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Show ' want you to promise me that you will stand by me, and not one try to escape." The women promt-id and the doors were opened. The fifty. three prisoners lustily followed Miss Kelly through the hallways to the grounds, where they were placed in charge of the attendants. So far as known, none made any attempt to escape, though some of the reform girls were discovered dis-covered during the evening roaming about the streets ami mere sent to the police Bta-pou. Bta-pou. The fire was of Incendiary origin, three girls Imogent Thompson, Mary Stevens, and Lydia Kinsley it is stated by the other inmates, having formed a conspiracy to free themselves in this way, if possible. The nrisoncrs will be confined in the various other state institutions. A WOMAN'S PEN BURNED. The Iniaaaa stood by th Mali on ami Did Not Try Vo Kseape The Kire of Ilieendiiiry Orlffin. In iuav MH is, March 'i The state woman's wo-man's prison and reform school for girls burned here last night. Tbe building was entirely destroyed. The lire was discovered a few minutes after supper in the laundry of the reform department. The night watch-j watch-j man, engineer and day watchman, with the I tire apparatus al hand, succeeded as they supiosed in iucnchlng the lire, when tho hose broke, lie fore it could be mended the llames broke out again and rapidly spread. The Institution is situated in the center of a lite-acre Held On the eastern edge of tho city. It was a model prison and one ot the most noted in the country. When the tire was discovered. Miss Kelly, the superintendent, ordered the US7 inmates of the reform department into t lie yard, w here they were guarded by half a desen in. mates. From those confined in the prison department the most trouble was anticipated by the officers. Miss Kelly went into tho hallway and told the prisoners that the building was on lire. "1 am going to unlock these tllka. but 1 |