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Show . . PRISONERS ESCAPE- A Sleepy Guard Termite a Ilevy of Hurg-lar Hurg-lar to dilute Hint. Sheriff Hurt returned from a visit to Promontory last night and while ho failed to bag the fugitives for whom ho went he was by no means empty-handed. empty-handed. On the night of August 27th tho cracksman paid his respects to the King Hardware company, and succeeded in lilling his pouch with plunder. The entrance was effected through a rear door, I ho fastenings ou which were removed re-moved by a skilfully wrought hole iu the window pane. The following morning it was discovered that cutlery and a Coil's six-shooter to the value of over $400 had beeu taken. The burglars burg-lars left no clew whatever as to their identity and all hope of their apprehension was abandoned aban-doned when a telegram reached the sheriff's ollico from Constable Muu-see Muu-see at. Promontory announcingthe presence pres-ence of a nefarious trinity who were trying to market a quantify of knives. Sheriff Hurt wired instructions t!o arrest ar-rest and hold the parties who were taken in charge. He left for Promontory Promon-tory on the first train and reached Og-den Og-den from which point, hu scut a telegram tele-gram asking if the jail birds were still in custody. The reply arrived that they had made their escape during the night nnd as tho trains were passing iu all directions it was very likely that they had cut oil' all possibility of capture. The plunder had been recovered, however, and the sheriff proceeded to levy on this. Last ceuing's train brought him back to the city and articles arti-cles of the value of $.'1'.I5 were restored to the company. In addition to property prop-erty belonging to theni were two open-faced open-faced silver watches, and a pair of valuable val-uable lield glasses that can be had by tho owners. In the meantime the sheriff has been boiling with indignation over the escape es-cape of tho cracksmen, and has wired in all directions to intercept thoin. It appears that on their commitment the men were placed in a warehouse ware-house ou tho suburbs of tho town of Promontory and a boy of seventeen seven-teen years placed over them. This young gentlemau found it necessary to call on a friend during the uight and returning to tho lockup found nothing but the tracks of bis guests. The lloor of the building had been torn up and reaching the cellar tho prisoners dug their way to liberty, |