The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-09
TRY
TO GET AWAY

Guard John Royle had the most
strenuous day OF his life yesterday
while Guarding city prisoners In Og-
Den ,cany/D. All four men made
their escape and were recaptured al
evening On the return trip TO the
! jail one OF them succeeded in slip
ping his chains and escaped again.
He is still at large
The gang which Royle took out
with him yesterday morning consist
ed Of Monroe Guy, the young negro
who had been giving the police and
jail guards no end Of trouble during
the past week: II. Nichols alias Lee
Mason who is serving forty days for
stealing bicycle; Frank Williams,
sentenced to ten days for vagrancy
and a prisoner by the name OF VIII
son
These men we're working In the
shale of the mountain side not far
from the lime kiln in Ogden canyon
when Wilson collapsed apparently
from the heat and rolled under the
wagon He was revived and Royle
allowed him to rest in the shade for
a time
Prisoners Make Break
Not ,ong nfterward the fellow sud
denly lenped TO his feet and ran OF
down the road at full speed Doyle
had hardly started after him when
Nichols and Williams made break
in an opposite direction leaving the
young negro Monroe Guy, alone on
the job.
A teams;er by the name of Oakley.
an employee of the city. was working
nearby and Royle deputized him to
watch the negro while he pursued
the two men who were rapidly disap-
pearIng into the brush of the hill
SIDE
Having chased the men for some
distance and knowing that they
would have TO return by the mouth OF
the canyon before reaching the city,
Royle abandoned the pursuit for the
time and returned only TO find that
the negro had also made his get
away by pounding the big brass pad
lock on the ball and chain To pieces
on rock and then made his escape
Without Any Prisoners.
Finding himself without any OF his
prisoners. Royle began To appreciate
the situation and turning to his
deputy handed him his gun and or
dered him TO mount one of the horses
and "get the n.gger" Oakley evil
IDENTIFY began to realize thar the matter
was more than huge Joke and start
ed after the lleeing Guy at full speed
Guy headed for the mountain side
and had gotten fair start up among
the rockS when Oakley fred at him.
The negro looked back, and seeing
smoky revolver pointed full at him,
suddenly sat down on rock and held
up his hands. Royle arrived at this
time and taking Guy in charge started
for the wagon when they CHANGED TO
see Wilson hiding among the trees
He was quickly captured. and loading
them into the wagon, Royle started
for the police station
AT Washington avenue and Twenty
nth street, Royle. who was riding
on the seat with the driver, happened
to glance around and discovered that
Wilson had managed in some way to
slip OFF his chains and drop from the
wagon, making his escape by darting
through the crystal saloon and dis
appeared.
Royle continued to the station and
after locking mp the negro in the dun.
geon' returned TO the mouth of the
canyon TO wait for the two prisoners
who were still at large BY good luck
the two soon made their appearance
and Royle emerging from his con
cealment captured them at the point
of revolver and returned them to
the police station where they were
placed In the dungeon with the negro.