The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-29
PRISONERS TELL
OF AMAZING PLOT
Captives in Sing Sing Plan to
Destroy Prison and
Escape.
sEDITloN is WIDESPREAD
Struggled Cocaine and Morphine
Are Largely Responsible
for Outbreaks.
rspe,ial 70 rhe r.mes p.. na:eh J


Oss!n!ug. y. y. July 9S.-Four prisoners in
sing sing prison tonight disclosed startling
1a,sus Of A plot 10 destroy the place and
llborste 400 men when questioned by Dis
tric,.Attorney Prank =. Wooks, Of Vest
chester county. in an investigation which he
stean 10 ascertain IL outside influences we're
,espcnsible Tor the recen, disastrous fires and
!rsurrection
Amos, as soon a III, four convic's COM
rietca their revelations word Of their action
In some mysterious manner was circulated
through the prison. cries Of "squeaierS''
Judas .be;raycrs" rans throughout the
corridors The clamor became so sIea, an 1.i
the threats toward the iniormeFS so I.S'' ~
they were removed 10 another part Oh 'ne
t.i.tins .or safe keeping. TO insure tneir
safety the quartet may be removed 10 "A''s
Locked in Dark Cells.
Ten alleged rinElsaders ,werree inimed'a ,ers
locked IN dark cells and 500 othets We.s
placed Indefinitely ON diet of oreaG ana
,,..Ar as a result Of the disclosures. sixty
I'VE Of tue most desperate OF the convietS
u.ln ~, removed To- morrow to Auburn, and
heroic measures viii he taken by warden
C!4ncy entirely to stamp out seditlon
rhe confession of the four prisoners was
uty Warden clancy and stenographers The
men we're "a unit in tcstifying to the great
scope OF the arson plot, but while three dc
Glazed the underground railroad In the
prison was responsible for Inc amazing
scheme the fourth declared that single
cocaine -cra2ed convict had started the
ire Vas discovered in the dollhouse
when Warden Clancy was preparing for the
Of the cells where quantity of RAGS had
been ieni;ed. The blaze was quickly eNtin-
eGisheG ~ best it could have made only
slow progress. as the structure Is considered
freproof.
Cocaine aud morphine smugeed to dope
,ruds ia the prison were largely RESPONSE
astoUuded Warden clancy by declaring that
the drugs had been suugeIed into the cells
stamps All coIivcts are required 10 supply
their own sheets Recently these coverings
them Mere soaked in morphine. and the con-
vir's sucked, and in some Instances almost
ate them.
Pages OF books we're also soaked in the
essence -: The drug. and cocaine mixed
with glue and used postage stamps. The
recipients chewed the book pages and licked
the stamps until they extracted the drug
Ointmenis con,ainins the narcotics were
also Struggled In by tho underground rail-
road ana distributed To $50 men. Ganssters
cadets, ward heelers and other criminals.
largely from the lower East Side in Sew
York.
The names 81 the men who started the two
fires were given to Warden Clancy ana the
district attorney. These men among the
ten put IN dark cells known as the Cooler
Cooler" l. Dreaded.
The cooler Is dreaded by all inmates OF
the prison, and its use was severely criticized
~ cohNet ZION with the Indictment OF former
Warden Kennedy. But Warden CLANCY suid
It's use in the present instance was impera-
tive District-Atto:ncy Weeks viii lay the
facts before the grand jury at it's next
meeting. An limitations OF a political plot
20 discred!t Warden Clancy viii be inves,i-
gated The underground railroad" by
which drugs and other forbidden articles
are s'n-ss!ec IN will be especially probed
me names o! The conv!cts who confessed
we're withheld by Warden Clancy Two OF
the men II is known, are white. and the
oihtT TWO negroes.
Inc men TO be transferred 70 Auburn TO-
morrow WI be inanacled and each viii be
4 accompanied by guard The remainder
o; the prisoners viii be locked in ;he;r "eIIs
"M M, nose due FOR transfer are departing
"11Iren C!ancy denies any intention OF
tseePe's 4HG Slarcs IN the prison. He said
=, .''- hot favor cistharging them unless
state 'S'0'-S rom 'h-
F.ioe!pa. Keeper Connaugh,on Viii no, no
-, -,prtS., " d'Gen clancy declared. But II ts
G~-@s 'ooa Ccnnaughton owns property
MOTE. nearly SlG] Doc. and is plaunIn. ~ 49,