Show CITY D I TV JAIL J AI L TRUSTY ESCAPES t Jailer Neglects to F Submit Rep Report ort Upon Prisoners Prisoner's Absence M I Thought Hed He'd Come Back Back Officer Declares r s in Explaining Ex Ex- A Act t. t POLICE HUNT WAY WAX Citizens Living Near Penitentiary Penitentiary Ar Aroused u sed While the the public was still indignant over the freedom enjoyed by bya ba a trusty at the state prison police poUce revealed Friday that a city j jail U trusty has been on a a. junket since J last st Wednesday Wednesday- a- a and is still at large City Jailer Jaller Charles Jorgensen questioned about the th trusty's absence absence ab absence ab- ab sence by Chief of Police Pollee Joseph E. E Burbidge explained he had not re report reported re- re port ported the escape because I thought he might come back The fugitive who now is the thc ob obJect object ob ob- of a a wide city-wide police search IsBert IsBert is isBert Bert Owens Owens- 30 He was sentenced November 25 to serve a day 30 term In the city jail jaU by City Judge C. C P. P Dalby after he had been convicted of shoplifting On the same day he was sentenced to jail it was revealed Jailer Jorgens Jorgensen Jorgensen Jor- Jor gens gensen en made him a trusty and assigned as assigned assigned as- as signed him to the garage at the public public pub pub- lic safety building bunding a much sought position among jail trusties V WASN'T SATISFIED But apparently Owens was not satisfied with the job or he felt the urge to go somewhere for it was learned 1 Friday he disappeared on Wednesday Jailer Jorgensen made madeno no report of the ute escape however When Chief Burbidge was was was' in informed informed In in- formed Friday from outside sources that the trusty had escaped he ques questioned the jailer who explained he believed it was unnecessary ry to ro make a a report of Owens Owens' absence as as he thought he might return voluntarily Meantime a search is being con conducted ducted for the fugitive e and Chief Burbidge is conducting an Investigation gation gatlon to dc determine how the trusty escaped and why no report w was s made Many citizens Hying near th the st state te prison protested against the practice practice tice Lice of allowing penitentiary trusties trusties trusties trus trus- ties to sleep outside u ide the the prison walls at night AROUSED BY DISCOVERY Aroused is as as a result of the dIscovery discovery ery that Warren alias aUas Harry H Hart ut 32 32 a trusty serving an Indeterminate term tenn for Zor burglary enJoyed enjoyed en- en n Joyed freedom that en enabled allIed him to ro maintain a residence in n a downtown apartment an and to secretly marry many citizens expressed fear for forthe the safety of their homes if the practice the practice Is continued Declaring she believed felons convicted convicted con con- of ot burglary and similar crimes should be 00 kept Inside the prison walls Mrs Louis M. M Knight 2194 Country Club drive urged t that at prison officials officials dais be forced to exercise more vigilance vigilance vigilance lance over the trusties to so that they might know where the men spend their time at nights Mrs Knight reported that her Continued on on Pare Ten JAilER NEGlECTS TO REPORT ESCAPE Continued from Pace Pac One house had been robbed a a. month ago by burglars who entered the residence residence resi resi- dence while the family was at church and escaped with loot valued at more than han Since that time we have been afraid to le leave ve the house unoccupied unoccupied unoccupied pied at night she sal sai said i. i CONDE CONDEMNS INS PRACTICE The Thc practice of allowing trusties to te o remain outside the prison walls at nl night ht was also condemned by Charles R. R IL Sugarhouse business man If trusties are needed to care for forthe forthe the he prison farm and livestock they should hould be selected with utmost care he IB said The safety of n nearby rby resIdents residents res- res dents is always in potential danger dancer as long as convicts are arc allowed to remain outside the walls M. M O. O Ashton 2185 Twenty-first Twenty South street a a. member of the state stat legislature four years ago asO said he believed believed be- be greater segregation of prisoners prison prison- ers rs should be enforced If the thc prison continues the practice of placing trusties rustles on the farm and in the barns The Thc worst feature of tb t tm prison Is 15 the he lack of segregation he said As Asa a result some men are allowed more liberties than are others When these hese liberties arc are It is bound boundo trouble to o cause Mr Ashton was active in attempts to o move the prison while a a. member of f the legislature |