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Revolt At The Nevada State Prison

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Day
22
Month
September
Year
1871
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Public Domain
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Sax Francisco, Sept 1 During nn outbreak by tho convicta in :he State Prison at Canon, live guaras mil Licut. Uuv. Duuver were wouudmli itiil Mitt. 1'ixloV, broprietói of the Wurm Sprints Il.íUi, killed. Twonty-nine pri.mers u.-i-üpcd. Sa f.xi ■isco, Sept is. The fight nt Canon daring the outijrciik ut th State l'ri:ou yusterday was nu ot' the most despernó m record. Xearly every niHoor aud gu:ird and sev■ml ot' tliu pneomefrs wre voundcd. Liout. Govornor Denver was shot through the hip Hinl is 'va 11 e.ritical condition. ►Sax Fkaxcisco, Spt. in. A sfíocjal to tpe Êulitin gi?e s:m acj uouut of the In-wik at tho Statu 1'iisuii ut Canon, Nevada. A'oluey E Kobbins. Ciiptiiin ot the (iiiai'd, v;i l(;kinjf in tin piisoncvs, wlicn orle fèlk') him witli i bottle, knocking him buensiblO) and ihML'ti''' liini into a i-.fiil juct ;w the other IrÍMiifrs iush"ii on him to iinish him. Hit' lüind thcu cut a hole through into the apartuienta oooapied t)y the wifc ;aul daughter of Lieuteniint-Governor Denver and êntered before any alarm was kivon. Tiio prisoners were all arnu d with slung shots and steel bars. Denver niet tlioiii, revolver in hand, and rirud t I'ruu'c Clittbrd, a liorse thief, who appiaivd to be the leader, hitting him and stunnin him, but was soon knoeked down, h.s skull l'ractured and shot through the thigh by the convicta with nis own revolver. Alonzo Evurt, accompanidd DimVor, and as ttie latter feil, seized a chair and fought like a tiger, kuocking down fivu prisoners, one over the ballustrading and down stairs. His lieroie cou duet saved the lito oí' the LieutenantGovernor. WoundeJ as w.-is Clift'ord, he made his way dowu stairs, followod by the crowd, who at once seized the arinory of the prispn, the officers' clothlng, nuiuunition, et-. Mat. Pixlcy, one of tho proprietors of tin; Wurm .Sjjrings Hotel, ! hearing tho iirinjj; and imagining the cause, seized a six-shootiiï and in couipauy wilh u, man named Renaéish rushea into the prison yard to issist the oth'ocrs. The cojivicts were still insido the gaard roem, Uring through the main door of the building. Pixley rushi-d up to thfi jvindpw and eommenöed firing at the pnsonera inside. when Charles, a ton jear young man froin White Pine, h'red at him through a window, a bal! from a Henry riHc, which carried away two punes ot' glasB and struck Pixloy just below the left eye passing thr jugh his hoad. He feil upou che tone porch in front of the prison dead. Twenty-nine prisoners then scaped, carrying off their wounded, and are still at large. The guard are all woimded, SoVeral sonoiisly. ifc- i i - i

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