Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-15
He Declares He Was to Saw Out
OF Jail to Let Sullivan
Escape.
OFFICERS DENY HIS STORY
Plot to shoot Murderer While Running
From Prison Stoutly Rcfutcd by
Deputy Joe sharp.

From lock this morning until
noon Inc case Of Richard Deming, con-
vict and desperate, charged with tlc
stroyng jail property and attempting
to break ont Of the county jail on
Ian. q, occupied the attention of Judge
Diehl and counsel The matter was
continued unW 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning for argument.
Not the least interesting features Of
this mornings proceedings were the
appearance in court of Joe Sullivan,
convicted murderer and life prisoner
and the defendant, Denlng. Both'wero
brought from the state prison heavily
ironed and closely guarded by Deputy
Warden Tire and Guard Dyer
DEFINING TEsT1Fnss
Demng was placed on the witness
stand by his counsel. Attys. Bailey arG
Yickery, and while telling his story
Sullivan was kept in the clerks Office
under the watchful eyes-ot Guard Dyer
and Deputy Sheriff Joe Sharp.
III testiiying IN his own behalf, Dem
ing did not deny that he sawed a bar
In cell No. of the rotary in the ooun
ty Jail but boldly declared that he did
it at the suggestion of Sheriff Emery
and Deputy Sharp. Demlng swore that
he entered into a conspiracy With them
to do the saving for the purpose OF
trapping Sullivan who was then occl.
plying the cell with him. peming SAID
that, during n conversation with En-
cry and Sharp. they asked him how
much he had sawed Of the bar. lie
replied that he had cut through abClt
quarter of an inch. He was asked,
so he said If he could get through III
the afternoon. and he replied that he
might. He said the scheme was to
get Sullivan to do some of the saving
also so the officers would have evidence
against him and II Sullivan could get
out OF the rotary they. the officers.
would he watching him and would
shoot him down.
SULLIVAN DID NOTHING.
Emery told me-" said Deming, 80
go back and saw so we could get a
shot at Sullivan He said they would
| protect me. He said IL | could not
| get The bar off they would come In
! afid arrest is vi was understood that
| ] should have the saws on me when
| they came 10 take us out of the cell.
| was also asked to try and find out
trom sullivan Wnefe Garcia was. Sul-
llvan wouldn't do any saving because
he was suspicious Of me. He asked
me why / was in the cell with him and
I told him what the scheme was
against him, If Sullivan had got OUT
side Of the rotary. he would have been
bumped off
on cross examination, Deming stat
ed that once out of the rotary. 1t
would have been easy enough TO get
out OF the Jail When asked how, he
replied
''I-ots Of ways" but would not be
more definite.
Joe Sullivan then took the stand and
corroborated Deming, stating that
Deming had told him of the alleged
scheme To shoot him. At each ques-
ton Sullivan smiled, his cold gray eyes
narrowed 20 mere Sits aud 1e took
plenty Of time before answering. When
lie answered question however, he
was positive In his declarations. His
testimony was practically the same as
that of Demng Deputy sharp took
the stand ana denied the accusations
made by Deming aud sullivan against
| Sheriff Emery and himself