Show I I J J TRAIN BAr DIT PROVES HERO Bill Carlisle Helps Fight Blaze In Rawlins Prison CHEYENNE Wyo Sept 2 26 G Bill Carlisle one time notorious I train bandit whose robberies atI at- at attracted national prominence sev- sev several sev several eral ears ago proved himself a aI hero at the state prison at Raw Raw- Rawlins Rawlins lins Sunday when for tor tI tl a hours he fought a tire which razed the pris- pris prison pris prison on shirt factory and threatened the remainder of tho plant Sticking to the front line of fire fire- firefighters fire fighters fighters and taking all manner marmer of Carlisle vt-as vt finally p by smoke and forced to retire H as taken to the prison hospital where he recovered several hours later The prisoners were at play in tho ard back of ot the main bull build building l- l lIng ing when hen one of ot thom them it Is sus- sus suspected sus suspected broke through through a window In the shirt factory and set lIet the building on tire fire Within a a few minutes the wood and cement structure was a 11 mass of ot flames The convicts were ordered Into their cells but the tha former to remain with tho trustees and guards and do what he could to extinguish the blaze When his request was as granted he and Boyd a trust trusty seized one of the nozzles of the Rawlins tire depart depart- department department ment and worked until after aUer duskIn n confining con the tho tire firo to the ono building The tn factory tory was a total loss as M I was M its equipment the property ot I the Reliance Manufacturing l com com- company con pany of Chicago It was most disastrous tire lire in the history of the theIn ie institution In The prisoners Watch Ing from the tho iron bars did d considerable shouting out made madeno no other demonstration The cell II building about 60 yards from the ie other was not in great greot danger at it lother any time Details or of the affair I were ere re- re reI I ceh ed at ot the office ottice of ot the sta state board boord of charities and reform here today today The report sent by Dep- Dep Deputy uty W Warden den eUfer saId Bald the tho au- au authorities ere n ere Investigating in a an n attempt to find out exactly the blaze was started GO Go e no W B Ross RolS Secretary of State Frank E I Lucas an In- In i- i appraiser for tor the board and a representative of ot the shirt t factory will III go to Rawlins Thur Thurs Thurs- Thursday day to continue onti- onti the investigation LI AI |