Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-12-07 | Page 7 | 'Guests' Wreck Park City Jail

GUESTS WRECK PARK CITY JAIL Special to The Telegram PARK CITY Dec 7 7 Much Much of the city jail was a shambles today as a e result of ot an attempt of four men two men two of them Identified as Fort Douglas soldiers soldiers to to break out of jail after their arrest on charges of drunkenness Marshal George Fisher said he and Al AI night patrolman arrested the men all wearing soldiers soldiers' soldiers soldiers' soldiers soldiers' sol sol- diers' diers uniforms about 8 p. p m m. m Clyde and Harold E. E Harper Harper Har Har- per were placed in a lower tier of ot cells and Theodore and Laurel W W. Brooks who were arrested arrested ar ar- ar- ar rested a few minutes later laler were placed in an upper tier While Patrolman who also acts as outside watchman was away the marshal said and Brooks used a steel cot to batter through the wall and into a broom closet from which they obtained a saw and an ax With these tools they ripped a lavatory lavalory to pieces broke all the windows on the upper floor and by tampering with the lighting system system system tem threw the entire city hall Into darkness said Marshal Fisher When Patrolman re returned returned returned re- re turned and Brooks were starting to saw through the upper flooring in an effort to reach and Harper below the marshal said He then placed all four men inthe in inthe inthe the lower tier Marshal Fisher said a charge of destroying city property would be filed against and Brooks pending arrival of authorities from Fort Douglas At Fort Douglas attaches said Harper and were enlisted men but that no records were found on the other two who they said may be former enlisted men