The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1903-10-17
UTAH PENITENTIARY OUTBREAK
Prisoners Overpower officials and
Scale the Walls.

Scale the Walls.
Seven convicts in the Utah State rris-
on on the evening Of October over
powered two guards by means of slung-
shots and revolvers. fought their way
amid volley of shots to the outer wall,
scaled it by ladders and sought freedom.
In a hand-to-hand struggle with a
guard one Of them, Abe Majors, was
thrown from the wall to the ground in.
side and kept from escaping. Another,
Frank Dayton was killed. All the
others were recaptured with the ex-
ception of Nathan F. ("Nick") Haworth
and James Lynch, both of whom are
under the sentence of death. These
two escaped to the hills.
Here is q summary of the status Of
some of the principal figures in the
break for liberty:
Frank Dayton sentenced in Salt Lake,
Oct. 8, 1900 for twelve years for shoot
ing John II. Kimball Of the Salt Lake
Livery and Transfer Co.; killed, while
dropping outside the wall, by Guard A.
G. briggs.
Harry Waddell, ringleader in attempt.
sentenced in Ogden, Feb. 81, 1902, for
ten years for burglary and three years
for assault to kill (the latter offense
consisted of throwing cuspidor at a
witness in the court room); shot in the
leg by Turnkey Edgar NJ. Janney and
recaptured outside the wall.
Frand Connors, ringleader with
Waddell, sentenced in Provo, October
o, 1899. for life for the murder of a
watchman, and later at Price, for ten
years for burglary; both knees injured
by fall from wall, cut over eye where
struck by Turnkey E. III. Janney; re.
captured by Janney outside the wall
after running for some distance.
Abe Majors. the third ringleader,
sentenced for life for the murder of
Police Captain Brown of Ogden; shot
in flesh in right arm by Guard A. G.
briggs; back strained by fall inside the
wall where he was thrown after des-
perate struggle with Guard David
Wilcken; recaptured.
Nicolas Haworth, sentenced to death
in Pennington, June 10, 1900 for the
murder of Thomas Sandal. a night
watchman at Layton; escaped, un-
innsred as far as known.
James Lynch, sentenced to death in
Salt Lake, Nay 1. 1901, for the murder
of Colonel Godfrey Prowse while hold
ing up the Sheep Ranch gambling
house in Salt Lake; escaped; believed to
be wounded by Turnkey E. M. Janney.
Edward ]. Mullins. sentenced, Oct.
81, 1902. in Ogden. for three and one-
years for robbery of postoffice; recaptur.
ed by Guard David Hilton after run.
ming some distance outside the walls:
uninjured.
David Wilcken, guard; shot in left
leg between knee and hip while en-.
gagged in q hand.to-hand struggle on
the wall with Abe Majors; likely to lose
leg; injury received during interchange
of shots between prisoners and guards;
name of persons who fred the shots is
unknown.
Zebulon Jacobs, guard; received three
scalp wounds and cut in face during
struggle in the cell house with Majors,
Waddell, Connors and Mullin; will re.
cover.
@. l. Maxwell. former member of
the Robbers Roost" gang. sentenced
for eighteen years for participating in
the robbery of the Springville bank; re-
ceived scalp wound from blow on head
with slung. .ghot while trying to protect
Guard Jacobs.
Alexander A. Robertson, former pay.
ing teller of Well. Fargo 8 Cos Salt
Lake bank and now serving sentence
for misappropriation Of funds, turned
in the alarm when the first attempt at
a break was made, and for this was
chased some distance by Connors, who
attempted to kill him. Robertson saved
his life by hiding in a cell.
Haworth, the escaped convict, was
recaptured Sunday morning without
resistance in O deserted cabin near Hol-
liday, Salt Lake County, and has been
returned to the penitentiary.
Hatfields Locate in Washington.
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