The chronicle=news., 1914-11-09
illustrates PLOT
: Of OUTBREAK At
STATE PRISON

| Pueblo. Nov. ga plot to liber.
ate eight or ten OF the most desper'
ate prisoners in the state peuiten'
tiary at Canon City. Matched by
l-emma Grose and George Mcdonald
murderers OF Max Newman, Union
avenue jewelryman. within a few
weeks after they were received a,
the institution has been nipped in
the bud by Warden Thomas J. Tyn.
an. and the Pueblo desperadoes are
now in solitary confinement and far
removed from the possibility of an
organized effort to escape.
News Of the planned delivery
reached members OF the local police
department who were instrumental
in the arrest and conviction Of the
desperate pair. but in order to CO.
operate with Warden lyman in his
efforts to let the plot proceed far
enough to get line on the outside
assistance which was expected. II
was suppressed.
Guards armed with winchesters
laid in waiting throughout the
mount aims in the rear Of the peniten-
iuary walls upon several nights when
the help was supposed to have ar
rived. but those on the outside I'M
doubleday lost their nerve and finally
1.-THE penitentiary officials gave up
hope Of landing the accomplices and
all Of the principals upon the inside
were locked in solitary confinement.
Included with Grose and Mcdonald
in the most complete and gigantic
attempt to escape that has been
planned at Canon City since the
wife OF former Warden CIeshorn was
captured and used as a shield by the
convicts in their running rifle duel
with the guards were Jack Copeland,
who several years ago kidnapped the
marshal at Rocky Ford and escaped
with him into the country and who
only this last summer had an arm
shot off by guards after he had es-
capped and terrorized the countryside
with his depredations: Marion Nc
Adams. convicted Of completely in q
former delivery: one Hamilton. a
professional forger. and several 9TH
ers. The entire plot was in the
hands Of the most desperate men in
the penftentiary. and that 1t was dis
covered in time undoubtedly saved
livery serious trouble.
When Lemma Crosse and George
Mcdonald were received at the peni
Tertiary about month ago Crosse
was assigned to the tailor shop ant
mcdonald to the wash room.
| They undoubtedly had their mind
made up to a plan OF concerted &C.
tion previous to their delivery to the
penitentiary. and it was but few
days after their arrival until they
had picked out two of the most des-
perate fellows in the institution and
with them worked upon their plans
| Crosse insisted upon immediate &C.
ltion along the same lines which re-
suited in the big delivery and the
Staying of six people at the McAlis-
ter, Okla, penitentiary where he was
confined and prisoner who was re-
\ leased about two weeks ago was de-
cided upon as the one who was tc
deliver the guns, ammunition and
dynamite. the latter to be used in
blasting the walls if any hitch oc-
| CuTTeN III Tue Dldiis " uNel pO"ei tHe
guards at the gates.
But Warden lyman was lin on
the scheme almost as soon as it was
mentioned He said nothing to the
principals in the plotted delivery but
instead stationed special guards
around the prison at night and kept
an extremely close watch upon Grose
and Mcdonald without permitting
them to know that they were sus-
pected. They continued at their
work in the shops and were treated
1.-The same as the other prisoners.
Things evidently did not go we'll
on the outside. however. for the pris.
oner who was supposed to have de-
llivered the assistance did not return
Ito Canon City. For more than two
weeks careful watch has been
maintained for him by the authori.
ties at the penitentiary and the po-
lice here without results.
i Saturday, feeling that there nc
longer was any chance to land the
outsider. also. Warden lyman placed
all OF the leaders in the plot in soil.
tary confinement where they will be
kept until all thought OF danger is
passed.