Show Startled Residents See Break Guard Firing By George Sorensen Several southeast Salt Lake housewives had their Friday mornIng mornIng morning morn- morn Ing routine dramatically broken as three fleeing convicts from Utah state prison chased across their front lawns Mrs W. W H H. Cowles South was standing in the kitchen 1 of her home just before 10 am a.m. Friday when she heard several shots ring out from the prison watchtower across the street The Cowles resi residence ence is directly north of the main prison 1 gate te Sensing a prison break Mrs Cowles rushed to grab her seven- seven year-old year daughter Patricia w who o was reading In tn the living room The mother and daughter hugged the floor as a prison guard rushed out into the street and leveled his pistol up the street shooting several several seve sev sev- eral times Up r the street a short way Mrs J. J R. R Garrett Garret 1391 E. E South ran out on the front porch when she heard two shots from the prison I I saw one of the esc escaping ping prisoners run across the lawn wn oCa of oC ofa ofa a house on East A guard ran on the lawn and shot down East st at I screamed at him not notto notto notto to shoot because a group of small boys was playing in the street She said that the escapee ran north for tor about a n block before dis dis- appearing I knew it was a prison break she added although the first thing I thought was that firecrackers firecrackers fire tire crackers were being set off Then I realized the shots were too loud A. A V. V Janke 1405 E E. South heard a shot from the prison tower and rushed to his front win win- See Page Column 3 S I I SEE FIRING I Continued from Page Pare One dow ow where he saw a man run in front of the house crossing his hla lawn awn Mr Janke said laid the man disappeared ared north on East it Childrens Children's View Several small children playing on the street were startled witnesses wit wit- nesses to the escape The youngsters young young- stera who saw the escaping convicts convicts con con- were Jay Wooley 9 son of ot Mr and Mrs Calvin R R. Wooley 1411 Redondo ave Jimmy Bond 7 son Ion of ot Mr and Mrs Mra Melvin Bond 1986 1936 East Raymond Fullmer 12 son Ion of ot Mr and Mrs Ren Fullmer 1467 Hollywood eve aye and David Harman 12 son of ot Mr and Mrs Phares Harman 1958 East The children were playing in a tree at the Intersection of ot Redondo ave and East st. st about one half halt block away from the prison The youngsters weren't alarmed at first t. t We EWe thought the noise nole was firecrackers one wide eyed youngster said They said they saw three men rush by and then watched as a prison guard ran on the lawn of Mrs Garretts Garrett's house and fired his pistol as the convicts fled down the e east st side of 14 th E East t st. st on the sidewalk |