Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-15
Fourteen Tough Convicts Great.
ed Trouble for the
Guards.
DEMANDED MORE COFFEE.
Eight of Them Are Chained TO Wall
And Given Only Bread and
Water.

| are undergoing severe punishment at
| that institution, for the offense OF Gre
atlng a disturbance and making them
selves generally obnoxious. When
these have been sufficiently chastised
10 warrant the belief that they will be-
have themselves, six others will be sub
jected to some kind of discipline. in
order to bring them into a spirit OF
obedience To prison rules.
The chief offender and ring leader OF
the disturbing element is John Burke,
who is serving a term OF Is years for
robbery, and seven who are receiving
added punishment are, Frank Harrison,
James McCormlc. each of whom Is in
for four years for burglary; Joseph
Sullivan, five years for robbery; Gus
Johnson, 10 years for burglary; AL
Goodman is months for burglary;
Walter McLloyd. six years for house.
breaking, and John Furey, eight years
for robbery.
TROUBLE FOR GUARDS.
Trouble began Monday evening,
when the men who are kept more or less
In solitary confinement, INDUCED In
profanity aud boisterous conduct when
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they were roundly abused by the NAL
contents. and the matter was report
ed to Warden Pratt. That official visited
the prisoners Tuesday morning, and
demanded 10 know II any had a grew
ance. \ negative answer was returned,
except as TO two. who asked that they
be provided with more coffee.
"ToMBs" DISCIPLINE.
Tuesday evening the disturbance
started afresh and with much more
severity, The men hooted and yelled
ana stamped the metal floors with their
heavy shoes. The noise thus created
was terrific, and the guards were I'M
able to quell the disturbance. Acting
upon instructions from Warden Pratt
the guards seized the eight men named,
aud after stripping the clothing from
their bodies put them into cells called
the "tombs.' There their arms were
outstretched IN opposite directions and
fastened to rings In the walls, and tho
men remained standing In that position
for % hours. only bread and water be-
ing given them In the meantime. Last
night they were placed In cells without
beds, and today are undergoing repe-
tition % the "tombs" discipline When
u vs. apparent that the insurgents have
had enough" TO insure obedience they
viii be returned TO their former cells.
The six men whose punishment is
yet 10 come. are John Gray. Charles
Smith. Steve ODDS. f. \, Morris, j. II.
Harper and Richard Morris. As these
were not so offensive as the other
eight their ohastisement will doubtless
be less severe.
WARDEN PRATT UPHELD.
Members of the board Of corrections
visited the prison yesterday, including
Governor John c, Cutler Chief Justice
McCarty and Justices Straup and
Frick, They were appealed TO BY the
men undergoing punishment but the
opinion Of the board was that tho
unruly prisoners fully deserved what
was being melted out 10 them, and War
den Pratt was upheld in his method OF
breaking up the Instruction.
Thirteen of the prisoners are OF the
third grade class. the exception being
Richard Morris who was one degree
more favored, but who now can expect
nothing else than to be degraded 10 the
rank OF the others,
WILL HAVE TO BE GOOD.
The eight men are today again In
the "tomhs," but instead Of the arms
being extended IN opposite directions,
as was the method yesterday, the
hands are chained TO the wall direct
Is In front Of the prisoner.
II Is the belief of the prison officials
that all or most of the men will weaken
before night, and promise TO be good"
IN which case their term In the "tombs"
will be declared ended. So far each
has shown e disposition not to be con-
quered. They profane at nearly every
breath and threaten dire vengeance
upon the heads OF the officers for the
punishment being inflicted.