The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 28, 1903, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY. JULY 28, 1903. CAPTURED GUARDS MAY SUFFER DEATH AT HANDS OF THE INFURIATED OUTLAWS BEFORE THE RESCUE MOB TRIES T0 LYNCH I WIFE-BEATER Citizens of Sisson De- mand Prisoner From able. s Deter- Prevents anging. i L - flicer’s mined Stand Vot Punished Speed- i Severely the People Fid Say They Will Act nie | Dest Saves Life “oeomns| Of Fortunate | iy e o Warden. | AND O'’KEEFE READY o T 8. FOR TEEIR THIRD FIGHT deter- | Lightw Boxers to Battle Next nv"m.» F ight Before San Fran- . hind him in | s E . letic Club. stain of the | ® rite over cross his ab- » War- | as was done with Guard Willlam | “otter. The Warden wore a white vest | resisted | | was cut | | also the | ‘ n n coat which he wore . & e Warden made light of his experi- [ | . -~ and would not belleve he was | o until several hours afterward, | n he was induced to remove his cloth- ing so as to enable an examination to be | | made. It was then seen that the razor | | £ s had cut slightly into his flesh, but not| | ~ deeply enough to cause serious injury. | | “ The Warden's wounds were dressed and | | he sald they gave him no pain. Warden Wilk gave the following version of | i h g experience: 6:45 o'clock this morning I left ce to g0 Up to the prison proper onvicts at breakfast. This regular practice, arid on the occa- these visits I never go armed so much as a walking stick. g the men at their breakfast I d back into the captain’s office near ntrance, It is my habit to wait there see t RECEIVES FATAL INJURIES . men have come from their BY JUMPING FROM ELEVATOR | B0, 3% Y RS Eiiwue vl w a sort of court there and decide at punishment shall be meted out offende: ATTACK BY MOB. as thus sitting in the office with to the +PILOT HILL SCENE OF THE FIGHT 1 CONVICTS WHO BATTLED WITH ERAL OF THE AUTHORITIES OF THE INSTITUTION. THE WARDEN AND OFFICERS OF FOLSOM PRISON AND ESCAPED, TAKING WITH THEM SEV- R. J. Murphy, my grandson, | Wilkinson, and several others, all | 4 : rmed like myself, When seven or | 3 i zht convicts rushed in armed with | only the death of th y t . | only ath of the officers, as well as the direction of the Mormon Island - _razors, and started in to| of the escaping convicts. The conspira- | bridge. us and they were quickly| tors forced us to the prison gate. They| “A convict armed with a rifle walked on was y half a dozen other convicts, so leaped off. | that - - onss ‘"l"‘" s . at in my judgment there were about v he floor of the | fourteen in all. The convicts slashed | el & and dropped two | right and left with their knives and| - and soon blood was flowing In all Emergency Hospital it tiohs. 1 saw that it was no use to was 1 sustained frac- 2 fight—that if we fought back, un- tures » thigh bone, we were, we would have been internal injuries 1 the spot. The convicts overcame ¥ . w L d him, says he and myself and several other of- " the room = ;. c »us of some one among the GRAND JURY ADJOURNS number coming up behind me and, reach- ing down with his knife or razor, seek to AFTER SHORT SESSION’ cut open my abdomen, and you can see - Grand Jury beia| the slit of the knife. ‘It was an ugl thrust, but it did not do me any injury. P. J. Cochrane, the turnkey, came into the office in the midst of the trouble and he pitched Into the convicts with his cane, brandishing it right and left, but he was overmatched and was stabbed and cut in @ frightful manner, and it was in this des- perate encounter that poor William Cot- ter, the guard, received the wounds that resulted in his death. The convicts, armed with their knives, forced us to accompany them out of the room. Some of the guards who man the Gatling guns in the turrets heard and saw the confusion and one or two shots were fired by them.” “I gave the signal to them, however, not to fire at us, for I knew it could mean sterday afternoon. w minutes, when Murasky's | m of a supple-| an indictment in a4 Wilkie, placing bonds, and then ssed. Jury Judge ddress, in which ised the members for hey had performed, re had he ever found conscientious and stead- fast body of men selected to perform the dutles of the Statc nd overcame Gatekeeper Chalmers, who re- cefved an ugly marched us out of the gate. for Armory Post, where the reserve sup- | ply of weapons and ammunition is kept. | The guard who has the keys of the ar- | mory was