Show MUTINY IN KANSAS PEN I Desperate Convicts Take Possession of State r I Coal Mines at Lansing and Guards si Held as Hostages q Revolt Against Grade of Food Furnished and Alleged Mistreatment Insurrection Began Monday EveningFor Over TwentyFour Hours Prisoners Had Things Their Own WayThen Hunger Began Be-gan to TellWardcn Surprised Convicts and MutinyEnds Lcavenworth Kac March 19The l7h Insurrection of the US1 convict miners in the State coal shaft at Lansing which began Monday evening was brpught to a close at 1130 tonight and the mutinous convicts are being placed In their cells as fast as they can be brought to the surface The Imprisoned guards fifteen In number who were held aa hostages have been released and are again above the surface sur-face The mutiny or Insurrection was on account of the food furnished MUTINY OVER FOOD Many complaints have been made at the penitentiary by the prisoners because be-cause of the grade of food furnished them and to this dissatisfaction have been added allegations of mistreatment mistreat-ment The first trouble wan displayed last l night when the miners who had entered the mine in the morning re fused to come to the surface unless I their demands were granted PRISONERS STAY BELOW Warden Tomllnson refused and the I prisoners remained In the mines all night preventing the fifteen guards over them going above and additional guards to enter the mine The mouth of the shaft of the coal mine Is Inside tho walls of the prison I goes down to n depth of about 750 feet The convicts are allowed to talk while at work In the mine as It would hardly be possible to carry on the work without speaking GUARDS CARRY CLUBS The guards never go Into the mines with firearms on account the danger of an insurrection below the surface They carry clubs so that In the event I of an outbreak by the convicts and the I loss of their arms the work of over powering the convicts would not be so greatREVOLT 50 I REVOLT MONDAY NIGHT The outbreak in the mine look place shortly after the night meal yester day and wn3 73tarted by the convicts In i divisionNp S Of the Tilnctccn men in this division sixteen seized the sun not rd need that PjPhthinraj they had decided to njLrlke They told the guard that they had decided to mine two instead of three cars of coal as a days work in the future and tha they proposed to prposcd have better food This guard was left in charge of two of the convicts in the mutiny whIle whle the others marched to the adjoining division and spread the revolt and called on the convicts to join Tho I convicts were soon marching through the mine from one division to another yelling and swinging their lamps and picks Other desperate Otoel des rt convicts en I tered into the spirit While shortterm men generally offered no opposition to I the mutineers and quietly Joined them OFFICERS HELPLESS The officers were helpless and the life of any would have been forfeited had he tried even to check the spirits ot the convicts CONVICTS OFFER TO SURRENDER Shortly after nightfall the warden and every available officer gathered around the mouth of the mine each man around ly armed Hunger had begun to tell upon the mutinous convicts and they began to parley with the warden They sent him word that if wouldpromise I not to inflict punishment for their ac > tion If I they would surrender and como To this the up warden would not consent con-sent sending down word that the surrender sur-render must be unconditional the ques ton of punishment to be considered que hater J J ARMED MEN ENTER MINE J As the night wore on the warden held a consultation 1vItlihJs ofllcers and it was decided to attempt to rescue the guards and also to guards overawe the convicts con-victs and force their surrender Select Ing his menthe warden with seven or eight guards heavily armed entered the hoist and were on speeding downward down-ward < FUSILLADE OPENED When near thcbottom of the pita fusillade was opened the shots being fired toward the top of the shaft This tqok the convicts by surprise and thinking that the shotswere intended for them they hastily fed leaving thft guardn who were soon Jpined by their tlelr comrades after which the mr3dcs afer they were sent to the top RINGLEADERS ARRESTED The armd guards then started after thcciconvlctsand soon had the ring leaders under arrest when the others gave In and surrendered hen the work of taking them to the surface began be-gan and before morning the ddnvldis will again be behind the bars ot their cells ° |