Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-01-20

states district Judge and widely
known throughout oklahoma, was
sitting i'm the warden's office, await
ing the return Of Warden Il. w. Dick,
with whom he had business engage
ment.
There must be some trouble OUT
side. he said, as ne arose ana walked
toward the door of the warden's Of
flee. Apparently nistaling Judge
Thomas for the warden the mutineers
fired volley Of shots az him Tie
sank TO the floor mortally wounded.
Fearing an alarm might be given
by the telephone operator Mary los-
ter. the three men next gave their ~
tention 20 the telephone switch hoard
They turned Il over and tried TO dis
connect it.
You come with us, they shouted
as they dragged the girl into the pris-
on yard, holding her before them to
keep the guards from shooting
Shielded by the girls presence and
cheered on by 500 convicts, the
three men made their way across the
prison yard
only one shot was fireG at thein,
and il struck the girl
AS she sank TO the ground. wound
ed the convicts sprang to the prison
gate. with the keys they had talk
from Turnkey Martin they unlocked
il and were free outside the gate the
horse and buggy of Warden Dick Was
hitched. The three men sprang into
IT,
on the wallis guns hegau to ee'ch
forth at ihe fleeing c0nvicts.
Guards and prison officials quickly
mounted horses and the pursuit of the
convicts began Il Was short lived.
The heavy load Warden Dicks horse
was pulling soon ended the fl4ht
The guards We're Qrertakng the pt's-
oners.
"Youll never take MS alive, Shout
ed Reed as he stood up Ia the buggy
and fired at the approaching officoss,
The other oonvlcts bent low to avoid
The spatterng bullets. Reed foueh-
tbe fight alone. Fear-strickcn the
others crouched behind the stagger-
ing horse The guards poured mer-
oiless fire into the buggy. The con-
victs ceased firing and the horse soon
fell. pierced by d bullet. The three
mutineers lay in heap in the bullet
riddled buggy, dead
Although the greatest confusion
prevailed among the fifteen hundred
prisoners. the guards soon subdued
them and none escaped
Warden Dick was unable tonight 10
account for how the convicts secured
the revolvers 1t is believed they
were secreted near the prison by
friends one OF the guards told to-
night of hearing a motor car stop in
the road near the prison last night.
He said the ear remained outside the
prison several minutes. then drove
away. The authorities believe this
car had something 10 do with the NUT
iny. Reed. Lane anG koontz were
known in the prison as bad men.
Reed had a long criminal record in
the early days OF old Indian Terri
tory. He was sentenced to two years
In prison last year on charge Of
stealing a horse Lane came from
Pauls Valley on forgery sentence
Of five years while Koontz was serv-
ing forty years for mansaughter
Patrick Oates, the assistant deputy
warden, came here from western ok
lahoma He was one Of Che most pop
ular Officers at the pri on. lie served
in Colonel Rooseyelts rough rider
regiment during the Spanish-Ameri
can war.
McAlester for years and had but re-
Gently accepted the place of Bertil-
Ion officer at the prison.
Judge Thomas was one Of the first
judges appointed after federal courts
were established In Indian Territory