Deseret Evening News | 1908-02-29 | Page 2 | Penitentiary Plot

PENITENTIARY PLOT Cache of Near Stoic State Prison Is Thought to 10 Itu no nf ot Old Unto Date That the tho bottles of glycerine found near the tho state penitentiary yesterday have been cached there for tOI five years and do not represent a II recent move against tho the Institution Is tho the opinion of Police Sergeant Janey Cormer formerly a guard guarda nt a t the tho penitentiary Sergt Jancy Joney bases his opinion on tho thu fact that Information was received to t the tho effect that had been cached near the walls wals five years ago and amI that efforts to locate It wore un unavailing unavailing availing The Tho Th five bottles although tightly corked with glass stoppers show great Sent age ago anti and Ind from appearances opp have been In the ground a I long time State Chemist Harms who analyzed tho the contents of ot the tho bottles reported that they were no n doubt Intended for tor forthe forthe the manufacture of nitroglycerine through the tho addition of ot nitric acid which was W the tho only Ingredient missing to mako a powerful explosive Tho The bottles bottIs botU s were discovered while digging a posthole and ana wore were only inches below the to surface of ot the tho ground on ona 0 ona a 1 path p th constantly const nty trodden by prison trusties They hey were turned over to Warden Varden Pratt Prat who transmitted thorn them to Gov Gor Cutler Culer and by him to the tho chemist No facts have havo been learned I tending to tenth lend l ul color to the tho planned theory thery that a D new Jail jai break brak Is being