Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-02-18
SHOT IN THE BACK
Frank SltT,ns Tries 10 Again Escape
From The Chaln.Gang.
Is SHOT NY JOE RALEIGH.
lie Wasn't Hurt Hut at the Same Tim,
Might Have Been Rllled-A
Tough Character.

Frank Stevens, the notorious crook
and all.rouBd desperate crimiGal, had
an experience this morning which
very likely no will not soon forget, aud
which came neatly ending his check
cred earthly career.
About half-past ten, a. the prisoners
were working In the vicinity Of CAPT.
tol bill, Stevens aud n fellow-prlsoner
named j. q. Grace took It into thelr
heads to escape, and they proceeded 10
do 40 by means OF "shAnk,'s ponies"
Guard Joe Raleigh, however, was on
the alert for such movements, add they
had no sooner started than no shouted
telling them 10 stop. His shouts did
not have the desired effect, and
quick ~ flash, no whipped
cut his 44.calibro revolver and taking
deliberate aim at Stevens, who was In
the lead and about IS yards away,
fifed. Toe report Of the gun caused
Grace to think that he was ,feading ON
dangerous ground, aud he Immediately
stopped. Stevens ran about ten feet
farther, whon he too stopped, and sur
rendered with n wound In his back
which caused him 10 think that u
would only BIO n matter Of few hours,
until his time would come to shuiils
{ n this mortal coil.
Guard Raleigh evidently thought
the man had been mortally wounded
and he Immediately communicated
with the police station telling the desk
sergeant to send up tho patrol wagon
for wounded man. Tho wagon
was sent up and Hlong with It
went Driver Armstrong, Tailor KIM.
ball and several others, and after an
absence Of about fifteen minutes they
returned with Stevens, who was not
| dead, but frightfully scared lest he was
dying.
Tailor Kimball took a hasty look at
the wound and after satisfying bim-
| self that tho bullet was lodged aome-
where near the mans spinal column,
he ordered q physician called for, and
after calling up nestly every pbysician's
ofiice In town, DIR. Witcher was pro-
cured aud hastily repaired himself 10
the station.
Ths doctor came, well supplied with
tools for probing, alleviating pain, etc.,
and after n careful scrutiny OF the
wound, aud likewise the man's cloth
ing, he turned to his satchel and took
therefrom n small pointed instrument.
Stevens was eagerly watching tho
movements Of the doctor and when ho
saw him turn to his grip, he said;
SECT me y drink OF whisky, doctor;
don't give me any OF that chloro-
FORM
The doctor assured him that
he was not going to apply
anmstheiies but simply wanted TO
ascertain the Whereabouts OF the lead.
on missile, After probing around for
u white DR., witcher turned TO Chief
Pratt aud stated that tho bullet had
had no effect whatever other than the
making OF slight bruise. II had
struck the mans backbone and glanced
into the eagebrush.
Then the man's position when shot
was discussed, Guard MeQuAtfy,
who had come down from the
hill, said THAT he was bending over
while lmaking his flight, and that, OF
course, proved tue correctness OF the
DOCTORS statement.
| 5tevens's record IN this city and
vicinity 10 an interesting Que. About
six months ago. he made q success
ful escape from the chRin-gang by
watching his chance and seal
Ing the hill at the gravel pit,
his sprlnting qualifications NJ
that time, keeping him out OF reach
OF the bullets from Guard Raleigh's
revolver. The officers thought the
city was well rid Of him ald conso-
quontly made very little attempt to
restore MIN 10 the jail.
About u month afterwards, three
men wsfO arrested Mt Pennington on =
charge q highway robbery. They
were found guilty and sentenced to
imprisonment In the Farmingtol jail.
A low days before their terms expired
there, IL was reported that one OF the
men was Stevens, and upon the report
being affirmed, he was brought to this
city aud placed In Jail 10 hnish his un-
expired sentence. A few days ago he
assaulted Tom MoMAnus In tho Jail,
for which Judge Wenger gave him an
additional 100 days. He will probably
be- put to WORK agsiu tomorrow.
Grace Is serving n fiily.day term for
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