The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-11-25
ALL CONYICTS
SURRENDER TO
WARDEN SMITH
Two Guards and Mine Con.
victs Are Killed in Spec.
tacular Uprising
HOSTAGES ARE RELEASED
Spokesman Pleads For Leniens
cy, But Warden Smith
Makes No Promises
HOSTAGES ARE RELEASED

Folsom Prison, California. Nov.
25.-R-One Of the most spectacle
lar prison rebellions in the history
OF California came to IN end here q
1880 q. m. today when several hun.
dred convicts who yesterday barri-
caded themselves in q cell house and
fought national guardsmen and civil
Officers in . pitched battle that re.
suited in the loss Of eleven lives.
surrendered to Warden Court
Smith.
The revolving convicts laid down
the guns with which they had stood
off a besieging force Of more than
500 men and released the four
guards they had held as hostages.
Tho Dead and Wounded
The dead are Ray Singleton. as
sistant turnkey, who was stabbed
and shot in the first rush Of con-
victs; Charles Glase, gate keeper.
who dropped dead from excitement.
and nine unidentified convicts.
Among the wounded were Barnett
Hughes, secretary to Warden Smith.
shot in the hip; Charles Gorhanson.
guard, said to be near death Be-
cause of knife and gun wounds.
Bernard Deeley, guard, stabbed, and
foot.
Terms Of Warden Smith were &C.
cepted by the convicts after their
leader had been informed Of plans
for. flooding the cell house and In
augurating . campaign Of starva-
ton as possible measure to prevent
further violence.
Lenieney Asked
The spokesman, whose name was
not revealed, pleaded for leniency
for the rebellious convicts but
Warden Smith refused to make
promises in that direction. The
convicts then inquired what food
would be given those who might 81
put into solitary confinement @ the
result Of the outbreak. Upon be-
ing assured that prisoners 80 pun
ished would be given one meal q
day, the rebels capitulated.
The four guards, who had been
held as hostages, emerged from the
beleaguered cell house laden with
weapons, including two pistols. q
number of knives and IN axe, which
the convicts surrendered.
Warden Smith then announced he
would enter the cellhouse. which
housed more than 1900 convicts.
Previously he had expressed the be-
lief that not all the 1900 men had
been involved in the uprising. :
Guardsmen Stand BY
Meanwhile, the national guards
men in command of Adjutant Gem
eral r. E. Mittelstaedt,, equipped
with machine guns, tanks, sawed
off shot guns, and tear bombs,
stood by. The 200 armed civil Of.
ficers aided in patrolling the prison
grounds while the rrocess OF sur.
rendering went ahead.
Folsom prison is the states peni-
tentiary for "bad men, those who
are serving second terms and up.
ward and those who have life sen.
tences.
The trouble started shortly be.
fore noon yesterday while the con.
victs were watching Thanksgiving
day entertainment. At . given sig-
nal they overwhelmed tho eight
guards in the hall Of the old cell
house and started Q break for
liberty. The break was frustrated
by sheer luck because the key to
the cell house door had been trans.
ferred from one turnkey to another
er.
Guards Held ss Hostages
One guard was killed on thu
spot; three others were wounded:
one managed to get out and four
Of those in the cell house were held
as hostages.
Planned 70 Get Away
The fighting convicts were be.
lieved to have started the break in
an effort to swarm out Of the old
cell house and escape through an
unwalled side Of the prison area.
Warden Court Smith, who Was
trapped in his office when the
siege began, his retreat cut OF BY
snipers among the convict horde.
took command Of the situation ~
telephone and moved ~ available
guards to the unwallsd portion d
the prison.
All available policemen from
Sacramento, q miles distant, wero
called, and national guardsmen
were rushed 70 the scene.
Officers Are Repulsod
Late in the afteruou, armed Of
ficers attacked the be3oaguQed
convicts but were repulsod WhGn
one Of their number was wounded.
Some 200 rounds were xirod. ~ ~
prisoned men replying With - m