The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-15
C0Nv|CTS KILL 3;
ESCAPE IN STORM
WARDEN AND TWO GUARDS ARE
DEAD, TWO OTHERS BADLY
WOUNDED.

LINCOLN. NEB.. March 14,-War-
den Deahunty. and Guards Wagner
and lehman. OF the Nebraska peni-
/ Tertiary, were killed. ana two other
guards badly wounded in an ipstrrec-
ton among The couVicts at the state
PRISON this afternoon. After the riot,
which enned il the killing of the men,
three convicts with dynamite blew
their way to freedom and escaped in
the teeth of the worst blizzard waicn
has struck Nebraska for twenty years.
Without oVercoatS ana dressed in
their prison garb. the three men are
tonight out in the storm. while all the
members of Company +. Nebraska Ma
tional Guard, the county sheriff and
q posse. all the city police and "A
number of detectives. are searching
for them. The convlcts are armed
with reviewers and sticks of dynamite.
and all three are accustomed 10 the
handling of explosives. just what will
happen when the men are overtaken
is problematical.
Bank Robbers Get Out.
The outbreak occurred shortly after
2 O'Clock, when conviCts erIes, Down
and Morley all serving more thdn
tN enty years for bank robbery. d} iid-
mited the locks on their cell doors
and getting INTO tie corridor started
towards the oiI4ceS of the institution
There has been much loose Work al
the prison recently. and the explosive
together with revolvrs had been SNUG
gied to them.
shortly AFTER leaving their cells. the
convicts met Guard Doody. and with
out hesitation shot him down. Inc
sound of the shot was drowned IN the
! roar of the blizzard. Securing the
KEYS from the unconscious man, the
conyicts unlocked 81 door lead'hs INTO
! The tfiTce where &ataa~7 wagner WAS
found. Two bullets were fired tnroush
his heart. and he was left lying on The
floor.
moment Warden Delahunty came run
uinx into the room. All three con-
visits fred and Delahunty dropped in
his tracks, dying within five minutes.
Usher Heiiman attempted to come 10
the rescue Of the warden. and was
shot through the head
Blow Open Steel Door. = '
Before the convicts was a steel
door locked. The convict Grey hlied
the lock with dynamite and exploded
II. The explosion blew off the bolts,
and the men rushed through. Be-
yond Guard Beebe waited. Before he
had an opportunity to shoot shot
from the gun OF one OF the conNicA
laid him out. Running to the OUT
side doors the convicts opened them
with keys taken from some one of
the men they had killed. and rushed
out into the storm. The police de-
partment was quickly notified by tele-
phone. The prison is four miles from
the city. and the trolley cars were
out OF commission because OF the
blizzard In sleighs officers We're
rushed to the penitentiary. Company
+ OF the National Guard was called
out and In automobiles were hur
ried to the prison. where 1t was fear
ed n further outbreak woald occur.
Although the bloodhounds III con-
nection with the penitentiary We're
quickly called out. they We're unable
to follow the scent. The tracks were
covered by snow almost as soon as
made. 1t Is not believed the men
can get far from the scene, and UNI
less their confetierates on the outside
have prepared clothing and money.
there is small hope of their escaping.
There il danger, however. that they
will perish in the blizzard.