Semi-weekly herald., 1910-04-28
armed with sawed of, shotguns JUS

| ing to the Jail yard and probable free.
dom.
Williams was shot presumably by
act Of lighting the fuse to enough
dynamite TO blow out the west end OF
the penitentiaiy. Within the next mo.
ment the whole end OF the building
possibly a hundred or more convicts
killed. and those surviving would have
escaped in the confusion resulting
from the crash
So far as known the plot to escape
was confined to five desperate men
having cells In cell house No. l. So
| carefully were the plans of the quirr
tet guarded that it was not until
yesterday that Warden lyman suspect
ed anything was wrong. Even then
he had but n vague suspicion that
| there might be something on foot, but
his attempts to get at the facts were
foiled by Williams, who sacrificed pa.
role rather than peach on his pals"
After the interview with the warden
In which he denied strenuously any
knowledge OF plot to escape he was
sent back to his cell, while his parole
was held in the warden's office.
The time chosen for the break was
the best of the day for such plan.
1t was $50 O'Clock, just as the prison.
ers We're returning from orchestra
practice. The more desperate men
were locked in their cells, which are
So arranged that they do not open
with the lever that opens the entire
tier. With the cunning of wizard
after hours of secret work upon a
brass key rudely fashioned to spring
the locks untouched by the lever open.
ing the other cells, Broppy. one of
the ring leaders, was able to liberate
himself as Cell Keeper Emery lifted
the lever. opening the cell doors for
the prisoners who was returning from
orchestra practice Just as the lever
was lifted by the suspecting cell keep
er, Broppy sprang from his cell with
a shout to his companions Leyeling
a revolver that he had In some man
ner concealed about his person at the
cell keeper, he fired, the bullet striking
Emery In the foot. In an instant he
had liberated four of his confederates
and the battle for freedom or death
began
An alarm gnundad hy nhn IA
lain and another guard who had heard
the shots and shouts. With lightning
like rapidity the five ring leaders,
stung to the last pitch Of desperation
seized the wounded cell keeper and
bore him to a narrow window at the
end OF the building. where for weeks
the big iron bar on the center had
been sawed TO a breaking point Hold
| ing the helpless Emery as a Shield
while they made the window ready for
exit, the convicts showed him through
| first, for fear of unfavorable conditions
without. No firing followed the fore
ing through of Emery, and Williams,
the smallest of the Ave, ventured forth
next.
| JERSEY CITY. n. j., April 26.-One
man was killed, another fatally hurt,
and score OF persons injured early
| today when. lashed by a forty-mile
gale the great tent of the Frank A.
| Robbins circus was wrecked here.
More than hundred wild animals
| u ushnga a
and almost smashed, added to the ter.
ror with their cries and attempts to
escape.
Mike Reardon, a trainer, was crush
| ed to death under cage of lions
| South Carolina" another trainer, was
| fatally injured at his side. sustaining
internal injuries and fractures OF both
legs and both arms. In the tangle OF
canvas and ropes Paddy Moran, and
an attendant known as Texas" were
badly hurt, but It is believed they will
| recover. Several circus horses snapped
their tethers and In the panic and
scramble for safety hostlers were
tramped and cut Police and the fire
department was summoned to aid in
| raising the fallen tent Hundreds OF
men struggled within In the terrific
downpour.
ST. JOHNS, N. F., April 26.-The
steamer Aurora sunk with all hands,
81 men, according TO a report brought
here by the sealing steamer Boothic,
which arrived late last night
The Aurora has been missing since
April 1. I hough there are several YES
GELS OF that name, 1t is believed the
one lost is a sealing steamer owned
| by the Consolidated Steamship and Ice
company OF Grimsby. England. 1t Is
said she went down after smashing on
an iceberg in heavy fog. No trace
OF her has been found since the first
of the month. Further reports are
snxiously awaited from other vessels
upon the fishing banks
Although no definite information re-
garding the fate Of the Aurora has
been Obtained. according to the men
of the Boothic, a thorough search has
been made in all waters where she