The prisoners then locked the door of the main hall and set fire to bedding.
Pandemonium broke out. Convicts in a neighbouring block began to shout and to wave articles of clothing through the bars of their cells, The noise and smoke brought nearby cottage dwellers to their doors, thinking that another mutiny had broken out.
Prison officials, however, soon regained control.
At one period, it appeared that a mutiny on a large scale had been planned, but every precaution was taken to nip any outbreak in the bud.
When the fire had died down, and the shooting had ceased, from the outside everything appeared normal.
According to an announcement by the Home Office, the trouble was caused by a few LR.A. prisoners, who barricaded themselves in a part of the prison and set fire to a quantity of material The damage was slight, the announcement added and the position was controlled by the prison staff.—Reuter.
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