| Show Gates of Penitentiary Dynamited Dynamite Terrific Struggle Takes Place Behind State Prison Walls Wall Two Two Officers Killed During Riot In Which Shotguns Ten Gas Bombs and Clubs Are Used to Quell Disturbance P Feb Two 11 1 1 Two prison officers were shot to death anda and a number of convicts were wounded I more or less seriously in a riot today After an hours hour's lighting during which riot guns tear gas bombs clubs club und rind bricks were used the prison guards assisted by Pittsburg police succeeded in quelling the disturbance which started when the convicts used explosives in all a I effort to dynamite their way to freedom No prisoner escaped I The Th dead are ar William H deputy wardon J 1 A Cox Cog an overseer overs r BAD DAD MEN lIEN BLAMED BI AMED 1 I Warden Varden J 3 M 11 Egan reported the plot was aJi born bom In the th minds mind of ot tour four transferred or five bad men recently forred l to the prison here hero from the eastern eastorn penitentiary to b be dl disciplined lIe He added that he h belle ed the plot was as engineered by a tI quartet tot tet of ot convicts convict kno known n as a the four horsemen They Th y had help from the outside the th warden declared Prisoners numbering more than 1 had just juat and anwer were ere about to go EO to their tasks task In inthe lithe the work shops when hen the tho th blast Ithe ripped the th main gates cates and tI a a section ot of the th wall rocked the th entire dis- dis district shattered windows and caused cause resident to flee tie from their hom homes VO I T TO 0 ARE AnD lOLLED and Cot Cox were ere nearby They started on a run tor for the th hole ho In the th wall wail but were Intercepted by bIS 15 convicts who ho disarmed them beat them and then shot hot the th of- of officers of with their own guns uns The Th prison yard became becam a battle battleground battleground ground around as aa a other prisoners and other guards joined In the fight The guards concentrated near nar the th gates and threatening the prisoners prisoner with Ith the sawed ort shotguns ordered ord I them to their coils cells cell put Dut the tho th ex- ex explosion cx explosion had signalled an attempt to escape and with liberty In sight they were stubborn and showed I Ito fight Even the tb prisoners prisoner In their coils cells added their vole olce to the th con con- confusion confusion confusion fusion shouting and beating upon the walls wall and bars bar and en cn cring Ing do- do deI I to the th guard In the th tiers tiersA tiersA I IA A tw tew of ot these convicts got rot loose looe loo but buth the guards met them hand to hand h and threw them back hack Into the cells U Ii CUL FOR HEIP When It became evident that the tho th guards In the th vard ard were not faring so ao well ell a call for help went ent out to the city and sod the tho th county and these officers were ere soon oon In the th thick oth ot of the tight fight With thi this large larte tore force foree at his Ills dis- dis disposal Warden Egan Elan took fok corn com command mend mand He H stationed the lh county do- do es on the wall wail while guards and patrolmen took up the th battle In the th enclosure The Th prisoners used pistols and an thIng thine else elso els lying around loose The Tho Th officers officer trained to handle handl such men bore bor In and an soon oon got rot the upper hand The Th con con- convict were backed against one on or of orthe the gray fray tone stone tone walls wails and after a brief hand to hand struggle the prisoners gae av up They were driven back to their cells ceUs and War War- Warden Warden Warden den Egan Bean Immediately called together to- to gother the th prison board so o that ithe the leaders leader of ot the ro revolt olt could be beI b punished without delay I |
