The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-03
TWO TRUSTEES
ARE RECAPTURED
Parry's Supposed Sister UnWit.
tingIy Assists Officers.
SHE TOOK FOOD TO THE MEN
WERE IN HIDING WEST OF THE
JORDAN RIVER.

A WOMAN, supposed 60 be the SIS
4 ter of George Parry. UnWittiugiy
assisted four peritentary officials
in capturing him and Jonathan Hunt
last uieht about 9 o'clock 0u Jha Salt
air track near the Jordan river. The
men are The two TRUSTEES who escaped
from the prison some time Monday aft
ernoon and have been searched for ever
since by the authorities. assisted by
dogs kept at that institution for such
purposes. Less than two hours after
they had been taken into custody the
cOnvicts were once more behind lock
and key at the penitenlary
When Parry and Hunt were captured
the woman 10 the case was about 90
give the former a small -four sack
filed with bread and other pr0yis-
ions. She had no idea she was being
watched by rour men all the time.
When she realized that Parry had
been captured. and that she had uu-
Willingly played the leading role iu the
around the neck of the man She had
attempted 10 aid and Wept as though
her heart we're broken
Hunt Was Going Back Home.
When Hunt was captured a few min
utes later. he gave vent 90 his feel
ings and cried like an oyergr0Wu
schOoIb0yI He said he was headed for
Emery county where his wife and
children live. lie was going back home.
he said. between sObs. 10 help his wife.
who is in destitute circumstances, and
assist her in providing the common nee
cessities of life for their large number
of children.
of / were guilty Of the crime OF
which I was convicted ] would not
care" s0bbed the man ass DE permit
ted himself Co be haudcufed 90 his
companion ass they stood upon the Salt
air track. But ] ann innocent
learned that my wife and children were
iu want ] grew Respondent. and de-
cided 20 return home and help them.
That IS why I ran away The little
ones needed my help. and I was Eo-
ing back home To DO what ] could for
them But il is AN over now. God
knows what win become of them"
The man, who is past So. seemed
brOkeu-hearte al his capture. as
sumed "a detected air, and soon wrapped
himself in his own thoughts and re-
fused To talk any more.
Parry Grew Semi-defant.
Parry on the other hand, became
surly, but not defiant He assumed
that stONd. Indifferent. semi-dedaut att
titude so often seen iu convicts who
have attempted to escape and after
enjoying liberty for "a short time are
recaptured.
The men who effected the capture
of Parry and Hunt were Ed Jenny.
Andrew IRE, David Hilton and Clerk
John stowe. Not finding the slightest
trace Of the c0uyicts up 10 yesterday
noon. Warden Dow decided 20 shadow
the house of ParTy's father. who lives
near the corner of South Temple and
Fifth West streets. So the four men
stationed themselves I'm hiding places
along the Saltair tracks just west of
the Jordan river not many blocks
away.
About 9 o'clock last evening a Wo-
man was seen walking west on the
tracks ON the other side of the river.
She was Whisting as thought trying
TO attract the attention of someone.
Just as she reached a cattle-guaTd, two
blocks west of the river Parry got up
from clump of willows alongside the
track and rushed forward 10 meet her.
TASTED Since Monday Noon.
Stowe. who was under The guard.
with Hilton Immediately behind him,
recognized the man as Parry Iu au
instant the convict was covered with
two revOlyers and taken into custody.
With a revolver held close 10 his head.
he was made 90 tell where Hunt was
hiding. He was found a. short dis
lance away i'm another clump Of Will
lows
The men said they had had nothing
to eat since Monday noon, So they were
taken to a neighboring house and given
a square meal From there they We're
taken back to the prison.
Parry told his captors that Monday
night they slept iu the hills east Of
the prison. Tuesday night they cir-
cIed around the city. via South Eighth
street. and today communicated with
his folks. In response 60 appeals for
something 10 eat the woman was iH
the act of bringing them a sack or
food when she uniuteutiOnalIy assisted
the minloHs OF the Law i'm capturing
the c0uVicts.
Neither of them had taken off HIS
clothing since they left the prison.
Parry had brayed The elements without
even "a coat, being IN his shirt sleeves
when captured
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