Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-01-30

one and was carried out with great
slcCess They sawed out the bars Of
their cells. John cutting out three In
llig Edward being the larger man,
round II necessary to cut OUT four
Nothing suspicious was noticed In
me actions Of the two prisoners nor
was anything wrong discovered when
The day guards went Of duty yester-
day afternoon The murderers evident
ly9Fawed the bars during the night
us'pg what appears 20 have been soap
70 deaden the noise and TO reduce frlc-
tiou.
The escape Is unparalleled az Is their
record for crime throughout the ylcin-
,ityF The police all through the coun-
Try are searching for the Biddles.
THE WOUNDED GUARDS.
The two guards injured will probably
reppvcr The bullet wound sustained
by Aeyn dds is not regarded as danger
Gus. The physicians have been unable
10 Wp0rtain as yet the full extent Of
,MpVarys wounds His head IL badly
conipsei, but there are no signs that
hisBhull was fractured by his Sixteen
foot 4all
THE B1DDLES' CRIMES.
For several months preceding the
khaney murder daring burglarles We're
Of almost nightly occurrence The po-
lice SEEMED powerless to prevent them,
and nervous citizens retired at night In
feaffAnd trembling on the morning
ot3Apfll u last Mrs. Kahney was
awakened by burglars and called to
her husband, cripple, who was sleep
ing IN IN adjoining room with one Of
the children.
As he entered the door Of his wife's
room hc vas shot dead The burglars
then fed A few hours later Detective
Patrick Fltzgerald and two officers sur
Prise Che Biddle brothers Ut their home
on Futon street, but before they were
captured Fitzgerald was killed and Ed
wagd Hlddle, who shot him, was dan
gerollsk wounded Walter Dorman an
otlernt the gang and two women,
Jessie nodne and Jennie Seekers, were
also arrested. Dorinan turned states
evidence aud the two Biddles We're con-
vtcted pf khaneys murder and sem
tencedAo BIZ hanged John on the l4th
Of tits month ana Edward on the 18th;
bot three days before the date set for
Johns Execution they we're respited UNI
IA Fen Is and q by Gov. Stone, so
that their cases could go before the
pardon board at It's coming meeting.
Dorman is stu in jail awaiting sem
tence. 'fhe women were released.
WIFE CANNOT BE FOUND.
DislsAstty. John c. Haymaker had
a conference with Warden Soffel at
noon and the warden told him Of his
suspicious concerning Mrs Soffel The
warden has made inquiries at the
homes of all his wifes relatives and he
has been unable to find any trace Of her.
An investigation disclosed the fact that
she had taken all Of her best clothes.
The wardens oyercoat Is also MIXING.
II is reported that the Blddles took a
train at the Fourth avenue station Of
the Pan Handle railroad. which Is With
In a block OF the jail. and left for the
West Warden Soffel Is broken hearted.
lie Is completely unnerved and with
difficulty could repress his tears. II
has been known for several weeks that
Mrs. Soffel was taking an interest In
the Biddles and II IS said that she fire.
Quently furnished them with daintles
outside taeir usual prison fare.
REWARD OF 5000.
The county commissioners met this
afternoon and offered reward Of $1,000
4, for the re-capture OF the murdererss A
meeting of the prison board to inyesti-
gate their escape will be held this af-
'ternoon.