Salt Lake Tribune | 1905-05-16 | Page 9 | Had Plan to Escape

HAD PLAN TO ESCAPE. St. Paul Confessed Murderer Almost Cheats the Gallows. ST. PAT"L. May If. Edward Gotts-chalk, Gotts-chalk, who pleaded guilty to tho murder of Joseph Ilartman, his accomplice) accom-plice) In the robbery and murder of Christian Shlndcldcckor on February 18 last, must hang on Tuesday, August S Gov. Johnson today after reviewing tho records of the case, fixed tho date The Sheriff has been Informed of a plot between Gottschalk and William William:-, charged with murder, to escape i from Jail. nly the removal of Gottschalk Gotts-chalk from the cell he had been occupying occupy-ing pr v. nted Its being consummated. Williams, finding 'hut the soh me had failed, told the Sheriff of the plan and conducted him to the bathroom and showed him a section of Iron pip., which could be removed by a few turns Wll-I Wll-I lams said that Gottschalk had planned : to conceal this pipe in his cell nnd whon the Jailer camo with food to knoek him senseiess. take his keys, and release Gottschalk and escape.