The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-01-23

Next Lney encountered JuuSS 4AoA1-
as, a visitor to the penitentiary, in
the corridor, and both Of the men car
rying pistols opened fire, several of
the bullets striking the attorney and
inf1icting wounds.
Oates and Drover intercepted the
en- as they left the corridor and were
OF to death, the prisoners contin-
ag their fight. By this time half
lozen guards were in pursuit, and
running battle Godfrey and the
ee men were killed.
1t End OF Days Work.
None of the other prtscne-aattemp;-
Z ed to escape. The attempted m&tiny
occurred at the end Of the days work.
Reed Law and Koontz worked in the
tailor shop. and when their work was
ended they approached tie back door
of tae office in the administration
building. There they met John Mar
tin, the turnkey, They told Martin
they wanted to see the parole officer.
AS Martin opened the door Reed
strack hir repeatedly with large re-
volver, shot him through tie cheek and
robbed him Of his keys.
The three prisoners, all armed with
revolvers, shouted to others to follow
them, and ran towards the warden's
Office. There they met Oakes, the as
siStant warden, and before he could
defend himself Reed shot him through
the heart
The greartcst confusion ensued. Con-
victs ran about shouting words Of
encouragement to tie mutineers. BY
this time the guards were alert ana
began firing. A random shot passing
through a door in tie oF,e Of Drover,
the Bertillion officer, killed him.
Guards Killed.
Godfrey, the guard, sprang directly
into the path of the mutineers, dis
Fcharging his revolver at them. He,
too, fell a victim to Reeds deadly
aim.
John R. Thomas, formerly United
States district judge and widely known
through Oklahoma, was sitting in tie
warden's Office awaiting the return Of
Warden R. W. Dick, with whom he
had a business engagement. Appar-
emily mistaking Judge Thomas for the
warden, the mutineers fired volley
OF shots at him. He sank to the floor
mortalIy wounded.
Fearing an alarm might be given by
the telephone operator, Mary Foster,
the three men next gave their atten-
ton to the telephone switchboard.
They turned it over and tried to dis
connect it. You come with as they
shouted as they dragged the girl into
~the prison yard holding taer before
shem to keep the guards from shoot
ing.
Girl Wounded.
Shielded by the girls presence and
cheered on by 1900 convicts, the three
men made their way across the prison
yard. Only one shot was fired at them
and it struck the girl AS she sank to
1.-THE ground wounded the convicts
sprang to the prison gate. With the
4 keys they had taken from Turnkey
Martin they unlocked it and were free.
Outside the gate the horse and buggy
of the warden was hitched The three
men sprang into it.
You'll never take US alive" shouted
Reed as he stood up in the buggy and
fired at the approaching officers. The
b other convicts bent low to avoid the
scattering bullets. Reed fought the
fight alone. Fear-stricken. the others
crouched behind the staggering horse.
The guards poured a merciless fire in
~tto The buggy.
The horse fell and the convicts
ceased firing. The three mutineers
lay in a heap in the bullet-riddled
buggy, dead.
Had Outside Aid
McAlister, Okla, Jan 2O-That the
three convicts, whose dash for liberty
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