Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-23
Highwayman Johnson Makes a Sue
eossiul Break for Liberty,
DODGED PAST The JAILoR.
Prisoner was Too Hicct OF Toot for
Ills pursucr How Ito FIXED
tho itusiucss.

Thomas n Thomas. the Tailor at the
county jlii laHt weok was shaking
hands with himself on account OF tho
TACT THAT tha prisoners under bis caro-
bad l"uH held securely behind tho hnra
during tho past rcycu and half
months thHt hr had presided over that
house uf correction.
This morning thr record was fudciy
thlh.u. fug Arthur johnson. alias Geo.
Warren. 40 o.. m, showed bis host a
clean pair " heels and lcyanivd acroEB
johnson o. the colaryi man who iu.
uuEurItgi such lively times on West
Temple street shortly after midnight on
ih. morning uf Auril i2th. when hU held
ur liHy IUrWHu, Ed Clilis0u, and
shortly afterwards. opposite bishop
man William Elliot the run OF his life
hY firing HIN shots ut him. ono ~
which penetrated the fleeing mans leg.
Che other two hitting him at long range
ln th" back and ON" the LEFT groin.
JHhnHUn wlH subsequently nfru1toI BY
chief Hilton aud conclusive evidence
UH tH hH guilt was subsequently un-
p1ffN.I Hf Die lodgings.
The huIuauu appeared 90 the last aes-
HI.u fol-. ihH Third district court but
Hu DO. motion ui nla attorney tha case
went over uIul Che GAN sitting
Since hIH Incarceration lu the county
5000 tIH luHI prisoner has been a
] very u|uk man. from heart trouble. 80
much Hu THAT 900 one time % was fuurud
| that ns would hU called 90 face "a high
/ yr tribunal and take un excursion
! across IhH styN lil was removed frum
| thu rotary and placed lu one uf the
l coils ut the side OF thH entrance 90 the
] lHl proper johnson was uu accom-
| mlIltIur follow. and 10 willing worker,
| ap those boo authority thought he would
| hH uu acquisition Co the ranks VI tho
] trustees. consequently Johnson was
/ promoted and the man who was await
| lnE trial Cor highway robbery THREE
] tImrH over. ana assault with % deadly
| weapon with intent tu klll. was given
/ 900 che privilege Of short time mlH-
drmgnnuu, with the exception that he
was not allowed Go $50 outside the walls
/ uf the jail.
According 20 information received BY
] the shvrln Johnson has been planning
] Go escape Tor SOME time back. tie had
/ laid hiH plans Co leave the lall during
the vacation uf Juil1r Thor-lH. but
] Deputy M,Dun. who acted lu the CHIEF
] Jall9r'H absence, was too wide awake
! for such attempt
This morning ut O'Clock Tailor
] Thomas unlocked the coils iu the rotary
| ANA murh hailed the prisoners Tor break
| fast. Dc then, according 10 his custom,
! preceded tho two TRUSTEES through the
| blind door Into the kitchen. Johnson
/ followed close behind. Thomas told tho
! prisoner Go take tho broad that was
| stacked up on o. table ON the southeast
side NJ the kitchen, near the outside
/ door, then turning 90 the other blde
| him take up u bucket u mI'i The
/ moment the jluora back was turned.
| johnson, like q hash, made "a dive for
| tho door. Thomas started lu pursuit
hut the yulurvl man, despite
! h.H weak heart made good time for
the east gate. Thomas yelled 60 tho
ngg.ug man 90 siop, but johnson said.
The Tailor had the heavy brass key
OF the Jam door in HE hand and let Il
! uTIv, at the running mans head For
rs second the Gun UIlttrrvd ON the speed
luE kuy. uui then the missile struck
the osCup, fair and true ON the head
with % resonant Whack but the hlgh-
/ way man didn't drop worth cent he
only went the faster Thomas put on
| "a good Hprint and nearly succeeded In
| catching hhH man az the gate. but tho
! fellow was unFullaut enough Go shut
! Dds wrist in the same.
Thomas. fearing that there would be
"a Wholesale juu delivery started back
COR tho jain 10 head on The procession,
THe lust glimpse he got u Johnson was
] when the latter was making record
limo south on second West. As the
| TALLER never carries gun when he N
| among the uTisunors IN the JAN, he was
! unable tn urrort the nootiug f1oAteps
Tho police were Immediately notified,
| together with Provo, Ogden ana sur
| rounding towns. also the entire force
uf duputigH was sent out 10 scour the
| city.
ln tho ubsgncs Of sheriff Howolln,
who ls ln bed with touch OF typhoid.
Tailor ThUmHa offered q reward OF so
FOR the apprehension Of the escaped
prisoner. with the promise Of an In
crease ln thH aum.
| Detective Sheets and Onlccrs Davies
and sryrry started out bright and
carly 10 round up lll likely huunt7,
When Juhugou made hls escape No
| vp4 apparently clad in uhlrt ana over
| allie. subsequent events lead the oih-
..r.fto believe that bee had his 6hlri
| over 90 grey striped coat vest and hat
Tom EulrIuu. tho morphine heni,
! visited thH prisoner yesterday, ana ava
uuur Do being made tp connect him
| with thr ,fuluv.
johnson H. light col1ryd mul1tio
| rIx foot In height. mu5tauho one uul 4
quarter inch long, and etuttors when he
| tulkH.