Show itt A ftc 7 9 r A t 5 REVOLT OF CONVICTS thirteen desperate pr boners escape from cal forma fornia pen tent ary thirteen desperate prisoners con fined lined in the state prison of calif mil inia at folsom made a break at the break fast hour monday morning they seized warden Wil kinon his grand soa son harry wilkinson captain of tl tie guard R J murphy and several oti er or officers and guards and using them as a shield against the fire of the cat clings guns proceeded to the armory post overcame a guard who soult to stay them themselves with rifles and pistols and escaped a ros the prison ranch into eldorado county A desperate fight took place in he captains office where the prisoners made their break the convicts we e 0 armed with knives and razors ard with these they assaulted warden wil wit a kinson and his officers the wardens waren clothing was slashed into shreds with a razor but the blade did not tho the flesh in the fight guard william L colter was killed and four other guards seri serf bously wounded the other prisoners made no attempt to escape otherwise there would probably ha hae have ve been much bloodshed the convicts went to a farmer a houe seized his four horse team and wagon magon gutted the house and every thing of value it contained took the farmer with them as a driver and are now headed tor for bald mountain the alabaster cave Is situated near this mountain and it Is believed that the convicts will take refuge therein the tact fact that the prisoners have ex changed their garb tor for that of the of fibers will male mal e it doubly difficult to secure their capture |