Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-11
WARDEN RESCUED
FROM JAIL RIOTERS
$50 Inmates Stay Principal
Keeper; National Guard
Troops Called Out.
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State troopers from the Oneida bar
racks, Auburn city police and f1remen
and members of the local units of the
New York National Guard were sum-
moned at the outset to help in quelling
the riot.
Will Shoot to Kill.
Information flltering through from
the prison was to the effect that the
warden and the mutineers were parley-
ing as to the conditions under which
the ring leaders were to be released. 1t
lease them from the rear door OF the
prison and troopers and police massed
outside that door were issued orders To
shoot to kill as they emerged.
1t was also reported that the ring
leaders would insist that Jennings and
the other keepers walk out with them
and it was feared that any machine
gun blast which might meet them would
NOW down the prison guards as well as
the mutineers.
The first discovery of the mutiny
AS he walked through the doorway a
convict pulled q gun and ordered him
to throw up his hands.
Instead, Winney threw himself down
behind a post and then broke through
the door. The convict fired at him, but
entered the main hall of the prison
missed and Winney reached the main
office of the prison, where he spread
the alarm. g. ,..iy..4,
Telephone wires within the prison
walls were found to have been cut,
severing communications between the
office and the warden and keepers who
IN a time
outbreak started. Telephone wires out
side the walls were found to be intact
however, and were used to summon aid,
which arrived within half an hour.
Meanwhile, whipping guns from be-
meath their convict uniforms, the long
term prisoners herded the warden AND
his staff into a corner of the hall and
laid down their terms
Principal Keeper Durbford was be-
lieved to have been slain when he at
tempted to break through the ranks Of
his captors to summon aid. He is sur
yiVed by a widow and two children.
Mrs. Jennings, wife of the warden
was reported barricaded within her
house, inside the prison walls, but was
said to be well protected by armed
civilian employees.
The presence of these guards also was
expected to prevent the conVictS max
ing a break through the front part OF
the prison.
Compromise Refused.
Acting Gov. Lehman, at Albany, re-
fused to compromise with the demands
of the convictS that they be given eir
freedom in consideration of the safe
conduct of Warden Jennings and other
prison officials held by the rioters.
There will be no compromise" said
the acting governor.
The governors decision represented
confirmation Of an answer to the ulti-
matum already given by DR.. Raymond
F. G. Kieb, commissioner OF correction.
The ultimatum was relayed to the
prison department at Albany by Will
liam Sullivan, sergeant Of guards at the
prison. Sullivan called the department
by telephone. If, the prisoners told
Sullivan, no effort was made to appre-
bend them as they left the prison they
would allow the freedom Of the ofIi-
Gals: If attempts we're made to capture
them they would kill the warden and
the guards.
Must Protect Society.
Kieb Immediately told Sullivan that
"this could not be done" and that So
ciety must be protected"
Lieut.. Gov. Lehman, upon being IN
formed of Kieb'S action, told him he
had done exactly right"
Lieut.. Solvay Perry OF Troop G, COM
handing the troopers, got into COM
munication with DR.. Keib at Albany by
telephone.
IF they come out. shoot" Keib
ordered. IF they don't come out, so in
and get them"
Perry returned to his command, drew
his men up in firing line in front OF
the open gate and declared:
THE warden will have to take his
chances. II they come out we will know
them down. If they don't come out
before a load of tear gas we have
ordered gets here we will go in any way,
and we will 60 in shooting"
The lO8th Infantry. ordered to the
scene, was In command Of Maj. F. H.
Johnston of Auburn.
Warden's Old Command.
The troops were ordered out while the
acting governor, Adjutant Gen. Frank
lin Ward, and Dr. Kieb conferred.
BY a coincidence, 1t was Warden
Jennings old command that was or
dered to the rescue Of the besieged
prison officials. He was a brigadier
ger raj in the National Guard at the
IT, he resigned to become warden of