Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-27
ATTEMPT TO BREAK JAIL.
Sheriff Howels Has His First Experience Of
Prisoners Wanting 10 Run Away.
Diligence ON the Part OF the Jniiors
and Other Omccr. Prevent the
Threatened Exodus.

Sheriff Howells has had his first ex.
pcriencc IN jail delivery. ana is now
congratulating himself on having
nlpped In the bud clever attempt on
the part " a few u the prisoners COM
nned In the county jan 10 escape. II oo-
cured last night botwccn the hours ~
5 and . O'Clock. and the Hng'eader In
W. II oycfncnt IL said to be Charles Vi
var. MI an-round crook. who was sem
t-.e.d Is Judge Norreil ON saturday TO-
four years In the state prison. having
been convicted by a Jury last week OF
blfglnfiging the store ~ Barnes. Harry
a company on East Temple street.
Vivian. along with a number ~ oth.
efli. was conveyed 10 the state prison
today ana Warden Dow was Informed
NJ IN the character 81 the man and ut
his latest cHcapado.
OF course u b. almost Impossible for
a prisoner to escape from The county
jail without the AID ~ an accomrllce
or two on the outside. When n pfif-
nncr II released. after serving his time.
~ his movements. Yesterday Frank
pcyton was discharged. having com-
pleicd three months sentence Tor
smbcExling funds beluuginr to the pro-
priotof ~ tho European cafe. JHilnr
Thomas had. for some time past. hern
fuapiclouH ~ roytun. Tor the reason
that b. appeared a. BE- altogether too
Intimate with vivian ana Tow other
prisoner. Mr. Thomas Informed the
shefin N his suspicious, and when
peyton was released yesterday. Mr.
1iOwells made un his mind o. take ex-
ira precautions by putting more guards
around the iail building.
AL. Iaa tai Lei
side cell on the east side u tho building.
lie had Tor a companion Hen Weber,
harmless German. who, the officers say
wouldn't run away VI chance were
given him. while slight Jali1r Sick
guibfansen was making his rounds last
night he observed a piece Of string
dangling from Nivian'a cell window.
Attached 20 the end was long wire
nail. intended to sink the string and
hold u down. Nick glanced up and
noticed that the other end ~ the string
was tied 90 a piece OF kndlinE wood.
lie never uttered n word, nut cfept
nuiasieHsiy around the house and
made known his discovery a.
sheriff Ilowelia The ahprln
positions IN clos proximity 10 tn
string. Nick himself was assigned a.
the coal shed, which faces the window
81 the cell occupied By vivian. WHORE.
with loaded rwolver, he waited the
approach Of sampne. Other men we're
sent around the block Ia order 10 see u
thCrc were any IroNierH about. but NJ
no one. UP 10 late hour. hove In sight
a visit was paid 10 Nivian'H cell. The
prisoner WIS discovered fast asleep aud
snoring. Tho officers experienced some
difficulty In arousinF him. and when
he finally did open his eyes he STARED
Wildly about him and innoccntly en-.
queried what's the matterT" lie was
promptly told what was the matter,
but denied any knowledge OF tho string
or ~ a. how u rot there.
An examination Of the cell disclosed
the fact that the window had been
raised and hole cut through the
heavy screen, large enough To- admit
n mans hand. Tho string. ~ course,
was hung out Tor the purpose of haul
ing NJ small saws and other tools with
which 20 iio the locks and bars 81 the
jail cells.
shorty" Hanks. convicted few
months aro 81 having burglars tools
IN his posHeralon. and who was seen
near the jail yesterday. II thought 10
be implicated In thc affair but neither
he nor Pcytun showed M last night.
Whether they became aware ~ the
presence OF the officers. or whether they
Intended 10 set their work In at later
hour Il not known, but Sheriff iiOwelia
Il satisfied that hir suspicious ~ Pcy-
ton and Banks arr well founded.