Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-01-23

ran about shouting words Of encour-
egment to the mutineers. By this
time the gaurds We're alert and began
firing. A random shot passed through
door in the office of Drover, the Ber-
tIlion officer, and killed him. He was
rushing to the aid of his fellow officers
when ne fell.
Godfrey the gaurd. sprang directly
into the path Of the mutineers dis
charging his revolver at them. He,
too, fell a victim of Reeds deadly
aim.
John r. Thomas, formerly United
States district judge and widely
known throughout Oklahoma, was sit
ting in the warden's Office. waiting
the return of Warden R. W. Dick,
with whom he had a business en-
gagement.
"There must be some trouble ont
SIDE" ne said, as he rose and walked
toward the door of the warden's Of
fee. Apparently mistaking Judge
Thomas for the warden, the mutineers
fred a volley of shots at him He
sank to the floor mortally wounded.
Fearing an alarm might be given by
the telephone operator, Mary Foster,
the three men next gave their atten-
ton to the switch board. They turn
ed it over and tried to disconnect it.
Take Girl Along.
you come with u.s." they shouted,
as they dragged the girl into the pris-
on yard, holding her before them to
keep the gaurds from shooting.
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 the ground, wounded, /
the convicts sprang to the prison gate.
With he keys they had taken from
Turnky Martin they unlocked it and
were free. Outside The gate the horse
and buggy of Warden Dick was hitch
ed. The three men sprang into it.
On the walls the guns began to
belch forth at the fleeing convicts.
Guards and prison officials quickly
mounted horses and the pursuit of the
convicts began. 1t was short lived.
The heavy load Warden Dicks horse
was pulling soon ended the flight.
The gaurds were overtaking the pris-
oners.
you'll never take us alive" shout
ed Reed, as he stood up in the buggy
and fired at the approaching officers
The other convicts bent low to avoid
he scattering bullets.
Reed fought the fight alone. Fear
stricken, the others crouched behind
he staggering horse. The guards
,oured a merciless fire into the buggy.
rhe horse fell and the convicts ceased
iring. The three mutineers lay in a
leap in the bullet riddled buggy, dead.
Although the greatest confusion .
PREVAILED among the 1900 prisoners
he gaurds soon subdued them and
zone escaped. '
Warden Dick was unable tonight to {
ccount for how the convicts secured T
he revolvers. 1t is believed they I
7ere secreted near the prison by $
riends. One of the gaurds told to- I
.f -,
he road near the prison last night. t
lie said the car remained outside the +
rison several minutes, then drove G
way. The authorities believe this 9
ar had something to do with the mu-
ny. g
Known as Bad Men. n
Reed, Lane and Koontz were known b
the prison as bad men," Reed v
Id a long criminal record in the O
lrly days of the old Indian territory. Y
e was sentenced to two years in Il
'ison last year on a charge of steal e.
g a horse. Lane came from Paurs ia
alley on a forgery sentence of five b.
'ars while Koonts was serving 40 m
ars for manslaughter
Patrick Oates, the assistant deputy .,
arden, came here from western
xlahoma He served in Col Roose-
It's Rough Rider regiment during
c Spanish American war. a,
Drover had been a photographer q,
McAlister for years and had but -,
Gently accepted the place of Bar or
lion officer at the prison. ne
Judge Thomas was one of the first -,
1ges appointed after federal courts 70
re established in Indian territory. 90
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