The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-11-23
Mutiny Led by Fortenbarry
Brothers, Serving Time
for Burglary.
SHOT WHILE
GIVING ASSISTANCE
He Attempted to Go to a
House Fifty Yards Away
to Get Help for the Guard
When He Was Shot Down.
Five Men Escaped and All
Are Heavily Armed.

Overpowering a guard, Joe Kelly
choking him almost into insensibilitv,
and killing young man named Mayo
who was a "trusty," FIVE convicts, an
white men, made their escape from the
county convict camp about Six mites
west OF Bluff Springs yesterday morn
ing about o'clock. They made for the
swamps and are at liberty heavily
armed with revolvers, Winchester
rifles and q shot gun. The Cunviets
killed Mayo because he was running
for aid Tor the guard who was iu tAs
hands of the revolving convicts. There
were thirteen conviCts in the camp, ull
white men, and the others remained.
The mutiny was led by Bernard
and Robert Fortenbary. who went
under the names Of Barry, and II wa8
Bernard Fortenbarry who fired tho
shot that killed young Mayo. The
latter was almost hfty yards distant
and running towards cabin I'm whtga
Fern Mayo, the night guard. who
was asleep. The bullet struck ;he
"trusty' in the back OF the head.
causing instant death. May" was
serving a short time on the charge of
film -famming." He came here from
South Florida and was Of very good
appearance.
coNVIcTs AT LARGE.
The couvicts to escape were as fol-
lows:
Bernard and Robert Fortenbarry,
serving IS months for house robbery.
John Barnes, six months for car
rying concealed weapons.
William Bailey, Six months Tor care
rying concealed weapons.
Ernest Griffin, three months for
theft Of q bicycle The latter, i'd i5
thought, merely took the opportunity
of escaping and was not implicated
in the mutiny and murder.
The other four, however, are des-
perate men. All were arrested by
Constable Allen Brewtou and the For
tenbarry brothers attempted to shooe
him when they were captured near
Century after robbing the house oil
Mr.. Kellum. Knowing they have COM
mltted murder and being armed they
are expected 10 offer resistance 70 any
attempts to capture them.
GUARD oVERPoWERED.
From the manner i'm which the mu-
tiny was carried through It was eyl-
dent the attack had been planned be-
forehand and Sunday selected as tho
day About 8 o'clock yesterday morn
ing after the thirteen white men, COM
prislng the camp, had been give,
breakfast John Kelly, the day guard,
took his rifle and seated on a wool
pile where he could command a gouT
view Of the guard house and all taa
convicts, allowed them 10 come out
and walk about The other guard,
Fern Mayo, who served ut night, wonc
to a cabin about fifty yards away
and went to sleep.
BY some means and unnoticed tl
Kelly the Fortenbarry brothers work.
ed their way up behind him, and tho
first intimation he had OF the mutiny
was when he was grasped about Tho
neck by one Of them. John Barnes
and William Bailey quickly came to
their assistance and Kelly was
choked almost into insenslbility. ITO
had no chance to use his rife, which
was jerked from his hand by Bernard
Fortenbarry.
Young Mayo, the 'trusty ut tie
,amp, saw what had occurred and 10
made a break for the cabin where
Fern Mayo was asleep, knowing there
we're rifles and revolvers there. The
distance was about fifty yards and no
lad almost gained the door when
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