The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-10-16

worth and Lynch, and II Is believed
Lynch was wounded
Guard wilkins was shot in tho
thigh by one OF the convlcts but tho
wound is not serious. Guard Jacobs
was badly beaten. and while his
wounds are painful he Is not serious.
~ injured. Majors was badly bruised
by his fall from the twenty.foot wall.
and one arm was grazed by a bullet.
Governor Wells has offered re.
ward Of $500 each for the return to
the state prison OF Lynch and Ia.
worth. Bloodhounds have been placed
on the track Of the prisoners. and II
Is believed they viii be captured.
Some Of the prison officials are OF
tho opinion that strange woman who
called on Nick Haworth recently may
have had something to do with the
smuggling Of the guns with which tho
convlcts were armed
Frank Corners said to n reporter.
after he was returned TO his cell. that
he was the first man TO gain the
ground on the outside OF the wall. and
that Lynch was second. He refuses
to say anything about the manner in
which weapons were obtained, or to
tell who planned tho delivery. other
prisoners were equally retlcent Peter
Mortensen. close nelghbor OF Ha.
worth on murdorer's row. was sitting
on the bunk In his cell when ques-
toned. He absolutely refused to speak
OF the matter and declined TO say
whether he would have attempted to
escape had his cell been unlocked.
Nathan +. Haworth. commonly
known as "Nlck" Haworth, was UNI
der death sentence for the murder OF
Nightwatchman Robert Sandal in tho
Farmers Union store at Layton. The
death penalty was imposed on June
20. 1900. The prisoner confessed to
the crime after his arrest and in his
appeal TO the supreme court for n new
trial, his attorney attempted to prove
that he was insane at the time Of the
confession. The fact that he attempt
ed suicide at the time Of his arrest
was also urged to prove insanity.
James Lynch was convicted OF muir
der In the first degree for the death
OF Colonel Godfrey Prowse in the
Sheep Ranch gambling house in Salt
Lake and sentenced TO death January
II, 1900. Robert l.. King, who assist.
ed Lynch in the hold.up OF the place.
Is also under death sentence in the
penltentlary. The escaped convict
had a record before coming to this
state and served time in Idaho under
the name OF Welch.
s'rank Dayton. the man shot dead.
was serving a twelve-year term for
the robblng and shooting Of DIR. Kim
ball in Salt Lake City in 1900. After
robblng his victim Dayton attempted
to shoot him. and In avoiding a death
wound Mr.. Kimball was shot through
the palm OF his right hand. He was
confined in the penltentiary on oc-
tober 4. 1900.
Harry Waddell, the ringleader OF
tho plot, and who was shot in tho
right thigh. was serving a tenyear
sentence for burglary and assault
with a deadly weapon with intent to
do bodily harm. On February 81, 1902.
he was sentenced to n term OF seven
years on the first charge and on the
second 10 three years. which sentence
will take effect after the expiration OF
tho former. The man took a leading
part In the Jail break and was fore
most I'm the assault upon the two in
side guards. After being badly
wounded he attempted to rise from
the ground and get away and was
only prevented by the timely interior
ence Of Guard Schulzo.
Abraham r. Majors. alias James
Morgan, was serving n life sentence
for the killing Of Captain Brown OF
the ogden police force in 1901, Ma
Iors and his brother had been brought
TO bay by the officers after having
robbed n man. Tho two men put up
n desperate fight with tho officers.
both Captain Brown and Majors's
brother being killed In the battle Ma
jors was sentenced on October 8, 1901.
Edward Joseph Fullen, who was
grazed on the arm by ball from one
OF the guards guns, aud who put up
vicious fight for his liberty, has
been In the prison but a short time.
He was found guilty OF the crime OF
robbery and sentenced to three years
and six months on April 21st OF this
year
Frank Corners. another life man.
was convicted Of the murder OF Of
fcer William Strong al Provo ON tho
morning OF June n, 1899. He was
convicted OF the murder In the first
degree and sentenced to life imprls-
onment on October o. 1899 lie is
said TO be one OF the shrewdest OF the
convicts in the penitentlary and Is
thought to have been one OF tho chief
conspirators In the wen laid plot.
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