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Show j NOT QUELLED 1, Convicts Attempt Scale Walls State Militia Is Called Jackson, Mich., Sept. 3. State prison convicts confined in ballpens ' broke out today, and while in the 5 prison yard with the officials opposing them tried to climb over the walls. The local companies or the state mili- tia were ordered to the prison at once, w and It Is said had orders to shoot the f first prisoner who attempted to scale the walls. I The firo department was called to I the scene, some files having been 1 started by the convicts I When Hie )risoners reached tho I yard they began damaging everything : within reach. The city fire department depart-ment was ordered out in an attempt to quell the rioters Hundreds of j people are in the streets surrounding the prison, and special police, hastily summoned, are having trouble keeping keep-ing the crowds orderly. About 75 convicts were in. the bullpens which were opened by the inmates, and ; practically every prisoner secured 5 weapons of some kind soon after re-,j re-,j gaining his liberty. Knives, hain-;; hain-;; mers, barrel staves, olc, were used j by th-s convicts in an endeavor to overpower the guards stationed Insldo the prison walls. J, On seeing the fire depaitment enter I tho prison yard many of tho mutineer-i j fled back into tho prison, while others j I hid in the various factorv buildings ' I aoping to step over the walls when an lift opportunity presented itself Tt is paid HfcY that three convicts scaled the walls I tntl are now at large. Members of the two National guard companies were rushed to the prison I In automobiles. All militiamen going : to the prison were heavily armed. nn- |