Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-01-20

en- Of darkness they will be able to re.
take them tomorrow.
with two launches, three row boats
and thirty men guarding the shore llne
it Is believed By the officers that If the
men We're stu ON the island at o'clock
last night their escape will he blocked,
WORK A MYSTERY.
Warden Palmer has not had time 10
make a thorough investigation, but
Is unable 10 realize how The work could
nave been done without detection.
" We inspect the cells regularly once
each week. said the warden. "The
last inspection was made Saturday and
] ordered the guard who makes the IN
spection 20 make a careful examination.
lie reported everything all right The
WORK must have occupied several days
and how they could have concealed the
brick and dirt from the hole which
they took from the wall until they had
reached the air chamber Is more than
! can understand"
Warden Palmer believes the prisons
ers used spoon and wood wedge TO
burrow through the brick wall
PROBABLE INTENTIONS.
The plan which II is most feared
VIII be pursued by the conyicts viii be
TO raid some Of the numerous farm
houses ON the island, secure guns.
clothes and a boat and then row TO the
mainland. Among the escaped prlson-
ers are many desperndoes who would
not hesltate at murder 20 accomplish
their purpose with SO many at large
the farmers would be at their mercy
and should they once get possession OF
weapons, II Is believed by the officers
Of the prison that they win flghtto the
OF the prison that they VIII fight to the
ONE CAUGHT.
Tacoma, wash, Jan. 90, II a. MA
most exciting hunt for ten OF the eleven
conyictg who escaped yesterday from
the federal penitentary at McNeps
Island In Puget Sound few miles
from here, Is now In progress
one man Frank Moran, alias O'Neil,
sent from Spokane for eight years for
counterfeitne was captured about
midnight by squad of deputies who
We're patr0liug the shore.
Moran slipped out OF the timber ap-
preached the waters edge, and. IL IA
thought was about TO attempt swim
to the mainland, one mile distant when
he was taken.
Thirty armed deputies are now scour-
Ing the island aud ITO steam launches
are pstrolling It's shores. A launch
from the United states revenue cutler
Manning has iust gone 20 the island
with ten heavily armed marines who
Will take part IN the hunt
WILL GET THEM ALL.
McNells Island IS about FIVE miles
long and three miles wide and United
States Marshal lde feels sure that none
of the COnvicts have succeeded In set
ting to the mainland He has the boats
and arms ot the thirty ranchers who
live on the island and thinks il is only
q question of time until the ten remain
Ing couyicts are hunted down. All Of
the island boats have been accounted
for The morning was very foggy but
II any of the men reached the nlaln-
land they did so by swimming or float
ing on logs.
HIDING IN TIMBER.
The growth Of timber on the Island Is
very heavy aftordng splendid hidins
places for the desperate men who are
at large The escape was planned by
Conyicts Snyder and Davis. each OF
whom were shackied for previous at
tempts 10 escape, While In the tunnel,
leading underground from their cell,
these two fled off the shacklss.
During the forenoon eight or ten rifle
shots have been heard, but with what
result has not oeen learned, as word
can only be received BY boat.