| Show I I PRISON BREAK PLANNED BY MURDEROUS TRIO fOILED I A plot for a break at the thc state prison laid bid by y three of the tho most desperate des des' desperate Aerate criminals in confinement was as blasted yesterday after i ter n a desperate struggle le between two prison guards 5 and Richard Kichard Doming Deming serving a n year ten sentence sentence sen sen- tence for burglary T The e plot was ns arran arranged cd b by Abe Abo Majors Maiors serving a life term for the murder of Officer Brown Bron of O Ogden Toe Joe Sullivan servin a lifo life sentence fenten c fir far f r the murder of Officer Charles S. S Ford of Salt Lake Cit City and Doming Denting serving ten years for robbing a 1 Commercial street t rooming z house Warden Pratt got wind of tho the plot about n a week ago ao when several cral prisoners told him of the intended c ci- ci cape caper and informed him bim that Richard Richad Doming Deming had a knife concealed in h hl h's hs s shirt Tho The war J. J u n awaited I hi his chance and yesterday ordered an in investigation with the result that the knife was found on Deming Up to two weeks ago aeo Doming Deming bad had been kept in in solitary confinement nt at time the prison pris pris- on and he was released after making a 1 pitiful appeal to Governor Cutler in per per- son The governor asked tho the warden to in esti investigate ate Deming complained of having lost his false teeth and the tho governor governor gov iO gave sra him money with which to buy a new set Clemency Is Shown Tho The warden had a talk with tho the pl s- s over oner and Demin Deming was released from solitary solitary solitary sol sol- sol sol- confinement to take the rank of second grade prisoner Sullivan was waft released released re reo leased from solitary confinement September September Sep Sep- 5 and was in the same rank with Doming Deming The They framed up a bre break k in which it ft was intended to murder the guards ards in case of interference I For this purpose a knife was made by bj Deming and it is believed beHoved that trat Sullivan had some weapon near which ho he could have reached in case caso of emergency A note taken from told tho the whole story of the intended break Deming will be bo on trial soon on a charge of destroying in jail property by bj sawing bars at tho the county Jail He lIe was to subpoena sub poena poona Majors and ana Sullivan to the tho trial and while all an were in the courtroom or oron oron oron on their way to or from it tho the break was to be made Occasionally in a courtroom the handcuffs handcuffs handcuffs hand hand- cuffs and shackles are removed remo from prisoners and as soon as that was done the break was to be bo made Deming had hada a knife and arrangements were probably made for the others to secure weapons This plot was told in a small note which was fou found d in Deming's Demings shirt and was taken from him yesterday It was not addressed but was probably intended intend intend- ed for Majors Major Still Stin another note writ- writ written ten cn in a peculiar prison sign lan language age and addressed in the same language was found Pound The prison officials are trying I to decipher the note DOto today with the aid of prisoners but it is doubtful whether I or not the they will meet with success Deming Makes afternoon Warden Pratt Yesterday learning earning that Deming had a knife on him aim sent Guards Guard Cleveland and Taggart I in to search Deming The guards grabbed gabbed their man and started to the tho Building gilding when Deming Deming- with an oath started to fi fight ht The Tho struggle le continued contin- contin all the wa way into tho the prison and up the tho stairs to the tho second floor On the tho second floor Doming Demin got one 1 hand land loose from the grasp of the tho guards and reached into his shirt and whipped I out an ugly Ir looking knife Before ho I I I could use uso it tho the guards knocked it from his hand band He lie jerked away from them and made mudo a lunge Junge for the railing overlooking over over- lookin looking tho the first floor Boor and aud started start cd to climb over o when the guards grabbed him by the shirt Seeing that he would fall one of the I guards whirled a huge black jack and I struck Deming Doming a vicious blow on the I head which laid aid him low Jow for n few I moments Ho He dropped to the first floor and ind the guards ards ran down tho the stairs airs There they the saw him get up and anel hobble over toward a large Jarie crowd d of other pr pris prisoners lj in the build building n Prisoners to Cells Tho The prison clerk also a convict con saw what was happening and immediately ho called Warden Pratt and ancI gave the si signal nal ordering all prisoners to the their l cells Without causing any trouble thc they went and left D Denting Deming n standing in the corri corridor or When tho the guards approached him he lie ran and dashed up on ou the bal Dal balcony can cony and dared any ny o of tho guards to come up after him Warden Pratt arrived and ordered Doming Deming to come down clown aud and surrender He lie refused and Pratt gave e a orders to shoot him if ho lie didn didn't t t com comply pI While Whilo he was giving inA orders of this ki kind d. d Guard Cleveland walked up the stairs and dealt tho the desperado a stunning blow which knocked him to the tho floor unconscious Demin Deming was taken to a solitary confinement confinement con con- cell where he will be kept from now on As soon as tho the plot was laid bare Sullivan Sul- Sul livan was rounded up and placed in solitary confinement a again ain Excitement in Chapel In the meantime every cery precaution had been made against any m kind of a jail uprising A dozen guards were called to the scene and surrounded the prison walls alls with Winchesters ready to fi fight ht in fn In case of a break There was consid considerable erable excitement during the fl fight ht in the prison especially in tho the chapel where religious srn services were ere bring being held The ring for all prisoners to go o to their cells celts the cursing and noise of Deming and the threat to shoot b by Warden Pratt almost caust Ca a riot not in in the chapel A guard was stationed at each door and threatened threat threat- ened cued to shoot the first man who arose In Tn this manner the tho prisoners were kept in in subjection I Today the prison on officials are carefully investigating the proposed break brcak It lt itis Itis is is believed helie that there are more convicts I mixed up in the plot and every cry effort will be bo made to find out who the they are arC |
