A thousand convicts in the State prison at Folsom, about 100 miles north-east of here, mutinied to-day.
Five hundred militiamen and puty sheriffs are bitterly besieging them.
Up to the present seven persons have been kielled, including two. prison guards, and twenty-two wounded.
Nov. 25.
It is now reported that at least rine persons were killed and a score wounded, Phe outbreak began Thanksgiving day cinema entortai ment, when, at a signal given by the ringleaders: of the convicts, Keeper who was supposed to have the key of the cell-house door was hustled out by the crowd, When hho declared that he did not have the key, which had been transferred to another warder, he was shot and stabbed to death, The head warder, who was practically imprisoned in his office, telephoned for the prison guards, who Soon were pouring volleys into the mutineers. He also summoned the police and National Guards with rifles and tear-gas bombs.
The convicts kept half a dozen warders in the cell-house as hoste Later.
The convicts have surrendered, They have all been led back to their colls with the exception of six ring who will be charged with murder in connection with the kill {ing of the warder who was supposed to have the key of the coll-house. They have been placed in solitary confinement.
Te Ig believed that the convicts" fear of the deadly accuracy of the riflemen stationed on a hill over-
't|looking the prison led to their surrender.—Reuter.
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