Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-19
One Of the Billots Fired After Con-
VT Gray Came
NEAR STRIKING ANOLDLADY
rrisoer's GLOOMY Prospects say. lie
waid Have Eiudcd the Oniccrs
Had tIo Iiccn a well Wan.

iihn Gray, the State prison convict
70 made the unsucccPaful break for
lruy FROM the criminal court room
= the Joint building yesterday after
mon. was reported as being n very
SICK man today. 'lind I been a well
inan." said no 60 Guard rhincas II.
Young. on the way back 90 the 'pcn.'
ln the evening. you would never have
caught me-
n don't know as 10 that" replied Mr.
YOUNG. "but I do know that lf those
two little girls In "a buggy had not come
between you and meas you entered the
Foster lot. you would now. Mr. Gray
have been occupying place ON a ulub
ln some undcrtnkcr'u morruc."
Golden brown, who was haudcuued 20
Gray, ahuddercd at the grim suggcatlun
uf the fate his companion 20 narrowly
escaped.
BULLET HIT 4 WASH TUB.
when shots are fired ua they were
after Gray yesterday people naturally
wonder someone don't get hit by STRAY
bullet. both Guard YOUNG and D,puty
sheriff MaCpun say they took good
care yesterday tp see that nu one was
In tho way when they pulled the trigg.r
VI their rcvulvCrs.
Notwlthstandiug the prccaution n tho
officers. 70 was learned today that one
Of the bullets came very nearly ending
the career % an old lady named shiv-
orB, who lives In % Hhunty ON the Foster
lot south state street, though from
whunc gun the bullet came BE- not cN-
nctiy clear Guard Young believes u
WIS the shot urCd hy MuCDuu, which
struck tho ground and then probably
rgbuundrd.
Mrs. shIvcrs was doing some washing
when SHE was startled hy "a sharp crack
that struck one uf the boards % the
ahHuty and "a zinc wash tub almost
simultaneously. Thinking fur the mu-
mcut that d was the act Of boys
throwing rocks. Mu shiycu went OUT
side the cabin and was hurrinud ON soe-
inE "a man lluunEl coming toward the
house. carrying n smoking revolver In
his hand. Giving "a scream. ua all we
men do when frightened, the Oh lady
backed into tho house and securely
fastened tho door. Auer listening Tor
"a few seconds aud not hearing the
heavy footsteps of the man with u gIn.
she piuckrd up sufficient courage 90 go
a. rho b1ck window, Looking out she
saw "a man lu the act u leading another
by tho collar ~ hIH coat towards the
city and county building.
Ia tho excitement that followed the
! old lady forgot the washtub Incident.
] ana AN was NNN MlNAAN NANl NNN ANNANfA
! home later IN the evening that "a bullet
! hole was discovered ln the Huls ryccp-
! tacle. tho bullet lying ON the inside.
Mrs shiNvfH clos" call can De- better
uuderatuod when n II stated that lu-t
"a second or two before the deadly mis-
| fllc entered the shanty she left the tub
Co so 60 the Fireplace Tor more hot
water. Had She not moved away the
moment che ana, there can be- little
doubt but she would have been shot
GRAY's GLOOMY PROSPECTS.
The county attorney yesterday after
noon filed an Information with clerk
Little ~ the Third district, charg-
ing Gray with being a habit
ual criminal, The old statutes
provide that when man has been twice
n uteuccd 90 the pcnltcutllry and opmvs
up u third time Tor s0ntvucg he may
Dc charged with being a habliual
. criminal
Nj Putnam today announced his In
trutIUu of prosecuting Gray uud0r this
act which. lu COCO uf "a conviction,
would moan @ sentence 90 at least nc.
minimum penalty, Add three years to
thi-. the torn ne wns sentenced 90 ON
tho sth Inst, Tor burglary, ana u Will
bv eighteen years before Gray ls llhor-
ntrd. N woe probably ths prospect ~
"a long term that caused the prisoner
% make tho fool-harty break b. did
yesterday nn act that Will initiate
against him as long ua Dc remains az
the State prison.
Grl}H next appearance In court VIII
be- tomorrow morning. ut which time
he viii enter "a plea 90 the charge o. nH-
rIstlnr Golden brown On escape ON the
OH uf July. Yesterdays episode viii
cause the officers 20 guard him more
closely and should he again make an
un1rt 10 leave tho court room, uuuc-
o1mpnnled by either clerk stowe or
Guard Young, there Will 90 O funeral
sure.