East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-20

, the three men trying TO shoot down
everyone who came in their way, no
general attempt was made by other
convicts to join in the delivery. The
three mutineers were encouraged by
their less desperate fellows who cheer
ed the onslaught of the prisoners.
Girl Used as Shield.
So rapidly did the three convicts
shoot down those in their path that
they reached the prison gate before
the guards could return their fire.
The desperadoes had taken the keys
from the turnkey. John Martin, whom
they had wounded and had sheltered
themselves through the prison yard
by holding Mary Foster. a telephone
operator. in front OF them until the
| only shot fired by guards in the yard
hit the girl in the leg
Outside the gate the men seized the
horse and buggy of Warden Dick and
dashed away only to be shot to death
by pursuing guards. One of the con-
victs fought to the last. their stolen
horse lashed to a gallop by the other
two. They fired their last cartridges
at the on-coming guards who poured
in deadly fire from horseback.
Horse Killed, Too.
| Even after the three ESCAPED men
were lying dead in the bottom of the
careening buggy, the frightened horse
| Of the warden dashed onward until
| felled by bullet from the pursuers.
How the men obtained the weapons
and planned to escape has not been
discovered, but rigid inquiry will be
begun soon.
The dead.
John r. Thomas, Muskogee. former
United States district Judge.
II. II. Drover, superintendent Ber-
tillon department
Patrick Oakes. assistant deputy
warden.
r. C, Godfrey. guard.
China Reed. under sentence Of tive
years for larceny.
Tom Lane. Vaul's valley. under five
year sentence for forgery.
Charles Koontz. Comanche county,
serving forty years sentence for man-
slaughter.
Wounded
John Martin. turnkey shot through
cheek.
C. L. Wood. guard. shot through
arm.
Mary Foster. telephone operator.
shot through leg
Beat. shoot, Rob Turnkey.
The attempted mutiny occurred at
the end of the days work and was
led by Reed. Lane and koontx.
The three men worked in the tail
orshop and when their work was end
ed they approached the back door of
} the office in the American building.
} There they met Martin. the t'Snkey
} They told Martin they wanted to see
! the parole officer. As Martin opened
) the door Reed struck him repeatedly
! with large revolver. shot him
! through the cheek and robbed the
I turnkey of his keys.
Judge Mortally Wounded.
, John Il. Thomas, formerly United
} States district judge and widely known
} throughout Oklahoma was sitting in
, the warden's office. awaiting the re-
, turn OF Warden r. w Dick. with
} whom he had a business engagement.
. There must be some trouble out.
) side" he said as he arose and walked
: toward the door OF the wardens Of
. flee. Apparently mistaking Judge
!. Thomas for the warden. the mutineers
, fired volley of shots at him He
sank to the floor mortally wounded
Fearing an alarm might be given
: by the telephone operator. Mary Fos-
ter, the three men next gave their at
tention to the switchboard They
: turned it over and tried to disconnect
it.
You come with u.s." they shouted
as they dragged the girl into the pri-
, son yard, holding her before them 60
keep the guards from shooting. Shield
n ed by the girls presence and cheered
u on by 1900 convicts the three men
made their way across the prison
II yard.
Only one shot was fired at them.
= and it struck the girl
AS she sank to the ground. wound
: ed. the conyicts sprang to the prison
gate. With the keys they had taken
from Turnkey Martin they unlocked
l. il and were free. Outside the gate
y the horse and buggy of Warden Dick
vas tied. The men sprang into IT.
Pursuit Quickly Regins.
, The wall guns began 10 belch forth
;, at the fleeing convicts
N Guards and prison officials quickly
mounted horses and the pursuit Of tho
convicts begun. IL was short lived.
The heavy load Warden Dicks horsc
n was pulling soon ended the flight. The
;. guards were overtaking the prisoners.
You'll never take US alive" shout
a. ed Reed. as he stood up in the buggy
and fired at the approaching officers.
10 The other convicts bent low to avoid
the spattering bullets. Reed fought
Z. the fight alone Fear~stricken. tho
others crouched behind the staggering
"a horse The guards poured merc
m less fire into the buggy. The horse
fell and the conyicts ceased firing
le The three mutineers lay In n heap 10
the bullet -riddled buggy. dead.