Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-02-14
THEY WANTED GUNS.
Discovery Of a Proposed Attempt IL
Break jail.

P.J. Haley was before Commits.
sionef Greenman this morning on 8
charge Of aiding in an attempt tc
escape from prison.
The circumstances indicate that
there was a plot among = gang Of
thieves to effect a delivery ef Fcths
Of the fraternity frcrs the peniten-
tiary, and the defendant was made
a means Of communication between
those inside Of the prison and parties
outside.
Mr.. Haley was sentenced abou,
three weeks ago to imprisonment for
assault, and served 10 days. When
he was released on Sunday he had
two canes, one fully and another
partially covered with braided
horsehair. Both were Rom VIM. Mar.
shall, and were for Andrew J.
Pettit, who got oct Of the xjenftenS
nary some time ago, having ksrved
term for larceny. Warden Amos
suspected something was wrong
and cut cf-en the partially covered
cane. On the inside he found a
letter.
AT the examination this mcrrtnty.
Capt. Amos testified tn these facts
and stated that he Believed the LET.
ter was written by VIM. Marshall.
whe Is in the penitentiary awaiting
trial on several charges OF horse
stealing.
The letter was then introduced
In evidence, as was also a commun-
ication sent into the prison by Pet
TIT, whose address was given On the
canes as No. AS west, First South
Street The note sent in nv Petit
reads;
This is cane want you to make
Tor me. Make 1t as near like the one
1 made for Jack as possible.
=. A. c. Those are the initials 1
VIII be out as soon as can. II is for
a friend OF mine. LIP.
The concealed letter which was
thought to be conveyed to Petit in
one OF the canes reads as follows.
Friend Andrea:
The bearer Or deliverer of this cane
Is all right. Please get him two guns
sra two rounds Of cartridges each. He
VIII get than to as. The party don't
know OF this note. He is rather a
small, dark completed man, with a
little powder burn in the face. The
things are for r. c. {. and myself. II
you could come up with him Il would
probably help him out. At least don't
fail TO get them for him. Yours.
L wish you would try and have it
a1ed with them men at Terry's, shout
that rig. See Tufts and tell him about.
JAKEY.
The note is on thin paper, in VIC
let ink, and the last paragraph and
signature were not written by the
same person as the first paragraph.
Jas. C. Watson was called 10
identify the Petit letter, which was
written on one of his bill heads.
He could not, however, say whether
or not it was Andrew J. Pettit's
writing. Petit had been in Mr..
Watson's Office several times, and
could have got q bill head there at
almost any time, as they were loose
on the desk. Petit assumed TO be
trying to get a pardon for John
Smith, in the penitentiary under a
sentence for highway robbery.
Captain Amos testimony was con-
tinHed. He said-Haley's time ex-
pired on Sunday; he had served
,fnafsa,, dave. ne <o,,nd +hn 1.r,a-.
when he was coming out; they
were hidden in a cane covered with
hOrsehair; canes are frequently sent
out, but most Of them are wooden;
| had heard that an unfinished hair
cane had been sent out, and that
caused me to suspect; then / cct
the Defendants cane open; he said
il was for Andrew Petit, and was
from VIM. Marshall; one cane had q
piece Of paper wrapped about it, but
the cane was an old one, and l did
not think there was any letter in it;
the cane cut open looked to have
something wrong with 1t; believe
the defendant knew all about the
scheme; ] don't know who is the
author of the note signed "Jakey,o
but believe it is VIM Marshall.
ID. \. Swan testified-I am the
marshal's clerk; know Andrew
Petit; he has visited the peniten-
tiary several times since his release;
the last time was ten days or two
weeks ago. He has visited VIM.
Marshall and w. w. Wilson.
This closed the evidence, and the
commissioner held Mr.. Haley to
await the action of the grand jury.
The witnesses were summoned
into the inquisitors' presence this
afternoon.