BATTERED BY WARDERS
MUTINEER PRISONERS NURSE SORE HEADS FIERCE RIOT IN GAOL NEW YORK, Friday. A short, but violent riot, was the climax to a meeting of prisoners in the State gaol at Jeffer -» City, Missouri. Warders armed with clubs and having gas bombs and machineguns in reserve, beat 750- felons into submission in 45 minutes’ of fierce fighting. The prisoners had complained of the food and commenced rioting at luncheon time. the warders were prepared. Seventy-five of the mutineers were sent to hospital with injured heads. STRIKE IN PERTH PRISON PERTH, Fridaj-. Two hundred prisoners in the Fremantle gaol are on strike because they allege that there is a shortage of food and tobacco. Throughout last night noisy demonstrations were made. The “Red Flag” was sung with enthusiasm and beating on tin cans helped to increase the turmoil.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 934, 29 March 1930, Page 9
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