Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-01-06
DESPERATE BATTLE
BEHIND PRISON BARS
KNOX WAS SUBDUED
Breaking Water Piping From
His Cell A. r. Kgox Used It
as Weapon in Frenzied At
tack--EaSt Wing Flooded

Sullen because of his close confine-
ment in a lone cell in the east wing
on the fourth floor of the Fulton eoun-
~ Tower. A. r. Knox, one fthe drug
store bandits who escaped from the Jail
Monday night and was recaptured at
Bremen Tuesday, engaged in a desperate
fight with Wardens Walter knight, E.
II. Stanley and Jeff Robinson Thursday
morning. and as result is now confined
in the condemned cell with badly
bruised head. it being necessary to send
him to the hospital ward for treat
ment before he was moved to the cell.
AS result of the fight between the
prisoner and the wardens representatives
of the press were Thursday barred from
the main prison. not being allowed to
see any of the prisoners. When re-
porters called at the Jail Thursday they
were told that they would not be al
lowed to see any of the prisoners be-
cause OF the wide difference in the re-
ports as given out by the recaptured
prisoners, but 1t was later learned that
the fight between prisoners and ward
ems was the main topic of CONVERSE
ton.
FLOODED EAST WING.
In securing an appropriate weapon to
fight the warden. Knox tore out the
water fixtures in his cell and flooded
the entire east wing, in which he was
confined. The broken parts of the wa
ter pipes he used in lighting the of
flcers. 1t was some time after he had
been subdued that the flow OF water was
checked. The prisoner also tore away a
part of his bunk in the hope of secur-
ing additional weapons to use on the
wardens.
The fight occurred at o'clock Thurs
day morning as Warden Knight was
making his usual morning round, in
specting the cells and turing the pris-
oners out into the corridors into their re-
spective wings. He had met with no re-
sistance from any of the prisoners I'M
til he opened the door to Knox's cell
and requested the prisoner to come out
into the corridor so the cell could be
properly swept and cleaned. Then 10 was
that Knox threatened him with a long
piece of water piping, refusing to come
out of his cell and daring the warden
to come in after him.
CALLED ASSISTANCE.
Warden Knight first joked with the
prisoner and tried to coax him out but
upon meeting with no success he started
into the cell only to have Knox strike
several times at him, either of which
blows would have probably fatally in
jured him had 1t landed. He then saw
that the prisoner was in earnest in his
threats and found 1t necessary to appeal
to Wardens Stanley and Robinson for
assistance.
1t was naturally supposed that the
prisoner would give in when he saw
that three of the officers were after
him but instead he became more vi
cious and cursed and threatened the Of
ficers for some minutes as they were
trying to coax him to come out of the
cell Then it was that the patience of
the officers gave out and they decided to
storm the cell and get their man at any
cost.
Warden knight was the frst-toA en-
ter the cell As he crossed the thresh-
of the door Knox aimed a powerful
blow ct him with the pipe but it did
not land, Knight striking him a hard
rlow In the pit of the stomach with a
heavy paddock This almost fIoored the
prisoner but he continued game to the
last and rallying struck at the warden
a second time who In turn hit him a
stunning blow on the side Of the head
with his heavy pistol