[1], 28 leaves, stenciled typescript on rectos only. 28x21.7 cm. (11x8½"), stapled wrappers.

Account gathered from eyewitnesses by a prisoner who began his term a year after the terrible events took place, apparently the first recounting of the riot by those who actually observed it, as opposed to sensational accounts that that had appeared in newspapers and magazines. Likely only a very small number of these stenciled typescripts were produced. OCLC/WorldCat lists seven copies, four referred to as mimeographed, three called photocopies. The 1929 riot at the Colorado State Penitentiary in Canon City left 13 dead. On October 3, a group of five convicts led by Danny Daniels captured and disarmed several guards. As they took refuge in Cellhouse No. 3, another group of convicts set fire to the mess hall, two cellhouses and the chapel.After prison authorities blockaded Cellhouse No. 3, Daniels threatened to kill the captive guards unless his group was set free. Warden William Crawford refused the demands. Instead, Crawford called for the National Guard and the police from Colorado Springs and Pueblo.When Daniels’ ultimatum failed, he began shooting the guards. The warden then attempted to dynamite the cellhouse. When the blast failed to breach the wall, tear gas was thrown through the windows from the roof. Fearing capture, Daniels killed his four companions and himself. In all, eight guards and the five prisoners died.