Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-03-15

Of the others did not have nitro with
which to blow their way to liberty and
guns with which to shoot down anyone
who might stand In their way to liberty.
The Lincoln police department and
Sheriff Hyers were at once notified and
Chief Of Police Hunger Immediately sent
squad Of policemen TO the prison and
sheriff Hyers gathered W q posse which
he took TO the scene. This extra force
was sufficient TO keep matters under con-
troll for the time.
Adjutant General In Charge.
Governor Aidrich, who was snowbound
at Auburn was communicated with by
telephone and ordered Adjutsnt General
Phels TO take Company +. Lincoln. OF
the National Guard 10 the penitentiary
and serve as guards until relieved The
militia went down to the prison at S
o'clock and relieved the police and sher-
IFS posse. Until further orders the con-
troll Of the prison. SO far AZ handling the
prisoners IL concerned. will be under the
direction Of AdJutant General Phelps.
Captain Hall Is In command OF the
gusrdsmen.
Prison officials speak highly OF the
celebrity with which both the police and
sheriff Hyers responded TO the call for
assistance. which doubtless did much
TO assist in controihnk the situation.
John Taylor Is looked upon as the
leader Of the three eonvicts who did usch
desperate work this afternoon.
Faced Long Term.
lie was committed 10 the penitentlary
August II. 1911. on conviction Of robbing
the Giltncr bank. He received a twenty
eight.year sentence. He Is said TO be
one Of the most desperate as we'll as one
OF the most clever safe blowers in the
country. He Is n years old and this was
his second conviction In Nebraska, hav-
Ing previously served a term from Knox
county. His real name Is Thomas Gray.
sometimes called Shorty" alias Murray
Rodgers His pals In this robbery were
Harry Forbes and John Evans. these
latter two originally being reported as
the ones who escaped with him.
John Dowd was sent Up from .cass
county on conviction Of robbinE the bans
at Wabash. When convicted he made a
fearful speech, saying they had convicted
an innocent man. that he had never COM
mitted a crime in his hfe. had never as
ISOLATED with criminals and had no
knowledge Of the use OF high explosives.
Charles Morley was sent up from Doug
las county on a charge Of robbery and
nothing is known here of'ihe particulars
Of his crime.
James Delahunty, the dead warden, has
seen many years Of service at the peni.
Tertiary. He was deputy warden during
the terms OF Wardens Davis and Beener
and for a time under Warden Smith. He
was appointed warden by Governor AID
rich and made his former chief. Davis.
his deputy. Davis was killed by Convict
Prince during chapel exercises a few
Sundays ago.
Murder of Depaty Davis.
On Sunday morning. February II, q
negro convict. Albert Prince. fatally
stabbed Deputy Warden Il. d. Davis
during the chapel service. No attempt
was made at general outbreak at this
time. although the convicts were assem-
bied In the pews.
On Friday. March /. employees OF the
prison saw former convicts pass a phial
OF morphine through the gate OF the
prison yard to one OF the inmates. Re
strictions were Immediately placed on tn.
convicts. with view to stamping out
tho traffic In the drug.
Last Saturday Chaplain p. c. johnson
OF the penitentiary resigned after a con-
sersation with the governor relative to
prison discipline. A week ago today the
governor had issued an order barring
women prison workers and Sunday school
teachers from visiting the prison during
services. declaring that their association
with the convicts was undesirable.