The Washington times., 1927-11-25
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them, is a prison engineer and
guard, a veteran in point Of service.
Last night, it. was Bathurst who
dared the felons' bullets and walked
up to the south door of the cell
block to plead with them to sur.
render. He was unmolested, al.
though the warden's secretary Bar.
net Huse, was shot at the same
time.
The four captive prison guards.
who have been held in the old cell
block since the riot broke out at II
o'clock yesterday morning, were
given their freedom by the convicts
soon after the treaty of peace was
negotiated.
It is reported. but not confirmed,
that many Of the prisoners already
have been led back into their cells.
They are being carefully searched
by guards as they come out.
The battle claimed the lives Of
ten men, left 30 others manned and
turned Folsom Prison into a sham.
bles.
Four prison guards were held cap.
tive by the convicts who threatened
to shoot the guards in. cold blood
Il the attacking forces renewed
hostilities.
The dead:
RAY SINGLETON, q guard.
stabbed and shot to death.
CHARLES A. GILES, gate guard.
died Of heart failure during the
height of the battle.
Eight unidentified prisoners.
The wounded:
Charles Gorhansen, q guard, ser1-
DuSly stabbed; may die. nr....
A. Massick, guard, badly beaten;
may die.
Walter Neil, a turnkey, seriously
stabbed and shot in leg. -
AL Deaiy, guard, stabbed sew
eral times.
Barnett Huse. secretary Of the
warden, shot in leg.
Twenty-Five unidentified prisoners,
three Of whom are believed to be
In a dying condition.
Adjutant Gen. r. e. Mittelstaedt,
commanding national guard troops,
and Warden Court Smith, chief of
the civilian staff, massed their
forces last night and prepared to
attack at dawn.
Two army tanks, their noses
pointed toward the south gate, and
bristling with machine guns, were
expected to lead the attack.
Rush of Jail Planned
The tanks, manned by experts.
were to be shot through the outer
gate Of the prison school building
and II possible wedzed into the
gate that connects with the cell
block proper, according to battle
plans. Once planted in the breach
the guns of the tank would have
commanded the immediate interior
Of the rock-ribbed cell block.
With the tank guns, 1t was planned
to sweep the entire area where the
desperate horde of convicts barri
caded themselves and shot it Out
with guards and police shortly before
dusk last night.
High pressure fire hoses, in the
hands Of Sacramento firemen, were
also to be brought into play.
In the event that these methods
might fail it was intended to take
the prison by storm.
Guns Number Unknown
AL Massick, a guard, who was
beaten into insensibility by the pris.
oners and then thrown through the
cell.block door, furnished the most
definite information on conditions
within the prison. He said he saw
four guns in the hands of prisoners
and believed there were more. He
could not say how much ammunition
the ccnvicts had. .~
Sentries reported early today that
the prisoners were attempting to
break through the recreation hall
one Of the buildings in their pos.
session, in order to get to food
supplies in the adjoining dining
hall. This would have given them
access to q food supply sufficient
for weeks: 1t would also have given
them access to the new dollhouse.
where several hundred prisoners are
now locked in cells.
Three Of the ringleaders have
been identified. They are named
Stokes. Stewart and Brown, all of
vicious character and each an ex.
pert with q gun. Floyd Hall. an
other desperate killer, is also with
khe rioters.
! ". 7. w. Day, the prison physi.