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In Two Peninsulas

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Parent Issue
Day
6
Month
December
Year
1895
Copyright
Public Domain
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Eig-ht desperate crimináis started a desperate riot in the shirt factory at Jacksoo prison und but for the tiraely arrival of guards vvell arcued there would have been terrible results. The tronble carne like a flash, and was about a trivial matter. r'oreman Muller tok! Dick Iluntley to trim the hhirt collars better, or he wouid report him. Suddenly Iluntley knocked Muller down with a club. Then Supt. l'oH'ee ran to Muller's assistance. Curley and Lige Bullard floored Colïee with a smash over the head with an iron bar. The alarm was sent in, and Deputy Warden A. C. Northrup hurried to the shop. The moment he carne to the door, he was struck on the head with a hainmer by one convict, and another with a bar of iron, and the convicts piled upon him as be lay stunnud on the ground. Then the rioters found the keepers coming, armed, to the scène, and fearing th;y would be shot, ceased their murderous elïorts, and were at once all placed in their cells. There are 100 convicts in the shirt factory. There vvere eight convicts directly engaged in the battle. Oí this number, Dick Huntley, the 20year burglar, and Curley, the five-year man, and Lige J'.ullard, the fighting "coon," serving a second sentence, all of Detroit, were the ringleaders. Dick Lluntley is ono of the worst men in the prison. Three years ago he scaled the wall, atteuopting to escape and a guard shot a heavy bullet through his body, but he lived. A year ago Curley came near killing a foreman on the granite works by hitting him on the head. Dr. Gibson prison physician, says he fears Deputy Warden Northrup is fatally injured. Kelly and Western, keepers in the shop, were handly roughly, but are not dangerously hurt. Supt. Coffee, of the shirt factory, has several luinps on his huad from blows of a club, and one eye is badly cut. As soon as the flght became general in the shop, some conviet throw a lighted match into greasy cotton waste, and ñames sprang up. To add to the horror of the situation, one of the convicts turned on all the steam, while another attempted to smash the pipes and let the steam iuto the room to cause a stampede into the yard. Prompt action of the officers in overcoming the demons alone saved a general break, no doubt, and great loss of Hfe as well. In all there were 40 machines smashed to pieces by the convicts with iron bars and hammers. Aged Lady Fatally Injnred by Robber. Mrs. Deline, aged 'JO, living alone near Columbiaviüe, was nearly killed by burglars. Sbo was aroused by a noise at the kitchen door, and a moment later there were two men in her room. One of them caught her by the throat and asked for money. She said she had none and begged them to spare her life. After this she reniembers nothing until several hours af terward, er hen shi; awoke, nearly frozen. She had been transferred to another bed. She managed to make her way to the house of Leander Kevalley and Dr. Wisner was sent for and dif-eovered that she had been drugged. It is t lought that on account of Mrs. Deextreme age s'ue will not recover. The thieves got no money, although there was a sniall sum in her safe. Steanier on Firo on the Lake. Wliile on her way from the "Soo" to Duluth the steamer W. EL (ülbertencountered a terriüc storm off Manitou island. blie tossed and rolled fearfully, her rail several titnrs passing under the water. Between deeks were 200 barrels of kerosene oiL These broke loose and several were smashed and the contents flowed in every direction. The inflammable material soon reached the fire hole and the vessel was in Dames. The firemen were chiven out and the utmost consternation reigned aboard. The vessel was put about and worked into smoother water in the lee of Manitou island and after a hard and desperate fight the James were smothertid, but the boat was badly scorehed. Two Minera Frlshtfully Mangled. Joseph Uranca had his liead blown from his shoulders and and Ambrosto ' i ban i reeeived fatal injuries by an explosión at the Chapio mine at Iron Mountain, the result of their own earelessness. The men were working partners and were engaged in blasting lown ore. They had charged three holes with dvnaioite and fired them. Two of the shots promptly exploded, but the third huug hre. The men, having eounted wrong, returned to the room just as the third exploded, with the above result. Terrible Accident ut Traverse City. John Stewart, 17 years old, was killed in the factory of the Oval Wood Dish Co., at Traverse City. His clothing.cauarht in a shaftand his body was hurled around it about -10 times before i bc mach'inery could be stopped. livery stttch of clothinsr was torn off, botli li'gs and anus were broken in several places, and all his ribs wero brokon iind his head crushed. Shot His Son's Heail Off. Charles J larris, ai Hillsdale, snot and instantly killed his sou Kay, aged l."j. while hunting rabbits. A rabbit had been driven from its burrow and svhen in the act of shooting it. the boy stepped in range, the entire charge of shot striking him in the head, tearing the top off. The father is alinost insane with grief. The dwelling house of L. L. Taylor, at Stetson, the largest farm house in Oceana county, was deatroyed bj' tire. In place of the stone pile it is said tbat hobos who stop at Manistee for winter quarters wül have to work on the poor farm. Albert Walters, colorcd. was murdered by Alonzo Armstrong. also oolreil, at Detroit, bj' beiug so badly cut that he bleil to death. I'our cars of a freight train on the :. B. & 1. jumped tlie track at Kalamazoo and two of them went down an embankment into . marsh.

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