ARMED PRISON BREAKERS
FUKTIIKII DETATI.S. TYPISTC. SKIZHD AXD WOUXDhD. Times-Sydney Sim Special Cables, lloceivcd 21, 5.30 p.m. _ Xcw York, January 21. "Details of the fracas at McAllister fiaol show tliiit t!ie three convicts, at the end of the day's work, by means of a ruse, approached tiie gaoler, felled lihn, and seized his keys, 'lhey then made a rush for the prison '-ales,"shooting all who attempted To intercept them. The other convict* shouted encouragement to the mutineers.. They seized the jfirl operator of the telephone, and held her in front of tliem, so as to deter the guards from firing. The guards fired and wounded 'the girl, but the mutineers still held her till they reached and unlocked the gate<. They then jumped inio a waiting buggy, and whipped the noises to a gallop, The guards on the va)U fired, and others pursued the mutineers on horseback. faring the running light a horse was killed. The bodies of (he escapees, riddled with hullels. were found on (he floor of the vehicle.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 174, 22 January 1914, Page 5
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171ARMED PRISON BREAKERS Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 174, 22 January 1914, Page 5
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