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Show one of tbe pioneers who came to tins country in 1817. He was widely known throughout the territory and was universally respected and liked. Ho was a quiet, hard working man, and thorough builder, whoso time has been employed for years by tho Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Sainlsj.and he was ever a warm advocate advo-cate of the principles of that religious ' organization. He leaven a large family, fam-ily, nioatof whom reside in this city. The dippatch which brought the news of his death, s.iys tho remains were packed in ice, and started to Salt Lake, in charge of his two sons and son in-law, who wcro with him at the time of his death. FIVE OTHERS. Once More Unto the Breach Dear Frienda. In tbe name of tholawaYidhig portion por-tion of tho community we call, this morning, for another and more complete com-plete reorganization of United StateB Marshal Maxwell's force. A few weoks ago some of the incompetent bailiffs and deputies appointed by Maxwell were discharged, but a further fur-ther ousting of such officials is now demanded. The reason for this demand de-mand is the inability of the officials w iium m i,u3wuj( lho uriuiiu;us coin mittcd to their caro. It has come to bo that the labors of law officers and courts of justice, in putting down crimo are lost, and the money expended ex-pended in that behalf is thrown away. For weeks and months efforts have been made to mete out punishment to the law's violators; murderers, robbers, thieves, swindlers, forgers, and others guilty of heinous crimes have been captured, and somo of them convicted, sentencod and committed to the keeping of the marshal to boo that their punishment followed;while ' others have been placed in tho custody cus-tody of that officer to await trial; but who of the accused or of tbe convicts remain? Only thoao who have uot the energy to go, or those who prefer honorable acquittals and discharges. Heaven knows they have all had opportunities op-portunities enough to depart in fact there is virtually a continued chance for them to escape. If a criminal does not get away from an incompetent incompe-tent officer who, in kindness carelessly care-lessly walks the streets with him, escorts him to a house of prostitution or accompanies him to a whisky saloon, sa-loon, the prisoner only goes to the penitentiary to walk off at his more convenient leisure .If the action or inaction of the marshal's subs in permitting per-mitting so many criminals to escape is not criminal it certainly proves the incompetency of the underlings for the positions they occupy. On Sunday flight, about 10 o'clock, there was another large departure of criminals from the penitentiary; and the only reason why the place was not deserted ontirely save by the keepers was that those persons who remained, for roasons best known to ' themselves, did not care to join the runawavs. The men who escaDed are Cbas. L. Williamson and John Smith, sentenced tosovenyears' imprisonmnt for larceny from a dead man; George Lewis, sentenced to six months' imprisonment im-prisonment for monte swindling on the Central Pacific; John Goodman, held for trial in the Second district on an indictment for assault with intent to kill, and Charles Buckley, alius William Bryant, awaiting the action of the grand jury on a charge of assault with intent to kill. There were nineteen nine-teen prisoners in the room from w hich the escape was effected, but only the above number took French leave of their kocpers. Tho apartment in which the prisoners are confined is a structure made of planks spiked together, to-gether, and standing inside the adobe wall the penitentiary proper. Into this wooden wall the men sawed and cut a hole large enough for a man's body to pass through. Once in the court yard they improvised a rope of blankets, and lifting ono of the party I to the top of the wall, he fastened one end of the rope, and thus assisted they ; all passed over and away into the 1 darkness. It is claimed that two guardsmen were on watch, but where they were stationed while all this was going on Bhould be fully explained. We understand the other fourteen prisoners were invited to follow but declined. The convicted murderer Shafer, who is sentenced to be hanged hang-ed on the 25th of next June, was one of those who refused to go probably because he is a partial cripple, his feet having been badly frozen when he broke jail a lew weens ago. Deputy Marshal Smith, as soon as he received information of what had occurred, acted promptly and energetically ener-getically in tbe matter. He immediately immedi-ately procured horseB and sent mounted men to scour the country in search of the fugitives. Up to last evening tbe pursuers had not returned, return-ed, and aothing had been heard of the runaways. It is exceedingly doubtful if they will all be retaken, or in fact if any of them will be brought back. They are all desperate men, inured to rough, mountain life, and some of them are known to be thoroughly acquainted with the numerous passes and canons in this vicinity. A FAREWELL LETTER. The prisoners evidently had accomplices accom-plices if not assistance on the outside. A letter reached this office, through the post, last evening, which purports to be a copy of an epistle inscribed by the runaways to A. G. Paddock, who has charge of tho penitentiary. The letter is full of sarcastic wit and cutting irony. What might be construed con-strued into serious imputations on Mr. F.'s honor and honesty as a jailor are contained in the docuiutnt, but as wo do not believe they are correct, we refrain from publishing the epistlo in full. The ruuaways commence com-mence by facetiously thanking the keeper for his kindness in furnishing them with "tough beef, shanks and necks for the winter, even if they wero bought on credit; also for kindness kind-ness in general, such as putting irons on us. We have to bid you farewell witnout shedding a tear, hoping should we ever fall , into your dutches again you will ex-, tend the same courtesies to us. Hoping if you get into trouble over it ('our escape or gentlemanly gentle-manly departure') your cousin in Nebraska will assist you. We think the emigration wilij furnish some of us tho necessaries of life, so do not be troubled on our account. Enclosed find ten cents. Go and get the worth of it in arsenic and rid tho world of ono of the most worthless being in existence. Soadieu. Whole Company by Monte Sharps. "P. S. Not one of the other prisoners pris-oners assisted us." |