The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-31

Filling fresh cocOauuts with "yen-
She and morphine. and the false bot
tom of paper sack of fruit with co.
caine. Brown, who had but day OF
two before been released from the
penitenuary after serving time for
burglary, sought TO smuggle the drugs
90 friends lu the prison SATURDAY IN
der the guise of sending them fruit
But when Brown handed over tie
fruit 10 Deputt Warden Andrew Gree
leading 90 the discovery Of tFe scheme.
a confession on tile part of Brown and
the arrest OF the eN-c0ngicf and his m
generation iu Use country jail.
The scheme was conceived la tie
prison and the plans so cleveriy for
attained in spite 90 Warden Pratt and
Deputy Warden Lre. had not tht eN-
convict who was ufleAafru lp carry
out the most important feature failed
in what thousands fail dailE-tc take
cOgnizance Of time.
Released From Prison.
Saturday morning convict was re-
leased from tie prison. His name is
Fred Brown and he had served eight
months or one year sentence Tor
burglary ia TIE third degree lie got
off attn eight months for good be-
havl0r
When Brown lea the prison. auirsd
in a new suit and carrying flH in Ills
pocket De asked Warden Pratt If be-
might send some fruit fo -some 81 the
boys inside. The warden told him he
could.
After Brown left Warden Pratt had
some business downtown. and he told
Deputy M arden IRE OF 8r0nn's re-
quest lie also advised ME deputy
warden % make careful eEauilI'a SION
% the frlif brCusht back bg RrOWn.
About Gcloek Brown returned. ear
- ing q large paper sack n-ed rilf
&c dignity etutcaed rarte .arEe cocoa-
nuts. on the sack appeared the names
Of three cOuTicrs, ia Mccullough. Am-
brOse Donuellan and j. b. Davis
Nj IRE took possession OF the sack
and Tie cOcOanuts and ordered Brown
TO remain in the office until the arii-
cles were inspected. IRE dropped tns
paper sack on the able with cOnsi1-
cradle force, and as he did so, several
particles Of white substance scattered
over the polished surface OF the table.
so that's what you are trying 20
DO, is it- demanded The deputy
warden
Held for sheriff.
Brown looked as II he would like to
evaporate. Uttering a vile oath hs
started for the door. but Mr.. IRE was
TOO quick for him.
III Just hold YOU here FOR the sher-
You can't do that" exclaimed
@Weu. II YOU want 10 lose all you
have left of that $40 you had this
morning. just bet 10 that j won't hold
you here" replied Ure.
Then Brown broke down and con-
fessed- He admitted he had spent $3.50
for dope to smuEgle in To- his three
pals Within a few minutes Sheriff
Sharp arrived ON the scene and took
Brown 10 the county Jail.
Upon investigation ID was found that
the paper sack contained false bot
TOM Within The folds Of the paper ar
the corners there were quantities Of
morphine and cocaine
Mr. IRE next turned his attention 10
one Of the cOcOanuts. Upon careful eN-
animation he discovered that tie eyes"
mad been tempered with AS soon as
ne opened one Of the eyes. the OdOr OF
opium Dermeated the room.
Yesterday afternoon a more thorough
inspection Of the cOcOanuts was made
in the presence Of Warden Pratt and
several Of the guards. To Deputy
Warden IRE was assigned the task OF
exploration.
If ] were YOU. I would be mighty
careful in handling those cocoanuts."
advised Warden Pratt cone Of them
might contain nitrO-glycerine or some
thing Of that sort"
Well If they 40 we don't know a."
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