Show A CLEVER CAPTURE the three escaped jail birds caged once wore agdens vigilant sheriff gilbert belnap has added another laurel to the long list of achievements which have been characteristic of his official regime we refer to his clever capture of the fellows who broke jail on thursday last at ing the case was an exciting one it appears that sheriff belnap im mediately on hearing of the flight of the three prisoners on thursday night telegraphed to salt lake evanston and other points giving a di of the fleeing men and proceeded subsequently to what is known as the point of the mountain near slaters hot springs supposing that they had taken to the mountains by that route but turn availed nothing the next morning or to speak more cor erectly the same morning as it was on towards dawn before the sheriff got back to town he went to salt lake city and their visited every saloon and such places where the men might reasonably be supposed to have taken refuge but ams did not help any as no trace of them could bo found deputy sheriff hyrum belnap had been detailed to go as far as grand junction on the D sc K G on his return to ogden he joined the sheriff and the two boarded the U P train from information learned alpeter son Morgan sheriffs were convinced that the fleeing men were on board the train so they continued their journey to evanston here they made inquiries and learned the gratifying intelligence hat some men answering the description of those wanted had been seen emerging from an empty box car the then asked the conductor if all cars had to be sealed at that point and learning that was the rule an examination was nade which proved this to be true the train had to leave in fifteen minutes from that time and would go right through to green eiver it was arranged that as soon as the engine went up to the water tank the sheriff should walk to the train on a given signal being made by the conductor sheriff belnap and his deputy hyrum walked along either side of the train the sheriff presently espied the and upon walking up to him was recognized and the escaped prisoner endeavored to draw his revolver doubtless the one taken from the jailor when the escape was made but the sheriff was too alert for him pulled his revolver on him and at the same time requested him to give up his pistol doubtless being of the opinion that prudence under those circumstances was the better part of valor he complied and was safely handcuffed the other two men butler and peters in the meantime were captured jay the deputy sheriff who did not experience any difficulty in arresting them owing to the men not having any weapons deputy sheriff snyder of evanston proffered his assistance and the men were lodged in jail at that place until 11 the next sunday morning when they were brought to this city and were politely escorted to their old quarters where they are now lingering their sweet liberty only having been of brief duration ogden correspondent to S L herald feb 28 |