The Washington times., 1930-04-30
WAR-PAVOPL|ED
. TROOPS CAMP
IN PRISON
Build Barbed Wire StoCkade
Where They Plan to confine
All RebeIIious cOnMcts

when $40 convicts, strapped in
locked cells, had lost their lives,
the prisoners had defied the
regime of Warden Preston e.
Thomas whom they held to .
large extent responsible for the
heavy death toll.
After the disturbance Of yester-
day. when two conyicts were
shot, Colonel Haubrich talked
cold turkey" with the rebellious
convicts and informed them that
from now on discipline would
prevail. Some of the prisoners
spoke UP and said:
wen play ball with you,
colonel"
The hard-bitten colonel Of the
166th Infantry replied:
''Well boys, IL win be your
tough luck If you don't"
Warden Thomas said today he
was pleased and relieved that the
troops had taken over the con-
troll of the prison, as far as en-
forcing discipline was concerned.
He told international News Serv'
ice he and Colonel Haubrich
were working in perfect harmony.
Taken From Death Row
Seven men, condemned to
death who had been housed in
death row. have been trans
ferred to city prison. Four Of
them had been released from
their cells during the latest dis.
turbance and were found roam.
ing around with the other prison.
ers. They had changed from the
civilian clothes worn by con-
demned prisoners to the regular
prison uniform.
They are Lee AkerS, Cleveland
negro, convicted of staying O fill
ing station attendant: John Rich
ardSon, Akron, gangSter killer:
Lawrence Dull. Tiffin, robber and
killer: and George Williams, Cleve-
land, slayer of q policeman.
The other three condemned
men-Robert Evans, negro, Hamil-
ton county, Roy Brown, negro,
Columbus, and James Literal,
Athens county-refused to leave
their cells when the others es-
capped and mingled with other
prisoners. They too, however,
were taken to city prison.
This morning the tension at
the prison was as high as at any
time this week, despite the brist-
ling show OF authority on the
part of the militia. The rebel
lious convicts had not given up
their campaign of passive resist
ance and there was no indication
when they would.
Barbed Wire Stockade
Within the prison yard guards
men were erecting a barbed wire
stockade. Eighteen-foot telephone
poles were being sunk in the
ground. Upon these will be
strung the barbed wire and today
the rebels viii be placed within
the Stockade, which will be closely
guarded by armed troops.
The unruly prisoners will be
kept in the Stockade until the
locks on the cell doors. all of
which were broken by the con-
victS in the past week, are re-
paired. When the cell doors are
repaired all the prisoners will be
locked UP and disciplined.
Gov. Myers Y. Cooper mean
while was keeping in close touch
with the situation at the prison.
The determined attitude Of the
State to overcome the rebels was
shown in q statement by the
governor in which he said:
'The time has now come
when the regular routine of
the situation must be re-estab-
Hshed."
The governor announced plans
for relieving overcrowded condi.
tionS ut the penitentiary. He is
working on a broad program of
prison improvement.
$4,000 To Pay Militia
announcement was made that
the State board of control has
appropriated $10O,O 900 for the i'm.
mediate construction needs at the
Ohio State Penitentiary as a re-
suit Of the disastrous fire of
April 81. In addition the sum of
$3S 600 was appropriated to paw
members Of the Ohio National
Guard who are on duty at the
prison.
The report Of the special in
vestigation committee appointed
by the governor to fix the respon.
Sibility for the penitentiary fire
was expected to be made public