Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-15
eLINDINo RLiZZARD PREVENTS
CAPTURE OF PRISONERS WHO
KILLED wARpENs.
POSSES AND HORSES GIVE OUT
IN STRUGGLE WITH DRIFTS
Three Men Concerned in Killing Of
Warden, Deputy and Guard at Ne
braska State Prison = Weapons
SmussIed From Outside ilitiamsn
in Charge Of Penitsntiary.

Lincoln. Neb., March 15.-The three
convicts who murdered Warden Del
ahunty. Deputy Warden Wagner and
Usher Heilman yesterday afternoon are
still at large and only one intimation
as to their whereabouts has been re-
ceived. Since the time that they
plunged into whirling sgowstorm at
ter shooting down the men who stood
between them and liberty the only
clue as to their whereabouts is re-
port that they had been seen entering
hay stack southeast Of the city.
Men and Horses Exhausted.
A posse led by Sheriff Hyers and
City Detective Schmidt hurried to the
spot and surrounded the esstack. Know
Ing that the men were armed they
crept slowly upon the place and finally
rushed it, only to find no one there.
Horses had given out in the race thru
snow. which came up to their bodies,
and were left at neighboring farms.
The posse then waded thru the snow
to the railway tracks mile away and
exhausted by their exertions waited
the arrival Of a special train, which
brought them back to the city. Since
that tine posse has been kept on
hand at the sherif"s office. but not
word has been reported as to the
whereabouts Of the men.
Three convicts Do Shooting.
The killing was done by Convicts
Morley, Taylor. and Dowd, all serving
time for bank robbery. Deputy Wagner
was the first man killed. He was shot
while in the chapel room. which looks
out into the prison ward. The gang OF
three ccnvicts saw him thru the iron
barred door, and by killing him made
sure that one stumbling block In the
way Of their escape was removed.
Trail Of Murder to Freedom.
Guard Doody was the next victim.
He was shot down III the west cell
house, OF which he Is keeper. The mur-
Ederers, sto@ whom guns and explosives
had been sinuggied. after blowing of
the lock OF, the first steel door. which
leads into the public entrance Of the
prison, came upon him. They rushed
and shct him, took his keys, and let
themselves out into the main corridor.
Just outside the barred steel doors
kept by Turnkey Doody the trio met
and killed Warden Delahunty. He was
shot twice.
Usher Ernest G. Heilman. who was
in the clerks office, heard the shots
and rushed to the warden's assistance.
He met almos. instant death by one
shot at the hands Of the escaping con-
victs. This gave the murderers a COM
raratively free exit.
Storm Makes Pursuit Difficult.
Posses Immediately were sent out IN
all directions, but pursuit was difficult
owing to the storm.
None OF the other convicts attempted
to escape. All were locked in their
cells after the murders. No liberty will
be allowed to any until Governor Aid
rich orders It.
AS soon as news Of the uprising
reached the governors office an order
was issued calling out the local COM
rany Of the state militia. It was march
ed to the station. where special train
was waiting to carry 1t to the peniten-
tiary. Sheriff Hyers and posse also
started Immediately fort the prison, to-
gether with Chief Hunger of the Lin
coin police department and five patrol
men. ~
Militia Head Directs Prison.
Governor Aldrich was at Peru, visit
ing the state normal school, and from
there directed that Adjutant General
Phelps of the state militia be put In
temporary charge of the penitentiary.
He also directed that Steward Robb
take supervision of the prison routine.
The outbreak is believed to be the
outcome Of unrest that has been pre-
valent among the conviets for over 4
month.
On Sunday morning, Feb. II. negro
convict Albert Prince, fatally stabbed
Deputy Warden E. D. Davis during the
chapel service. No attempt was made
at a general outbreak al. this time, all
tho the convicts were assembled in the
pews.
On Friday, March I. employees Of the
prison saw former conyicts pass q
phial Of morphine thru the gate Of the
prison yard to one of the inmates. Re-
strictions were Immediately placed on
the convfcts. with a view to stamping
cut the traffic in the drug.
Chaplain Recently Quit.
Last Saturday Chaplain Johnson, Of
the penitentiary resigned after a con-
versation with the governor relative to1
prison discipline. A week ago the gov
ernor had issued an order barring
women prison workers And Sunday
school teachers from visiting the prison
during services. declaring, their asso-
citation with the convicts was undesir-
able. As
E. g. He,lman. one Of the Officers
killed, was formerly county clerk of
Madison county. He lived in Norfolk
many years. -9 4;
Watch For Escaped Men.
Strict orders have been given 10
train crews to keep a sharp lookout for
suspicious characters Burlington
trains are carrying armed detectives.
The men are thought to have taken
to the railroad tracks, probably fol-
lowing the Nebraska city branch OF
the Burlington. which tlnds stowards
Kansas Kansas C!!.yy. the r.ece Scr which s.e
men are thought t. be headed. They