New Britain herald., 1922-08-18
WARDEN KIDNAPPED,
 PRISONERS ESCAPE
Four ConVicts Make Break in SD.
 Prison, Taking Chief

Sioux Falls, s, D.. Aug. ls,--some, where in the vicinity of Sioux Falls Warden George T. Jameson Of the South Dakota penitentiary is being held by four convicts who escaped Wednesday afternoon from the prison after an affray in which Deputy War den Arthur Muchow was knifed and . prison guard was wounded.
 The four who escaped, Joseph Feel, Joseph Forman. J. B. King and Henry Coffee, | negro, started a fight with the deputy warden in the tailor shop of the prison. Hearing the distur- bance, Warden Jameson hurried to the shop, where he was beaten by the prisoners and then. with a knife pressed against his breast. was forced to give word to the guards in the penitentiary to let him and the con- victs through.
 Once outside the prison wan the fugitives jumped into an automobile which was standing near and drove rapidly away. the warden being forced to accompany them.
 According to prison oficials, the four who escaped hold the reputation of being the bad men of the prison. Forman, who is said to have engi- neered and led the attack on the onl- cials. has given them trouble for months When first taken to the prison. having been sentenced to a term of seven years for grand lar ceny. the oficers had to walt three months before they could get his fin ger prints or a good photograph, as he continually pricked the ends of his fingers and distorted the muscles of his face when he was taken before the photographer.
 The other three men are all serving terms for grand larceny and burglary shop of the prison could not be learned. Prison officials said last night that they believed 1t was the first intention of the escaped con vjcts to take the deputy warden with them in their break for liberty but that when they saw Warden lame son they changed their plans. It was said that the four had grudge against the deputy warden. Muchow was cut four times. receiving a gash below the right eye, a flesh wound on the right side and two deep cuts on the left side just below the ribs. Hos- pital attendants said that the deep cuts just missed the liver.
 Tn Sioux Falls and the surrounding towns, when the news of the escape was telephoned. posses of county, state and city officials were hastily formed. Several posses were also sent out from the local post of the American Le- zion.
 It was learned that after getting into the car near the prison the es- caped men went north for a few miles and then turned west to Ellis, six miles distant. Northeast of. Ellis the car burned out bearing. The fuxitives abandoned 1t and went to farmhouse, where they took Ford touring car to continue their flight.
 Warden Jameson, when last seen leaving the prison gate, was bleeding from a cut Nin the face. but it is thought that he is not injured se- yerely or the convicts would not have carried him so far with them
 The break for liberty was made at s.3o o'clock in the afternoon. After a search of five hours nothing has been learned of the whereabouts Of the fugitives since leaving the farm house near Ellis.
 The four men are armed only with knives, but 1t is believed that they will make an attempt to obtain more weapons.