The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-21
GUARDS FOIL PLANS
OF DESPERATE Nj
Frustrate Attempt 10 Es,,,
of Two Convicts at
State Prison.
COVERED WITH Riff
Only Surrender in Tinle s.,
Prisoners From Being
Instantly Killed. !.
COVERED WITH RIFF

TWO cOnNicts attempted 10 esq.,,
the state prison at : O'Clock y.,.
morning ~ scaling tho high Nm
rounding the prison wl,h a ,ons
from strips Of blankets. a, ono III
which was attached a loon IVA.
neavy insulated electric llgh, vira
attempted break waa unsuocs,s,,
The wire loop at the cnd o, n.
shift rope vas caush, upon protrss
bolt four fee; from the cfes, a,
wsli and ore Of the couvicts hsa -,
reached the Top Of the wall be,o..,
was discovered by Guard John M
no WAS on the wall AZ the no,,s1
guard box. y general alarm was tu,,
In
Guard w. W. Dyer rushed ,,,.
prison ward from the north ccll b.
He saw man dangling from (.
about cou. fee, rrom ,he top ~
wall and still another man making =,
| 10 climb the rope, Dyer was no, ~
| He approached HE wall and I'm ,s,,
! i.thc rope looked down at him. -
MY God. man, don't eolnnin ~
| Hike that. Dyer sal. In z cs'r5 H.
"Ail right" the c,n~ici said Az
slipped down the rope toTiis pf'.oz I.
aud the attempted jail bronx aas -
Invited Certain Death.
Thc esca ping convict was litsar, !
miltiug suicide. ,i.ard Norris III,
rifle trained en- ,be conrict. In rss,-
To tine alarm Deputy NaMeu \. cl
aud Two guards had gone aromj
outside OF the %all with rifles IN 4
hands aud were waiting 10 zee 4 /
rise oyer the Top vi the wall.
! Guard Norris said that he )ld no, a
the escaping convict wien hc Qrt
him climbing tho uopc brcsuse le
licved the two vnnvicfs were su,tds
could not soc them plainly IN Tie 4
morning iiSht.
When tho tTo !Esn SURRENDERED m
sc,ves 10 Guard DYER they nad IN 4
possession slUnsennls udos d "a,
in tho feet Of socks heavy plssl
metal taken from tho prison sYslv
Tho two convlcts who pisnnsl
daring break we're. Il. I. A,kiss
1s2o sentenced fcom The Third as
court on January :. 1911 In ser;g I
wears in the state prison, haylns
convicted of robbery, and t;eor,e \
sou. so. 256i sentenced JnnUary I,
to soryc sev"n years in The staJ X
fo, rnbDrry and ono y"ar 70, issa.
ia;i property whila he was q rrIpss
the county iails
Regarded as Desperate.
These tNo men are believed e
among the most desperate IN TIE ,
tentiarr. While Watson vas osf
, In the county jail last January h :
, two attempts 20 escape and On ore .
: sion he succeeded In breaking OIL d
; cell nut aes disco cred hldlnS 10
: ; Interior OF ths jail. For his y
sentenced to serve ono year In lhs
- prison.
~ Warden Arthur Pratt said hs
that he would prefer charges q
Atkins and Watson for at'erlf'ss
break fail. Indler { recent slate "
! is a felony for any prisoner 70 ~,
y 10 oscap- and tho punishment ulcs
victloD lg from one 10 ten yeaH 10;
onmen,
b both co3yicts will lose al "a. q
r that have ;nus lar during thelr IN
= ment accumulated for them. Walsn
lose 81 days ard Atkins VIII 20"
: Both mcu are now in soliteE g
ment.
Planned for Three DaT
Atkins and Watson had panaei
escape for three dGys. ihoE "
blankets into narrow strips sea
them into a strong rope, Ihs ssl
at the prison is opened al esea
j. morning In order thai toe p''@u,p,
go Ia breakfast. When llls ~. ~
= was opened yesterday morning a1
Watson. their rope and siunssscs
dcn in their clothes. sneaked Irz
body nf prisoners 10 the Wal i.
Watson stood upon the sAou1s T.,
= Atkins and by means 81 :.
d handle NJ booked the wire IoSg +
>, trudcd from the wall aoou, .,,r.. ~
y from the top, Watson then c''O''''
g II IS not known in what n1s.', u.
e convicts bad intended 10 sain sS,s -,
e OF the wall after they hsd 'F-'
end ci their rope.