Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-25
Abe Majors and Those Implicated
With Him 10 Desperate Jail
Break Arraigned.
THOUGHT IT A GREAT JOKE.
Desperate Criminals Laugh and Ex.
change Witticisms and Care Nothin
For Dignity of Court.

Chatting and laughing with each
other, careless and Indifferent to the
serious criminal charges hanging over
them; apparently careing little or moth.
Ing for the dignity Of the court; Abe
Majors, Frank Connors, Harry Waddell
and Edward Mullen, conyicts at the
state prison, were brought before Judge
Diehl this morning to answer to a
half a dozen or more criminal COM
plants filed against them, all growing
out Of their attempt to regain their lib
erty in the recent prison outbreak.
TOOK NO CHANCES.
The desperate young men were
brought down from the state prison on
street car, handcutfed and shackled
tn each other They were In charge OF
Acting Warden Wright and Guards
Dave Hilton and Andrew IRE. The
guards took no chances with the pris.
oners we'll knowing their desperate
natures, But the convcts were as meek
and mild manered, apparently, as so
many little eve lambs-until they got
into court. There they openly displayed
their utter disregard and contempt for
law and order, When the complaints
were read to them they laughed mock
ingly
THE CHARGES
Abe Majors serving life sentence for
murder In the second degree, was ar
raigned on the charge OF assaultlng
Guard Frank Nayor with deadly
weapon, a revolver, with intent TO com.
NIT murder, He was represented by
Attorney r. T, McGurrin and took
until Saturday morning at 10 o'clock to
enter his plea.
Frank Connors, doing" life and ten
years for murder and burglary, was
charged with assault with deadly
weapon on Guard zobulon Jacobs. At.
torney A. j. Weber appeared as his
counsel, and the time for pleading was
set for Saturday morning at 10 O'Clock.
Connors was sentenced to life imprs-
onment for murder and later was con-
ylcted OF burglary and given ten years.
Harry Waddell, doing ten years for
burglary and assault with deadly wca-
pom, as desperate as any Of them, was
charged with assault with deadly
weapon with intent TO commit murder,
on Guard Frank Naylor, lie stated
that he had no counsel but was adj
vlyed as to his rights, lie pleaded not
guilty He was th0n charged with at
tempting TO escape from the state prIs-
on. and the further charge OF robbery
IL was alleged that he robbed Guard
Jacobs OF a watch. He pleaded not
guilty. Asked when he would be ready
for hearing, he replied
HUGELY AMUSED.
Il will be ready at any time" then
he laughed outright and said he would
waive all his rights, including his pre-.
liminary hearing In all eases Judge
Diehl promptly ordered him held 10
await the action OF the district court
This order seemed to amuse the con.
victs greatly.
Edward Mullen, serving three and a
half years for pOstofllce robbery,
charged with escaping from the prison,
asked that the case be postponed until
next week, but It was set for satur-
day, morning, along with the others,
DIEHLS HUMOR.
When Judge Dlehl mentioned the
subject Of bail TO County Attorney
Westeryelt the prisoners seemed to
think Il a great Joke and grnned and
laughed at each other, They were taxi
en- back to prison on the car Waddell
and Mullen and Majors and Corners