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Show HAKKY KUKWEK. convicted con-victed murderer, whose plot to escape from the Htate prison was discovered by penitentiary Riiards. I 1 I ? 7 MURDERER'S PLOT TO ESCAPE DISCOVERED Harry Brewer Saws Hole in State Prison Cell; Accomplices Ac-complices Sought A plot to deliver Harry Brewer, convicted con-victed murderer, from the state prison, was brought to lig-ht yesterday, and throughout last night Warden Arthur Pratt, vrith several fruards, maintained a fruitless vigil awaiting the appearance of the two "outside" men who are believed to have come to Salt Lake to aid Brewer Brew-er in his escape. Prison guards discovered - yesterday forenoon that ateel saws had been smuggled smug-gled secretly to Brewer in his cell. He had sawed a large hole through the solid steel wall of his cell, this giving him access ac-cess to the corridor. This discovery, coupled with information informa-tion secretly given to the prison officials by other inmates of the prison, disclosed the plot. It was learned that Brewer had summoned two former accomplices to a'd him. The men first came to SaH Lake about a month ago, but their plans falling then they left, returning about a week ago. Less than a month ago. prison officials removed Brewer from the second-grade cellhouse to the first-grade cells, where murderers and other desperate criminals are kept in solitary confinement. This action was taken when it was hinted that Brewer was planning his delivery. At the time of his removal Brewer was carefully searched for tools and weapons, but none-was found. Likewise, the new cell was carefully examined. Plans Guarded. ' How the saws which Brewer used in sawing away the wall of his cell came Into his possession and how he managed to complete eo much of the work before it was discovered is a mystery which will perhaps remain such. Yesterday's events disclosed the third plot made by Brewer to escape the gallows gal-lows for the death of Eugene Allen In Bingham during an attempt to rob the Highland Bov store of the Miners' Mer cantile company on the night of April 15, 1914. While confined In the county jail awaiting await-ing trial for the murder, Brewer succeeded succeed-ed in smuggling letters to accomplices In Montana. He told them to come to his aid. He outlined In the letters that It would be an easy matter to effect his delivery from the county jail, as there were but two men on duty there at night time. One of these letters was Intercepted by Jailer George Cleveland and the plot waa disclosed. Brewer and Frank DePretto, his alleged accomplice, were hurriedly removed to the statfc prison for safe keeping. Brewer'? plan for hia escape, as disclosed dis-closed to the prison authorities yesterday, is an elaborate one. So carefully had every ev-ery detail been planned that, but for the chance discovery of the hole in the steel wall, his escape might have been effected, effect-ed, perhaps at. the cost of life to one or more of the guards. To Attack Guard. The exact tJme set for Brewer to attempt at-tempt his escape has not been ascertained. ascer-tained. He planned to stealthily make his wav through the hole In his cell Into the main corridor. There he was to attack the guard, overpower him and obtain the gun. After this much had been accomplished, he planned to saw his way through the window bars of the cellhouse and drop to the ground. His accomplices would be awaiting him at an appointed spot along the prison wall. They were to have a ladder ready for him. He was to climb over the wall, braving the Are of the guard on duty on the wall. Nevertheless, Brewer was taking desperate des-perate chances. At no moment from the time he left the cell through the hole until the time he was safely over the prison wall would his life be safe. Likewise, Like-wise, as he had planned to arm himself with' the gun taken from the guard on the interior of the cellhouse, the life of every guard on duty at the prison would be in danger. The exact part whlh the two accomplices accom-plices of Brewer were to play in the escape es-cape cannot be definitely ascertained, but it was admitted by officials that a high df-p-ree of understanding had been worked up between them and Brewer. By what means the officers are at a loss to determine. Brewer has been kept under the strictest strict-est vigilance possible. He was known to be a desperate man. and from this fact alone he has been given little or no opportunity op-portunity to communicate with persona outnlde the prison. Brewer is known to police officials throughout the intermountain west as one of tli e most 'larlng safe cracksmen operating within the last ten years. As such he Is known to have been the leader lead-er of a gang of daring bandits who have operated In Oregon, Washington, Idaho, (Continued on Page Two.) MURDERER'S PLOT TO ESCAPE DISCOVERED (ContlmjBd from Pg One.) Montana an-j liah. At the time of his arroM at Memphis. Tenn.. Iircwer was a-ciieei1 of blowing a safe there. Inasmuch is the murder of Nig'U Watchman A. C. Hargrove three weeks) ago wa perpetrated by & (tan of afe blowrtra whom ho and Patrolman Arthur Merrick discovered at work, local pollre a tit her It it have br?n InUned to believe that It as the ame g:rK of men who came to Sail I.ke to deliver Brewer. The ' Kni of which Brewer la the acknowJf UoJ ) mi dor la now sonant by police authorities authori-ties throughout the west. Among the crimes with which ihey are credited are nunuTouM safe-cracking jobs In tb northwest north-west ami in C'ona'hi, two or more train robberies and several Oaring highway robberies. rob-beries. Including the robbery of a stage coach In Washington. Brewer and Frank VPretto were convicted con-victed of tho murder Of Eugena- Allen tn BlnKham during an attempt to rob the Highland t'ov atore. where Allen was em-ploy.'.I. em-ploy.'.I. Pel'n'tto was arii-fted at Thompson's Thomp-son's Falls. Mont., and Brewer at Memphis, Mem-phis, Tenn. |