A Pentridge Sensation.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 4004, 5 January 1892, Page 3

A Pentridge Sensation.

A murderous attack was made on a . warder at the Pentridge Stockade the other day. Senior Chief-warder Stewart, on going to No, 1 gang, which is employed building th'e new wing of the A' division, discovered ► Senior-warder Daly lyine; . insensible ""' close to the works, On examination, it was found that he hail been struck a blow on the back of tho bead with a stone hammer or other weapon, The whistle had just sounded for the prisoners to knock oft work when the assault is believed tohave been committed. Warder Stewart at once brought tonio officials up, and the injured man was convoyed to the hospital, and Dr Stewart telephoned for. The blow had been given just at the back ol the left ear, and a very large lump was formod, After nearly half an hour Daly recovered consciousness and in accordance with his request was taken \o bis home, Daly 'can give nu account of the attack, or how it was made. So far it has not .been ' discovered which of the prisoners .committedtho assault, When the blow was struck Dily Was speaking to 9 life-sentenced prisoner named Herratty, with his back to' the gang, which numbers about forty of the if- most desperate men in Pentridge. r Amongst them arp Anglin, Meredith, Gossep, Kennedy, Murphy and Blake, who, in company with a prisoner named Smith, made a murderous attack seven months ago on Senior Chief-warder Stewart. These men work under the supervision of Andrew Geddeß, formerly of Carlton, who, being nstono mason, directs them. More than once threats have been made by members of tho gang 'X) wreak vengeance on certain of the warders, and amongst them, Daly, who was one of the first to go to the assistance of Senior Chief-warder Stewart when that officer was attacked. There is no armed sentry to control this gang of mun, and Daly was alono with them, An inquiry] wjll f)e heblr