The evening world., 1914-01-20
SEVEN KILLED
IN PRISON DASH
FOR FREEDOM
Three Convicts Stay -Four in
Warden's Office While Hold
ing Girl as a Shield.
ARE SHOT THEMSELVES.
Ex- Congressman Thomas Is
Among Victims in Oklahoma
State Penitentiary Mutiny.
ARE SHOT THEMSELVES.

1ay. An ofncial Investigation 10 being
made In an effort 10 md out how the
three oonvicts who murdered four be-
rors they we're themselves killed Oh.
lAined their revoivsrs.
THE DEAD.
THOMAS. JOHN r.. Of Muskogss.
formerly Unitsd States District
Judes end for ten Year, Congress-..
man from Illinstp.
Of Bsrtiiloa department Of The
prsseA
OATES. PATRICK. Assistant Dep
uty warden.
GODFREY. ,. q. guarA
REED. CHINA" under ssstsnos
Of TIVE years fer iarosay.
LANE. TOM. unasr ave ysars' 80.
tsscs for fergssy.
KRoONTz. CHARLEs. serving
esrty ysafs for granddaughter.
THE WOUNDED.
MARTIN. JOHN. turnkey. shst II
sAeok
WOOD. a L. guard. shst tArsusA
as0.
TogrUR. MSS NARY. stsses-
raphsr. shot IN Ice.
FoRcIo TURNKEY TO oivg uP
kgvo.
y5e0S1sAinS, reviewers. the three COS
viets demanded the keys. Turnkey
Martin handsa then over and ran TO-
ward the Wardsn's room. '''..r-1|
~ three oeavicts pressed through
the once Of Parole Clerk Rice a1A
NON there into the oGaos Of Warden
poo1E In 'ther o0oo weee Judgs
TAenAA Who vas talking 70 . psis-
eose: Guard 0odfrsy. Parole Clerk
Rice aaA Aise Poster. The Wardsn's
stsnographss. Godfrey. the guard.
jumpsd for Lana one OF the oonviots.
and Kroonts shot him through he
head. killing him Instantly.
0rasping Miss Foster ana Rios. the
three oonvtots huddlsd behind them
aAA Started toward The entrance Of
the prtsoa. No aSms ere kept u The
o@es, but Martin. the turnkey. had
~ this time secured . Tins from the
outside. and given u 70 the deputy
warden.
Oates met the oenvicts with their
human basrioads - they left the
warden's once. xroonts had lin.
gsrsd % search for money In the Of.
Ace. Oates wounded him and tried
TO bead OF the other two. when
Kroonts shot him through the head
killing him instantly. Kroonts then
turned and shot Judge Thomas. who
had been following aloag talking a
them.
Lane and Assd had beea fising al
random into the open space inside
the prison entrance. Ous bullet wen,
through IN opsn door and strucl
Dsover - 10 ran from his desk ID
the Bsrtilion room. passing throusl
his heart. e..
GUARDS FEARED TO shoor o.
i ACCOUNT or GIRL
In the doorway before the priso,
was . horse and bessy. Lane IN
; Rssd lifted Raos and the girl Up an,
then draggsd the wounded xroont
IN with them. Aiss Foster struggle
desperatsly. and ct one time was sss
70 set possession Of . revolvsr FROG
, The wounded Kroonts. The convict
evidently aid not kili nar oecaus
they realised she was their best pro
= lection. Rifles were glistsnins O
about than - they drove down Il
farm road west Of the prison.
Osorgs Richie. . crack shot an
J. keeper Of the bloodhounds got benin
: his horse and began firing. His ar,
& shot got Lane In the head. and Lac
D tell dsaA on "China" Reed. who ha
. BEEN holding Rice. Reed rose to a,
. and was killed by shot through u
!. head.
. Guards ran up from every dire
4 ton. Miss Foeter. who had not for
2 moment lost her pluck, vas stru,
u cling With the wounded Kroon
J. when Q stray shot struck her In q
I leg and she fell TO the bottom OF Il
buggy. With her out Of the vi
II was easy 70 kill kroonts with Il
nsxt vollsy. Martin had been oh
In the cheek ~ no stood By Oat(
- but - net seriously hurt.
~ i've New Aste Dills at Albany.
I'll ALBANY. Jan. So,-Two measures
d. tsals1 - modify the automobile u,
vsra introAuoeA by AssanhIvnnan Con