The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-07-27
NEW PLOT TO BURN
sing sing Is FOILED
Warden Finds Pile of Rubbish
All Ready for Match to
BE Applied.
KENNEDY VISITS PRISON
COnvicts Leaving Yesterday
Said More Trouble Was
Coming To-day.
KENNEDY VISITS PRISON

tue COuNNt "'c
a week ago yesterday and was found Fri
day In the hollow ceiling Of the knitting
factory. The knitting gang Is locked up
in the cell house and the factory was
supposed to be locked UP tight.
When the warden entered he found
big heap of kindlins wood and infiam-
mable rubbish stacked up on the west side
Of the shop Kerosene oil In liberal
amounts had been poured over the pile
and the whole thing was waiting only Tor
the touch Of a match. The pile was near
the ladder which leads to the hollow CELL
ing where Schoenherr was found.
The warden set out Immediately on an
other investigation TO learn II possible
who was to have started the blaze ana
who we're implicated In the plot. but
late tonight he had not been able to get
any information Of any value.
Schoenherr was put through Wig
orous questioning. but. although admit
ting knowledge Of the general plot against
Sing Sing and its warden. declared that
he would never 'sQueal Il am no
squealer," ne said. II was told what l
was to do and ! know what the others
were to do. but I'm not telling anything.
I'm up against fifteen years now and
nothing ON earth is going to make me
squeal."
All Confusion Agais.
The newest attempt to burn the prison
has thrown the whole situation into con-
fusion again and the warden and his men
do not know what to expect next. War
den Clancy is continuing his inquiry. ad-
ding each new incident to the list as fas,
as It occurs. and is keeping close eye
on all sides to anticipate so far as pos
sbile the next attack.
The third attempt to burn the prison
was made this morning when hre
started In one Of the cells In the cell
block The hrst attempt was made ON
Tuesday when 100000 damage was done,
and the second on Thursday when mat
trcss was set afire In the clothing factory.
This blaze was put out in fve minutes.
Warden Clancy would not say tonight
whether the second draft OF convicts
would be sent to Auburn to-day or not.
Further trouble Is expected when the
draft is made and the warden. as on the
occasion Of the first draft is keeping
his own council as TO time and the
men who are to go. II Is expected that
about sixty-five men will go In the second
detachment whenever the order comes.
Two men who finished their terms to-
day and left the prison said before they
left that there was going to be trouble in
the prison tomorrow and Warden Clancy
has received tip to the same effect from
inside the prison and Is on his guard
- loo Sl--
Warden Clancy. met ex-warden John $.
Kennedy up In the village to-day.
He was accompanied by one Of his
closest friends. George Jenkins. a
Tammany sympathizer. who IL Comp
troller Sohmer's representative at the
prison. The ex-warden shook hands
with Warden Clancy. who il the ap-
pointee OF Gov. Suixer's prison superin-
tendent. and made this statement:
III any Of my friends In the prison
have been encouraging the revolt there
they are badly misguided and are not
acting az true trends.
81 appreciate the good will Of Warden
Clancy, which he showed at the start OF
the trouble when ne said that he did not
suspect me OF any part In causing 1t.
though he believed friends Of mine to be
concerned In IT.
Clancy Glad to See Him.
Warden Clancy was very well pleased.
1t did not appear that he had sought the
meeting with Kennedy. for whom his
convicts have been yelling. or whether the
initiative came from the other side.
George Jenkins said he was not In
sympathy with the act OF his brother,
Town Supervisor John F. Jenkins. in
stationing naval militiamen In the village
streets on Thursday night or In having
national guardsmen ready to motor
madly to Ossining when the Jail break
comes
Supervisor Jenkins didn't apologize for
his acts. lie said:
II see by the papers o-day that War
den Clancy says he did not want the
militia called out There was no sug
gestion on my part that he did In view
of the condition OF absolute loss OF con-
troll over the convicts in Sing Sing prison
which existed to the knowledge OF ever!
| one conversant with AFFAIRS there. the ac'
tion taken In arranging to have military
| force on call In case OF an attempt tt
break out OF prison was simply a rea'
| sonable measure Of precaution for tbs
| protection Of the lives and property ano
| perhaps the women of Ossinng should
those beasts break out Of prison.
Il made the arrangements not for to-
day alone. but for future days. and the,
| will continue SO until the people Of os'
sining are entirely satisfied that there II
no danger"
Says warden sliGhted Him.
The Supervisor says he tried to tall
over the situation with Warden Clanc,
| and the warden turned his back Clancy
says he doesn't remember the occasion
Mr.. Jenkins used to be captain Of Com
pany c, Seventy first Regiment. and served
In Cuba.
Word OF good will between the In
dicted ex. warden and Clancy wasn't Ions
! In reaching the inside OF the cell block
The men were given to understand tina
| their revolt was not approved by Ken
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