Show I PLOT TO KILL A SHfRlffl DESPERATE PLAN OF WELLS VJLLE SAFE CRACKERS James Lament Overheard Them and They Threatened Rim With Death Why He Would Not Testify Logan Jan 25A good many persons per-sons thought that James Lamont was insane yesterday when he refused to I testify against Adams and Potter the Wellsville burglars I now develops I that it was fear of bodily harm at the hands of the burglars that held him back Lamont was in jail sometime ago for violating a restraining order of Judge Hart and while there overheard Adams and Potter telling of the burglary burg-lary and plotting to kill Sheriff Turner and escape from jail Lamont revealed the plot to the sheriff who took the proper precautions to prevent their plans being carried into effect The prisoners suspecting that La mont had told the sheriff what he had heard made him believe that they belonged be-longed to a powerful organization similar sim-ilar to the Mafia and that his life j I I would surely be taken i he testified against them He was in abject fear when brought into court yesterday and took punishment for contempt rather than give his testimony which was of the most damaging nature to the prisoners pris-oners Adams and Potter NOTES Mr Charles McAlister an old and well known resident of this city and senior member of the firm of McAlister Sons passed away this morning He was a native of Scotland and well advanced ad-vanced in years An infant son of Mr Alma Hen dricks of this city was operated upon Saturday for strangulated hernia by Drs Ormsby Ormsby Bishop Oscar Dunn of College Is suffering suf-fering from a badly injured shoulder I the result of being thrown from resul a load 1 of hay onto the frozen ground Hon Joseph Kimball was up from I Salt Lake yesterday on business Herman Christensen was fined 5 yesterday yes-terday for drunkenness The fine was paid I Another drunk was lodged In jail last evening He will appear in court this afternoon The board of education met yesterday afternoon and approved the bond of the treasurer and transacted some other business of minor Importance |