Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-10
STORY OF THE
BOLD ATTEMPT.
Proposed Jail Delivery Opened
With the Holding Up of
The Guard.
TOOK THE KEYS FROM HIM.
Marched Wilcken to the Front and
Babe Him Do as Commanded
Desperate Battle Ensues,

Desperate Battle Ensues.
The attempted delivery at the state
prison last night occurred shortly after
{ o'clock when Guard T.. c. Naylor OBJ
served some Of the prisoners scaling
the wall and turned IN a general alarm.
This was the signal for a desperate fight
for as soon as the conylcts learned
that they had been discovered, they
did everything possible to stand their
ground and only gave It up after they
had been overpowered In the melee
Frank Dayton under sentence Of II
years for burglary, was killed. while
number of others were slightly wound
ed, Nick Haworth and James Lynch,
both under sentence Of death for MUIR
der, made good their escape. although
II is believed that Lynch was badly
wounded in the fight
THE BATTLE BEGINS.
After turning in the alarm, Guard
Naylor, who was doing duty on the
south wall, was reinforced by all the
officers on the ground. While Naylor
was doing his level best to hold his own
against the desperate effort to escape,
Guards Janney, briggs schuze Hill
ton and others rushed round the wall
and met the convicts as they leaped
over on the other side Three of the
prisoners were armed and with their
guns fired a perfect fusllade Of bullets at
Guard Naylor, but he bravely held
them at bay although he narrowly es-
capped being fatally wounded.
DAYTON BILLED.
AS the men fell from the wall ed.
Janney closed IN upon them and OPEN
ed fire He captured Corners and ~
believed 10 have lred the shot that
wounded Lynch. Guard briggs. It is
thought, fired the shot which killed
Dayton, but on this point there is some
dispute as Guard Naylor claims TO have
killed the man himself As Dayton fell
Waddcll, another prisoner. stumbled
over him and turned around as II 10
shoot when MIR briggs warned him Of
the fatal consequences n he dared to
move, Fearful lest he would be killed
Waddell surrendered, while the body Of
Dayton was placed In the hands OF
TRUSTEES to be taken within the prison
walls,
LYNCH AND HAWoRTH ESCAPE.
Lynch and Haworth were among the
first to scale the wall and they sue
ceeded In making good their escape.
The former Is thought to be armed with
a 3S-caliber revolver and win likely nut
up a stiff fight before surrendcrng u
the officers.
SHOT IN THE LEG,
Guard Hilton. who was also in the
thick OF the fight, shot Mullen In the
leg and made a capture, The prisoner
had got such good start that Mr., Hill
ton was under the necessity of mount
Ing horse TO overtake him. This he
did but as he found it impossible to
bring him TO a halt while horseback, he
dsmounted, took aim, fired and
brought him down.
It is believed that but for the as
sistance Of Ed Schuckers. convict,
the delivery from the state prison would
have been general Others also REM
dered valuable aid among them Max
wen, serving time for bank robbery,
who at the very outset assisted Guard
Zebuon jacobs in his fight with small
army Of determined prisoners.
THE FIRST ATTACK.
Mr.. Jacobs was going the rounds
lust before locking up for the night,
and had entered the door Of the south
sell house when he was struck with
a blunt instrument and partially dozed.
Ralying, he started forward again and
found himself confronted by half a
dozen desperate ccnvicts, who imnc-
diately bounced upon him and heat him
almost into insensibillty Seeing what
was going on. Ed. Maxwell why was
not In the plot rushed tp the assist
ance Of the guard and he, too, cruel
ly beaten In the fight Guard Jacobs
was relieved Of the keys and In short
time the prisoners had made their way
to the tier Of cells,
GUARD WILCKEN HELD UP.
on their way to the cells the prIs-
oners were met by Guard Wilcken, who
was Immediately addressed by Abe
Majors, the youthful Desperate doing a
life sentence for murder, You've got
10 60 to the window and call the wall
guard and tell him 10 come down, '.said
Majors, that YOU want to talk TO him.
And pressing a revolver against him
the prisoner babe the guard do as he
was told. Seeing II was no use 10 re-
sist, Wllcken did az commanded and
followed them TO the wall, the pris-
oners meantime reaching the death row,
liberating HaWorth and Lynch and bid
ding them TO accept their freedom. In
the hurry they dropped the keys which
were instantly seized by I'D. Schuckers,
thus preventing a more general de-
livery. As soon as liberated, Lynch
assumed the leadership Of the crowd,
and when appealed to to release others,
he replied, "To hell with the others
we haven't time
Keeping Wilcken In front Of him TO
prevent Naylor from shooting, the
seven men crossed the yard I'm the ear
IN twilight and Peached the wall, Con-
nors placed the ladder against the south
wall. Lynch promptly scrambled up,
followed by Haworth, Connors, Mullin,
Dayton and Waddell came next, Ma
iors bringing mp the rear with wilkins
In front of him.
AS soon MS he could do so without
shooting Wlcken Naylor opened fire on
the group. Lynch and Haworth dropped
over the wall The others followed IN
order The ladder broke and Connors
fell from the top OF the walLover TWEEN
~ feet. 20 the ground His knees were
badly injured, but with an oath he ran