The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-12-16
.OM SLAUGHTER KILLED
CAPTURES PRISON AaD LOCKS WADntNS
FAMILY IN DEATH CELL OPENS
GATES AND OFFERS FREEDOM TO CON-
VICTs WAS SHOT BY j c. HOWARD,
CONVICT, WHO LET TO LIBERTY.


Little Rock. Ark. Dee o.. Tom
Slaughter. man killer and bank rob
Der. wanted IN Oklahoma, Texas. Mis-
souri,. Kentucky and Pennsylvania.
who. last night took charge Of the
pcnltentiary here. locked The warden,
his family and guards IA cells opened
the gates and doors OF the prison, Of
fered freedom 20 all prisoners. and
after ruling tho place Eve hours es-
capped Ia an automobile at $50 O'Clock
this morning. was shot and Killed by
.. G. Howard, iorger, one OF the six
conyicta the notorious bandits led 10
liberty Howard and three other con
yiets surrendered 70 a posse
Slaughter under sentence OF death
tof the killlu8 of a trusty guari at
the State Prison Farm AZ Tucker,
Arb, where he was serving a life sen
tence FOR the killing Of Deputy Sher-
Ia Row brown of fIoi Springs more
than wear ago
sN negroes under. death sentence
IN connection with the race rlnts al
Elaine, Ark. IN 1919 refused the op-
portunlty 10 escape and remained IN
their cells
Slaughter held up the guard. took
their pistols and forced them ahead
of him 70 The stockade. where he
nFerpowered the one guard on duty
Slaughter then opened the cells and
offered ~ the prisoners liberty 0niY
six took advantage of the onsr and
the other two Of the guards were
locked an
he took one guard 20 the oiflce ai
The penlteaiiary Of which he TOOK
possession. turning the guards on duty
70 the men whn eieetesl 10 escape With
him.
Next he went 10 the hospital and
forced a nurse 20 prerede him 90 the
apartments Just outside the walls oe.
eupled by Warden II iI Dempsey and
his family. The nurse awakened them
and slaughter forged them % accom-.
pany him % the death cell whcfa
they were locked up He told them he
would not harm them and later
ghowinE peculiar trait 81 character
brought them a Dot 0f coffee with
ereAm, sugar and eupA.
NAHWAWtAN AHtfh IN NNAHEfnNftE HN'
lunHlng tD Mrs Dempsey and stripped
lhe tires from Ford roadster be.
lonEiug 70 Edward Dempsey son d
the warden
Slaughter Nas 2s years old Sis ca
rer ~ crime. SO given 70 an Assuei.
ated Press correspondent AZ the time
of his FIRST Incarceration tn the peni.
geHtiarv here, started when he was
'Is years old We was reared "a
Southern Arkansas. he ea1d and
when IL was convicted ~ Grand lar.
eeug and sentenced 10 the Arkansas
RelorE scho0l. aud then dcifted &
Sklahuma Since Ge has participates
u numerous hank rohherles IN Ar
kansas Oklahoma. Texae. Missouri
aud elsewhere Tie escaped twie,
rrom The Te1as PenHsutlaty and BIZ
term ln Texas was unexpired wheT
Z he Killed Deputy sheriff Iirown IL
I Hot SPRINGS q little over a year ago
slaughter denied killing ereditee
I 20 l8m in Pennsylvania, hut adInittes
/ that be had taken part IN many rab
Z berlsE
Tie dssperkdo. who has heen cen
iideFed the most dangerous ~ ih'
Z Arkansas penal institution, made "a
unsuccessful attempt ~ eaCape frun
I she nrlsnn farm at Tucker when hs
killed trustY guard
Slaughter frequently buastcd hs
would NOT 10 20 the electric chair