London, Jan, 24. convict in Dartmoor prison was given the opportunity for: great "heroism yesterday, when a mutiny "broke out between three hundred of the prisoners and their The convicts rushed en masse to the "prison Commissioner's office and made it the immediate centre of their riot, Armed with iron impiements it seemed for some: minutes as though they would kill the official. A convict sentenced to imprisonment, named Donovan, undismayed by the fury of the assailants, and at the risk of his own life succeeded in diverting the attention of the furious mob, and hustling the Commissioner off to safety, 2
'Three hundred out of five hundred prisoners mutinied. From the blanner in which the outbreak began, and was carried out by the prisoners, it had evidently. =been carefully' planned. Early in the morning, after the prisoners had all been handed their breakfast porridge, they assaulted the warders, using the porridge ax their weapon in lieu of something better. Confusion immediately predominate salad the prisoners swarmed into the corridors. Finding a bugle they. sounded "Charge," while another section sang "The Red Flag. Somehow they managed to accumustones. these they beat their late a few weapons, sticks and
way to the gate. In the meantime however, the wanders authorities mons for help from Plymouth, while they, numbering only Sonie 150, held off the prisoners and tried to subdue the fire which had) broken out in a section of the gaol building.
The struggle was waged furiously, and order had in no way been restored when help arrived. Hundreds of police" were stationed Prineetown—some of them only. citizens hastily enrolled into serviee—eame upon a scene of. wi confusion, Crackling of flamness and firearms, mingled with the wild shouts and cries of the woundded, have them no. time to! consider orderly attack, Rushing into the" midst of the chaos, a. group of Afty Plymouth. policemen threw off their coats, drew their: truncheons and sallied into battle, For ten or fifteen, minutes longer the prisoners held" out, but length they were forced' to ssu Fender, and were marched back to their cells under heavy guard, Tt "was discovered that. the Governor of the had been foreed to fice for his life when the enraged prisoners. made his office a target for their fury, The attack wax preluded by several weeks of simmering trouble and obstinacy mong the prisoners, and altho itx suddenness precipitated the whole gaol into confusion, neverthe-Tess the speed with which reine foreements from outside. were mustered "into service, testified to certain preparedness for trouble on the past of prison officials, Final reports. on the riot which have come in to-day, reveal that far more" wounded, and greater damage was caused than had first been ascertained. The unparalleled in British the basis of a thrilling talking ture costing thousands of dollars.
Dartmoor prison is reported peaceful to-day, with the prisoners well in hand. All last night hun. dreds of police were stationed around the prison, while troops from the Crownhill barracks were sss for any further. advised to" remain locked houses for fear that the con'
Wight escape and strive 4g" tore ritories the neighbourhood. The timely" arrival of the police, however. prevented any from escaping.
Although first. statements issued only twenty" actually in hospital Inter reports place the figure as high ax 86 conviels and warders injured. The whole central portion of the prison was burned "down, fand considerable damage done other parts of the building also.
investigating every cell, revealed everies male by, thoroughly a number of hidden weapons, such pieces of lead tubing, tied idkerehiefs. the fact that earlier in the week a prisoner endeavouring to escape slashed a warder across face with a razor, show quite pointedly "that the mutiny had been premeditated. the end of the next fiscal year to balance the budget—Reuter.
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