| Show c. c DARING MEN M SCALE WALL OF BASTILE ASTL WHILE RiFLES ROAR AND AD GULLETS BULLETS FLY Notorious Characters Make Spectacular Break From Utah State Prison During Early EarlyS S M Morning After Binding and Gagging Gag Gag- J ging Two Guards I 1 S ft r By Kayem Kayem-Grier Kayem T ESPITE ii a shower of bullets sent down upon them from tho D DESPITE 1 guns gum of sentinel guards five of or the most desperate criminals in the state prison escaped over the foot 18 wall at 3 o'clock this morning The quintet scaled the wall on an improvised ladder lad lad- dc der after executing one of the most ingenious plots ever conceived conceived con con- at the prison The only thing that went a amiss i s in the pla plans 9 of the fugitives was an int intended nd d murderous assault a upon their keepers 8 as a revengeful climax to their intrigue a aThe Th The escaped convicts were the five most feared men in tho institution a cording according to prison officials They Ther were Stanley Shad ow burglar and former inmate of the state prison of California if He is credited with being the ringleader of the break Frank Prank Smith sentenced ed from five years to life for robbery robbery rob rob- I bery of the Springville bank Jimmy Miller sentenced from five years to life for robbery robbery rob rob- bery of the Springville b bank Ed Harris sentenced from one to twenty years for robbery i 0 of the St. St George bank panko Os Oscar ar Blaney sentenced from Salt Lake to an indeterminate I term for robbery An automatic ut matic ils pistol ol supposed to th have hare been smuggled tho prison several months ago ngo and for which a vigorous search WD va was made b by guards l' l was as the means b by which the was waR made possible This gun and two r 1 ti guards rom s were Verc later used to Jen en end murderous a.-murderous ro TO lead at the I watchman In the sentinel I towers Lewis A Allen len de tho the prowler guard detailed tailed to patrol tho the pris prison n yard and anI Charles Longsdon Longdon Inner guard of main were forced to to surrender n n- n der their guns and anC thc then were bou bound d dand and gagged and nd locked in n solitary confinement confinement con con- cells by th the tho plotters CONVICTS WELL ARMED and DIane Blaney launched the tho plot and later with the tho ke kes ke's s staken taken from tho the guards the they released Miller and Harris from r ls and Frank Smith from frem a 0 d dungeon where he ho had been placed for having bavins' saws In his possession last week I The Tho climax to the plot came when tho the quintet armed with three automatic automatic auto automatic matic pistols and a ladder attempted to the south wall Silas T. T Smith sentinel guard In the southwest tower called to them to halt His command I was greeted by a n shower of ot bullets I I Th The lead spattered on the tho window coping of ot his citadel Smith brought his high power rifle Into pIa play but failed tailed to find a mark In the dark I forms as they leaped over the tho wall I Flashes of or fire from the guns of ot tho the prisoners rs blinded his aim ahn and when I his full load had been discharged tho the quintet t were beyond the prison pIlson wall Th Thomas rna mag Osborne guard In the northeast northeast north north- east tower was made the tho target for three thice shots Bullets spattered on th the wall near his lookout and he too returned re To- To turned fumed an nn volley at tho the prisoners ESCAPE CAREFULLY PLANNED So cleverly were the details of ot the plot arranged cd that It was all over o In a 4 afew afew few fen minutes The break apparently I was the climax to weeks of ot planning and scheming on the part of ot the es escaped es es- coped men inen with possibly aid from the outside An automobile was as observed by one of or the guards to stop near the main maiV entrance to the the- prison shortly before 3 a. a m. m A few minutes minute later the street arc lI light ht wept went out Shortly afterward the attempt was made to scale sale the wall and the shooting began Th The au automobile au au- dashed away with A n roar although h being on the opposite side of ot the prison on It J Js is not believed an any of or the men escaped In the machine It ItIs ItIs itIs Is probable however howe er th thy v rr later ater picked up at a prearranged spot WARDEN TELLS OF PLOT J Details of ot the Jailbreak and Incidents Inci Incidents the Inci dents leading up to It Jt wore rel related td this his morning by Warden Jamea Jam s DeIne De- De DeI Vine Ine In substance as us follows I alleged master mater mind of ot the 1 scheme was was a n. patient In the prison I hospital located d In the south ce cell cellI l I I house Blaney Blaner has worked for seI several several sev sev- eral weeks week aa as nurse and hospital at attendant nt at I t Short Shortly 3 a n. n m. m Guard Allen was called to the tho c cell cil of ot Jimmy Miller In the north cell house Tho The I prisoner was moaning and ani complained of ot violent cramps He Ho asked the guard to g get t some medicine for him bun from Blaney DIaney Allen believing the tho man was ill went vent to the hospital