Show JAIL JAL BREAK BRAKIS IS fOILED I I I I Lie t I P. P P. P ATKINS CONVICTS i IN BOLD BOLDA ATTEMPT A Arm Themselves With i and Fasten Rope to Wall PLAN TWO MONTHS OLD IS FRUSTRATED Convicts AtKins and Watson Watson Watson Wat Wat- son Had Spectacular Careers Careers Ca- Ca Ca Ca- in Salt LaKe LaRe D. D 1 P. P A Atkins s a convict serving eight years rears for robbery and George Watson another convict serving seven years for robbery and 2nd an additional year for attempting at- at attempting tempting to b break eak from the cou county tv jail made a da daring but ineffectual attempt to escape escape- from the Utah state prison a. a at o'clock this tl s morning The men had bad woven ropes about eighteen feet in iii length from strips of their prison rison blankets and nd bad attached to one of ot these ropes a a. stout hook made from about three feet of heavy boa insulated wire The Tho attempt to break the from prison was made as the convicts were released from their corridors corridor to be marched to the dining room for breakfast These min men slipped from froni from the crowd of other fI prisoners i and cl rin ran t to the north wall Trail of th the prison where they were ere hidden h ba by b- bya a building from the view of th the gu guard rd on the front trall They were sec seen n. however by bv l G Guard rd John Norris orris who bo bow w wa was posted on ou the tho T rear ar wall at the eastern end of the prison yard tard He lie was as about feet awa away and nd thou thought bt for for fora a a moment that they were guards I m making kin tb tho mornin morning inspection ion of the prison yard for tor drugs or other contraband contraband contra contra- band that mi might ht have havo been thrown over the wall during durin the night As soon as the men neared the base lase of the wall wan er Guard Norris saw that the men were convicts and immediately imme imme- notified Deputy Warden Andrew Andre C. C Ur Ure by telephone The deputy warden warden warden war war- den at once onee ran to the wall and holding bold hold lug ing a commanding r po position could have C shot ahot the men had bad the they reached the top of the barrier The moment convicts the reached the base bac of the wall one of them using a broomstick fa fastened the wire hook on ou ona ona oua a studding bolt which serves to hold the guards guards' platform in its place on the top of the wall Guard W W. W. W Dv Dyer Dver r stationed on the inside saw aw tko the men men at this moment and caught rau them themas as as they were attempting 10 to climb up the ropes Both Men Armed Both men mon were armed armed- with rith slung slung- shots shot which they had mae malo by bv stripping handles from front the tho cell toilets toilet and placing them in socks cocks Responding to an alarm all aU the tho guards of the prison on rushed to their respective posts to prevent the possibility of an at a general breakAll break breakAll All the other convicts were ore marched back to t le until the ii inspection in ill of the yard was completed and the de desperate prisoners had bad been licon taken to the private office office- of f Warden I Arthur Pratt where they the shared jointly jointly joint joint- ly ly Iv the responsibility for the plot saying say cay iu jug ing they hal had been p planning it two months All AU the materials used were probably filched within it the prison walls s Atkins ba has bu bad n ii clean record at the prison until this violation of ot tho the rules rulos but Watson ten da days day 11 a ago o. o became ugly sad and refused to work wark in tho mill He lie was placed in soli solitary tar v confinement and was ma handcuffed to the wall of his hill cell nil in such a n manner that be ue could neither sit nor lie d down I n. n After a JL day dav anti and a night of this thil punishment he be was waa willin will will- I in in r tn On return to Sn tie tb mill Warden ie Pratt that says that bo ho will pra prosecute tic the convicts under tinder t the e tate state law providing imprisonment Dt of one year vear to ten pars vears for on tin escape re or an attempt to escape from prison Atkins Only Youth Atkins is ll only about 19 lO years year old Ho lie was arre arrested t d December 14 1010 1910 in iu compan with another man of about his hili own ace ase after tb they y bad held up and robbed th the Saltair saloon in ut this thill t on lure i 1 I I I I L WATSON JAIL BREAK IS FOIL Continued from page pae 33 11 ci city y in typical wild west fash kins and bis his partner armed wifE caliber re revolvers of the frontier rJ lined a half doz i oe i of barroom against t the v. v val an an TO TOaI al alj aI of th them m. m after wh h r they y shooting holes in the f fling date their victims They The wei within a fey few hours bourg by bi the p and were con i eon i t robbery Atkins Atkin was uc sentence sentence-jo on onI I 20 1911 to serve sene year Ot th 1 hares of tha th I filed against him Thou Though b Ji Ii Hep j 1 jyoune young man he be has been consi T jre rl the police and b the prison ff f I as a dangerous criminal George Georee Watson Vatson war wa the same saine time as T on n fl I 1 of highway ro bon He HI's v. v a in the distri court o of ol up and robbing a Ch fh naman I alley While be he was being b he In count county jail awaiting tria ria t Watso tso came ugly and was t dungeon in io the it of fill He lie tore the prison n bunk bUD from h hand hand and attempted to batter i t ho- ho hod d or its binges damaging tt tt HI lot loc o 0 oan an extent that it was Bf n sa r I ra place a it iL Not Watsons Watson's First Attempt After Watson was s rom com jt l of be berv beri- berian an additional charge HII of f fie Ii d dinc in inc ing county rt was sat f fil l g i him and he was se t ni pi Cj to tl tOS se sevear ITO e year ear in addition to hIS is is seven er r sentence for the ent t was pa passed sd on JaT 24 the robbery and on OD January other sentence was 1 Ms has hils a bad reputation wi b the theoffice e office and with the prison is also alo considered a dangerous I Watson has bas a lon long ats an 1 u ur prison prin record in the central states state on one occasion casion made a from two officers who v.-bo were were- escor him bins to prison to F serve a f was r recaptured 1 after nr i thrilling e c that continued for two tire das das- days day Atkins and Watson are bellI being in solitary confinement at the s f prison sending a heam 0 t tease cases ease S 'S |