Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-03
Ed Carroll and Morris Sullivan
Change Places With Chain
Gang Prisoners.
WILD CHASE OVER THE HILLS
Sullivan Eventually Held Up by the
officers and Captured--Com-
panion Still ut Large.

Edward Carroll. one OF the four all
legged crooks who robbed two railroad
men in the Gift House ON Saturday
morning and wanted in Judge Diehl .
court this morning for arralgnment on
the charge of burglary in the second
degree; and Morris Sullivan, serving 80
days for drunkenness and disturbing
the peace, and wanted in the court of
Justice of the Peace Dana 4. Smith
this afternoon for hearing on the
charge of attempted burglary
in the second degree, planned
last night to disappoint jailers, guards
and court.
Their plans worked beautifully-for
a time. Sullivan is in Smiths court
this afternoon but Carroll Is non est.
On Feb. II, sullivan was arrested
for trying to break into house where
his divorced wife was living. His in
tenitons, according to the police and
Mrs. Sullivan, was to murder the lat
ter. For this offense he was sentenced
to 80 days at hard labor and took his
place ON the chain gang under Guards
Harris and kast. Later, a complaint
charging him with attempted burglary
in the second degree was filed against
him and the case was set for hearing
this afternoon before Judge Smith.
CHANGED PLACES,
Last night Sullivan and Carroll man
aged to communicate with each other
and hatch plot for escape. They in
dueed another prisoner, who had been
working on the chain gang TO play
sick and let Carroll take his place.
When Jailer Wilkinson let the prison.
ers out this morning to go to the chain
gang he counted the right numneg--14.
Carroll was In the bunch. Wilkinson
did not know Carroll and he did not
know that Sullivan was wanted in
court this afternoon, and of course,
permitted the men to go with the rest
of the gang.
The men were at work for perhaps
an hour when suddenly Carroll and
Sullivan made a break for liberty. The
former went southeast while the latter
sprinted northwest. The guards knew
sullivan but did not know Carroll.
Harris took after Sullivan and, later,
Kast took after Carroll
Both the guards thought the men
were simply serving a short term for
drunkenness and on that account hesi-
tated to shoot. Khst says he could
have easily killed Sullivan-but he
didn't.
Carroll got away and up TO this writ
ing no trace or him has been found by
the officers who are searching for him.
sullivan was captured on hillside
north of the Warm. Springs by Guard
Harris and Detectives Janney and
Schultz.
SPECTACULAR CAPTURE.
His capture was rather spectacular
Harris had followed the man on horse
back, having appropriated an animal
from a boy who happened TO be riding
In the direction of tho guard. He chased
Sullivan over the hills for a couple of
miles and the chances are he would
not have captured the man had 1t not
been for the detectives who We're out in
buggy. They saw Sullivan running
down the hill and promptly drew guns
on him and held him up. Harris quick
ly arrived and snapped handouts on
Sullivan, took him back to the Chain
gang and later back to Jail This after
noon the man was taken before Justice
Smith for hearing on the charge of at
tempted burglary
SEARCH FOR CARROLL.
Following the capture of Sullivan,
the search for Carroll was renewed.
Carroll was arrested Saturday morn
ing IN company with John @. Baker.
alias George Howard; w. II, Apperley
and Harry Hcyman, alias Lee Blend, on
the charge of robbing two men in the
Gift House Saturday morning. When
CAROLS name was called Jailer WIKI
inson explained that the man had man
aged 10 escape. The other defendants
were arraigned and took until tomorrow
morning to plead In default of bail
they were sent TO the county Jail
Carroll. with Apperley. recently es-
capped from the ogden jail. They ale
both wanted there for crimes and the
police say both arc professional crooks.
The officers are confident Of capturing
Carroll I'm n short time