In the other building He was surprised to 8 seethe see seo o the lights were out As S h ho stepped into the room thrust s a n. gun sun in his face taco tiIt If It It you OU make one ono move Ill I'll blow your our damn brains out said Sh Shad Shad- d. d low r- r Blaney DIancy then picked up a a stretcher and Allen AJen was commanded to lead leat tho the I way to the north cell house The guard walked ahead of at the tho prIs prisoners but was kept covered i l by gU gun 1 Guard Smith In tn the tho front t tower noticed tho th trio walk across tho the Jail Jaila yards jard a b but t. t believing bellin th they were er ere e F. F going I Continued on page 2 t S u r OARING MEN Continued from page 1 after atter a sick patient he ho paid little attention lion When the tho north cell house was reached Guard Allen was commanded to open the tho front door Inside they were met b by Guard Charles Long ong son aon He was commanded to throw up his hands and his keys and gun Jun were taken en b by hi Blanc Blaney then relieved Allen of or his gun and keys GUARDS LOCKED IN CELL Tho two guards were taken to a 5 solitary o JIt nt cell where thc they were se securely securely se- se curey bound and gagged put iut on Allens Allen's uniform coat and hat Blaney liberated Frank Smith from froma a dungeon where ho was confined and hadlow released Ed Harris from ono of ot the corridor cells One of ot the prisoners was then placed on the stretcher Two others carried It and the fourth convict walked alongside with disguised disguised dis dis- dis guised as a guard The tower watchman saw sav the party part pass ass again thou through h the Jail yard ard toward the hospital The Tho spectacle of a 3 man being carried on a stretcher toward the hospital did not arouse his suspicion The party entered the tho hospital l building and there completed their plans for the tho final dash over Oel the wall TELEPHONE WIRES CUT Three pieces of 2 b by 6 plank with cross boards nailed to them them were lashed together with strips of ot cloth made by tearing up l the e sheets Tho The signal Ignal and telephone wires from the I hospital to the main prison office and tho the residence of the warden were cut The wires feeding the tho searchlights In I tho center of ot tho the Jail yard w were re also cut leaving only the lights along the prison wall At a point near near tho the center of ot the tho south wall the ladder was thrown up As the board touched the signal wires on top an alarm bell so sounded in both towers Gu Guards Smith and Osbor Osborne in opposite corners of ot the yard ard corn com commanded a halt Smith being tho the closer dozer of or the two guards was promptly mado made tho the object for a volley of ot shots from the prisoners Then came the scramble scramble scramble scram scram- ble of ot the convicts to scab the wall walt Inthe Inthe in inthe the face of the leaden shower Smith declares that only two men succeeded In getting over the barrier I before he hc was was' forced to stop firing and reload his rifle It was during the reloading process that the other othe three are believed to ha have 0 gotten over Osborne in the northeast tower en engaged engaged en- en In Inn a close range gun duel with one of or the prisoners He lIe declares as ashe ashe ashe he stepped upon the platform on tho the wall ho saw a man In a guards guard's uniform uniform uni uni- form torm a short distance below him hini In the Jail yard Tho The disguised prisoner he declares immediately ly opened fire Osborne returned the shots and theman tho the thoman thoman man dashed off offIn In n the direction of the spot where shere the ladder Hl er was placed This I man prison officials believe belle was wasI who might have accept accepted d re responsibility responsibility re- re I to do an any killing necessary necessary sar sary and to take tako the chance of or being the last man out of th the thO yard ard BELIEVED LEADER was recognized as ns having an Iron nerve nerv neland and for years ears has been known ns fiS a desperate character He was the victim of oC a 0 malignant disease an and is said to have often otten ma made e the re reI remark remark re- re mark that he didn't care much what I happened I Investigation toda today disclosed that I the tho planks from which the Improvised ladder was constructed had been hidden hidden hidden hid hid- den in the attic of the hospital It is isI I also tho the opinion of prison officials that tho the gun used b by was kept there Tho The lid to tho the manhole had been loosened and access to It was made b by standing one of the hospital cots on cn end Tho The complete signal system and In- In connections between the prison office and various parts of ot tho thoI institution were sere found to have havo been I cut is an electrician and is suspected b by prison officials of ot being responsible Not the slightest trace of ot the fugitives fugitives fugi fugl- tives U had been found up to this after after- noon Immediately following the break breal every available guard in the employ em- em plo ploy of the prison was called on dul duty duly Efforts were made mae to pick