Deseret Evening News | 1901-04-18 | Page 3 | Guards Kill Escaping Convicts

GUARDS KILL ESCAPING CONVICTS Denver Colo April 1 special to the News New from Santa Fe Fl N M says An attempt of three convi ts at the penitentiary to effect escape to today day resulted In the killing of OC Convict George Stephenson the woundIng wound Ing IlIg of Convict the serious wounding of Convict Jose Monica Sena SeM Captain of the Guard Armijo Quart Pedro Pe ro George mur murder murr der r had In some manner armed d him himself an self fIC with wih a I revolver William Simmons for lor cattle stealing and Frank Carper also Ilso sentenced for cattle cn tle theft thet were in II tho conspiracy to break brek out out They were armed with wih iron bars rs St phen on attacked the guard guar which the dining room unarmed He was in shot Pedro lor Capt and returning ex exchanged mn for tor n e changed I shots with wih St each ech being oin wounded woul nt H I O 0 the scene with a Bursum cam Winchester rifle and sent two bull bunel t through rile Int heart A moment later though hot Simmons fatally wounding Carper weakened wh n h he w JW w hi his partners down and I surrendered ni Neither of the wounded guards will wi die During the Jow JO Monica Sena Sen a I convict wati WI wounded