Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-06
officers Are Sure He is the Man
Wanted at Provo,
EX-SHERlFF BROWNS STORY
Tells How Brcdie and Abbott Cut
Their Way 10 Liberty from the
County Jail.

There Is no longer any doubt what
ever az 10 the identity Of the man APP
pretended yesterday by Detective
Sheets and officer Davies. The OFF,
GERS are certain that he Is William
Brodie. The man wanted al Provo for
grand larceny
Yesterday Brodie was summoned as
witness in the case Of Engelbretson
VS. Salt Lake City. When he took the
witness stand he was Immediately
recognized by Detective Sheets, al
though he had not seen the man for
nearly six years. In 1898 Brode was
arrested on the charge Of entering la
dy's room and stealing a gold watch.
He was taken TO the State prison and
held for two days. He was then taken
to Jail at Provo, from which place he
escaped
DETAILS OF THE CRIME.
In 80 BrodIe and a man named 40.
bolt went to Provo from Salt Lake TO
sell lot Of cheap jewelry. One day
they were trying 10 sell some OF the
stun ~ the hired help at the hotel
where they were stopping. when one Of
the employees d Mrs. Jensen, spoke Of
some very fine articles Of jewelry which
she had, and volunteered to show them
to the peddlers The articles in ques-
ton We're SIPS lady's gold watch and
a diamond ring. After proudly show
ing her property-presents to her-the
lady returned the watch and ring 10 her
room, but instead OF locking them up,
she laid them on the dresser In some
manner Brodie and Abbott drew the
attention Of Mrs. Jensen and the other
employees. and Brodie slipped up TO Mrs.
Jensen's room, climbed over the tran
som and stole the watch and ring. The
extreme caution Of the men TO avoid de-
lection really led to their capture.
THE GOODS RECOVERED.
1t seems that the men placed the
stolen articles In a small bag and hid
them under a barn, intending to return
later and secure them.
Mrs, Jensen soon missed her valuables
and reported the matter to Sheriff John
A. Brown Hardly had she left the
sherifG's Office when a small boy en-
tered and told the officers that he had
found the jewels under the barn while
hunting for his lost rabbits. Sheriff
biOwn was too sagaclous 10 remove the
from its hiding place. In
stead. he and his deputies watched the
place day and night, and on the third
day his vigilance was rewarded.
Brodie and ABBOTT drove up to the
barn in buggy and secured the swag.
Then the inevitable happened-the |
thieves were captured. As previously
stated the men were taken to the
pen" and later placed In the Provo
county jail
EX-SHERIFF BROWNS STORY.
This morning ex-Sheriff John A.
Brown Of Utah county came UP from |
the Garden City for the purpose of |
Identifying Brodie. The moment his |
Eye caught sight OF the man he recog- |
lzed him. Mr. Brown held a private |
with Brodie, after which |
ne said: We'll, never knew until to-
lay how Brodie and Abott escaped"
The ESCAPE,
To the News" Mr.. Brown explained
hat today Brodie told, for the first time,
he manner OF his escape.
THE men, said the ex-sheriff, got
| tin cup and cut three holes in II TO
1t the bars. Then they made a tin
over for the cup and placed It over the
BARS.
With some old broom handles
ney made char In one Of the
lues, thus avoiding detection from the
moke. The charcoal was placed In
he tin cup, and with paper blow
,ipes the men heated the bars sufi-
iently to take the temper out of them.
Then with saws, provided by a
woman from Salt Lake, they soon cut
heir way TO liberty"
We'll, sir" continued Mr. Brown,
the men were five weeks doing the
OBJ, and during the time they We're at
work the tailor examined the bars, but
s luck would have 1t. passed by the
cry one the fellows were working on"
The officials are now awaiting word
rom Provo before taking any definite