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Show TRICKS OF THIEVES. Two or Intra, Wanleit For Burglary, Try To Escape. Today Charles Wheaten and John Miller were arraigned before Justice Laucy on a charge of burglarizing an Italian's ttore on Second South Street. They wire gKen till tomorrow to-morrow to plead, and at that time the preliminary examination will probably be held. The twain were brought up frum Trovo last night by Sheriff Hurt. They have been serving a fifty days' term in Uie county Jail at the Garden City, for steallt'S goods at American Fork, and the period expired yesterday. yester-day. The band of thieves cami near making their ecaiie on Tuesday, and it was only the unceasing vigi-fince vigi-fince of Sheriff Fowler that prevented prevent-ed It. Utah county has a jail built by Ihe Pauly Jail Company of St. louis. Ttyc company warranted its cells to be proof against cutting by prisoners, being composed milnly of solid steel plate, toughened by a special process. In the case of the Utah County jail, however, the company's guaranty amounts to but little,' for Wheaten and Mil.'er, with saw made from tho t-teel shanks in their shoes, made three cuts, each 1 1 inches long, through tills plate, and in a couple of hours more would have been out of their cell, but for the officer. They had worked iu a dark corner cf the cell, nesr the floor, and when the top and tfto sides of a square opening were cut, they pried aud brokeouttlio section of steel plate-. Then there remiiucd a steel liar which they had cut nearly through, when "their work was discovered. It was thclast dav of their lerm, but they did not want to face the lurglary charge. They are now in the county jail here. The I'auly Jail Company will be required re-quired to make good it guarant v to Utah County. |
