The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 28, 1903, Page 1

Th\ A\ n e 1BKE o O to ~ The - VOLUME XCIV—NO. 38. — — == - e SAN FRANCISCO, TUESDAY, JULY 28, 1903. PRICE FIVE CENTS. ARMED CONVICTS COMMIT MURDER IN THE FOLSOM PRISON, MAKE CAPTIVES OF THE WARDEN AND POWERLESS OFFICERS, victs, notorio i razors. The fugitive ——— MANCHURIN | PORTS WILL iE OPENED Ameriéa’sTriumph in Orient Is Complete. @ Final and Definite As- surance of the “Open Door.” Treaty With Chinese Gov- ernment Will Soon Be Concluded. AR . - BRITISH ANGER AROUSED. Rus Fo reign Office Interview HAYSSLE < SLAYS BROTHE VT THE DEATHBED OF H5 MOTHER SRS S S SHUTS OFF JAPAN’S WHEAT. Stops Exportation of Cereal From Newchwang. The Russian admin- wang has stopped the Japan. The ex- ports is il- s heretofore have Russia HAMBURG, July 27.—A sensation has been caused in northwestern Germany by a tragedy in Altona, where, at the death- | bed of his mother, Judge Baur, a well | known and greatly respected man, shot and killed his brother, his mother's housekeeper and himself. It is sald that Mrs. Baur left all of her property to her housckeeper, which caused a quarrel be- | ntly preparing been placed sign of Rus- L chwang and | tween tae brothers, m. umbers of | The murder and suicide occurred on s - families, | Sunday night. The bodies, including that of Mrs. Baur, were not found until to- ught to Man- | . day. ok pursuance of & Judge Baur's brother was an attorney ®ian 10 rap ze province. 4 of note or) N IL K IS O THE Ar)rory |Desperate Criminals Attack the Officials and Defy the Uathering Guards. OLSOM, July 27.—The most desperate prison- break ever known in the history of this State occurred here at the prison this morning shortly after 7 o'clock. Thir- teen desperate convicts, most of them in for life terms, made their escape, capturing Warden Wilkinson, Captain R. J. Murphy, captain of the guard; Harry Wilkinson, stenog- rapher ; General Overseer McDonough, Master Mechanic Charles Ward, Guards J. Klenzendorf, L. C. Vetress Jr., Guy Jeter, C. CAPTAI~N ITURPHY S OFF/ICE <+ AND BATTLE TO THE DEATH WITH A HOST OF PURSUERS in the history of California for perfection of conmspiracy, atrocity of crime and amgsing completeness of success, occurred at the State Penitentiary located at Folsom, in Sacramento County, yester- ly identified with the criminal records of a dosen counties, overpowered Warden Wilkinson and several of his officers and made their way out of the prison enclosure under the musz- vhich could not be fired because of the fear that the Warden and his fellow-captives might suffer injury. One of the guards was killed, the general overseer was fatally wounded and several other men were criminals were pursued to Pilot Hill, in El Dorado County, and there gave battle. One convict was killed and another was wounded. PENITENTIARY AT FOLSOM IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY AND THE CHIEF OFFICIAL WHO WAS CAPTURED BY THE MOB OF ESCAPING CONVICTS. ey Under Muzzles of Gatling Guns. — 2 Jolly, O. Seavey, James Dolan, William Hopton and Stage Driver T. C. Brown. In the desperate battle that took place in the captain’s office when the break for liberty was made William Cotter, a guard, was cut to pieces by the convicts, who used razors and keen-edged knives. The officer died of his wounds shortly after 1 o'clock this afternoon. Joseph Cochrane, chief turnkey, was badly wounded in the fight, and he lies at the point of death in the prison hospital. Warden Wilkinson was slashed across thebody with a razor and a slight wound was inflicted on the abdomen, but his injuries are not serious. W. C. Chalmers, a guard, was slashed on the right hand by a razor, wielded by a life-time convict, Al Meyers, who was captured after he had gone a few steps from the rear prison gate. Posses of guards and Deputy Sheriffs from Sacramento, El Dorado and Placer counties scoured the surrounding country this afternoon, while Company H of the National Guard was rushed here from Placerville by orders of Governor Pardee. This even- ing the soldiers took up the trail of the convicts. The consummation of the plot to escape shows that it had Continued on Page 4, Column 1. | ! 8 | | 1. g || W. A. Chalmers, turnkey. | [ | THE DEAD: Guard William L. Cotter. Convict Fred Howard. THE WOUNDED: Thomas Wilkinson, Warden. Joseph Cochran, overseer. | Charles Jolly, guard. | ' general Stage Driver Brown. A. Seavis, convict. +* ——lp Convict Falls in Bloody Strife. Fierce Fight at Pilot | Hill. ! UBURN, July 27—A fierce battle occurred be- | som convicts and the of- tween the escaped Fol- | ¢ » . . ficers at 7 o'clock this evening | |near Pilot Hill in El Dorado | | County. Escaping Prisoners Hurry Their Captives| 3+ <+ | The convicts were traveling in a four-horse wagon and holding up a pioneer, John Me | dis, at Pilot Hill and completely looting his general merchandise | store of the stock of provisions, | proceeded on ig the direction of | Coloma. Shortly after leaving Pilot Hill they were overtaken the posses from Sacramento, Folsom and Placerville. Guard Curry of the Folsom posse opened nego- | tiations by shooting one of the | horses attached to the convicts’ by | | wagon. This temporarily blocked &the advance and an open fight | ensued. | Convict Fred Howard was | killed outright and Seavis, the | negro convict, was badly wound= ed. Guards Brown and Klenzen- dorf, who were with the convicts managed to escape. It was also noticed that Convict Gordon and another convict were missing and it is presumed that | they dropped out somewhere be- tween Folsom and Pilot Hill and have taken to the woods, which anywhere in this locality would provide safe hiding. Guard Jetter, who is still in the | hands of the convicts, is a resi- | dent of Lincoln, Placer County. It is feared that he and the other three guards will be killed before | they are released. | Late this evening Harry Wil- kinson and a party of three ar- rived in Auburn from Folsom ‘ prison, and in company with ex- | Sheriff William C. Conroy, one jof the most daring men in Cali- fornia, drove immediately to the scene of hostilities. Wilkinson is la nephew of Warden Wilkinson. | Sheriff Keena’s Placer County jposse consists of Deputies Coan, | Dependener and Lozano and | Constables Leake and Hoffman and Fred Grant. PLACERVILLE, July 27— | The latest news from Pilot Hill is | to the effect that a posse of fifty | men from Auburn has arrived,to | assist the Sheriff and his posse; that a fight has taken place and that Fred Howard, a convict, has been killed, and A. Seavis, an- | other convict, was wounded. The convicts are scattered and are now taking to the surrounding | wopds. Company H left Folsom {at 5 o'clock for *Pilot Hill, and should now be in the immediate + vicinity.