and made desperate stanf
Lane was thrown 10 the bottom of thr
wagon and cruching over him. shieidin-
themselves to the best possible advanf-
age behind the sides Of the vehicle
they opened fire back to back on their
10 them 10 surrender or they would b.
shot dead They only replied with n
volley from ther revolvers. The FOL
lowed one of the most desperate street
battles that every took place In Jeffer-
son City The possemen jumped benin
trees and shot with telling ener,
spllnterlng the wagon and finally pu'
ting r. bullet through one of the con
victs who fell % the ground. Their
upon seeing that death was inevitahl'
and further resistance useless. the COZ.
victs surrendered. With a rush thD
officials closed around the wagon pre-
pairing 20 shoot TO the death N the SUI
render was ar use. No resistance wa
offered II was found that Conv1rt.
Vaughn and Blake were suffering frcr
bullet wounds Driver Lane and Cor
yicts Ryan and Raymond were unir
sured.