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The Daily Alaska Empire
Juneau, Juneau County, Alaska
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After a bloody mutiny at Colorado State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colo., guards search for hidden guns, finding two revolvers in a coal pile. Charles Davis and Leo Mogenty placed in solitary; three convicts face hanging amid ongoing probe. (Oct. 7)
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Believed More Guns Secreted About Penitentiary— Mutiny Scene
CANON CITY, Colo., Oct. 7.—Tenseness brought about by the belief that more guns are secreted about the Colorado State Penitentiary gripped the watchful guards and officials coincident with the putting of a second convict in solitary confinement, following the bloody mutiny staged here last week.
Search of the institution revealed two revolvers hidden in a coal pile.
A noose dangles close to the heads of three convicts as the result of the investigation and findings of the eight-fold inquiry into the recent riot.
An unnamed official said he was certain five convicts were armed although a careful search failed to reveal the weapons.
Charles Davis was placed in solitary confinement after two revolvers were found. Leo Mogenty has also been ordered in solitary confinement.
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Canon City, Colo., Colorado State Penitentiary
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Oct. 7
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Tenseness grips guards and officials at Colorado State Penitentiary due to belief in more hidden guns after a bloody mutiny last week. Two revolvers found in a coal pile. Charles Davis placed in solitary confinement after the discovery. Leo Mogenty also ordered to solitary. An unnamed official certain five convicts were armed despite searches. Three convicts face a noose from the eight-fold inquiry into the riot.