The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-02-28
TUESDAY February %, 1888.
A CLEVER CAPTURE.
The Three Escaped Jail Birds
Gagged Once More.

Our vigilant Sheriff, Gilbert Belnap
has added another laurel to the long
list of achievements which have been
characteristic OF his official regime
We refer to his clever capture of the
fellows who broke Jail on Thursday
last, Ia full account of which we pub
llshed), at Evanston, Wyoming. The
chase was an exciting one. It appears
that Sheriff Belnap, Immediately on
hearing of the flight of the three pris-
oners on Thursday night, telegraphed
to Salt Lake, Evanston, and other
points, giving description of the
deeing men, and proceeded, subse-
quentiy, to what is known as the
point OF toe mountain" near Slater's
Hot Springs. supposIng that they had
taken to the mountains by that route.
But this turn ayailed nothing. The
next morning, or, to speak more cor
rtctly, the same morning, as it
was on towards dawn before
the sheriff got back to town,
he went to Salt Lake City, and there
visited every saloon and such places
where the men might reasonably be
supposed to have taken refuge; but
this did not help any, as no trace of
them could be found. Deputy Sheriff
Hyrum Belnap had been detailed to go
as far as Grand Junction, on the D. &
r. G. On his return 10 Ogden, he
Joined the sheriff, and the two boarded
the U. P. train.
From information learned at Peter
son, Morgan and Echo, the sheriffs
were convinced that the fleeing men
boarded the train, so they continued
their journey to Evanston. Here they
made inquiries, and learned the graft
flying intelligence that some men an.
swering the description of those wanted,
had been seen emerge from an empty
box car. The sheriff then asked the
conductor if all cars had to be sealed at
that point, and learning that was the
rule, an examination was maze, which
proved this to be true. The trail
had to leave in fifteen minutes from
that time. and would go right through
to Green River. 1t was arranged that
as soon as the engine went up to the
water tank, the sheriff should walk to
the train. On given signal being made
by the conductor, Sheriff Belnap and
his deputy, Hyrum, walked along
SiIu0T SIu0 vi the tram. Inc Sl6Tln
presently espied the man Gilman, and
upon walking up to him, was recog-
nized, and the escaped prisoner en-
deavored to draw his revolver, doubt
less the one taken from the jal)r when
the escape was made, but the sheriff
was too alert tor him, pulled his re
yOlver on him, and at the same time
requested him to give up his pistol
Doubtless being of the opinion that
prudence, under those circumstances,
was the better part of valor. he CON-
piled, and was safely handcuffed. The
other two men, (Butler and Peters in
the meantime, we're captured by the
deputy sheriff, who did not experience
any difficulty in arresting them, owing
to the men not having any weapons.
Deputy Sheriff Snyder, of Evanston,
proffered his assistance, and the men
were lodged in jail at that place until
IL O'Clock the next Sunday morning,
when they were brought to this city,
and were politely escorted to their old
quarters, where they are now lingering,
their sweet liberty only having been OF
brief duration.