Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-10-14

guards after overpowerine the eel
house keeper. and took their weapons
Another theory is that the guns were
smugeled into the prison by friends
of the men who escaped yesterday.
Warden Alston has been in the hills
since last night, and has not been To-
Gated, although courcrs were sent
out tonight 10 tell him Of the events
of the day. The deputy warden said
tonight that he did not know the ex-
act number of men who had escaped.
1t is believed that the ring leaders
in the jail delivery are some of the
men who several days ago lynched.
inside the prison walls, Frank Wig
fall. negro who had attacked an
aged woman.
Several weeks ago several Of the
most desperate conNicts in the prison
had their sentences cut down for aid
ing in putting out a fire in one of the
buildings. thereby saving the peniten-
tiary from probable destruction.
The prison authorities state that
they have no idea how the prisoners
secured The guns they carried when
they escaped seven of the conNicts
We're armed with knives which they
had stolen from the table at various
times. Nealc. the cell house keeper.
who was ovcrpowered. considers his
escape from death miraculous as
most of the prisoners wanted to XIII
him He was spared at the command
OF Pazo tho Mexican ring loader.
or the men who escaped. one Of the
most desperate is named Richardson.
He was serving a life term for muir
der. and was considered The worst
man in the pcnitentiarN Eurke was
serving term of from twenty TO
thirty-llve years for murder Elliot
(ncgro), was sentenced for FIVE years
for horse stealing. Gilmore was in
for two years. Stewart was serving a
of from three to six years
was sentenced Tor four
years for burglary.
The following are among the men
who escaped Yesterday Most OF those
ire stll at large.
Bert Dalton, bank rohbrr and /
member Of the Whitney gang, Tom
ioberts, alias :. II. Norwood, alias I
Red Mike. Chance Knowlton, Law /
ence Williams Joe Turner, Charles
ones. George Wilson, Frank Barnes.
like Reagan and Roy Smith.
Last June fire partially destroyed /
he broom factory at the pen. The
onvicts made no effort to escape, but
ient to the aid Of the prison guards,
ormed bucket brigade and saved
he greater part of the building and
he supplies. Signal bravery on the
art Of some of the convicts resulted
I the commutation of the sentences
f eight of them, and one was paroled
nd another pardoned.
on Wednesday. october 2nd, Frank
'iefal, ncgro, was lynched by a
lob of conVicts after he had been
deed in the penitentiary to save him
'om throng Of citizens who had
lthercd about the county Jail Wig ,
III had attacked an aged woman. At /
reakfast time the negro laughed and ,
lSed about his crime in the hearing |
the tonNicts Two score prisoners /
empowered the solitary guard in that
,rt of the prison, took the negro I
Id forced him to4i jump from the ra IL \
q into an open corridor. at the end /
a rope. The prison authorities /
we not been able to learn the names y
the lynchers, the conVicts having
rcatencd to XIII the first man who Fl
quealed." h
For the past two years the 70 niten- ii
ry has been under a reform sys- ii
N, by which the convicts have been "
zen large measure Of liberty b