The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-06-12
Murderer Of eddie" White Prepares
To Stay JaiIers II Necessary;
Iron Bludgeon cunnlngIy
PREPARED.

convicted muTueuer Vi lnoinaS buu
White to escape from the county Jai
this time by killing his jailer II nee
be. was foiled Saturday night.
As concrete evidence Of the crut
cunning of Inlow's designs, heav
bludgeon made of two pieces OF irol
wrapped in piece of blanket, wa
found in the murders cell.
A pocket knife was found in thu
prisoners pocket when he was search
ed. That he had contemplated murder
as means of escape Is said to have
been betrayed in threat overheard
by prisoner, whose name is with.
held, but who informed Sheriff Smith.
The pieces of iron for the murder
Gus device had been wrenched one
from the wall of Inlows cell the other
from that of J. e. Ives, alleged robb.
ca, accused of holding up the Peery
bar on April Is. Each cell is fitted
with metal hook hinged to the s.eel
wan Sutu q way 10 W NotNh uht
hold the hinged cot, which Is folded
up against the wall when not in use.
The hooks are of bar iron, one and h
half inches thick and about onefourth
of an inch long. Two dashed togeth-
er made weapon weighing more than
half a pound heavier than h carpent.
er's hammer. The padding of the
blanket would have deadened the
sound Of blow.
Not an Accomplish.
Ives denied that he had been an ac-
complete in Inlow's plans or that he
had furnished Inflow with the second
bedrock. He said that Inflow had
stolen 1t when the men had been al
lowed in the corridor in small groups
last Wednesday, as Is the custom each
week that they may shave each 9TH
er. Inflow on the other hand tried
to lay the responsibility all on ives.
The cell of Inflow was No. II while |
Ives occupied No. 16.
Immediately after this discovery
which occurred before 10 o'clock Sat.
urday night Inflow was removed to
the dungeon at the order OF Sheriff
Andrew Smith, Jr., who had been
called from his bed by Jailer Beck
stead. He remained there until yes
terday morning when he was allow.
ed paper and pencil and a moment of !
light in which to write a note to |
Sheriff Smith begging to be put back |
in his cell and promising that he
would obey the rules of the Jail He |
was permitted the comparatively lux.
urious quarters Of his cell last night, |
but slept without bedding. Sheriff
Smith declares that he viii leave the
man no further chance for concealing
anything.
Threat Is Overheard
He has caused me lot Of trouble
since | have been here and l am 60
ing to kill him." is said to have been
the low voiced threat made by Inflow
in the hearing of another prisoner
as he fashioned the weapon, the pur.
pose of which was but too plain. The
prisoner who heard the threat under.
stood 1t to be directed toward Jailer
X NJ. Beckstead of the afternoon
shift.
As the search of Inlow's bed re-
Vealed the presence OF the crude but
servceable blackjack, SO the search
OF his clothing resulted in the discoy.
cry OF ii pocketknife in one of his
pockets.
win the fawning humility Of a Uri.
ali Heep, Inflow prayed for an inter |
view with Jailer Beckstead. He at.
tracted the attention OF the taller
shortly after dusk by rafting Gun
on the barred door OF his cell. Ask.
ed what he wanted he told the taller
that he wished a conference with
him.
Talk ahead said the TALLER.
But | can't talk here let me come |
INTO the office with YOU" insisted
lhlow Il have important information
that you ought to know"
Asked For Privacy
Jailer Beckstead worked the lever
mat opened tthe slayer's cell No.
II. The man walked to the end of
the corridor, where but one set of
bars were between him and the Jail
er' He still insisted that he could
not talk there as some of the pris.
oners would hear him, and asked that
he be taken into the Office. Should
the jailer have opened the steel door
leading from the corridor, he would
have been at the mercy Of the pris.
oner as he leaned over the lever a
moment later In the act or closing
il.
A swift. heavy blow, pernaps ,wo
olows' with the padded bludgeon and
the ,ailer would have been beIpln, 8