Salt Lake Telegram | 1949-09-24 | Page 9 | Lee, Board Members Air Prison Problem

Lee, Board Members Air Prison Problem Dev. 1. ftewefcea Lee sad the state beard of eeenetieaa. after meeting at the Ceemhry etafe Baterday effaireeea adjeeraed so Neither the govern ec aer the beard- eraald eeenmeat en lay actios taken daring the eland meeting. They mdicatod aa es-smnMMnMt es-smnMMnMt likely weald foUew the seeetea at the prise. Members of the board of corrections correc-tions and Gov. J. Bracken Lee went Into a meeting Saturday afternoon aft-ernoon at the Country club to consider action that would smooth the troubled waters at the state prison, Including a possible challenge chal-lenge of Gov. Lee's authority to order four prison employee fired. Farm Supt Devtne, whose resignation res-ignation has been requested by Warden Mason W. Hill, would not say directly that he and the three guards, who were ordered fired by the governor, were going to challenge this order before the board of corrections. However, the four men are seeking seek-ing an audience with the board of corrections. Under the law, the board and the warden Jointly share hiring and firing of prison employes. em-ployes. . Fay Step Threes Mr. Devtne Thursday refused the warden's request to resign. The governor then threatened to stop pey to the farm superlnteadent- Warden Hill vowed to 004801 the resignations Friday, but later -Is reported to have Indicated a wtlllngniec for the men to be heard -by the board of corrections first ; No stop-pay order has beeav v given yet Further comment en the prison ' situation from board members, the warden or the governor la being withheld until after they have met . Questions which are to be discussed dis-cussed by the officials, la addition to the status of the superintend-ent superintend-ent and three guards, are future policies of rewarding "deserving" prisoners and possible disciplinary action against guards responsible a for the safekeeping of one ef two prisoners recaptured within hours . after four escaped from the state fairgrounds last creek. ' Fines isisaltad . Nick Earnest, 14, was assaulted ' by four Inmates when he wss returned re-turned to the prison following his capture. Meanwhile, Earl Eno,' 62, and John Reai Bennett 2S, were still at large Saturday. Six of the 22 escapees this year are still at large. A beard conference with the governor broke up Friday due to the absence of Adrian B. Pembroke, Pem-broke, board chairman, but Mr. Pembroke waa expected to be available for a meeting Saturday. ' Ia addition to Mr. Devlne, thoee who have net, followed the request Is) resign are John t- -w. Jack Jooteea and Joseph Kiti