up the trail tr leading into Highland drive through tho the prison farm arm on the sou south tho Tho The fugitives are aro believed to have o traveled along tho the bed of ot a dr dry creek until the tho pavement of the thc highway was reached It Is probable they were then picked up by tho the automobile seen In the tho vi vicinity vicinity vi- vi of the Prison at the thu exact time of or tho break INVESTIGATION BEGINS Efforts of Warden Varen Devine tolla today are being directed to tho the solving of how tho the gun n used by Shad low was smuggled smuggled smug smug- Sled Into the tho prison Warden arden Devine says came caine to confidentially that th there re was a gu nun Jun in In- In side Ho He said he did not know who ho had tho the weapon but hut that ho he knew positively one w was s there For several weeks there thero has b been en a persistent rumor that a a. gun was Inthe in inthe inthe the hands of a t prisoner r and that plans were being hatched for a n. wholesale break Warden Devine Dovine says ever every possIble possible pos pos- sible place where a gun un might bo be concealed concealed concealed con con- was searched search d and all guards were warned to be on the lookout for fora a break Warden Devine says that when Shad low came to him with the report of or tho the gun th the prisoner said he was afraid the they would woul kill him It if it ever became known he had tipped Upped it off offIt It Il Is however tho the opinion of or prison officials that devised tho the scheme for tor concealing the gun and was the man In charge of ot It all tho the time It Is thought that b by tipping aUthe off aU the tho warden he would be bo relieved of ot suspicion in the event the thc weapon was found before the tho tho scheduled break brea ac according according according ac- ac cording to opinion expressed b by guards Shad low might also have havo hoped to be belet belet belet let outside as a a. trust trusty in reward for his information and then make malce his escape alone SAWS FOUND Smith was confined to a t. t dun dungeon eon last week when guards found three saws concealed in his cell Ho Is be believed believed be- be I He ed to have assisted in planning the break breal and that all the the details Including tho the exact time were settled before he went into solitary confinement ment Smith is said to have havo boen been tho the ringleader In tho the spectacular holdup of the bank in November November November No No- vember 1919 Two women are alleged to have assisted he and Miller Uller In tho the job but officers were never able to I locate them Smith and Miller were each sentenced to serve sene from five years cars to life was floing Join an Indeterminate term for burglary Ho escaped from the prison farm on Jul July 3 1920 but was captured tho the following da day down downtown town Previous to his sentence in the Utah prison ho serve served time in tho the Anzona Arizona Ari Arl- zona penitentiary and the state prison I at Folsom Ca Cal I Ed Harris was sen sentenced to from ono one to twenty years ears for tor the holdup of oC tho the St St. George bank in November I 1920 Harris is said to have a prison 1 record in other states and was re regarded regarded regarded re- re at the local prison as a desperate des des- character Oscar Blaney Blane Is alleged to have been a member of or the gang who w wro ro responsible for the murder last summer summer summer sum sum- mer of Detective G. G B. B Hambly Blaney was convicted of robbery and sentenced sentenced sen sea to an Indeterminate term with witha a recommendation for the maximum penalty of ot twenty years S. REWARDS OFFERED A reward of 50 each for information information information tion that will lead to lo the arrest of ot the fugitives es w was s offered today toay b by Warden rarden Devine This is the limit of ot r reward ward allowed b by the state under uner the tho law but it is probable that Governor Governor Governor Gov Gov- Mabey rabe will extend the amount on account of oC the tho desperate character I of ot the fugitives That the prisoners anticipated be he- he I he-I ing fired upon b by the tower watchmen watchmen watchmen watch watch- men Is indicated b by ho hc manner in which they lashed tho the ladder lader together Strips of ot sheeting were used and arranged In n such a n manner that tho the bodies of or ortho tho the fu fugitives as the they as ascended ascended as- as the ladder would not cover er the tho white bulges These W white spots of knotted cloth Afforded a bright target for or the guards The dark forms Corms of ot the prIsoners prisoners prisoners pris prIs- were lost somewhat in the subdued subdued sub sub- dued light In the fusillade of ot shots fired tired from the two towers at least I two missiles found a mark In the tho white bulges according to examina I tion Both Smith and and Osborn tho the tower I guards declare that the white bonds bons attached to the ladder d an ef effective ef- ef camouflage for the prisoners and that before the they realized what had happened their guns had be been n emptied at tho the white while b bandages on the ladder |