seen approaching. | his rifle, but he was also overpowered and obliged to return to the armory, open the door and permit the taking therefrom of enough rifles and revolvers thoroughly to | followed, dressed in his underwear, the arm the escaping convicts and then th, s a e | convicts having taken his tro 3 - march began across the pricon farm in S havias. users. Harry — cut In the hand, and They headed He raised either side of me. They told me they meant no harm to me, and thelir treat- ment of me was overconsiderate. They joined the other comspirators, however, in declaring that if any member of the par- ty were killed they would retaliate by taking the life of one of us. After we had gone some distance they released me, after taking my hat, and I came back to the prison. Captain Murphy soon after | Wilkinson's clothes were entirely removed from him. He was given in exchange a convict sult, which he was obliged to wear back to the prison. The escaping convicts proceeded toward the Mormon Island bridge with the other officers and guards, whom they were holding prisoners as they had ourselves. “As soon as I got back to the prison I had the wounded men take to my residence and made as comfortable as possible. 1 Immediately sent for spectal surgeons and trained nurses to Sacra- mento and they came by special train to be of some benefit to the sufferers. I do not know who my assailant in the cap- tain's office was, as he came up from behind.” ST RN M CRIME THEIR BUSINESS. Men in the Conspiracy Are Adepts at Lawbreaking? J. Theron, who was sent to prison from San Francisco, was convicted, together with Convicts Winrow and Barker, of en- tering a grocery in the Western Ad- dition about four years ago. After beat- ing the proprietor nearly to death they took all the money they could secure. All three were given life terms. E. Davis is a hal-breed Indlan from Sacramento County, who has borne a hard reputation since boyhood. He was convicted of robbery in S8an Francisco and sentenced to thirty-three years. He has a half brother named Price, who is sery- ing time in Folsom. Davis knows the country thoroughly and for that reason < v LIST OF THE ESCAPED CONUICTS. S ACRAMENTO, July 27.—The corrected list of the prisoners who escaped follows: Michael Miller of Fresno, H. Eldridge of Alameda, J. Theron of San Francisco, Fred Howard of San Francisco, J. H. Wood of San Francisco, E. Davis of San Francisco, J. J. Allison of San Joaquin County, J. Murphy of Contra Costa County, A. Seavis of Sacramento, J. Roberts of San Francisco, Ray Fahey of Sacramento, S. J. Case of Los Angeles, R. M. Gor- don of Sacramento. The localities given are those from which the men were sent to Folsom. will prove valuable to the convicts as a guide R. M. Gordon was sent up from Sacra- mento for robbery and given thirty-three years. He formerly served time in Jollet {IlL) penitentiairy, from which place he made his escape. Advices from the of- ficials of that institution say he Is an ex- tremely dangerous man and a confirmed criminal. Ray Fahey was sentenced for life from Sacramento. Together with another man he held up a saloon there and robbed a number of customers and also a police- man who happened in during the hold-up. He was pursued and took refuge in a doorway and exchanged several shots with his pursuers before he surrendered. — MILLER'S FRESNO CRIME. Leader in Outbreak Was Recently Engaged in Burglary. FRESNO, July 27.—Frank Miller, one of the leaders in the convict outbreak at Folsom this morning, was sentenced from Fresno in April last to twelve years in the penitentiary for robbing the stores of Louls Einstein & Co., last Janu- ary. The burglary was one of the most clever ever perpetrated here, the thieves getting away with over $2000 worth of silks. . Several weeks later, Miller, with Louls Rosenberg, Thomas Riordan and Walter Perry, was captured in San Francisco, the detectives breaking In when the thieves had all the plunder spread before them. Most of the marks of identifica- tion had been effaced, but in their haste the burglars had missed erasing Ein- stein’s brand on a couple of bolts of silk. Thus the goods were identified. Rosenberg almost escaped from the| county jall here, sawing his way through the bars in a closet and picking out the bricks behind. He was at the task sev- eral weeks, but was detected when within half an hour of liberty. Afterward he turned State’s evidence and gave the tes- timony that sent his companions to the penitentiary. Miller is a Swede. He is of fair com- plexion with blue eyes and light brown hair. He is 2 years old, five feet five inches in height and weighs 140 pounds. He was not regarded as the ringleader of the burglary, being a quiet mild-man- nered fellow who gave no trouble at the jafl. While here before the burglary he frequented the worst resorts and kept company with crooks constantly. —_——————— SHANGHAI, July 27.