The Sentinel=record., 1912-09-04
FIVE COMPANIES OF NATIONAL GUARD NECESSARY TO HOLD
 THE SITUATION.
MICHIGAN PRISON FOOD BAD
Most of the Leaders of the Prison kioting Are Locked in Cells in Center of Prison and Are Held
 Under Chains for the Night.

JdcksOn, Mlcn., Sept. 3.-flNe com panies of national guardsben are to night camped within and without the walls of the Michigan pententiary here guarding prisoners who today reyolted and caused a reign cs terror within the prison enclosure.
 Te cCpvScts. wllo the authorities allege were responsible for the out break. are locked up in the heart of the prison, many of them being chain ed to their cells.
 Every convict was in custody to night and not a prisoner was badly. hurt according to the statement of Warden Nathan Simpson. He ad- mitted that during the riot trusty was wounded in the arm but promptly denied that two men were seriously shot and that three had escaped.
 Fifty men lodged in the prison "bull pen have been held responsi- ble for the riot, which ragged over an hour. Warden Simpson declared after the trouble that he had considered the penitentiary impregnable hut it failed when pitted against the skill. the ingenuity. and recklessness of convict safe blowers.
 The building in which the SO ca led desperate characters were quartered is composed of 12 sections and at- tached to the cell houses Some one .ia the cell nearest the prison stone house succeeded in forcing the doors.
 This occurred shortly after the regular hourly inspection In few moments a number of the convicts unoBserved entered the stone house and armed themselves with mallets and sledges. The other doors of the bull pen" quickly were battered in.
 Yelling like mad men. the majority of the conyicts streamed into the prison kitchen and began smashing everything in sight.
 The convicts were so successful in their early movements that the riot was in full progress when Warden Simpson was notified. He immedi- ately asked the militia companies in Jackson to hurry to the prison, at the same time ordering his guards and special deputies to hold the rioters at bay.
 There was no checking the prison CTS, however until the soldiers arr rived and then the demonstration ended almost as suddenly as it began. Several of the convicts told the ward en they would go back peacefully.
 The men considered most liable to attempt further trouble were hand cuffed tO their cells. while the others were searched and locked in their steel rooms.
 The only convict wounded was shot by a man said to be a soldier in civilian clothes. The prisoner. who was running at the time. failed to obey command to halt and received bullet in the arm. Warden Simpson refused to tell the name of the vic tim.
 After order was restored two other companies of the Michigan national guard arrived at the prison and the adiutant general took command. Governor Osborn, also in Jackson said he was satisfied that the mem bers of the prison board of control were justified in asking for the soldiers.
 It Is understood that the prison au thorities will tomorrow offer the con- victs an opportunity to return peacea- ly to work The guardmen will be on hand as a moral influence
 Warden Simpson stated that this far he had not allowed any of the convicts to be flogged although the board of control allowed him to use his own judgment in the matter He did not say however. that he would fail to exercise that prerogative if the prisoners continued unruly to morrow.
 There has been trouble between the conviets and officers for sometime hut the open break came Friday in the dining room. It is said. dis nute over food was responsible. Since then over two score of men have spent most of their time sulk ing in their cells or hammerng against the grating. Fearing out breaks al any time. the warden has had a number of emergency guards working with the regulars.
 Fverything was quiet about the prison tonight.