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Show t II0M1TIC I.NSTITLTIOV. It aj jsairs that a conviit named Fit un made an alortive attempt to escaiA. from the renlttntlary last evening. A hole bad been made iu the old Mall which turrounds the prison enclosure, the dlggtr being screened from oltervation by a cluster of convicts who pretended they were teeklng cool quarters in the shade I'l nu vr.s tbeonly one who get through the aperture, but lie was eoon captured in a clump of fcflr--lirils!l- Iinf fnr tmm lliu nm. i-e-s. Tills iueident reminds us tliat many iutemtiug and romantic etories could If told of incidents connected with tlie pott history of the old '"pen," previous to the erection erec-tion of the new iron structure, A feu j ears ago attempts to etcajic w ere frequent, and rome of them were attended ! traglo features, onu renultlug in the murder of Warden Ilutler. and the Mibsequcnt killing of one of the escaping conicts by au oflicer who arrested him in Juab County, Coun-ty, riio officer, Mr. Ilalllday, is compelled to shoot the fellow, tbe latter having fired at hint with a bulldog pistol at close quarters before be-fore he tent a bullet into his body from a Coifs revolver. The wounded wound-ed man died on the train while being convened to this city. A novel scheme for escape, about sis, or teven ears ago was partly MicceWul Among the principals in it were Joe Davis, under sentence sen-tence foi committing a high nay roliiery near the Uintah Heserva-tion, Heserva-tion, Dave Fennel), convicted of particilition in a murder at Frisco, and Hob Talt, under sentence for ranl larceny. They doubtless were assiled by other pr!roner. The plan adopted was- ilmple enough. It was, at an appropriate time of the day, to extemporize a ladder out of the ceiling joists oi the low lumber building where the prisoners tuok their meals, rush I with it to a given joint, plant it against the enclosing wall, mount to the top and drop to the other dde. Fennel!, a powerful athletic irishman, tore down tne rafters and bad a laider constructed almost as juicily as it tikes to bell about it. In the meantime Joo Davis stood at the loorof the bjlilin; with a piece of -cantling, and whoa any one approached ap-proached to leave or tnb r ho in formed him that a move would result in the dashing out of nis brains. Wnen all was ready, two of the convicts seized the ladder, ran out and acrosi the enclosure anl pile ej It against the wall. Fennell and Davis went over like cats. Talt was last. Being Be-ing excited he lost his head, attaching attach-ing the topj of the wall he stood erect ani hesitated, meantime mean-time the guard brought his gun down on him. Tait leaped to the ground in'tea! cf dropping from his hands. As a result re-sult his ankle was broken, ho could So no further, ani was captured. Fennell was cnht In tho brush some, distance away from the prison. Davis, as he" was running at high speed, almost collided with a party of convicts at work on the land outside, out-side, probably making a ditch. Before a move coald be made to prevent him, he leaped upon the guard, took his rifle from him, turned the muzzle toward him and told him to go quickly or lose the top of his head. Theofflcer did not delay, for Joe was a shooltr. Davis got away and reached Han Franf-ljuf where he got employ- meat at his trade as a lather. Ho happened hap-pened to tell a fellow workman tbat he had escaped from the Utah penitentiary. peni-tentiary. The man to whom he told this had seen an advertisement in whleh a reward of J200 was offered for his capture. The fellow informed on him. an officer was sent from here and the convict was brought back and, being convicted of stealing the guard's gun, got two vears for that offense, In addition to having to serve his unexpired term. Davis emerged from the "pen." about three years ago aud wandered do n into Southern Utah, whire he engaged In the profession of horse-stealln. horse-stealln. Officers on the hunt sighted him and called him to fctop and surrender. I nstead of complying comply-ing with this authorltatlv e command be increased Ihe rate of speed at which he was traveling. The oase fired at and fatally wounded him. Fennell was ordoned in theearly spring of 1SS5, by Governor Jlur-rnv, Jlur-rnv, and went to Montana. Tim iapcra of that Territory, aboat three years ago, stated that in returning re-turning home from a party of some kin! in a hllailous condition he was nourishing a six-shooter which he always carried. The weapon was accidentally discharged, dis-charged, the bullet entered his body, and that was the last of Dave Fennell. After Talt came out of prIon, several years ago, he gave some -Wlld Hill" exhibitions of broncho riding aud lasso throwing near this city, and soonafterdisappeaml from this locality. After the "ilormon" aiders convicted con-victed ULder the IZdmunds act became be-came somewhat numerous as inmates in-mates of the "Jen," attempts to it cape became less frequent, until they were extremely rare. The con duct of the prisoners improved in other re-specta, the moral ctiect of the presence and superior department depart-ment of the "Monuous" being positively niarve'ou. |