Show TWO TRUSTIES ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE CAPTURED IN BRUSH NEAR PRISON John Plummer and Herman Roberts trusties at the state penitentiary at attempted attempted attempted tempted to escape from the prison yester yesterday yesterday ester esterday day afternoon but were caught within two hours from the time time they left The rhe Themen men were working outside of the walls and ran back of the time prison to a thicket on the banks of Parleys creek where they concealed conceal d themselves It was In this tilts brush that they the were recaptured Both men had hind good records while they were In iii the penitentiary and It was not thought that they would try to run away The fact that a trusty trust had escaped a few weeks ago prompted them to tomake tomake tomake make the attempt Their escape was not observed at the time but a few moments later their disappearance was noted and the alarm given glen Deputy Warden Ure tire and several guards tracked the time fugitives to the brush and surrounded it The place in which the men had con concealed concealed coaled themselves was a dense thicket which offered an Ideal hiding place The men had evidently planned to remain hid hidden den dell until nightfall when they might es Cs escape escape cape In the time darkness s This Tills purpose was thwarted by b the discovery discover of their place of or concealment by the guards Several of the time prison officers tramped through the brush and after two hours searching the themen themen themen men were located They started to run but finding themselves surrounded sur surrendered surrendered surrendered rendered Pummer Plummer was sent to the state prison from Crom Ogden ten years ago to serve thir thirteen thirteen teen years ears for Cor a 1 statutory offense Through good behavior he had reduced this sentence and it would hae have expired in three months It is probable probable Probable able that on account of his lila attempted es escape escape escape cape he will lose nil all of oC his goodS good time and will have to remain in prison three years longer Roberts was sent to prison from Crom Salt Lake a year ear ago on a burglary charge to serve eight years lIe He had earned arned about three months good time which he will also alse lose |