Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-21
TOOK A SHOT AT FLEEING MAN.
Deputy Sheriff Beckstead of Bingham
Fires at Escaing p)ohn
kellogg
PRISONERS DESPERATE FIGHT.
While Being Brought in on the Muir.
ray Car He Attempts to Brain
Officers With Handouts.

There was wild excitement for a few
minutes ON First South street between
East Temple and State at 1870 o'clock
this morning, occasioned by the at
tempted escape Of a desperate prisoner
who was being escorted to Fort Doug
las by Deputy Sheriffs W. H. and Ira
Beckstead Of Bingham Junction,
The man, whose name is John Kellog,
made a break at Godbe-Pitts' drug
store and ran TO Broadway alley before
he was finally overtaken and the hand
cuffs locked on his wrists. About 800
persons took part in the chase, mclud-
ing the Bingham Junction officers and
chief Of Police Lynch and Capt, Bur-
bidge. Just as Kellog dashed into the
alley way, w. H. Beckstead whipped
out his 40 caliber revolver and fred at
him. The shot created a panic on the
street and excited people began to run
in every direction.
Being a stranger to the city, kellogg
did not know which way to run when
he got 20 the end of the alley, and his
moment Of hesitation proved his un-
doing The two officers bounced upon
him and marched him over to the city
jail, where he was held until the Fort
Douglas car came along, when he was
taken to the post.
kellogg has just completed serving a
term Of 20 days in Jail for larceny. and
1t was during his term in prison that
the officers learned that he was de-
serter. They decided this morning to
take him TO the Fort and give him into
the hands of the military authorities.
The officers took their man In a buggy
to the Murray car line and then remoy-
ed the handcults from his wrists. The
car had not proceeded far when kellogg
suddenly made a vicious attack upon
Deputy Ira Beckstead, and attempted
to brain the officer with the hand
cuffs.
Beckstead was too quick for him,
however, and laid him cold with blow
on the head with a big revolver. Kel-
log played good then, until they left the
car at East Temple and First South
street, The handouts were again taken
off and the officers invited theis prison
er into the drug store to have a drink.
AS they were coming out of the store
kellogg made a second dash for liberty,
cursing like n pirate at every jump.
The officers took after him, yelling
stop hint Shoot him.
Several persons thought the man had
committed murder or some other grave
crime, and attempted to intercept him,
but kellog was too fast for them and in
an instant dashed into the alley with
the officers in hot pursuit BY this time
Chief Lynch and Capt. Burbidge had
Joined in the pursuit. II was then that
Deputy Beckstead fired at the fleeing
man, and the bullet cut pretty close.
At the police station Kollog cursed
his luck while the BeCksteads cursed
kellogg.
Jaw, you guys were just tryin' T.
scare me. A bullet don't scare me no
more'n a meal, I've got scars all over
me body, It's a clnch IL / don't get
away from you guys before we get Ia
the post, | will get away from there.
See?"
"He is one Of the meanest men | ever
saw" said one Of the deputies. "He
tried his best TO brain one OF us com
ing in on the car, Some time ago he
stole a lot OF mutton at Bingham
junction and was given 25 days for It.
1t was during that time he let the cat
out Of the bag and told us he was a de-
serter We treated him we'll too"
Jaw rats" broke in kellogg. Take
de bracelets OF me wrists an open de
door an TIL make another break and
dare you Z shoot me-" kellogg Is now
AT Fort Douglas, locked In the guard
house awaiting an investigation into
his case