The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-17
.C0NWCTS PLOT to-
ESCAPE FRUSTRATED
AFTER GUN BATTLE
Paroled Outlaw and compan-
ions Who Furnished Arms
for Escape Are Taken
Copyright 1885, BY the Associated
PRESS

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San Quentin Penitentiary, CALI,
Jan. l7.-(R-Police guns roared the
roundup early Thursday Of the des-
perado blamed for smuggling guns to
four convicts who made . desperate,
futile break for freedom that cost the
life Of their leader.
Clyde Stevens. paroled convict and
San Francisco bank robber who the
surviving convicts said furnished the
pistols used in the San Quentin
prison break Wednesday was cap
tured early Thursday morning BY q
police posse on Sherman Island,
about 50 miles from here. Officers
announced three others were cap
tured with him, two Of them falling
wounded under police fire.
Capt. Charles Dullea Of the San
Francisco police, who led Il officers
in the foray on the island, identified
the other three as Albert Kessell, q
companion Of Stevens; Eugene Mar
tint and Stuart Leese. Kessell and
Martini were both wounded In the
hand In the fusillade that accom-
panied the raid.
Warden to Recover
Meanwhile physicians reported
Warden James B. Holohan, veteran
prison official, had . good chance Of
recovering from the merciless slug
ging given him by the convicts as
thew broke from prison.
Three Of the convicts were back In
custody. their leader Rudolph
Straight. IS. fatally wounded in the
gun battle that ended their spectacu-
lar two hours Of freedom.
Four members Of the board oi
prison terms and paroles, two Of
them slightly wounded. were shaken
by . terrifying experience as host.
ages for the fleeing prisoners.
The prison was outwardly quiet
Thursday, but guards were taking
every precaution against another
outbreak in the institution where
5000 prisoners are crowded into space
designed for half that number.
Officials who characterized Wed.
nesday,s break as the most serious
there yet. also were investigating an
unnamed convict's story that 5000
was paid a guard to help get fire.
arms to the conspirators.
It was shortly after noon that thu
convicts. Straight. an Alameda rob.
Der: Alexander Mackay, Los Angelo.
robber: Joe Christy, Is. Los Angelo.
kidnaper, and Fred Landers. ~. sar
Francisco robber. staged their break
Raided Warden's Home
Armed with As calibre automatic
pistols. they raided the home of War.
den Holohan where the board o.
prison terms and paroles was lunch.
ing with the official.
Holohan was slugged by Straight
hts skull fractured and his face badl,
lacerated.
The board members-Frank B
Sykes. chairman: Warden Atherton
Stockton attorney; Joseph Stephens
Sacramento banker. and Mark e
Noon, secretary-were forced to ex-
change clothes with the convicts and
herded into the warden's automobile
outside the house.
Two prison guards were seized and
taken along as further protection. Out
the prisons rear gate, which guards
opened on threats Of death to the
hostages. sped the car.
Over the highways, the convicta
darted, 81 miles to the northward with
police streaming after them.
The two abducted guards. Harry
Jones and c. L. Doose, and Noon
were released as the convictS sped
toward Valley Ford, where their car.
its rear tires shot away by the pur-
suing officers, went into q ditch.
Couvicts Hide In Creamery
The convicts hid in q creamery.
leaving the other members OF the
prison board by the roadside.
The first posses arriving nearly shot
the board members thinking they
were the convicts.
"I'll shoot you, you dog!" shouted
IN officer leveling gun at Atherton.
Don't shoot-that's AthertonV'
cried q companion.
The posse, led by Sheriff Max
Blum, then surrounded the creamery.
Straight poked his head out and
levelled . gun at the officers. A
whitening burst Of fire from their