Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-12-20

avoid II. As near az can be learned
their scheme was to get out
Of their cells and then over.
power Night Guard Sharpless whom he
made his usual round. A saw was pro.
cured IN some mysterious manner and
the lower hinges of three doors saved
70 that ths prisoners could get out.
rucker was 20 lie Ia wait for Sharpica-
and jump on his back and the others
were 10 assist him. The plan 20 care.
fully plauucd came " nauRht. The
three were taken into court and son.
fenced aud the same day Sheriff Kelley
took them 10 the penitentlary. There
II no donbt Of their intention 20 eject
jail delivery. six Shooter smith
was evidently in the plot, bat IN order
to screen himself gave up the saw with
which the work was done la order to
pfopitiate the jail authorities.
Sheriff Jose Lopez aud two deputies
have let Las Vegas, New Mexico, ior
santa re with the prisoners Harms,
McGreggor and Garcia. This calls to
mind what peculiar tbiug justice
sometimes docs IN New Mexico. A. l..
MoGfegor broke into barber shop aud
stole a few razors, ollppors, etc., anu
be was sent to tho reuitentiary Tor
three years. Al Harris committed one
OF the most cold hlooleu and unpIO-
voked murders by which the history Of
New Mexico has been stained, n muir
der with no mitigating ciroumstano
the killing Of an unnrmeI fellow en-
ploye on whom a quarrel hat been
forced over 30 cents. Such Willul
taker Of human lie is sent to the
poniteDtlary for zen years. Accordion
10 some New Mexico iurios II In less
crime 10 klila man than to steal u hog.
Harris seemed thoroughly delighted
~ his s.ntence, ne well he might, ior
before the verdict was rendered. no one
would have insured his NJ FOR n
nickel. The Judge, when no sentenced
him, told hin that the jury ought
either 10 have found him guilty OF
murder IN ths trst degree or else have
pronounced him Innocent altogether.
The trial Of All Youns, China.
man, at Los Angeles, Col. reIllted IN
a verdict OF murder In the frst degree.
Tnr crime OF which the Chinnman
was iound guilty was one Of
the most dsshrlly ever com.
iDiited within the pale Of ciViiiza. |
lion. Spanish hoy fourteen |
years old was onticsd into the csoin .oi |
y Chinnmau Tor unnatural purposes.
While there ho was cho'.sd 70 uoath |
and his body thrown into aeiuk Ia thu |
yard, where IL was rtc1vascd. Allthe |
facts polntol To the strong Feasibility Of /
All Young being the murderer, though
he ww otpositively identified M hay.
Ing been seen about tho place.
Alter his conviction All Young |
was taken back 10 the county !
jail nnd placed ia one OF the cells. 1
He paftook Of "a hearty supper AMI
showed no concern regarding his fate.
At 1;i5 next morning Turnkey Roqurs
passed along the corridor, st0i ped OPP
posite Yung's cell and asked MIN how
he was feeling. "l iety wei" was the
reply, and the turnkey proceeded on
his rounds. Just one hour later a
rusty went into tbs corridor 10 notify
thu prIsOn-th 10 prepare for breakinst.
stepping Into the cell occupied 10y
YunR he was Mortified at seeing the
with his legs drawn up by
he side, his tongue prOtruding, ana
his arms hanging by his side with the
hands tightly clinched. The con
Chinamen had cheated the
gallows by hanging himself, using his
cue and few pieces OF cloth torn from
his coat, n a means Of execution. He
had twisted his cue about his neck, |
and then taking the pieces Of cloth,
fastened the cue 10 the Hat bars o. his
ell, drew up his lee, from tho floor aud
,aliply awaited death.