New Britain herald., 1929-10-04

Pardue defiant despite his wound, kept on melting other prisoners to attempt a break for freedom and was believed to be one of the five barricaded in the cell house. With him were believed to be Danny Daniels of Colorado Springs Leo McGcnty of Denver Charles Davis of Las Animas county and A. H. Davis of Denver.
 All were supplied with rifles and pistols and a plentiful supply of ammunition which Pardue had cached in his cell and which they seized from guards.
 Tease was the third to escape the mutineers and he confirmed the re- port of John J. Shea whom the rioters permitted to leave them be- cause he was "a good plug" that the rioters were threatening mo- mentarily to kill Marvin Duncan.
 Guards Held Captive
 Besides Duncan those held cap tive by the mutineers were:
 Edward J. Hollister. o. A. Earl, Charles Shepherd, Lloyd G. Faddis, John w. Mcclellan and Lawrence Roche. Another guard. D. F. Os- borne, was missing from the peni- tentiary and from his home but of ficials doubted that he was being held hy the mutineers.
 Pease said he was not sure but he believed that just as he made his dash for freedom he saw Danny ! Daniels shoot Duncan to death. Pease said he also believed Daniels had killed his fellow mutlneer, the wounded Pardue, to put him out of his misery.
 1 If Pease's belief was correct, the 1 number of dead had been increased to seven.
 ! Shea was able to give a vivid ac- 1 count Of the murder of Guard Wig gins. He said Daniels called Wig gins out of the cell in which he had been held and asked:
 Have you said your prayers?" Yes, where do you want me to stand?" the Fl year old guard was i quoted as saying.
 Indicates Execution Spot
 Right over there" Daniels or ] dered, indicating the wall.
 Then. Shea said, Daniels placed his pistol against Wiggins' head. grinned fendishly and fired. The old man toppled over.
 "I thought my turn was next" Shea continued. But Danny just turned around and said: Jack, you've been a pretty good old plug, so we're going 10 let you go.
 Go down to the wardens of flee and tell him If he thinks any thing of the lives of the rest of these guards we've got here, to get three automobiles ready for us at the west gate. We'll come down surrounded by the guards and they'll get in the cars with us. If any shots are fired at us, they'll be the first to be struck. Now run along, Jack"
 Tease was extremely agitated when ho reached the administration building after his narrowing ex- | perlence and he was unable to give a very coherent story of what had i happened. After calming down a bit, he felt sure Daniels had mur- i dered his fellow mutineer PardUn and seemed to grow more certain that Duncan had been killed.
 Shea brought 10 Warden Craw- ford a new ultimatum from Dan. iels, who demanded that two auto. mobiles. ready for operation. be brought to the west gate at once Shea said Daniels declared he would go to the west gate sur rounded by guards he had kidnapod earlier in the day and that if any 1 shots were fired the guards would ] be the first victims.
 More Casualties Added
 As the siege progressed more casualties were added to the list when occasional shots were ex- changed by the mutineers and militiamen and volunteers outside the cell house.
 Sergeant P. C. Young of the Denver police force was struck 1T the hip by bullet and taken tc Holmes hospital. Curtis Pcbley Pueblo patrolman. was struck in the shoulder by a bullet when a mili. tiaman's gun accidentally was dis charged.
 Albert Boucathcr, member O the artillery company of nationa guardsmcn here from Pueblo, suf f"rrd a painful injury to his necl when a bullet sent a rock into it.
 The prison was a shambles, anc 1,S00 men milled in open bull pens usually close to the walls to keel out of the range of firing. Tho prison library, which contained 25. 0o0 volumes paid for from the ad missions charged sightseers at thu prison, the magnificent chapel. tn, dining room. the deputy wardenI office and both cell houses Numbe one and Number two were in ruins having been fired by the mutineers Tho smoudering walls of the eel houses still stood.
 Third Guard Escapes
 The third guard who had beer kidnapped by the mutinoers and es capped was Joseph Schillo, steward of the dining room. who told how the riot started. and how the frs three murders were committed.
 "Guard Erwin" he said, twas tn, first killed. Erwin was in his cag, commanding the dining room, wheI Pardue procured gun from hi pocket and fired before Erwin say hiTo The first shot was fatal.
 Then Pardue forced me to ac