The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-05-12
THIRTEEN CONVHTS
INJURED IN MUTINY
MORE THAN $50 PRISONERS AT
FENITENTIARY DEFY GUARDS
Ret Can Brings City, County and
State Of6cers-Leaders Show
Fight
The State. 9Th.

The State, 9th.
Thirteen white prisnoers and one
guard at the state penitentiary were
hurt by bullets and buckshot yester-
day afternoon at l:20 o'clock when
$50 or more white convicts made a
bold outbreak in the presence Of arm "
ed guards and officers. The three
Story building that houses the char
factory was burning in the basement
while the mut;nous prisoners were
Jdefying prison officials. Fire hose
was cut and the armed forces clam
they were forced to use guns and
rifles in order to save the building
and contents and prevent a whole
sale prison delivery.
Nathan Rosen and James Il. Faux
er were taken to the Columbia hos
pital. Rosen IS suffering from bull
let wound in the abdomen and Faux
1sr was hit by bullets on. the right
bip and left arm. Eleven other pris-
oners suffered from minor injuries
but were treated at the prison intirTn-
ary.
One hour after the outbreak occur
red and the unruly prisoners had
been locked in their cells in the main
prison, Jack Davis of New York, who
is serving ten year term for bur-
Elary, openly defed and cursed
strong body of armed men and, he
had to be punished before ne would
become quiet. Davis is serving SEN
tence for entering the home Of DR..
T. T. Moore in Waies Garden, fore
ing DR.. and Mrs. Moore to back into
bathroom at the point Of a pistol
while he robbed the house. 1t will
be remembered that Officer Wilson
met Davis at the corner of Green and
Bull. streets, the prisoner lingering
between life ard death for several
weeks as the result of a pistol wound
inflicted while capturing him.
A. ]. Rowe, another prisoner, stood
behind his cell door yesterday and
dared armed men to 'come in and
have it out" Rowe is serving a two
year sentence on charge of house
breaking and larceny. He came up
from Marlboro county.
DIR. R. t.. Jennings, prison physl-
clan, happened to be at the peniten-
tsarys when the outbreak occurred and
he was assisted by DR.. P. E. Payne
in giving medical attention to the
wounded.
List of Injured
The list of injured and all prison
ers save Guard Gillette, who was hit
by a flying missile, follows:
Nathan Rosen, shot through abdo-
men. intestine perforated FIVE times.
Operated on at Columbia hospital
yesterday afternoon and reported as
resting well last night. Serving 1S
months sentence for forgery from
Kershaw county. Admitted to pen,
itentiary July, 1921.
James H. Faulkner, shot in right
hip and left arm Carried to Colum-
bia hospital. Serving two year sem
tence for housebreaking and larceny
from Greenville county. Admitted to
penitentiary October, 1921.
E. W. Frank, shot through right
shoulder, left shoulder and right
hand. Serving three year sentence
for house breaking and larceny from
Florence county. Entered peniten-
tiary March, 1920.
Lucius Barton shot through left leg
and left arm. Entered penitentiary
January, 1922, to begin serving of
seven year sentence for larceny from
Aiken county.
John Barnes, shot through right
leg. Serving Is months sentence
for assault and battery from Char
lesion county. Admitted to peniten-
tiary July, 1921. !
L. C. Nuns, shot in right hip, sur
face wound. Serving Is months SEN
tence for HOUSEKEEPING and larceny
from Aiken county. Admitted May,
1921.
Horace Andrews, shot through left
arm. Admitted to penitentiary from
Edgefeld county, March, 1922, to be-
gin ten year sentence for bank
breaking.
Fred Suggs, shot through right leg,
Serving six months sentence from
Richland county for violation of the
prohibition laws. Entered peniten-
tiary February, 1922.