Evening star., 1952-11-04
More Ohio Prisoners
Send Surrender Notes,
Warden Biding Time
BY the Associated Press

COLUMBUS. Nov. 4.-Several
more surrender notes f1uttered
early today from four besieged
cell blocks of Ohio Penitentiary,
where 1900 rioting convicts have
been locked since Sunday.
Warden Ralph w. Alvis said
at an early morning press confer
ence he believed mot too many
are holding out" Heavily armed
State patrolmen and National
Guardsmen still stood at their
posts awaiting a complete sur
render.
One prisoner has been killed,
four others and a State patrol
man wounded in sporadic battling
which has occurred since peni-
tentiary inmates started a riot
and fire Friday night. Damage
Is estimated at almost a million
dollars.
Heat Turned On.
The prisoners in Cell Blocks G,
H, I and K haven't been fed since
Sunday. They were without heat
during last nights near-freezing
temperature. Heat was turned on
In the cell blocks today.
The warden explained he was
not trying to make things "asl
miserable as possible" for the
men.
The warden also disclosed be-
tween 600 and 800 penitentiary in
mates-the less violent type-will
be moved to Camp Perry, on Lake
Erie.
Their evacuation will make it
possible for at least part of the
rioting prisoners to be moved. if
and when they surrender. The
locks on their own cells were
broken during rioting.
Guardsmen to Be Used.
Warden Alvis would not say how
or when the prisoners would be
moved. National Guardsmen were
expected to do guard duty over
them at Camp Perry.
The warden said he had not
talked to the rioters since Sum-
day. He would not say If he in
tended to try to talk to them.
1t appeared as if he was watt
Ing for an unconditional sur
render.
The warden would not commit
himself as to the causes of the
riot except to say, 1--WE been feel
ing this thing for eight months"
200 Troops Move In.
Two hundred National Guards
men were moved into the prison
after yesterdays ouburst of gun
fire.
Their setup was such that es-
Gaping prisoners would be caught
in crossfire. Col. George MingleI
of the State highway patrol said
the rioting convicts better not get
in sight"
A few Shots were fired duringI
the late afternoon and evening
as prisoners now and then came
out Of their cells.
The prisoners broke locks off
their cell doors in earlier general
destruction, but heavily armed
patrolmen and national guards
men guarded all cellblock en-
frances.
Notes Scrambled on Cloth.
The convicts' surrender notes
were scrawled on pieces of cloth
and paper.
The warden said he felt there
was a hard core of resistance
among the convicts so he kept
what was described as "watchful|
waiting
State highway patrolmen said
their shooting yesterday was done
in self defense Col. Mingle said
the officers fired when convictsI
started throwing pieces of con-
crete, iron and other debris at
them.
The prisoners didn't stop when
ordered to do so. Col. Mingle said,
and the patrolmen opened fire.
A rife bullet killed Carlyle Noel,
a 30-vear -old Cincinnati house
breaker as he ran for a stairway.
Harold Sweet, 25. of Toledo;
George Grubb, 80, of Cleveland,
and Ezra Cayson, q. of Warren,
were wounded Another prisoner
was wounded Sunday and a high
way patrolman was accidentally
shot Friday.