Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1908-03-12

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ed a position of trust among the prison
ers. He claims that it wss under the
influence of Rock that he got into this
trouble. Rock and Hays occupy the
same cell. Hays term would have
expired March II, 1911. Hays said
that two nights ago Rock swallowed
some chopped glass with suicidal
intent.
Rock, who lived at Jordan, Mont,
in Dawson county, killed man by the
name of Ed Curl. Rock conducted
saloon and hotel at that place. His
wife still lives there.
John A. Robinson was born Aug. /,
1853, at Albany, N. Y, and was mar
ried the 10th day of June, 1881. He
came to Montana in November, 1889,
and since that time has held a number
of positions of trust. He was dep
uty sheriff under James Quigley and
stationed at Elliston. He was deputy
sheriff under John Conley in
Deer Lodge for number of years.
He had been deputy warden at the
state prison for the last IL years.
Robinson was considered one of the
best criminal officers in the state, and
he made some very important captur-
es. Among them will be remembered
the capture of Dodson, Benson and one
other of the murderers of Eugene
Cullinane. He afterward caught Nc
Arthur, who murdered old han Dodson
at Washington gulch. Four years ago
he ran for sheriff on the democratic
ticket in Powell county. Besides his
wife, ne leaves five children, Mrs.
julius Keuhn of Elliston, Misses Lolo
Robinson, Nellie Robinson and two
sons, Burr and Willie. The funeral
will be held at his late home Tuesday
afternoon at o'clock.
Late tonight Mr.. Conley is reported
as resting easily. He is in no danger
unless unforeseen complications arise.
His would be murderers are in the
prison hospital, where they are also
reported to be out of danger. The gun
used by Conley was one that had been
sawed off for convenience and was
usually carried in his pants pocket.
He always carried it on his visits to
the prison and it was so short that it
could be carried out of sight of the
convicts. It's shortness was the cause
cf the lack of force of the bullets,
for either Of the wounds inflicted upon
the convicts would have been mortal
under ordinary circumstances.
1t is the custom at the PR ,on for
prisoners who desire interviews with
the warden to write the request upon
slip especially prepared for that
purpose. These are taken up every
evening by a trusty assigned to that
duty and are arranged in the office
alphabetically. No matter what the
nature of the grievance, Warden Con-
ley always listens to it and gives the
convict the attention for which his
complaint calls. This was the proceed
ure this morning Robinson usually
carried a revolver on these occasions,
the only time an armed man is allowed
inside the prison walls, for there is
always the temptation for convict
to snatch the gun away and run amuck.
The Ofncers depend upon the armed
guards on the walls to preserve order.
This morning there were seven men
who desired interviews with the war
den. Some of them had already had
their talk with Conley and had return
ed to the prison yard or to their cells.
Finally there were only three men
left, Hays, Rock and Brown.
Brown was in the room talking to
Conley when Hays went into the office.
A sliding bar separates the audi
ence part from where Conley was sit
ting. Hays went in and jumped over
the bar before he said a word. Then
he placed his hand on Conley's shout
der and made the demand to be allow