The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-04

l ties allege were responsible for the out break, are locked up in the heart of | the prison. many of them being chained te their cells.
 Riot Ragged an Hour Every convict was in custody tonight and not a prisoner was badly hurt. a. eording to the statement of Warden Nathan Simpson. He admitted that dur ing the riot a trusty was wounded in the arm, but promptly denied reports that two men were seriously shot and that three had escaped.
 Fifty men lodged in the prison ''hulI
 pen have been held responsible for the riot which ragged ovel an hour. Warden Simpson declared after the trouble that he had considered the pen impregnable but 1t failed when pitted against the skill, the ingenuity and recklessness of convict safe blowers. The building in which the so-caled desperate characters were quar-
 tered is composed of twelve sections and attached to the cell houses. Some one in the cell nearest the prison stone house | succeeded in forcing the doors. This oc. | cured shortly after the regular hourly HSpccllpH III d ItW Il nuIIl- 1 Der of the conviets unobseTved entered l the stone house and armed themselves | with mallets and sledges. The other doors l of the bull pen quickly were battered | In. Yelling like madmen the majority U. the convicts streamed into the prison kitchen and began smashing everything | ill sight.
 The convicts were so successful in their 1 early movements that the riot was in full 1 progress when Warden Simpson was noti- fled. He immediately asked the militia companies in Jackson to hurry to the I prison. at the same time ordering his | guards and special deputies to hold the | rioters at bay.
 | There was no checking the prisoners | however. until the soldiers arrived and
 then the demonstration ceased almost as suddenly as if began. Several of the convicts told the warden they would go 1 back peaceably. The men considered most 1 liable to attempt further trouble wer. handcuffed to their cells. while the others l were searched and locked in their steel l rooms.
 One Man Shot l 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 10 obey command | lO nat anu ItttlNtu Duiitl III tiie dIil. Warden Simpson refused to tell the name Of the victim
 After order was restored two other companies of the Michigan Nationai Guard arrived at the prison and the adjutant general took command. Governor l Osborn also in Jackson, said he was satisfied that the members of the prison board of control were justified in asking for the soldiers.
 It is understood that the prison author ities will tomorrow offer the convicts an opportunity 10 return peaceably to work The guardsmen will be on hand as q moral influence. Warden Simpson stated that thus. far he has not allowed any of the convicts to be fogged, although the hoard of control officially allowed him to use his own judgment in the matter. He did not say, however that he woul1
 .ail to exercise that prerogative if the prisoners continued unruly tomorrow. There has been trouble between the
 convicts and officers for some time, but
 the open break came Friday in the din ing room It is said a dispute over food was responsible. Since then over two score of men have spent most of thei time sulking in their cells or hammering gainst the grating. Fearing outbreaks al any time, the warden has had a | number of emergency guards working with the regulars.
 | Everything was quiet about the prison tonight.