Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-14

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/ But the officials took him severely in
| hand and beat him up SO that he was
quickly used up. and could offer no
/ further resistance. The man was then
| led out. "pacitiad," and escorted to the
Tombs. where he was left revolving
! many things in his mind,
DEAiINGs PRESENT ADDRESS. 4
The Tombs' is a large concrete cell
at the rear of the prison which the
warden has built for the entertain-
ment OF men like Deming. Tho furn-
lgishings are most severely simple in
their nature, their is plenty oflight ana
air, and the occupant has unlimited
| time to think. A man could work out,
an entire new scheme of Intellectual
philosophy while shut up in THE
Tombs The Christian Endeavorers
We're In the double gateway at the en-
| trance, departing as Denng was
brought out of the cell house covered
with blood. The ladies We're 9isibly aft
fected.
Deming told the warden that he had
another knife hid un in his cell. but
the guards We're unable to find any
trace of it. The Knife that was taken
from Dening was a piece of thin steel
FIVE inches long and nearly two inches
vide, tapered off and sharpened to "a
needle point. For a taft, strips of
|sbedtlcking had been utilized. 1t was an
ugly looking weapon, and could easily
be thrust into a mans heart through
any thickness of clothing. Deming
continued game, remarking to the
guards. We'll, / can't see how l can
beat this game. and naturally didn't
want to stay here any longer than I
had TO-" Deputy Warden ure asked
nm, 1ou have been out several times
before, why didn't you do 1t theme
We'll, I'm still here, Amt 1? Guess
that's pretty good evidence l didn't
get the chance was looking for"
WAS GIVEN A CHANCE. e.
1t is only a comparatively short time.
the first Of the month. that Warden
Pratt released Demng from the third
or lowest grade Of prisoners and
turned him loose in the yard. remark
ing that he Intended to treat the con-
Wet like a man, and give him chance
to show II there was anything of the
man left in him. Deming at the time,
ae Gee, ne fully Intended to- reform.
and behave himself like model pris-3
oner. and was so elnphaticsin his de-
clarntions that the warden trusted
him.. peming lost his false upper teeth
In his escape from the hospital while
confined there, and recently while Gov
+
| of pardons, Deming's request to see
the executive was granted. The gov.
.ernor told Deming II he would behave
himself he would give him So with
| which to buy a new set of teeth, and
left the money with the warden, as his
! feelings We're touched by the mans
| tale of digestive troubles due to the
| lack Of chewing gear. This is the way
Deming kept his promise "A paper was
| also found on him, In the shape OF a
L 49, A.~
what he nintended to do, and soliciting
his assstance; but the note was never
delivered.
DEMING's RECORD.
Deming is serving 10 years for
grand larceny. He fefgned sickness
so successfully While in the county
jail that he was sent to the Holy
Cross hospital whence he escaped by
jumping from a window in his nigh.
shirt, not to be captured until found
in Oregon He and Sullivan, who
Patrollnan Ford, were pals In the
county jail and We're continually
planning to escape. One attempt was
frustrated by a fellow prisoner named
Prussing, informing the sheriff, and
for this the two men vowed vengeance
on the German. This they attempted
to carry out later In the state prison,
and came very near it. before guards,
rescued Prussing, and the two desper-
ADDE'S were locked up. II is only the
first of the month since they were
released from confinement and put to
work again with the other prisoners.
For a time Deming put on his best
airs but it was only to look for OPP
portunities for further devitry. War
den Pratt is making further examina-
ton of the prisoners to ascertain II
there is any further movement to
make trouble. AS soon as the new
cell house Is completed. the desper-
ate conVicts will be turned into the
specially fortified corridors there, and
then no more trouble Is apprehend-
ed There are now 2I2 prisoners with
only 23S cells, so constant watchful-
ness is necessary to prevent Matching
up of plots.