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Show Utah Wordleini Qy ds Pos Afftieir Omiinnioe Joy Kndlo; roe IPrisoinieir IHtainigs Self Officer's Attempt to Hush Convict Escapade Fails Resignation of Maaoii W. Hill m warden of UUh ititi prison wu accepted Wednesday by the board of correction after newt of a midnight Joy rid by two inmatea In a priaon truck waa mad public despite effort of a Salt Lake police aergeant to cover lt up, ..... ' 14. Alvin 0. Sevemon, federal priaon expert who arrived JUL AMi O. Seversoa . . . Named acting warden of Utah prim. t , ' . n.t ll. Maeea W. HlIl...Qlts sa priaon I head after wire ported escape. Monday to help the state's reeling prison administration back oa its foot was named acting warden by the board. J . Gov. J. Bracken Lee, who met with the board of corrections at the xspltot, declared the eecape and capture of two Inmates Monday Mon-day night and its failure to be reported was the "last straw." A check Wednesday revealed further that the prison truck in which the Inmates took their sojourn so-journ to the city was not marked either as property of the state of Utah, aa required by law, or as property of the prison. ' ' Promises Check up Gov. Lee, when Informed by the Telegram that the truck used In the escape sseapade was unmarked, un-marked, promised aa Immediate checkup not only of all other prison pris-on vehicles, but of all state vehicle!. ve-hicle!. - "Maybe there la soma other property that la not properly marked," Gov. Lee said, "and I'm sure going to find out as soon as possible. If there la any state department de-partment using trucks which are not marked, I'm going to find out and I'm going to find out who Is responsible. There Is no excuse for any state vehicle to be unmarked." un-marked." He said that of all stats vehicles, certainly prison vehicles should be marked, and marked In a diatlns- His Investigation win begin Thursday morning, the governor said, when departments, on boll-day boll-day because of Columbus day, were again In operation. Meanwhile, Public Safety Commissioner Com-missioner Ben E. Lingenelter said he would back Police Chief L. C. Crowther, who said no disciplinary action against Sgt A. H- Rogers waa planned. Sgt Rogers had not reported the two prisoners had been captured by police ambulance off loers. . ' Startling Chain of Events ' Warden Hill's resignation marked the climax to a chsln of events that began shortly after midnight Monday. According to Sgt A. H. Rogers, Salt Lake police department a red pickup truck of the prison waa stopped by a police ambulance shortly after midnight after the crew noticed it had run a red traffic semaphore on W. 2nd South. The men told police, Sgt Rogers said, that they were "Just out for a ride." But when they "started Sea Page S, Comma f i ' I : v ' ' - ft ' '- 1 I HMeklmh Jom . Wm hi I prlsoa track picked up la city. . . W ... ..i Mn:.i ia Charles I. Spencer ... Was oat for Joy rtdo In prison track. I Governor Fires Warden Hill After 'Hushed Up' Joyride Continued from Page On acting funny." thev were brought to the atation. There they wer discovered to be Heziklsh Jones, 29, serving 10 years to life for second degree murder, and Charles J. Spencer, 45, serving one to 10 year for forgery and parole violation. Deliver to Prison Sgt Rogers ssld he called the warden and asked if the two in-matea in-matea "ahould be out." At the warden'a request he had them delivered de-livered to the prison at Sugar Hous. No report of th capture or delivery wa made. The police sergeant aaid he "realized Warden Hill waa under a lot of heat." when aaked why he didn't report re-port the incident Called on the carpet lata Tue-J day by Chief Crowther, Sgt Rog-, era explained hia action by saying ! he "wanted to do Mason a good turn," according to the chief. Chief Crowther said Wednesday that no disciplinary action waa planned. "The men were picked up for running a red light," he aaid, "and it wa not known at the time they wer escapees, because one of them waa authorized to drive the truck into town from Point of the Mountain. had Impressed them very much; that they expect an Immediate imFmnnnnl "The board may not like the publicity in the press that the prison haa received." Gov. Lee commented, "but I think it la helping help-ing ua to get money for the completion com-pletion of the new prison at the Point of the Mountain. "And I think the criticism haa been healthy in general." Amazed at Escape AU board members Indicated amazement aa to how Spencer and Jones hsd been able to drive out in a truck at that time of night "What kind of checks have they had out there?" on of them said, shaking hia head. The two escapee Wednesday were confined in the "grade section" sec-tion" of th prison for an indefinite indefi-nite period, according to prison suthorities. The new acting warden, on loan from the federal government will live in a hotel until room for him can be made at the prison. Gov. Le aaid. Although th federal fed-eral penologist waa released from hia work at McNeil Island fed. eral penitentiary, Washington, for only 30 daya h will have an opportunity to apply for the position posi-tion of warden of th Utah Institution, Insti-tution, the governor added. "An official report of such an vent waa not neceasartiy required, although Roger did make a slip. But lt won't happen again." Informed of Suicide At the meeting of th board of corrections, Dr. Leslie D. Bur-bidge Bur-bidge reported he hsd been in-. in-. formed an inmat had hung him-I him-I self. Both Gov. Le and Dr. Burbidg aid they were informed unofficially unofficial-ly Tuesday night of the escape , and recapture. Warden Hill of-, of-, fered hia resignation within 30 I minute after Gov. Lee had been . informed of th incident by Dr. ; Burbidge. After conferring by telephone Tuesday night with board members. mem-bers. Gov, Lee announced the resignation res-ignation had been accepted. But it waa made official at the meeting Wednesday morning. The board, in addition to accepting th resignation and appointing Lt Severson aa acting warden, voted: Veto New Audit 1. To have State Auditor Reese M. Reese make an inventory of th warden' quarters at the prison. pris-on. It waa explained thia waa merely a routine check to protect pro-tect Mr. Hill and th new acting warden. J. To give Mr. Hill two weeks' pay for hia accrued vacation time. Adrian B. Pembroke, board chairman, chair-man, aaid "It would amount to about a month, in all. They also pointed out that Mr. Hill would be allowed time to find a place to llv nd that h would not be forced to leave the prison quar-tera quar-tera immediately. 3. To have Lt. Severson mske j a detailed report on the Incidents of Monday night aa soon aa possible pos-sible Recently the governor and the board of corrections by-psssed a recommendation of a dtiseha' committee, which had been appointed ap-pointed by the governor to lnves-tigats lnves-tigats th prison, that Warden Hill be replaced. Instead, a unanimous unani-mous vote of confidence waa given him. TJnanlmon Okeh However. W. Keith Wilson, assistant as-sistant chief sgent of the stats adult probation and parole department, depart-ment, who serves aa secretary to the board, aaid. in response to reporters' re-porters' questions: "The minutes show the vote of confidence to be unsnimoua. But It ia true, Dr. Burbidge did earlier in th meeting move that the com-: mittee'a report be accepted ia full." John F. Dug an, board member, expressed th opinion that th ait- j uation had deteriorated at the I prison until lt waa almost at "rock bottom." He and other board members said that Lt. Severson |