—An extraordinary rainfall has inundated ~Chefu, resulting in enormous loss of life and property in the na- tive city and heavy damage to foreign set- tlement. | sesston CAME SITUNTION ON THE ISTAMLS United States Consul Reports the Panama Affair. American Marines May Land at Oolon and Go to the Scene by Rail. e WASHINGTON, July 27.—Consul Gene eral Gudger at Panama has made the following report to the State Department of the episode in that city: Last night soldlers headed by the commander in chief searched the Governor's house. The Governor escaped, tried to reach the consulat but was intercepted. Took refugs at the hou of an American. Streets lined with soldiers. Arrested Secretary of State and departmental employes. Department has money. Another dispatch to-day from Gudger says the Govefnorship, had been ten dered, but it is not known to whom. Itis added that the situation is grave. Gudger further reported that the trouble arose because of the fallure of the Gov- ernor to pay the national troops. Troops were withdrawn o'clock this morn- ing. Acting Secretary Loomis has decided to await further advices before taking ac- tion. The navy is weak on the Pacific side at this moment, owidg to the absenca | of the Pacific squadron in Alaskan wa- | ters, but in case of need either the Ban- croft or the Panther could be speedily dispatched to Colon and a detachment of marines sent by rail to Panama. Dr. Herran, the Colombian Charge d"Af. faires here, has received no officlal infor- mation from his Government regarding the troubles at Panama, and was not pre- pared to-day to express an opinion as to the situation there. But with reference to the report from Bogota that the Co- lombian Congress was discussing the sub- ject of mints and the adoption of the gold standard he sald The establishment of mints and the adoption ld standard did not appear among ts mentioned by President Marro- quin in convening Con in_extraordinary . and 1 am at & loss to understand why they should be taken up. In fact there are already thirteen mints in Colombta. An opinion expressed outside of the Co- lombian legation concerning the affairs at Panama is to the effect that the Govern. ment at Bogota had determined to obtain a firm hold upon the isthmus in view of the rumors of a feeling of unrest thers due to the uncertainty as to the fate of the treaty P —e—————— HUSBAND SUSPECTED OF BRUTAL MURDER Arrest Follows Identification of Woman’s Body Found in a Sewer. MOUNT VERNON, N. Y, July 2% Martin Ebelt, also known as Schaefer, the husband of the young woman whose body was found in a sewer on the out- skirts of the city, where it had been thrown after she had been strangled to death, was brought to Mount Vernon this afternoon by Chief of Police Foley from White Plains, where he was arrested. His arrest followed the identification of the body of his wife by her stepfather. Ebelt s a lineman and was at work when arrested. On Friday evening Mrs. Ebeit left home ostensibly to go to work for a family about a mile from her home. Her hus- band left the house, saying he would ac- company her to her destination. Two hours later Ebelt returned alome. Mrs. Ebelt never reached her destination. ——————— ' Shocked by Live Wire. Willlam Gennett, who resides at 1973 Geary street, and who has been working on the Grand Army of the Republic arch now being erected at Third and Market streets, suffered a severe shock last night by coming in contact with a trolley wire. He was handling the trolley wire and his ear touched a steel guy-rope. This com- pleted the circuit and he was knocked insensible. Gennett was taken to the Emergency Hospital and treated by Dr. Millar. His hand is badly burned and bed for a few he will be confined to his days, —_—————————— BLOOMINGTON, IIL. ment is made by the executive council of Mod- ern Woodmen of America that Lieutenant overnor W. A. 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