New Britain herald., 1929-12-12

realized they mad been trichcd and r,,n back into the south wing hall, while others ran into the north, but they turned on us and fired at our h&udeuicd officers at close range.
 "Onc ,vldcn-N tried to shoot 'an in the head. or hit me with the but Of his gun. Or perhaps a keeper struck his hands and got only q @lacinG blow. but il landed bohinI my head at the base Of the skull anI 1 began 10 get dizzy
 Warden InCon>ciouS
 "rhc gas also. by this time. began 0 render Hv unconscious and tho last sensation | had Vas pain in my wrist and vas being dragg -I somewhere by my handcufrs.
 'It later turned out that if WIS Mac Tagert and they tell mc that laN convict orderly also assisted r dragging me out. l lost conscious ness"
 Three couyids were killed in the fight that resulted in the rescue of the warden and the keepers, Leav- ing their dead behind the remainder numbering about li, rctreatod to the rear hall. State police armed with machine guns advanced and ordered the convicts 10 tear down a Oarii"4dc they had erected
 Johnson. one Of the convicts. stepped out into the corridor 10 comply, but promptly tell with d half dozen bullets fred by Inc rioters. The troopers then opened fire and in the battle that follow d ! four of the rioters were killed. ] With the harricaded position i cleaned out. the state troopers and 1 prison guards turned their attention i to the other prisoners, numbering about l.5b0, Who had remained 1 passive but rcstlcssd uring the riot. 1 During most of the time they haG 1 iccn m the prison yard with only | the machine suns of the state po- ice betW cen them and freedom ! They were returned to their cells without trouble. however.
 Other Men Wounded
 During the several fights that 1 marked the days disorder, several guards were wounded and gasscd. ] George F.. Atkins was shot in the face and back and probably fatally wounded; James r. Van Heuscn was shot in the eye; Albert C. Holz- naucr was shot in the mouth. In addition to the warden. those who suffered from gas were Claudc l.. Dempsey. Walter Eailcy, Lucius Hu- gunin and Milton J. Rihcr.
 Durnford was shot at the incrp tion of the riot when he resisted an attempt by three convicts to Sr,zC and hold him as q hostage. Witt the aid ot an unidentified convict he dragged himself out of reach, but died shortly after reaching the pris on hospital.
 The convicts then took Warden Jennings into custody and us'l2 him as q decoy surprised and cap turud the other guards. Sullivan acting as spokesman tor the rioters sent out an ult'matum declaring tn, eight officials would be killed If the armed forces were not withdrawn rom the NlCinIly Oi the prison.
 TheIr demand vas endorsed by Warden Jennings who sent out hy Il truaty note reading: "For Gods sake give them what they want"
 The ultimatum was referred t Dr. Raymond r. <. I[icb, state coml. missioner of correction at Albany who ordered mo compromise" II this he was supported by Acting Governor Herbert II. Lehman.
 Lieut.. Perry of the state polio, who delivered the reply to the ulti 'najull, added that If the stat, troopers come in. thcyll conn shootms,' A few minutes later tn, troopers made their gas attack, res cucd the warden and the guards an, in a short while ended the revolt.