Warden Clarence Larkin and Officer Harry Martin were stabbed to death during a prison escape attempts. Approximately 40 inmates had been waiting to talk to Warden Larkin concerning upcoming parole hearings when seven o the inmates suddenly attacked him. As they took him into the yard other Officers started firing. In the commotion that followed Officer Martin and Warden Larkin were both stabbed to death. Officer Martin died at the scene and Warden Larkin died of his wounds five days later. Two of the inmates attempting to escape were shot and killed during the incident. The remaining five were all sentenced to death and eventually executed.