New Britain herald., 1930-01-20
Serious Riot Ayerted

The detailed story when the pl- flcials denied was published Tn morning papers today and indicated that a serious rot was averted at Wetherstield last August, only after every available guard had been plac- ed on duty with instructions to shoot to kill"
 The demand for PatterSons s resignation was made by Warden Cha<les S. Reed, who only recently took command at the institution. Burton J. Caswell has been appoint cd in his stead. and CasWcll's posi- ton has been taken by Elliott (. Chase. whose connection with tn" prison guard pre- dates that of Cas- well by many years.
 At Wethersfeld. it is generally believed that the escape of Leo Ian dry, Watson Moulthropc and Roland G. I.aIonc, January 1. was the i'm ment. The three convicts are no" being pursued in the south. The implements which aided them ln their break have been found at the prison, consisting of improVised saws, made by breaking teeth n tempered knives,
 Officials Said Al Quiet
 News concerning the ncar-riot q few days after the Auburn prison outbreak, is in direct contradiction to the announcement made at Wcth- crstield during the period when thr prisoners III the New York state penitontiary were striking terror in to the hearts Of the guards in opcl warfare and by burning prisor structures. At that time. prisor authorities in this state said every 1 thing remained quiet and eaucfu at WcthcrSfeld.
 It was on the day of the contcm. l plated wholesale prison delivery d | Wcthcrsticld, that an inmate cam, to Deputy Warden Patterson ant warned him of the impending out break, He learned from his in former that guards in the work shol were to be overpoWcrcd, held a. hostages, and their keys used 10 eC ] feet q break.
 1 At 10 o'clock in the evening pre- i ccdinG the day on which the brea! was to be attempted, q general alarn ! was sent out to call in the da, guard as an auxiliary to the nigh l force, machine guns, rifles and tea gas bombs were handed out, an, posts assigned. Warden Scott, thei suffering from his last illness, va adVlSed of the proceedings and h authorized Patterson to take what ever steps were necessary to cop with the situation. Patterson the issued his order to pour machin gun fire on the convicts in tn event escape Was attempted. Ward "n Scott left his bed and came [ the prison carly next morning.
 Every Corner Guarded
 With every corner in the peniten tiarN guarded and doors heavil barrlcadcd. the convicts were rclca> ed from their cells at the usl,; hour, permitted to carry out the morning chores and then marcnc 10 the mess hall where they at while gun barrels pointed at thuI rom every angle, the report said.
 After breakfast they were admit ted 10 the workshop, The ringleac CTS s"ua"d the likelihood of sIaugl ter to follow the first overt act ( rebellion and no actual u;hrca came, although there was T hun Of murmur, and several machine were broken in the course of tl days work.
 The guard was maintained on 2t hour service for moro than q wccl during which scores Of inmate were Srllled in an effort to dctc, mine those responsible for the pIo but the guilty ones could not be fcl rctcd out. Normalcy was restore gradually. and the routine of priso life remained unbroken until tE three convicts broke and saine their freedom this month.