The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-08-12

wire, he could have climbed UP while
the watchman in tho southwest tower
was getting the KEY. pulled the lad
der up after him and stood on the
wall and he would not have been
seen"
Wire Not In Condition.
WAS the alarm wire In condition."
Merrill was asked.
1T had been neglected TO the eN-
tent that II saggcd fully three inches
and / believe II would have TO oe
pulled at least six inches In order 10
give an alarm" replied the suspended
guard THE wire is designed TO ring
a little bell in the towers and throw
a pair OF electric switches. By neg
lect the switches were SO untrue that
had they been thrown they would not
have connected 81 current OF clectrl-
city, and l doubt If one could nave
rung the little bells by pulling at tne
alarm wires. / have myself com
plalned of the neglected alarm wire
and the searchlights, and | know oth-
er guards did likewise, but they were
not repaired,
1--WE all know that Parry was bet
ter acquainted with electrical devices
about the prison and the ha bits OF
the night guards than any other in
mate within the prison walls Tie
knew Just how long IL took The Euard
In the southwest watch tower 10 sel
the prison key at midnight and re-
luTn TO Tue lOWcl. iic W.
act moment the guard was IN tho
habit OF leaving the tower for the
key-it came imm ately after the
midnight shift went on duty;
Had Parry pushed the seanhg iau,
der 10 the edge OF the wall between
II and II o'clock at night he could
have made q rush for II when he
saw tho tower watchman start Tor the
key, thrown it's hook onto the alarm
wire braces and climbed over Whlle
~ no ,lF ftyrr ,pI
he would not have been observed
after pulling the scaling ladder over
the wall.
Saw Parry In Yard.
"I saw Parry with lantern In his
hand away from the boiler room
about 1915 o'clock Friday night. He
was given the privilege as boiler man
to walk about the yard at night, pro-
vided he carried lighted lantern SO
tower watchmen could observe his
movements
WAS Parry ever permitted out
side the prison walls during the day
timer" Merrill WAS asked.
Yes, he went out almost every day,
but always under the charge OF a
guard" replied Merrill. 81 believe w;
d. Davis, one OF the most trusted
guards, accompanied him usually,
What did he do outside tho
prison?'
cement WoTh GeIleIdlly- tho "eo
q cement worker and sometimes he
took care of electric lights-he did
almost anything"
Gray Confirms Story.
John Gray, 1491 Eleventh East, an
other suspended guard who was In the
southwest tower on the night of the
escape, says that he saw Parry near
the boiler room carrying a lantern for
the last time at 1913 o'clock Friday
night He remembered the time to the
minute as the result OF registering
his time call two minutes later.
"Only the incandescent lights on
the prison wall were going Friday
night" says Gray, THE searchlights
were not In condition and the alarm
wire had not been In commission for
a long period. 1t was difficult TO see
clearly into the prison yard. The
movements OF Parry, however, when
he carried a lantern were pretty dis
tinct. He was the only man permitted
in the prison yard at night. During
the day time he was taken out OF
the prison yard to work, but was ac-
companicd by a guard. AS the re-
suit OF being permitted to walk