Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-19
WOUNDED IN RIGHT THIGH.
Went Out With Chain Gang and
Jumped from the Wagon on
Canyon Road.
Hin Bone Is Badly Shattered and AM
putation OF Limb May Result
In Death.

II Is quite safe to predict that Will
liam Ross, the colored man who COM
mitted four burglarles early yesterday
morning, who made a dash for liberty
through a plate glass window, and who
was finally captured by Sergeant Ed
dlngton and Officers Morris, Taylor and
sperry, will commit no more burglar
les He win jump through no more
windows and, II he does not die, he
VIII be cripple for the balance Of his
natural life,
Ross made a desperate dash for lib
erty shortly after o'clock this morn
Ing and would have made good his es-
cape but for the sure aim Of officer
John .. Brown, one of the chain gang
guards. He Is now at the Groves L. ID.
4. hospital with terribly fractured
hip. The city physician says that the
man will have to have his right leg
amputated or he Will die, and that the
chances are he will not recover, any,
way,
HOW HE DID IT.
That Ross Is a smooth and desperate
criminal was made doubly evident this
morning when he tried to carry to a
successful termination cunning
scheme to escape. Since his arrest yes
terday morning ne has been temporar-
fly confined in the overcrowded city
iall, He was with other prisoners and
had the same limited freedom as they
had. At s o'clock this morning, when
Guards Brown and Carey called at the
jal for the purpose OF taking the chain
gang up city creek canyon, Ross man.
aged TO mingle with the prisoners. who
are employed FOR the city's benefit.
Jsier Parry was on duty, When he
opened the cells, his attention was call
ed TO the needs of soldier VINO Is do
ing time" While thus engaged, Ross
slipped out With the other prisoners
and mingled with those already on the
wagon bound for the canyon. He was
not missed, and during the journey Of
acer Brown asked the man how long he
had to serve.
Twenty days more" replied the
burglar.
When the wagon reached point on
Canyon road near Third street. Ross
leaped from the wagon and dashed up
The street. AS he started to run, one of
the prisoners yelled by c., that
feller Is the burglar."
BROUGHT DOWN by BULLET,
Immediately Officer Brown drew his
heavy revolver and started in pursuit.
lie called upon the fleeing burglar to
halt but the latter only ran the faster.
Brown fired but missed. Ross ran
through George d. Pyper's lot to the
rear Brown fred again without re-
suits. Ross dashed out on to Second
street and was Hear the residence Of
Col, 7. q. Webber when Officer Brown
fired again. This time the steel-soft-
nosed bullet found its mark 1t struck
the fleeing robber In the right hip,
trightfuly shattering the bones. Ross
fell to the ground with a groan. Brown
ran up, and seeing that his man was
helpless, returned to the wagon to look
after the other prisoners whom Carey
was Watching
MAN SERIOUSLY WOUNDED.
The patrol wagon was quickly tele-
phoned for and Officer Joe Bush arrived
IN short time. Ross was taken to
the station and placed In the emergency
ward Dr. Wilcox was SUMMONED and,
after examining the wound. ordered the
man sent to the l.. d. s. hospital DR..
wilcox said that the fracture was one
Of the worst he had ever seen, and that
the mans leg would undoubtedly have
10 be amputated close to the hip, in the
hope OF saving his life, and theschances
were that the wounded fellow would
die anyway,
PLANNED HIS ESCAPE.
Ross evidently planned his escape last
night, He told some of the prisoners
what he proposed doing and tried TO
borrow some work clothes. but was not
successful.
AT last reports the unfortunate mans
condition was about the same. He suf-
Tered great pain but bore IL without
COMPLAINING.
lie was TO have been arraigned this
morning on five counts Of burglary. but
VI he ever answers to the charges II VIII
De many months hence.